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@Kim ShookYour whole meal looks fantastic, but the Baked Ham and the Gratin Dauphinois had me salivating! Boursin cheese was on sale this week. I've stocked up on a variety. Having the Apple and Maple now, and it never seems to get further than from package to my mouth!

@ShelbyI LOVE your prime rib. Must use your method next time. Seem to be taking shortcuts these last couple of meals. I used KFI Butter Chicken sauce before and we really enjoyed it. Picked up a couple more jars while at Costco. Superstore had AAA Beef tenderloin on sale this week: 12.99 / lb. plus 10,000 points using my PC Financial credit card. Picked one up, trimmed it and got 11x7 oz steaks for the freezer. Had lots from the thin end and trimmings for stir-fry. Have a bag of bell peppers to use up: Black Bean Garlic Beef & Bell Peppers for supper.

@DuvelYour little guy loves octopus. I salivate every time I see his plate. Have never cooked any myself other than the dim sum curried baby octopus. I am tempted to pic up a package of this - on sale at our supermarket this week. It's already cooked. So if I sliced it up and sauteed quickly, would it be like what your son has? Or do you cook it from raw?

Came thru' a major spring blizzard middle of the week. It was a Colorado low that swept thru' the prairies, dropping 30-80 cm of snow and gusty winds up to 80km in some areas. We fared ok with maybe 30cm snow in the city. Wind made it challenging, whipping up some hard drifts. Thank goodness there were no power outages. I cooked up a prime rib so as to have cold cuts if needed. The oven helped warm the kitchen. I had a rib bone with tomato jam, a gift from a friend Finally getting to use some of the spices a friend who gifted me the tagine and lovely spices (Ras el Hanout, cumin, and saffron) from Algeria. Made Moroccan Chicken Tagine AAA Beef Tenderloin is on sale @$12.99 / lb at Real Canadian Superstore. I picked one up for $89.00, and cut it up = 11x7oz steaks plus 3 meals of stir-fry from the trimmings. Used some up to make Beef Tomato and Egg stir-fry

Picked up a lovely daikon - perfect for Toisanese Savory Tong Yuen Was making some Nor Mai Fan in Lotus leaf for friends, so that's what we had for supper, with stir-fried vegetables

Finally a lovely warmer day with just a breeze, so I worked a few hours taking down all my outdoor winter / Xmas arrangements. Just the lights to come off the big spruce trees. Quick supper - Yaki Udon with shrimp

Supper last night was Chinese Dim Sum style Steamed Beef Meatballs with Shanghai Bok Choy and oyster sauce - and 4 stuffed tofu puffs from a previous meal Also had Lily Bulb and pork bones soup Cooked up some Cranberry Apple Chutney to go with the baked ham for supper tonight. The chutney is great with roast pork, chicken, turkey, even on toast!😁 Baked Ham, peas scalloped potatoes, and chutney

I love those! It was my f-i-l's Saturday night snack with beer.

With our order of pickerel fillets, I also ordered 5 lbs pickerel cheeks. Stir-fried a bunch of vegetables, seasoned with oyster sauce. Tossed pickerel cheeks in salt, pepper, cornstarch, stir-fried with fresh ginger, a splash of Chinese cooking wine, and light soy sauce. The cheeks were great - texture like scallops. Enjoyed with coconut rice.

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The latest Omicron variant has laid low several of my friends, so I was busy making wonton soups for deliveries. The broth and noodles were kept separate. Had lots of filling left, so it was stuffed tofu puffs with Chinese mushrooms in oyster sauce for our supper. My favourite part is the wilted lettuce drenched in oyster sauce! Grilled Lemongrass / Kaffir Lime leaves marinated lamb chops, coconut turmeric rice, mixed veg, and pickled asparagus for supper last night.

This is a recipe that my Mom made and passed onto me. I usual;ly fill these with Char Siu, or chicken, Chinese sausage and Shitaki Mushroom. 4 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 4 TSP baking powder Mix well. Add 2 cups MINUS 1 TBSP milk Knead for 10 minutes. Add 2 TSP veg oil - Knead 10 minutes, then rest for 10 minutes. Make into baos. Steam for 10 minutes, wipe off condensation inside lid, and steam for another 10 minutes. OR my s-i-l's: 4 cups cake flour 1 1/4 cup milk 1 cup sugar 4 TSP baking powder 1 tsp salt. Same process. NOW, we use prepared bao flour from Asian supermarket I made 3 doz Char Siu Baos yesterday

Got our delivery of Lake Winnipeg Pickerel fillets this weekend. Dredged with Old Bay seasoned flour and pan fried in OV. Eaten with Lemon Dill sauce, steamed veg, and Cavendish fries Spent the afternoon making Char Siu Baos. Had 3 dozen and 8 went over the fence for my pal / neighbor - 3 / 5 members tested positive for Covid I had chicken drumsticks marinating in coconut milk, Thai red curry paste and Thai lime leaves. Supper came together easily with beets roasted in the oven seasoned Cavendish tater wedges, and breadcrumb coated chicken done in the IP air fryer.

