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Happy Valentine's Day!

Beautiful Roses

Lady M's Gateaux au Chocolate

Dense and creamy!

Sen - A sushi restaurant 

Vday menu with 8 courses, we love every one of them

 we definitely will go back

Super Bowl Dinner

Baked honey chicken wings for the Super Bowl Dinner.Yummy!

I think Beyoncey's performance is the best halftime show that I have seen.

Sunday Breakfast.

Creamy Pappardelle with Leeks and Bacon

Got the recipe from Bon Appetit. This twist on pasta carbonara is sweet from leeks and rich thanks to cream.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2' pieces
2 medium leeks, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise
kosher salt
3/4 cu heavy cream
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1 lb pappardelle or fettuccine
1 cup finely grated parmesan or grana padano

Method

Heat oil and butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, 5-8 minutes. Add leeks and season with salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often, until leeks begin very soft, 5-8 minutes. Add cream, thyme, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and boats the back of a soon, 5-8 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain past , reserving 2 cups pasta cooking liquid.

Add pasta, parmesan, and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce and stir to coat, in crease heat to medium and continue stirring, adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta.

It is a slightly heavy dish. I pare it up with roasted cauliflower, white onions, bell pepper and brussel sprouts. It is very tasty! 

My Tofu Soup

I love to put all kinds of different mushrooms into this soup. 

Homemade vegetable broth with korean hot pepper paste (roasted) is so flavorful!

Baby Bok choy, silk tofu, and egg make the soup so filling like a full meal- without any guilty feeling! 

Cantonese-style Steamed Catfish

Love the steamed fish. It's so easy to make! This delicious recipe is healthy and low fat without compromising on flavor. 


Ingredients

450g/ 1lb catfish fillet divided to 2 plates. I personally like the fillets better than the whole fish for less work. Any firm white fish will be good for the recipe, such as cod, sea bass or halibut,

1 tsp coarse sea salt 

11/2 tbsp finely shredded 2" long fresh root ginger

3 tbsp finely shredded 2" long scallions

2 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp sesame oil

Fresh cilantro to garnish

Method

1. Pat the fish dry with kitchen paper and evenly rub with salt (you can lightly coat corn starch for more tender texture). Put the fish on a heatproof plate and scatter the ginger over the the top.
2. Put the plate of fish on the rack, cover tightly and steam the fish until it is just cooked. Fillets will take about 10 minutes; whole fish, or or fillets such as sea bass, will take 12-14 minutes. The fish should turn opaque and flake slightly but still remain moist.
3. Remove the plate of cooked fish and pour off any liquid that may have accumulated. Scatter the scallion on the fish, then drizzle over the light and dark soy sauces.
4. Heat the two oils together in a small saucepan until smoking, then immediately pour them over the fish. Garnish with coriander and serve at once with cooked rice.