by Jay | May 16, 2021 | French
My youngest kid once showed me a flyer from his French class and asked me if I could make croque monsieur for him. As I was still trying to improve my English, I had no idea about those two French words. It turned out this is a pretty popular café/bar food. It means...
by Jay | Apr 5, 2021 | French, Fusion, Italian, Seafood
Since I made my first egg noodles (pasta), I have been thinking about what sauce (soup) goes with it. I didn’t have salt in my egg noodles. I decided a seafood soup would work perfectly with the noodles. To match my great efforts on the noodles, I chose wild-caught...
by Jay | Mar 15, 2021 | French, Fusion, Seafood
Among all animal proteins, I like fish the most, particularly wild caught ones. Salmon offers a good balance of cost, nutrition, and availability. I cook salmon in all kinds of ways: pan-seared, teriyaki, fried rice, to name a few. One of the recipes I cook less often...
by Jay | Feb 11, 2021 | French
Duck confit is regarded as a fine French dish. Most people would think it is pretty difficult to make at home. That’s what I thought before I decided to try this recipe which may not be considered the true “confit” process, but who cares as long as the cooking...
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