Braised Chicken in Red Wine

recipe adapted from here
Ingredients

half chicken - chopped into pieces, bone-in
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1/4 cup all-purpose flour 
1/2 cup chopped shallots 
1 tablespoon chopped garlic 
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary 
1 cup Chianti or other rich red wine 
1 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
1 teaspoon sugar 
1 (14.5-ounce) can unsalted whole tomatoes, crushed and undrained 
1 bay leaf 
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Mango Lassi

 

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk yogurt

1 cup milk

3 mangoes - peeled, remove seed and cut into small pieces

3 green cardamoms - cracked and pound into powder

honey to taste 

Stir Fried Five Spiced Tofu with Minced Meat

Ingredients
1 five spiced tofu - cut into cubes
1/4 lb minced pork
1 shitake mushroom - soaked, drained and cut into small pieces
2 cloves garlic - chopped
pinch of sugar
dash of salt 
dash of pepper
vegetable oil

Yakisoba Soup Noodles

Ingredients
1 bunch of yakisoba noodles
some minced pork meat - marinate with sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and pepper.
2 fish balls
some lettuce
3 cups chicken stock
2 slices of ginger

Homemade Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients
20 tomatoes
1 large onion - peeled 
bunch of basil leaves
10 cloves garlic - peeled
dash of black pepper 
sugar to taste
salt to taste
2 tbsp olive oil

Dried Mango

Ingredients
green mangoes

Equipment
Dehydrator

Pickled Mango

Ingredients
1 large green mango
2 cups distilled vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt

Pan Fried Tofu with Beech Mushroom

Ingredients
1 box of firm tofu - cut into pieces
1 packet of beech mushrooms - washed and divided
1/4 bowl minced pork
1 tsp chopped garlic
handful of chopped basil 
some water
cornstarch solution

Claypot Pork Rib Rice with Fermented Black Bean

Ingredients
1 cup heapful rice grains - washed
3/4 lbs pork ribs
1 chinese sausage - sliced
1 tbsp fermented black beans - soaked for 20 minutes and drained

Stir Fried Udon with Portobella Mushroom

Ingredients
2 servings of fresh udon
handful of roasted portobella mushrooms
1/2 small yellow onon - sliced
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp cookiing oil
salt and pepper to taste