Delicious meals all around! A few from my kitchen: Preciously frozen scallops on sale 50% off - quick pan fry, with mushrooms and broccoli, and a Hoisin sauce Steamed the last of the whole dressed pickerel, with black beans and fermented Chinese olives. Had an abundance of bell peppers that needed using up. Stuffed with ground pork, shrimp, and waterchestnut and pan fried Picked up a package of marinated veal flak steak. A new product at our Safeway. It was good - 2 big pieces for $12.00. Grilled on stove top with lots leftover for lunch next day. Had most of the kids and grands home and we had seafood paella. Cooked the scallops separately to avoid over-cooking. An early supper before the city kids went home. Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf is a favourite of one of my granddaughters. She is 8 and loves to cook, so we did Nor Mai Leen Yeep Joong. Augmented the meal with Ho Fun with gai lan, Har Gow and vegetable dumplings from the supermarket.

Been trying to do spring cleaning, so slacking on posts but not on eating ! IP always a great help with coconut curry lamb shanks First time using prepared garlic sourdough pizza dough from a local bakery. Hubby had pepperoni and mushrooms on his half, and mine was vegetarian topped off with fresh radish sprouts from same bakery. They also stock local beef and some unusual veg grown locally. Along with the sprouts, I also picked up a mix of 3 kinds of mushrooms: Lion 's Mane, Shitaki, and Black Pearl King. Picked them up because the Lion's Mane looked interesting. Have never seen them before. I didn't know how to cook it even after googling, so I just tossed them all into a pan with butter. I think the Lion 's Mane was too small to do much with by itself. Even tho' I trimmed most of the stalk, what was left was still fibrous. Fresh was pretty - cooked looked like cauliflower. LOL! Would appreciate any in sight on how to use the Lion 's Mane. A friend's s-i-l just return ed from Algeria, and brought back some amazing ground cumin. Did a stir-fry beef and the kitchen smelled delicious! Had the mushroom medley as side. Last night, stuffed chicken thighs with ground pork, shrimp, shitaki mushrooms, and waterchestnut. Left the skin on, coated with Panko crumbs, and drizzled with olive oil. Air fryer for 20 minutes. This was easier than stuffing chicken wings after a day of shampooing carpets !

Bought a whole ribeye, trimmed and cut it up into steaks. Had our first one tonight on stove top cast iron griddle. Roasted a head of cauliflower and a sweet tater. Cooked big beets in the IP, 30 minutes and natural release. They were great! No sauce tonight, just loads of sauteed mushrooms.

Using up some partial bags of scallops, shrimp, clam meat, and a package of cooked mussels in white wine = Bouillabaisse. Picked up a Safeway Rotisserie Chicken meal that came with tater wedges and coleslaw. I added kale slaw as the store slaw was too creamy. Dessert was frozen Durian pulp. Tonight was a MaPo Tofu bowl with bok choy and rice. Dessert was a big pomelo!

A couple meals this past week: Seared Duck Breasts with spices and blood orange. Breasts were scored then rubbed with cumin, fennel seeds, chili flakes, black pepper and salt. Sauce was red win e, sherry vinegar, star anise, and juice from blood oranges. It was a love change. Eaten with sweet tater and high fibre frozen mixed vegetables. Yesterday, we had a late lunch of Har Gow, so supper was Char Siu Noodle soup with Yu Choy Made Spicy Butter Chicken with a jar of KFI sauce. Think I picked this up a while back at Costco. It was quite good - quick option for when I didn't want to mix my own spices, or use Patak paste. Made brown Basmati rice and stir-fried mixed veg to clean up the crisper!

Spectacular "coat" on that lamb shank! Is that from a marinade?

This looks amazing! Reminds me of a lamb pilau a friend from northern China made for me years ago. Now I want some! @ShelbyAre the Shishitos peppers from Ronnie's green house? We never see them here in supermarkets. I get treats from a gardening friend and have tried to grow them in my own garden. They are lovely! Finally using up all the Siu Yook from CNY! Sliced the chunk up, made gravy and redux as roast pork dinner, gravy, etc. Made IP baked potato for the first time. Turned out well - saved time and turning on the oven! I see from your picture, @Kim Shook, that you use the individual portions of apple sauce. They are great as a whole jar tends to sit forgotten in the fridge after the meal - unless I put it near the front of the fridge so hubby can see it and eat it!

Pulled a package of siu yook (crispy skin pork that was no longer crispy) and made stir-fried rice cakes (Nian Goh) with Shitaki mushrooms and Nappa cabbage. Good chewiness!

It was s-i-l's bday yesterday, so we went out for supper: Joey's Fish'n'Chips. The cod was good, but I chose the Cajun Combo: red snapper and shrimp. It was pretty spicy, and I found the red snapper a tad too fishy for my taste. Calamari was good. Picked up 2 pkgs of lean ground bison at reduced price. It was finer grind than I would have liked. Had half an apple left from feeding the squirrel, so I grated it into the meat with some fresh thyme and basic seasoning. A tbsp peanut butter added the fat. Grill on stove top cast iron pan. Eaten with Green Peppercorn gravy, jasmine rice, sauteed peas and beans, and 2 gifts from a friend: Peach an d Jalapeno relish and pickled beets.

Had our month's quota for salt in our supper last night. What is meant to be a thrifty food item is quite expensive (according to my Mom) for my family. This was just for hubby and myself last night - 3 pieces of wind dried salted / fermented croaker with ginger and lean ground pork. When the kids are here, we can consume the whole fish as everyone wanted their own piece! Ham Yu steamed with ground pork and ginger. Eaten with copious amounts of rice and bok choy.

These were just store bought wonton wrappers. I was looking for the thinner variety but none to be had. The ingredients list did not include lye. I used these with my granddaughters yesterday to make a treat: stuffed with banana, chocolate chips and deep fried.