Cajun Fish

Cajun Fish

A few weeks ago, I had a dinner with a customer at a casual restaurant in Charlotte area. I was with a group and the place was picked up by the customer. So, I didn’t know what kind of food style the place serves before I saw the menu. I picked the Blackened Redfish....
Massaman Seafood Curry 马萨曼咖喱海鲜

Massaman Seafood Curry 马萨曼咖喱海鲜

Massaman curry is a relatively mild Thai curry. It is a fusion dish combining native Thai cusine ingredients (chili pepper, lemongrass, coriander, fish sauce…) with ingredients like, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, bay leaves, nutmeg, etc. which are commonly used...
Portuguese Stuffed Squid 葡式酿鱿鱼

Portuguese Stuffed Squid 葡式酿鱿鱼

I learned this dish from a documentary about Macau’s cuisines. The main point of the documentary is to show how chefs, restaurants and average people cook dishes with influence, techniques, and elements from other cultures, such as Portugal and China. The chef, in the...
Angel Hair with Shrimp Pasta 虾仁意面

Angel Hair with Shrimp Pasta 虾仁意面

Pastas are loved by most people, particularly kids. I make spaghetti with meat sauce, shrimp scampi, lasagna, and other pastas. Like most dishes I make, after a couple of times, the kids started avoiding the meat sauce spaghetti and other dishes. I understand their...
Crab Bisque 蟹肉浓汤

Crab Bisque 蟹肉浓汤

One of the grocers I visit has canned crab meat on sale occasionally. These are imported products. I don’t know the real price, but the “sale” price is too good to resist the temptation to buy. I used to make crab cakes out of this crab meat, but my kids lost interest...