Saturday, February 19, 2011

Chinese New Year with Chef Kelly

 
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a small women's networking event at the Los Angeles home of Linda Press. Linda, who owns a boutique public relations agency, invited her friend Chef Kelly to make a Chinese New Year celebration lunch for the group and show us how to make a few of the dishes. I hope you enjoy these images from the day. For recipes, see Chef Kelly's blog.

The day's menu

Chef Kelly heating up her portable burner on the patio


Linda's beautiful table decorations - all in red

Marinated gobo, a Japanese root vegetable
Pan-fried Korean rice cakes with a spicy dipping sauce
Ground elk meat for the elk dumplings - Linda's husband Philip brought home the elk from a hunting trip
Wringing out tofu to add to the ground elk meat

Elk dumplings, ready for the steamer

Stir-fried vegetables, including baby bok choy (my favorite!)
A beautiful Chinese New Year's lunch
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3 comments:

  1. Kitty DeschanelFebruary 20, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    I made dumplings for lunch today. It certainly never crossed my mind to fill them with elk! Thanks for an informative, fun blog post :)

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  2. ShopgirlFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Looks yummy and authentic! :)

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  3. MonetFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    What a beautiful meal...those elk dumplings look and sound amazing. Thank you for sharing your words and these photographs. And thank you for your kind thoughts on my own blog. I appreciate you!

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