Butternut Squash Soup
1 medium butternut squash (about 2 1/4 pounds)
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger, optional
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups chicken broth
1-2 cups water, as needed
Salt and pepper to taste
Sour cream and parsley for garnish
Cut squash in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds. Arrange the halves […]
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- Butternut Squash Soup
05Nov06- Mini Ham and Cheese Quiche
05Nov06Mini Ham and Cheese Quiche
Ingredients (serves 3):
12 x 2″ crust (get the pre-made Tenderflake crust from Safeway)
1 pack of maple-leaf pre-made bacon (100g)
3 eggs
250ml whipping cream + 100ml 2% slim milk
100g Gruyère cheese, grated
salt and pepper
Instructions:
1. pour the grated Gruyère cheese into a big bowl, then add the milk/cream, and the eggs beated, and salt […]
The infamous “Coca-cola Chicken Wings”
Ingredients:
1 lbs chicken wings
1 can of cola (355 ml)
70 ml soya sauce
Steps:
1. Marinate the chicken wings with 2 tbs soya sauce, 2 tbs chinese cooking wine, some white pepper, salt and sugar for 30 mins
2. Sauté the chicken wings with some fresh cut garlic until the wings become brown. brown both […]
Katherine and the 3 other sous chiefs spent 4 hours preparing for this. It turned out it’s worth every single minute of it. The rice is juicy and seafood is sweet and tender.
Recipe
Quick Skillet Paella
1 pound extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces chorizo sausage, sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 […]
Braised Rice with Chicken and Asparagus
Chinese Steamed Rice with Dried Scallops, Mushrooms, and Chicken
Ingredients
3 dried scallops
3 dried mushrooms
1/4 lbs of sweet peas
1/2 lbs skinless shredded chicken breasts
1 serving of rice
Instructions
Marinate chicken with 2 tbsps of chinese cooking wine, 2 tbsps of soya sauce, some white pepper, and some sesame oil for 30 mins.
Soak dried scallops […]
France, Ready or not, Here I come
Continuing with my restaurant expedition journey in France in November 2006. Will venture to different french restaurants in Paris and across the Languedoc-Roussillon, Toulouse, Côte D’Azur, and Monaco.
Highlights:
It’s all started with my first love at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown, Vancouver. Since my first tasting of Bouillabaisse (a tomato stew […]
- Homemade Spicy Sausage Penne
11Sep06Homemade Spicy Sausage Penne
Ingreidents:
Spicy Italian Sausage from Granville Island.
Fresh Penne also from Granville Island.
Organic Snow peas in a BC farm.
Butternut Squash sauce with a hint of curry.
First, boil the penne + snow peas (separately) with a hint of salt and set aside.
Then, pan-fry sausage, set aside. Cook up the butternut squash sauce and add the […]
- Sushi Aoki Appy
06Sep06Sushi Aoki
* Niche: Friendly Japanese-owned (Neighborhood) Sushi
* 1888 W. Broadway
* (604) 731-5577
* Mon - Fri 1130-1430 1700-2100
Sat 1700-2100
Sun & Holiday closed
- Geschnetzeltes!
05Sep06In German: Geschnetzeltes!
Plain English: Beef Stew in a white cream sauce
Ease: 3/5
Ingredients:
- 500 g Sliced beef
- Sour Cream
- Fresh Cream
- chives
- green onion
- butter
Sauted beef then seasoned, added Sour cream and fresh cream and slow cook for 30 mins.
A trip to Deception Pass
Route to Anacortes to the Whidbey Island, then walking across the bridge on the breath-taking Deception Pass. Then the pristine Oak Harbor, then take the 30-minute ferry from Clinton to Mukiteo, which takes you back to I-5.
This is adaptable to either I-5 North (like outlet shopping or venture back […]
Ahi-Tuna Salad at Joeys
A new restaurant chain - Joeys Restaurant - opened on Broadway and Granville a few months ago. My friend and I paid a visit and were fascinated by the nice ambiance. I was equally impressed by the food presentation of my Ahi-Tuna Salad. The Ahi-Tuna is a bit on the rough side, […]
Seafood Platter at Seafood Cannery
Celebrating my 10th anniversary of knowing my first friend in Canada, we have decided to splurge on our $350 dinner at the Seafood Cannery by the Wall St along the Georgia Strait by the Second Narrow’s Bridge. The sunset view of the Lion’s Gate Bridge is worth about $200 already. The […]
Roasted Chicken Recipe
Instructions:
1) Marinate the chicken overnight
2) Preheat oven to 450F for 15 mins. Once chicken is in, lower temperature to 375F.
