Archive for January, 2007

Braised Chinese Cabbage

    2 lb Napa (or celery) cabbage
    1 c Chicken stock
    1 tsp Salt
    1/4 tsp Salt
    8 Chinese “jyo” mushrooms
    1 tbsp Sherry
    1 tbsp Dried shrimp
    1/2 tsp Sugar
    1/4 c Sichuan preserved mustard greens
    1 tsp soy Sauce
    Cornstarch paste
    1 tbsp Peanut oil
    1 tbsp Rendered chicken fat

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Chicken and Lotus Seed Soup

    1 c Chicken breast, julienne
    5 c Chicken stock
    12 Dried lotus seeds
    2 Slices fresh ginger root
    4 Nami black mushrooms
    2 tbsp Dry sherry
    1/2 c Celery, julienne
    1/2 tsp Sugar
    1 tbsp Smithfield ham, julienne
    1 tsp Salt
    2 Sprigs Chinese parsley
    2 tsp Lotus root powder

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Chicke Chow Mein Casserole

    2 Garlic cloves; minced
    8 oz Fresh mushrooms; sliced
    1 sm Red bell pepper; sliced
    1/2 c Slivered almonds
    1 can Water chestnuts; diced
    1 can Cream of mushroom soup
    3 c Chicken, cooked and cubed
    2 tsp Soy sauce
    1/4 tsp Pepper
    3 Green onions; chopped
    3/4 c Mayonnaise
    1 can Chow mein noodles

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Chicken Chasew

    3 Chicken breasts (boned & skinned)
    1/4 c Soy Sauce
    1/2 lb Chinese pea pods
    2 tbsp Corn starch
    1/2 lb Mushrooms
    1/2 tsp Sugar
    4 Green onions
    1/2 tsp Salt
    2 c Bamboo shoots, drained
    4 tbsp Salad oil
    1 c Chicken broth or bouillon cube dissolved in water
    1 pak Cashew nuts (about 4-oz)

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Butterfly Shrimp with Snowpeas

    1/4 lb Fresh or frozen medium- Sized shrimp
    2 Green onions
    3 tbsp Peanut oil
    1/3 lb Fresh snowpeas
    1/2 c Chicken stock
    8 lg Fresh or canned water Chestnuts
    2 tsp light soy Sauce
    1 tsp Dry sherry
    1/2 c Unpeeled straw mushrooms
    1/2 tsp Salt
    2 tsp Fresh ginger, slivered
    1 pinch Sugar
    1 lg Clove Garlic, minced
    Cornstarch paste

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Pineapple Sherbet

    1 (16 oz.) can crushed pineapple in pineapple juice
    1 tsp. unflavored gelatin (1/3 envelope)
    2 tbsp. lemon juice non nutritive
    sweetener equivalent to 1/2 cup
    sugar
    1/2 c. nonfat dry milk powder

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Ratatouille

    2 med. onion
    1/2 c. oil
    2 med. zucchini, thinly sliced
    1 med. eggplant, peeled (1/2 inch
    pieces)
    2 tsp. basil flakes
    1 tsp. salt
    1 med. green pepper, sliced
    2 cloves garlic
    3 med. tomatoes, chopped
    6 oz. V-8 or tomato juice
    2 tsp. parsley flakes
    1/4 tsp. pepper

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Eggplant and Tomato Parmesan

    1 lg. eggplant
    2 tbsp. salad oil
    1-2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 tbsp. flour
    1 lb. can stewed tomatoes, undrained
    1 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. sugar
    1/2 tsp. paprika
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    1/4 tsp. basil
    Parmesan cheese

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Cheesy Stuffed Turnips

    6 med. turnips, peeled
    3/4 c. crushed saltine crackers
    1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
    1 1/2 c. milk (not used all together)
    5 tbsp. butter or margarine, melted (not used all together)
    Paprika
    2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

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Spinach-Stuffed Baked Tomatoes

    4 med. tomatoes
    1/8 tsp. salt
    1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped
    spinach, cooked
    1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese, divided
    2 tbsp. mayonnaise
    2 tsp. grated onion
    1/8 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper

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