Steak Diane

Steak Diane Steak Diane is a beef (or chicken) dish served with a pan sauce. It is not classified as a traditional French cooking technique. Rather, it was most likely invented in London during the mid-1930s as a tableside service with flambé in some high-end restaurants. This dish became famous in North America after the…

Roast Chicken – AirFlyer version

This a very easy recipe for roasting a chicken. You can use the left over for making a sandwich the next day. Also don’t throw away the chicken carcass. It is best for making chicken stock. Chicken Rub:  Kosher salt                                                1/4 cup Brown sugar                                              1/8 cup Garlic powder                                            2 Table spoons Celery powder                                           2 Table…

Tuscan Chicken

If you are looking for a quick, tasty, and easy recipe when you have unexpected guests coming to dinner, Tuscan chicken could be one of the top ten choices.  The origin of Tuscan chicken comes from the Tuscany region in Italy.  Italian uses Leghorn chicken, a breed of chicken originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. However, it…

Taro Cake – 芋頭糕,

Taro cake is another must have for the Lunar New Year celebration. It symbolizes moving upward, job promotion, and children will grow taller! Unlike Turnip cake, a small pinch of five-spice powder in the Taro cake batter is like Bonnie and Clyde, or Bacon and Egg as a perfect pair. Usually we don’t eat it…

Turnip Cake 蘿蔔糕/萝卜糕

Turnip cake is made of daikon (lo bak in Cantonese), a long white radish that’s commonly used in Asian cooking. There are three versions of turnips, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. For this recipe, I use the Chinese variety because it has more texture and larger easier to work with. I have been working this recipe with…

Orange Chicken 鮮橙雞柳

Orange chicken is the signature dish of the American fast food chain Panda Express, which sells over 100 million pounds of it every year.  In the TV series The Big Bang Theory, the character Sheldon’s favorite Chinese food is orange chicken Chef Andy Kao (from Panda Express) claims to have developed the original Chinese-American orange chicken recipe…

Fresh herbs skillet-roasted boneless chicken

Easy, healthy and impressive. This is a perfect weeknight dinner with roast chicken and potato recipes. This Herbs Skillet-Roasted Boneless Chicken creates its own delectable sauce as it cooks, so supper is basically done in one step. Note: Debone the whole chicken is optional.  However it is recommended to remove the back bone if you…

Thai Pork Lettuce Wrap 泰式生菜包

This recipe must be one of the top ten summer patio dinning items, tangy, sweet, spicy and slightly sour.  You can also use turkey, beef, or chicken to replace pork.  You can also use firm tofu if you are on  a vegetarian diet.

2019 Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner – 團年飯 – Year of the Pig

The New Year’s Eve Feast is a “must do” dinner with all family members reuniting. Chinese try very hard to make this family event, often traveling long distances. This is the main reason for the huge travel stress throughout China. Big families including several generations sit at round tables and enjoy the food and time…

Goat Stew 枝竹羊腩煲

LAMBS and GOATS are two different species. Often lamb have wool whereas goats have hair, but there are hair kamb, without wool, as well.  Goat meat is leaner, lower fat, and less cholesterol while lamb meat has a higher fat and cholesterol content.  For the purpose of this traditional recipe, we are using goat meat…