3) For the first 15 mins breast downwards, then turn the chicken over and bake for 1.5 hrs.
Preparation for chicken:
Clean the chicken, pat dry with kitchen paper towel. Take out the package from inside […]
- Sweet Revenge Patisserie
04Aug06Sweet Revenge
Originally uploaded by Productionteams.
Sweet Revenge Patisserie
* Niche: Fine dessert / Retro English Decor
* 4160 Main Street [Map]
* 604-879-7933
* Monday - Thursday: 7 P.M. to 12 Midnight
Friday - Saturday: 7 P.M. to 1 A.M.
Sunday: 2 P.M. to 12 Midnight (Afternoon Tea served from 2 to 6 P.M.)
Gnocchi Butternut Squash Receipe
I created this new receipe with frozen butternut squash dice, boullaise, and shrimps all slowly cooked and then put in the gnocchi at the very end. It was fan-tast-ic! My way to open up a Gnocchimobile on the street!
I went to the Water St cafe during the DineOut Vancouver period and I […]
Ahi Tuna Salad @ the Watermark Restaurant
This very chic and minimalistic restaurant, housed in the west coast architecture of wood and glass on the Kitsilano beach in Vancouver. Equally surprising, it’s the high quality Ahi Tuna and potato salad on the menu. The Ahi Tuna is grilled to perfection with just enough rawness inside and […]
Yellow Curry Pad Thai Pad Si-Ew
In English: The Thai food in Seattle is probably the best in North America. My favorite plate of this restaurant is always the “Pad Thai”. This restaurant on Broadway in Seattle is called Rom Mai Thai Restaurant.
After lunch at Rom Mai Thai, I’d recommend venturing to Redmond (about […]
Best Dessert / Dessert Art @ Ganache, Yaletown
The pastry Master Mr. Peter Fong’s rendition of art. The newly wedded created just about the most creative cake I have seen in Vancouver. The Strawberry Flamobase on the bottom left on the above image is like a canvas of a young budding artist in the Art Gallery […]
- Home-made Ham & Cheese Quiche
02May06Quiche Recipe:
Ingredients (serves 3):
1 9″ crust (get the pre-made Tenderflake crust from Safeway)
1 pack of maple-leaf pre-made bacon (100g)
3 eggs
250ml whipping cream + 100ml 2% skimmed milk
100g Gruyère cheese, grated
salt and pepper
Steps:
Pour the grated Gruyère cheese into a big bowl, then add the milk/cream, and the beaten up eggs, and salt and pepper to […]
This rack of lamb was a creation I did to my family 2 christmas ago. It was a great hit.
Crusted with dijon and fresh herbs, oven-roasted, served with Japanese soy beans and mushroom risotto.
- Jägerhof Schnitzel House
02Mar06Jägerhof Schnitzel House is a cozy family run German house on Lonsdale in North Vancouver. I enjoy the plain Jägerhof Schnitzel the most. Spatzle is always very homemade and german. Always save the room for the Austrian Apple Strudel and the HOT Glu Wine.
Jägerhof Schnitzel House
Germany Food (Niche: Spatzle/ Glu Wine/ Apple Strudel)
71 […]
Lasagna
Originally uploaded by Productionteams.
Ingredients:
300 g of lean ground beef
3 bottle of tomato sauce
30 g of mozzarella
3 boiled eggs
5 onions
Instructions:
1. peel and dice the onions
2. caramelized the onions with 1/4 bottle of olive oil
3. add beef when the oil is boiling. add tomato sauce. cook for 30 mins
4. layer the lasagna on a flat dish. then […]
Dine Out Vancouver @ Parkside
Niche: West-end apartment converted into hotel. Highest West Coast Restaurant on Ground Floor. Classy but cozy.
1906 Haro Street [Google Map]
(604) 683-6912
Sun-Thurs: 6-11
Fri-Sat: 6-12
Website
This awesome bubble tea place on King Edward Ave and Oak St. I turned on my WiFi from my Pocket PC and start MSNing with my friend in Sydney! Sweet! A great way to google something when you are in a heated debate with your friends!
One point for Pocket PC and 10 points for Gizmo […]
- Hiroshi Sushi Creation
18Nov05Hiroshi Sushi Creation
Healthy sushi eating with brown rice sushi. Very interesting rolls. They have Mango Roll and Olive Roll.
Hiroshi Sushi Creation
Niche: Mango Roll/ Brown Rice Sushi
Oak St and 22nd Ave.
(604) 737-7728
Tues-Sat 1130-2000
Sun, Mon, & Holidays closed
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