Jay's Dishes
Recipes, tips, and stories of Jay's dishesWhen helping his mom to recover after cancer treatment, Jay learned how important a balanced and nutritious diet could help that process. Since then, he has put a great emphasis on nutrition of ingredients he uses, recipe he cooks and food he consumes. For each meal, he likes to include sufficient carbs, protein, fiber, fat, mineral, vitamins…He has made effort to use less or readily accessible ingredients (seasonings) in food he cooks. He is also fond of recipes with simple processing (cooking techniques). He jokes that he has relearned how to eat. He feels everyone in the modern world has to do that too. When the pandemic hits and schools are closed, Jay spent more time to prepare food for kids. To cheer up kids’ spirit, he brougt more variations to his dishes. That really gave him different sense of cooking.
All in all, Jay wishes everyone could enjoy cooking, eating delicious and nutritious food, and ultimately staying away from health issues and have a balanced life.
Duck Fat Roast Potatoes 鸭油考土豆
I Duck Fat Roast Potatoes 鸭油考土豆 6“ sauce panFrying pan 1.5 lbs potatoes (red, yellow)4-5 tbsp duck fat0.5 tsp dried thyme or rosemary2-3 gloves garlic0.5 tsp ground peppersprinkle salt Rinse and peel the potatoes. Remove the "eyes". Rinse under cold water...
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...
Roast Beef Sandwich 牛肉三明治
I don’t know if there is an authentic roast beef sandwich recipe. I think you could do whatever way you like as long as it makes sense to you. For a lot of recipes/dishes, I do need to do some research before I prepare them. However, for this recipe, I don’t recall I...
Cloud Egg Sandwich 云朵鸡蛋吐司
Cloud eggs or egg’s nests, whatever you want to call it, are an interesting dish. The ingredients are simple. Eggs, cheese (even optional), and bread (also optional), that’s it. This dish has gained popularity around the globe due to its simplicity and because of...
Baked Purple Cabbage 香烤紫甘蓝
I like dark colored veggies and fruits due to their high potential health benefits. Considering its cost and health benefits, I rank purple cabbage number 1 among the ingredients I use. Purple cabbage is a nutrient-rich and cruciferous (Brassica) vegetable. It’s low...
Silky Chestnut Soup法式板栗浓汤
Not sure about other regions in the world, but in the US, every fall, people see pouches of roasted and raw chestnuts placed on local grocers’ shelves. I used to chat with a Japanese accountant during my work breaks. He once mentioned to me how wonderful chestnut rice...
Toasted Chicken Burrito 鸡肉卷饼
As I said before, burritos are popular and loved by my kids. Like other non-native dishes I cooked, I always add elements I am familiar with or borrow from other cultures. I frequently buy whole chicken to make stock, which is used in chicken noodle soup. I always...
Chicken Noodle Soup 鸡汤面条
I have a fondness of chicken soup. Before my teenage years, meat wasn’t served every day. Chicken only counted about 10-20% of the meat that ever showed up on the table. I probably only saw a chicken dish once a month. At that time, there weren’t any chicken farms...
Fly’s Head 苍蝇头
I first learned of this dish at a Chinese restaurant in Flushing, NY. The owner/chef was from Taiwan, and the restaurant has survived fierce competition for many years. It is not a fancy restaurant and only serves home cooking dishes. I heard Michelin Guide once sent...
Pan Fried Green Bean 干煸豆角
I rarely share veggie recipes. This doesn’t mean I don’t cook veggies. Most of time, I simply stir fry vegetables, such as spinach, napa cabbage, and bok choy, with just a pinch of salt and 1-2 tbsp oil. Among all the veggies I cook, green beans are an exception. It...
French Crêpe法式薄饼
I grew up eating crepes, the Jiangsu (a province in China) style. At my parents’ home, it was served as a side dish (supplement) to congee. Back then, the crepe only had flour, water, veggie oil and was decorated with chopped green onion. There are other crepe styles...
Juicy Pork Chop 多汁猪排
This may sound a little bit ridiculous or sarcastic, but it is a true factor I take into consideration when I go grocery shopping. Due to the pandemic, a lot of grocery prices inflated. I started cooking more pork dishes to because of the inflation. I did cook pork...