Last week,I decided to cook a America Chinese house speciality to hubby: General Tso Chicken!!... He hardly eat any of my Asian cooking except American Chinese food.General Tso Chicken is widely know and found in all Chinese take out and buffet restaurants in the North America.Usually Chinese restaurant used dark meat chicken and bell pepper.But I used white meat chicken and steam broccoli instead because hubby can ' t take bell pepper and dried pepper.Here is my simple and easy General Tso ' s Chicken!... 1-2 lb boneless chicken breast (cut cube) 4-5 tbsp corn flour 1 egg 1 tsp ground white pepper 1 tsp salt *mix above ingredients for 20 minutes before deep fry* ------------------------------------------------------- 1 head broccoli (cut and steam) 1 cup cooking oil 4-5 clove garlic( minced) 1 tbsp hoisin sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp Chinese rice wine 1 tsp ground ginger powder 1 tbsp chicken bullion powder 1 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp corn flour with water (dissolve) 1 tbsp sesame oil... Method; 1:Prepare oil in deep pot for frying at medium heat.Add in coated boneless chicken in the hot oil one at a time,fried until it ' s turn golden brown ,removed and lay on paper towel to removed excess oil... 2:Prepare wok with 1 tbsp oil at high heat.Add in garlic, Chinese rice wine,hoisin sauce,soy sauce,sugar,dark soy sauce ,ground ginger powder ,chicken bullion powder and corn flour dissolve.Let the sauce simmer until it bubble boil .Quickly... Note: I used corn flour to coated chicken cube instead of wheat flour because corn flour will stay crunchy longer when mixed with sauce compare with wheat flour... … View Post »

I always admire baker or blogger who can bake beautiful macaroon ,I mean french macaroon .One... She make beautiful french macaroon and her recipe is easy to understand.Well,this is my first attempt,baking Green Tea Macaroon.I refer to her recipe and method but modified some step to suit my taste and conveniences.I know my skill and technique are still below the average,maybe I should attend Macaroon class..Anyone... my macaroon shell is successful this time,my next step will be the filling... 40 gr granulated sugar... Method; 1:For the whites: the day before (24hrs), separate your eggs and store the whites at room temperature in a covered container... 2:In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites to a foam with the matcha, gradually add the sugar until you obtain a glossy meringue... Pass through a sieve.Add them to the meringue, give it a quick fold to break some of the air and then fold the mass carefully until you obtain a batter that flows like magma or a thick ribbon... 4:Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip (Wilton #12) with the batter and pipe small rounds (1.5 inches in diameter) onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.Preheat the oven to 300F... … View Post »

Spaghetti is another good food keeper in my pantry.Most of the time I cook meat red sauce spaghetti or other western style dish for hubby but today I decided to stir-fry with minced pork for myself; Asian style!... Ingredients: 1/2 box Spaghetti... 1/4 head cabbage (shredded)... 1 tbsp soy sauce... 1 tsp ground white pepper... 1 tbsp sesame oil... 1 red pepper(for garnish or on side)... 2:Prepared wok or skillet with cooking oil at high heat.Crack in eggs,make scramble egg for 1 minute,removed and set aside.Add in ,oil,minced garlic,fry until fragrant,add in minced pork and shitake mushroom,stir-fry for another 1 minute before add in spaghetti... … View Post »

It ' s been a long time since I cook Western-style Kung Pao chicken.I bought few packet of premixed "Lee Kum Kee" Kung Pao chicken sauce last year and still sitting in my pantry.In my opinion,a ready premixed sauce is really great and easy to cook Kung Pao chicken rather than to order from Chinese restaurant or make your own sauce from scratch.I excerpt this information from wikipedia to differentiate westernize Kung Pao and traditional Sichuan Kung Pao;The original Sichuan version of Kung Pao chicken, uses chicken as its primary ingredient.The most important component of the dish is handfuls of the Sichuan peppercorns .While... Ingredients: 2 whole boneless chicken breast ( diced) 2 carrot (peel and diced) 2 pc broccoli stump (peel and diced) 1 cup can water chestnut(diced) 1/2 lb roasted peanut 3-4 cloves garlic (minced) 4 tbsp corn flour(DIVIDED) 2 tbsp water 1 tbsp soy sauce 4-5 dried red pepper 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 1 pack Lee Kum Kee "Kung Pao chicken sauce" 2 tbsp oil Method: 1:Marinate diced chicken breast with 2 tbsp corn flour and soy sauce for 5 minutes,set aside... 2:Prepared wok at high heat,add in oil,garlic and dried red pepper ,stir-fry until aromatic,then add in marinated diced chicken.Sauteed for 1 minute,then stir in Kung Pao chicken sauce and corn flour dissolve with water; toss and stir until it thickens into a glaze ... … View Post »

I recalled years ago when I was working in Manhattan NYC,my friend recommended me to Baby Watson Cheesecake.We both like their cheesecake,rich and creamy!... Now I try to recreate the thick, creamy, silky, and tangy rich, but not too dense with a lip smacking thick texture cheesecake but mine is nothing near Baby Watson Cheesecake.Anyway,I baked mine New York Style Sour Cream Cheesecake... Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/4 cup(1/2 stick)butter,melted 1 cup sugar 3 pack(8oz each) cream cheese 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 container(16 oz) sour cream 4 eggs 2 tbsp sugar powder for sprinkle / garnishing Method : 1:Preheat oven to 325 F.Combine crumbs,butter and 2 tbsp sugar in pan: press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.I used springform round pan... 2:Place cream cheese,sugar and vanilla extract in mixer bowl,mix until well blended.Then add in sour cream,mix well.Stop and scrape bowl.Add eggs,one at a time,beating just until blended after each addition.Pour over prepared crust... 3:Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set.Cool completely, refrigerate 4 hours or overnight... … View Post »

