Cooking: Chinese sausage, Mushroom and Chicken Rice (腊肠冬菇鸡饭)

When I was young, this one of my favorites.  When the family went out for yumcha, I would almost always ask for the claypot of rice with chicken, and chinese sausage.  As an adult, I no longer crave it in the restaurant, not because I enjoy it any less, but because it’s actually pretty easy…

Restaurant review: Marble House Eatery

We decided to go for dim sum at the newly opened Marble House Eatery on the second floor of Burnaby’s Crystal Mall. The restaurant occupies part of the space that was previously home to the Victory Seafood Restaurant.  The restaurant does dim sum and cantonese barbeque during the daytime, and switches over to hotpot service…

Cooking: Cantonese style Braised Beef (炆牛腩)

This is one of my favorite homey dishes, its comfort food for me. There are variations on this dish, but I’m presenting my recipe (which is just a slightly modified from my mother’s recipe). This makes about 3-4 servings. 750 g (1.5 pounds) brisket (can use flank steak, or short rib as alternatives) 1/2 cup…