Vegetarian Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients
1/2 pumpkin - remove outer skin and seeds and cut into slices
1/2 white onion - peeled and sliced
1 cup vegetable stock/water
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of cinnamon powder
toasted pine nuts
few tbsp half and half
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil

Braised Meatball with Yam

Ingredients
1 medium-sized yam - peeled and cut into large cubes
1/2 lb minced meat
1 small carrot - peeled and chopped
2 stalk green onion - chopped
3 ginger slices
2 cloves garlic - lightly smashed 
2 cups water - estimated
1 tbsp cooking oil

Braised Sea Cucumber with Tofu

Ingredients
4 sea cucumbers (frozen fresh ones)
3 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic - lightly smashed
1 shallot - sliced
3 stalks green onion  (white part only - cut into 1 inch length)
1 pc dang gui
1 star anise
2 cloves 
3 shitake mushrooms - soaked and drained
1 stalk carrot - peeled and cut into slices
1/2 packet fresh black fungus - washed
1 packet medium firm tofu - cut into pieces
3 - 4 cups chicken stock
1 to 2  tbsp vegetable oil 
salt and pepper to taste
cornstarch solution 
dash of sesame oil

Roasted Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients
1 chicken (4 to 5 lbs)

Stuffing
2 strips bacon - cut into pieces
12 white mushroom - cut into halves
1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas

2 stalks celery - cut into pieces
3 shallots/onion - sliced
1 lemon - use a toothpick to poke half of the lemon
salt and pepper to taste