Last weekend when I was food shopping in Elmhurst,Queens,I saw frozen squid on sale for $1.69 per pound!... I quickly grab 2 per packed frozen squid and throw in my shopping cart.I like to get this type of squid, coz it ' s save me cleaning time.As we all know cleaning and cutting squid is really a nuisance and time consuming.I also bought a can of dried black beans paste.I like the smell of fermented black beans ,it ' s really fragrant for me maybe pungent for some people who not use to it... Ingrendients: 1-2 lbs squid (clean and cut) 5 cloves garlic ( minced) 2 tbsp dried black beans (wash and soak in warm water) 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 2 red pepper (clean and sliced) 1 bell pepper (wash and cut) 1 large onion ( wash and cut) 2 tbsp oil Method: 1:Wash dried black beans with warm water and soaked for 10 minutes,sieved set aside... 2:Prepare ,wash and cut all the vegetables,set aside.Wash and cut squid (to make curly design,cut halfway thru your squid on each cut,repeat each cut at opposite direction until the end.Then cut 2 inch on each piece) Prepared skillet or wok at high heat with oil,add in garlic and black beans,fry until fragrant... Note: You can use ready mixed black beans sauce or paste in bottle or can,to save the extra step or procedure to soaked and add in extra seasoning in your main dish.Ready mixed black beans sauce or paste is widely sold in any Asian market... I also submit my entry to Kalyn Kitchen who host Weekend Herb Blogging for this week who happened to be the created of this event Weekend Herb Blogging .If... … View Post »

My neighbour gave me a quite alot of their own grown tomato.My tomato plant also produce some tomato but not as much as my neighbour.I crack my head thinking what should I do with all the overripe fresh tomato.Well,I love a special red tomato sauce serve with seafood pasta at a Italian restaurant in Brooklyn where I used to lived but I can ' t remember the name of this seafood pasta dish .I... Tomato Seafood Linguine with Fresh Oregano Ingredients For Tomato Sauce : 2 lb Fresh Tomato- (wash,cut and blend) 1 cup Parmesan cheese 3 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 2 sprig fresh Oregano-(remove leaves and wash) 8 clove garlic (sliced) 3 tbsp olive oil... Ingredients: 1 pack linguine I lb clean frozen clam 15 clean and deviened shrimp Parmesan cheese for sprinkle Fresh Oregano from my garden Method :... 1:Fill a large stockpot with water... Add in salt ,let the water rolling boil,add in pasta ,cook until al dented,sieved set aside or cook accordingly to the box instruction 2:Blend the clean and cut tomato until fine.Prepare stock pot at high heat with olive oil,add in garlic ,fry until brown not burn.Add in blended tomato sauce,reduce heat to medium.Add in salt,sugar ,fresh oregano and Parmesan cheese into the sauce.Let it simmer until boil,then add in shrimp and clam.Cook for 5 minutes... … View Post »

I have one punnet of blueberries leftover and decided to bake Blueberries Cake.I know it ' s not much blueberries,I should use half recipe instead of full cake recipe.Anyway,here is my humble blueberries cake... Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter ,softened,plus extra for greasing 2 punnet blueberries 1 cup sugar 2 eggs,lightly beaten 1 1/4 cup self-rising flour 3 tbsp vanilla 3 tbsp milk Method: 1:Preheat oven to 350 F/180 C.Grease a bread pan or 7 inch round pan and line with parchment paper... 4:bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes,or until the skewer inserted into the center comes our clean.Let it cool slightly.Turn out the cake onto the a cooling rack.Let cool completely before serving... Note: This cake is flavored with vanilla and blueberries,creating a rich buttery cake bursting with fruit flavour.You can replaced with other fruit like orange,lemon and berries... … View Post »

Almost everyday we heard the stock market all over the world is plunging down and down.Stock prices plunged,investors concern about deteriorating economic conditions.Yesterday our Fed Chairman said in his speechStabilization of the financial markets is a critical first step, but even if they stabilize as we hope they will, broader economic recovery will not happen right away,.Well... ,that ' s news is really grim..Okay... let ' s go back to food topic.Hubby love sushi,usually once a month we will order take out sushi at local Japanese restaurant but not for several months now since the gas price spike $4.00 a gallon.But I still make sushi for him at home.At least the price is cheaper than eating out,right?... I used fresh salmon for Philly Roll instead of smoked salmon.You can find my other sushi and maki recipe and method @ Yellowfin-kihada-tuna-sushi and Salmon-nigiri-zushi and Assorted-sushi-and-maki and Assorted-sushi-and-rolls I guess I ' m so use to make my own sushi by now,it ' s took me approximately 30 minutes to make a sushi platter.It ' s cheaper than going out and can be quite fun.But when you make sushi at home you can tailor your own ingredients to your preference and your affordability... Don ' t worried about your skill when making sushi at home,it ' s take hours of practise to master the perfection but who care?.Be... … View Post »