It all started more than a month ago, on a hot Sunday afternoon as my friend Joseph from Seattle was picking Toronto as his first sabbatical destination. We were sitting at a park and chatting over many things including our philanthropic goals. Then we started talking about Steve Jobs’ recent post on “Thoughts on Flash.” [...]
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I set up the Christmas tree on Friday night. It’s lid up and decorated with ornaments. Though I have injured my shoulder/back/thigh when I was lifting the heavy armchair (the brown chair as seen on the picture below) in preparation for tonight’s party. Update: The dinner was a hit. It went well into 2am. We [...]
Food. Food. More Food.
05Dec06It has been 3 weeks since I left Vancouver. Thanks god I missed all the rain and snow. (Sorry folks in Vancouver). There hasn’t been a day in France where I had a bad meal. The food in France is exceptional. Just about anywhere in the town you can find good food, shall I thank [...]
Butternut Squash Soup
05Nov06Butternut 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 [...]
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: Pour the grated Gruyère cheese into a big bowl, then add [...]
The infamous “Coca-cola Chicken Wings” Ingredients: One lbs chicken wings One can of regular cola (355 mL) 70 ml of soya sauce Steps: 1. Marinate the chicken wings for 30 minutes with two tbs of soya sauce, two tbs of Chinese cooking wine (can be substituted with Brandy), white pepper, salt and sugar. 2. Sauté [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Geschnetzeltes – German Stew
05Sep06In German: Geschnetzeltes! My friends from Berlin were trying to do something homemade on the Labour Day long weekend. What a plesant suprise it was. Geschnetzeltes is a lot better than the english description – Beef Stew in a white cream sauce. Perfect for a cold winter night. Ease: 3/5 Ingredients: 500 g Sliced beef [...]
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