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Recipe: 粉絲蝦米煮節瓜 Dried Shrimp and Furry Melon with Bean Thread+++++

Dried Shrimp and Furry Melon with Bean Thread 粉絲蝦米煮節瓜 Ingredients: 粉絲 Bean Thread/Green Bean Noodles 2 brunches 蝦米 Dried Small/Medium Shrimp 1 hand full 節瓜 Furry Melon 1 large or 2 small 薑 Ginger 1 big slice 蝦米水 Water from Soaking Dried Shrimps 1/2 cup 雞湯 Chicken Broth 2 cups 油 Oil 1Tsp 鹽 Salt 1/2tsp 糖Sugar 1/2tsp Methods: 1.  Rinse dried shrimps and soak in 1/2 cup of water for 10 minutes 2.  Soak bean threads in cold water 3.   Remove "fur" from furry melon and julienne cut melon, set aside 4.  Drain the dried shrimps but Keep the water 5.  In a frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat and add ginger 6.  Add dried shrimps and stir fried well for 1 minute 7.  Add melon into stir fried for 30 seconds 8.  Add 1/2 cup of dried shrimp water  and 2 cups of chicken broth in and cover to cook for 4 minutes 9.  Drain bean thread and cut into three sections and set aside 10. Add 1/2tsp of salt and sugar in and stir well 11. Put bean thread on top of the mix

Beverages: Schramsberg

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Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie++++

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Chicken Pot Pie Note:  Defrost the pie crust and top 3 hours in advance Pie on Pi Day Ingredients: 5-mins Chicken cubes seasoning: Chicken thigh cube 1 1/2 cups Salt 1tsp Black Pepper 1tsp Chicken Essent 1rsp EVOO 1Tsp 3 Nine-inch single crust pie and pie top                                       EVOO  2Tsp                                     Onion chopped 1/2cup Potato diced 1 medium All-Purpose Flour 3Tsp Dried rosemary or O regano 1/2tsp Carrot 1 medium diced Frozen Green Peas 1 cup Garlic minced 1/2tsp                                       Black Pepper 1/4tsp Chicken broth 1 cup Egg 1 for egg wash (mix 1 Egg and 1 Tsp of water together) Method: Defrost the pie crust 3 hours in advance Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie crust out into a 12-inch circle. Set aside. Add oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add potato and onion, and cook until the onion is tender, but not brown.