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CNY Fortune Stir-fry Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts ( 发财鸡炒白果 )

CNY Fortune Stir-fry Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts ( 发财鸡炒白果 ) by Blackswan

This dish can be part of your casual home-cooked meal, but when plated with some colours, the simple chicken meal is instantly transformed into a classy dish fit for a festive occasion like the Lunar New Year.

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Baby Abalone with Bok Choy + Vegetable Flowers Tips!

Baby Abalone with Bok Choy + Vegetable Flowers Tips! by Blackswan

Trust me, this is a no-brainer recipe so you do not need to be a professional cook to dish out a 5-star restaurant recipe! So let's get started, shall we?

1 vote
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Chinese New Year Spicy Shrimp Floss Seafood

Chinese New Year Spicy Shrimp Floss Seafood by Blackswan

With a mix of succulent Cuttlefish and Prawns, it's spicy, it's sweet, and it's lip-smacking good!

1 vote
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Prima Taste Seafood Delight With Singapore Chilli Crab Sauce

Prima Taste Seafood Delight With Singapore Chilli Crab Sauce by Blackswan

It's almost fail-proof with their cooking instructions on the package, although I've made some revisions. I added prawns, mussels, clams and squids to the ready-made sauce, tossed in beaten eggs, and out popped a delicious Seafood Delight With…

1 vote
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Delicious Stir-fry Pork with Japanese Takana ( 豚高菜炒め )

Delicious Stir-fry Pork with Japanese Takana ( 豚高菜炒め ) by Blackswan

Spotted some White Bunashimeji Mushrooms at the supermarket and thought they might go well with my Stir-fry Pork with Japanese Takana, and indeed they were another perfect marriage!

1 vote
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Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant)

Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant) by Salad Foodie

My favorite entrée at the Nut Tree Restaurant (before it closed in ‘96) near Vacaville CA was Chicken Almond. (The gift shop at The Nut Tree sold the restaurant’s most popular recipes, which is how I came by them.) This makes a good summertime recipe because it’s a one-skillet meal that cooks in a flash and won’t heat up the kitchen.…

1 vote
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Pad Thai Chicken

Pad Thai Chicken by Michael Swiney

I can't think of anything clever or cute to say about this here, but that's ok. Try it and thank me later....

1 vote
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Snow Peas with Garlic and Sesame Seeds

Snow Peas with Garlic and Sesame Seeds by Salad Foodie

Snow peas aren’t white, so how do they come by their name? It might be because they grow at the end of winter, before the last spring freeze. Even if covered with snow at that time they still grow well. Snow peas cook in a flash, so the wok is ideal to get this legume to the table still crunchy and firm. Stirfry with garlic then top…

1 vote
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Eggplant Szechuan-style

Eggplant Szechuan-style by Amos Miller

Year of the Rooster ! A most Happy and Prosperous and Fortunate New Year to all my Chinese friends! Many years ago - too many - I got a recipe from Chef Rose Cheng that set the basis for this dish. I have always come to this dish for a mid-winter spark. I love eggplant - in all it's manifestations. This dish is one of my…

2 votes
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Egg-White Broccoli with Osmanthus

Egg-White Broccoli with Osmanthus by Blackswan

Osmanthus Tea is known to promote beautiful skin. The herb has an intense sweet fragrance which has been described as a blend of jasmine, gardenia & ripe apricots.

1 vote
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