French Sable Cookies

AP Flour - 2 cup

Sugar - 1 cup + 2 tbsp.

Almond Flour - 1/2 cup

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 9 tbsp., cubed

Egg - 1

In a large mixing bowl, whisk AP Flour, confectioners’ Sugar, Almond Flour, and Salt to combine. Add Butter to Flour mixture and toss with fingers until butter pieces are thoroughly coated with Flour mixture. Using your fingertips, pinch and flatten butter, then rub it between your fingertips until a sandy texture forms, 3 to 4 minutes.

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture about 2 to 3 inches wide. Pour beaten egg into the well and, using a fork, gradually incorporate flour into the egg until a dry, crumbly dough forms.

Tip dough onto a large, clean, unfloured countertop. Using the heel of your hand, smear the dough away from you, then use your hands or a dough scraper to gather it back into a mass. Repeat until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms, about 6 to 8 more times.

On a clean cutting board or work surface, shape dough into a 10-inch long log about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. (If desired, roll log in an even layer of demerara sugar for added sweetness and crunch.) Wrap log tightly in plastic, twisting the ends of the plastic to seal. Once wrapped, roll log under your hands in a back-and-forth motion to ensure log is smooth, even, and tight all around. Refrigerate until very firm, about 3 hours. Line two 13-by 18-inch rimmed baking sheets with parchment; set aside.

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350ºF (175ºC). Using a sharp chef’s knife, trim ends of log, then slice dough into 1/4-inch thick slices. Transfer sliced cookies onto prepared baking sheets and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.  (You may have to freeze 1 baking sheet at a time, depending on the size of your freezer.)

Bake 1 sheet of cookies at 350°F (175° C) until lightly golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes, leaving second sheet in the freezer while the first bakes. Repeat with remaining baking sheet.

Let cool for 10 minutes before serving; enjoy warm or at room temperature.

Perfect Fried Rice

Oil - 2 tbsp.

Mixed Vegetable - 2 cup (Onion, Carrot, Peas, Broccoli, Bell Pepper, )

Pineapple - ¼ cup

Garlic - 3 cloves, minced

Ginger - 1 tsp, grated

Green Chilli - 3, minced

Egg - 2, lightly beaten

Chicken - 1 cup, cooked and cut into bite-size pieces

Shrimp - 1 cup, cleaned

Rice - 3 1/2 cups cooked, day-old, chilled and clumps separated

Soy Sauce - 3 tbsp.

Fish Sauce - 2 tsp

Chilli sauce - 2 tsp

Rice Vinegar - 1 tsp

Mirin - 1 tsp

Sesame Oil - 1/2 tsp

Salt & Pepper, to taste

Sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes - to taste

Scallion - 3, sliced

Sesame Seeds - roasted, for garnish

Season Chicken and Shrimp with Salt, Pepper and Chilli sauce. Let marinate aside for 30 min.

Heat Oil in a large wok. When the Oil is hot add the marinated Shrimp and cook until Shrimp is done. Remove the Shrimp from heat and keep aside.

Add in marinated Chicken and cook until Chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat and keep aside with the Shrimp.

To the same pan add another tbsp. of Oil.

Add in Garlic, Ginger, Green Chilli and Scallion; sauté until fragrant.

Toss in mixed Vegetables and sauté for about 1 minute.

Push all the ingredients to one side of the pan and pour in beaten Eggs. Scramble the Egg into small pieces.

Add the Chicken and Shrimp; saute for another minute.

Stir in Rice tossing until heated through.

Drizzle in Soy sauce, Fish sauce, Rice Vinegar, Mirin and Sesame oil, tossing to combine everything evenly. Keep stirring the Fried Rice until slightly toasted.

Add Salt, Pepper, Chili flakes or Sriracha to taste.

Garnish with Scallions and Pineapple.

Transfer to bowls and garnish with Sesame seeds.

Apple Crisp

For the Crisp Topping:

AP Flour - 3/4 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Lemon zest - 1 1/2 tsp

Nutmeg - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Pecan - 1 cup

Butter - 10 tbsp., cubed

Adjust oven rack to middle and preheat to 375°F .

In a food processor, pulse AP Flour, Sugar, Lemon zest, Nutmeg, and Salt until well combined, about 3 pulses. Add Pecans;  pulse just until pecans start to break apart, 2 to 3 pulses. Add Butter and pulse until mixture resembles a coarse meal, with pea-sized chunks, 20 to 25 pulses. Transfer to a large bowl and chill in refrigerator until ready to bake.

For the Filling:

Apple - 4, skin-on, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Sugar - 3 tbsp.

Cornstarch - 1 tbsp.

Salt - 1 tsp

In a large mixing bowl, toss Apples, Sugar, Cornstarch, and Salt until evenly coated. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish; cover with crisp topping, spreading it into an even layer across the dish. Do not pack topping down with your hands. Bake until topping is golden brown, and Apples are tender when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Let crisp cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.