Food I Had in the Past 16 Hours

19Nov09

Mussels with White Wine
[100% organic & wild]
Recipe here.
Broiled Skewered Rosemary Shrimp
[100% organic & wild Gulf shrimp]
Shrimp Choy Sum Fried Rice

[Shrimp is wild]

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Tags: cai xin/choy sum, mussels, rice, shrimp

Congee with Shredded Chicken

10Nov09

Traditionally, this congee is made with century old duck egg (the black jelly-like egg) and shredded pork. But since I had no pork tenderloin at home, I used half of a chicken breast instead. And I don’t eat modern-day made salted duck egg or century old duck egg anymore because they are made with chemicals [...]

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Tags: chicken, chicken broth/stock, cwST originals, pork floss, rice

Shrimp & Scallop Risotto

21Sep09

Shrimp! Mmm, scallops!!! Mmmm…
Oh, I have got to remember NOT to drink the chardonnay while I’m cooking, especially on an empty stomach. Hahah…
I didn’t know that this dish was going to taste SO GOOD! This rocked my taste buds out of the expected zone! I’m definitely adding this dish to my favorite things to cook!

[100% [...]

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Tags: basil, chicken broth/stock, clam juice, lemon juice, rice, scallops, seafood, shrimp, tomatoes, white wine

Dried Scallops Fried Rice with Egg & Chinese Broccoli

05Feb09

瑶柱蛋炒饭
This is my favorite type of fried rice. The Cantonese make this to perfection. Ahhh… I’m already craving for it again. The authentic recipe calls for egg whites only but I always add the yolks in; egg is egg.
Oh yeah, in Chinese culture, fried rice is usually made with leftover rice from the previous night. [...]

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Tags: chinese broccoli, dried scallops, eggs, family recipes, nuts, peanuts, rapini, rice, scallops, seafood, soy sauce

Sushi, Nigiri, and Sashimi

16Jan09

I love sushi and ever since I started making it at home, I can’t stop – since 2001.

[100% organic, wild & environmentally responsible aquaculture farmed shrimp]
I did however make nigiri and sashimi for the first time yesterday. My cutting skills on raw fish (wild sockeye salmon) is abysmal. I should just stick to making rolls.
I [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, dried kelp, krab, miso, nigiri, rice, salmon, sashimi, seafood, shrimp, sushi, tea, wakame

Tomato Risotto with Mussels

14Sep08

09.11.08
Risotto is always fun to cook. Maybe when I cook this for the second time, I’m going to remove the mussels from its shell and put them with the rice itself.

*Adapted from Donna Hay’s Off the Shelf: Cooking from the Pantry.
[Wild caught & 100% organic]
Ingredients:

2 TB olive oil
3 spring onions, chopped
2 TB fresh [...]

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Tags: fish stock, mussels, parmesan, rice, rosemary, seafood, tomato puree, vegetable stock, white wine