Catalan Stuffed Apples
Catalan apples stuffed with veal and pork. With the added flavour of rum and raisins, it is a lovely way to finish any meal
Partridges – Catalan Style
Young partridges are considered to have particularly delicate flesh and are usually roasted, while older ones are most often used in casseroles or stews. Count on one bird per person. There are two main types, both edible: the grey or common partridge and the red-legged partridge. The latter is larger but its flesh is considered to be less delicate. If you do not hunt for these wild birds, they are readily available in speciality shops with a gourmet butcher, or most larger super-markets will have partridges packaged in two’s, and frozen. These seem to be more readily available during the Christmas season. I acquired an excellent cookbook, while on a trip to England many years ago, entitled “Supercook’s Poultry and Game Cookbook”. The investment in this book has returned extraordinary dividends. Over time, I have used most of the recipes in this book, at least once. An absolutely delicious dinner, this recipe may be served with mashed potatoes, and buttered baby carrots; but make your own choices, you won’t be sorry.
Catalan Chicken Stew
This one pot dish not only saves on washing up, but all the lovely flavors and aromas mingle together.
Sweet Green Mung Bean ‘Soup’ (Look Dul Sah)
A traditional Chinese medicinal soup( more like a porridge to Westerners).This excellent recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks,The Wisdom Of The Chinese Kitchen,by Grace Young.In it she states that this sweet soup is considered cooling ,and therefore is thought to be beneficial in hot weather and to treat itchy skin conditions,rashes,and acne-but not too eat more than 1 1/2 cup at a time or it may cool the body too much and make people with weak constitutions faint!(I eat much more than the serving and have always been fine lol)For this recipe you need green mung beans,not hulled yellow beans,and Chinese brown sugar also called brown candy.The sugar can be found in almost any Asian market and is sold in slabs that are about the color and cosistency of piloncillo or soft jaggery and come 4-6 slabs in a package.They should be soft enough to cut easily if the package has been stored properly.For the medicinal benefits the sugar should not be substituted,as the brown candy is believed to be superior to other sugars and remove toxins from the body.
Noble House Bok Choy and Lettuce
This recipe, served during the Chinese New Year, represents abundance, increasing wealth and prosperity in the coming year.
