A beloved dim sum dish, the outside is crisp but the taro is soft and creamy beneath the crust. And, inside, a generous amount of well-seasoned moist meat.
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 10 taro puffs
Taro puffs (wu gok)
Snack
2-cheese spaghetti and fresh mussels in white wine sauce
No butter. No olive oil. The pasta sauce is reduced mussel broth and white wine thickened with melted cheeses.
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 person
Self-frosting Nutella cupcakes
Wouldn’t it be lovely to bring cupcakes to a summer picnic? These self-frosting Nutella cupcakes can be easily packed because the frosting is baked into the cupcakes!
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 9 cupcakes
Chicken, baby potatoes and fresh mushroom salad
Baby potatoes are boiled in salted water, combined with blanched button mushrooms and boiled chicken meat and tossed with a simple vinaigrette of olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Cornbread muffins a la Kenny Rogers Roasters
Made with yellow cornmeal and fresh sweet corn, these muffins are subtly sweet although they still lean more toward savory. Straight out of the oven, they're just gorgeous — crusty outside, soft inside. Serve with fried chicken, pork ribs and beef brisket BBQ, or just by themselves as a filling snack.
Cook time: 25 minutes
Servings: 12 large muffins