花旗參石斛花膠湯 Ginseng soup with Dried Fish Maw and Dendrobium Stem
老公這陣子常常熬夜，打算煲花旗參湯給老公。適逢開年，過年怎樣也要有鮑參刺肚其中一樣才似樣，決定加入花膠一起燉。
杏鮑菇燴豆苗 Stir-Fried Snow Pea Shoots with King Oyster Mushrooms Recipe
準備其他開年菜：風沙雞、花膠花旗蔘燉湯、發財好市炆豬手已要花很多時間和工夫，素菜方面就來個簡易的快炒小菜，材料用上豆苗和杏鮑菇（又叫雞脾菇），省功夫同時不會失禮。
紫薯椰汁年糕 Purple Sweet Potato Rice Cake
此紫薯不同彼紫薯。之前寫過一篇紫薯麻糬波波食譜，當時是用purple yam。後來才發現原來香港等地所說的紫薯不是我當年用的紫薯。雖然當年從華人超市買的purple yam 中文名也寫紫薯, 從網上再查一下發現當年買的其實也是sweet potato 的一種，叫Okinawan Sweet Potato (香港叫紫心番薯/紫准山），白皮紫心，但很乾其實不太適合做甜品。港台等亞洲地區做甜品用的紫薯，是purple sweet pototo. 難得在普通超市買到真的紫薯purple sweet pototo, 就用來做紫薯椰汁年糕。
大漠風沙雞 Crispy Chicken with Garlic and Bread Crumbs
就快到年三十晚，要預備團年菜，蒸雞略嫌欠缺新意。剛好從網絡上看到黃金風沙雞的食譜，但我沒有香港那種蒸焗爐，再找到其他風沙雞的做法，決定試試用焗爐的效果。
Glühwein Recipe for 2 people
Last year around this time, I and Kolen was wandering around various Christmas markets in Germany, from Munich to Nuremberg. One of the things I love in the Germany Christmas Markets is their Glühwein, German Mulled Wine. I am not too fond of alcoholic beverages in general. I like soda or apple cider more than wine and beer. So during my 2-week visit to Germany, I often ordered Kinderpunsch in the Christmas markets. Until I tried the Glühwein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Market, I am in love with the Glühwein. The warm Glühwein tasted particularly good in the cold winter weather.
爵士湯 - 花膠響螺蜜瓜湯 Double Boiled Chicken Soup with Fish Maw, Melon and Conch
爵士湯是米芝蓮食府西苑的名菜，被CNN評為香港最佳湯水。爵士湯本來是鄧肇堅爵士家傳秘方的養生湯。鄧爵士很喜歡到西苑酒家用膳，也跟西苑的老闆很稔熟，所以將湯的做法告訴西苑的主廚，到西苑用膳前將私伙的湯料送來熬這道湯。西苑後來得到鄧爵士同意公開這道秘湯的做法，所以今天普通人如我也可以自家煮這道名菜。
椰汁庶糖年糕
今日係大年初一，新年快樂！新一年祝大家萬事勝意！身體健康！笑口常開！因為之前太忙沒空到唐人街買澄麵，本來該早早蒸好的年糕，昨天才買到材料，今天才動手做。
