Chicken Marsala

If you squint, you might very well be able to find a chicken breast (or two) in the picture. This is one of my staples when I have company over for dinner. It's fuss-free and it never fails to turn out right! Per usual, I'm never content unless I've experimented and modified a recipe. My version calls for extra mushrooms and the addition of cream to thicken the sauce.

Chicken Korma

A classic Northern Indian curry that features tender chicken pieces in a mild cream sauce. Most recipes for korma contain some proportion of the following four 'C' spices: coriander, cumin, cardamon and cloves. I like to spice mine up with a 5th 'C' - chilli!

Vegetarian Dish with No Veggies

This is my version of a vegetarian stew that consists of dried shitake mushrooms, fried tofu puffs, and braised mock abalone (wheat gluten). Quick, delish, and guilt free.

Lemon-Raspberry Squares

While browsing the Williams-Sonoma site, I came across a recipe for these gems. Since I already possess a coveted tried and true recipe for lemon bars, I thought it might be worthwhile to experiment with modifying my favourite recipe to include the raspberry bits. The result was a luscious batch of tangy lemon bars with the added zing of raspberry preserves (note to self: use seedless preserves for future batches!). In the morning, I brought a bunch with me to the office. At the end of the day, there was a lone cookie* left on the plate. Verdict? It was a success!!!

*The folks in my office suffer from the "last cookie" syndrome (i.e. everyone is too polite to finish the last cookie).

三杯雞

Literally, it means 'three cup chicken'. It's a traditional Taiwanese dish that is prepared by simmering the chicken in a mixture of dark soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and miscellaneous seasonings. The resulting sauce is complex and flavourful. Perfect when served with a side of freshly steamed Thai fragrant rice.

You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too!

A rich, fudgy Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Bundt Cake...made specially for the neighbourette who mowed my lawn.

My Little Dumplings...

There was chaos in the kitchen this evening as I embarked on a dumpling making frenzy. The main ingredients for the filling was shrimp and pork, seasoned with sesame oil and oyster sauce. After wrapping more than a hundred dumplings, I froze a bunch of them and simmered a batch in chicken broth. Delish.