MY VIRTUAL COOKBOOK
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Below is a collection of my top recipes -- many of them discovered through my weekly food exploratory gatherings ("Culture Shock Mondays") in 2003, while others were simply picked up from my mother's cooking.
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Great Beginnings Breakfasts
French Pancakes
Homemade Maple Syrup
Blintz Filling for Pancakes
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Appealing Appetizers
Devilled Eggs
Vietnamese Salad Rolls
Stuffed Artichokes
Cantonese Rice Noodles (Cheung Fun)
Cantonese Steamed BBQ Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)
Cantonese Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gau)
American Soft Pretzels
Hot Cheese Dip
Middle Eastern Hummus Spread
Sinfully Good Salads
Tomato Salad
Cucumber Salad
Caesar Dressing
Ceviche Seafood Salad
Burmese Ginger and Peas Salad
Soulful Soups
Broccoli Soup
Potato Leek Chowder
Tuscan Creamy Sweet Pepper Soup
Gingered Carrot Soup
Cambodian Red Chicken Soup with Pineapple
Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Gai)
Sichuan Hot and Sour Soup (Suan-La Tang)
Spanish Cold Gazpacho Soup
Curried Parsnip and Lentil Soup
Eastern European Borscht Beetroot Soup
Nice Sides
German Spaetzli Egg Noodles
Dot Noodles
Hungarian Cottage Cheese Egg Noodles
Sicilian Stuffed Rice Balls
Mediterranean Garlic Couscous
Cauliflower au Gratin
Glazed Green Beans and Carrots
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Mischievious Mains
Meat-Based Mains
Thai Chicken with Green Curry
German Pork/Veal Schnitzel
Hungarian Chicken Paprika
Hungarian Sausage & Potato Casserole
Peanut Butter PorkChops
Roman Chicken Cutlets with Prosciutto and Sage
Roasted Fish in a Lemon-Nut Crust
LambChops with Herbs and Mushroom Sauce
Asian Noodles
Thai Fried Noodles (Pad Thai)
Casserole Dishes:
Canadian Sheppard's Pie
Italian Pasta
Pasta Dough
Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce
Bechamel Sauce
Meat Lasagna
Veggie Ravioli (Spinach/Ricotta; Squash/GoatCheese)
Vegetarian Lasagna
Italian Fettuccine w/Peas & Prosciutto
Milanese Spinach Dumplings in Gorgonzola Sauce
Italian Cheese Stuffed Shells
Misc
Swiss Neuchatel Cheese Fondue
Cambodian Crispy Rice Flour Crepes
Californian Burritos
Jamaican Beef Patties
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Delightful Desserts
Cookies:
Pecan Melting Moments
Gingerbread Cookies
Chocolate Macaroons
Berner Haselnussleckerli (German Nut Cookies)
German Lebkuchen Cookies
Chocolate & Peppercorn Cookies
Ginger Pumpkin Cookies
Poppyseed and Walnut Swirl Cookies
Squares:
Lemon, Coconut and Cranberry Squares
Festive Fudge & Smarties Bars
Cheesecake Swirled Brownies
Scottish Oat Scones
Pies & Crumbles:
North American Apple Custard Crumble
Key Lime Pie
Muffins:
Hazelnut Carrot Muffins
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Cakes:
Coffee Syrup Hazelnut Cake
Cappucino Cheesecake
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Pecan and Cinnamon
Sour Cherry Cake (Easter European Specialty)
Hungarian Palacinta Csustatot (Layered Pancake Cake)
Ice Cream:
Jasmine Sherbet
Peanut Butter & Banana Ice Cream
Mexican Deep-Fried Ice Cream
Misc:
French Canadian Sucre a la creme
Rice Pudding (Not Runny)
Cantonese Sesame Seed Balls
Lollipops
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Luscious Liquids

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my mom who has nurtured my upbringing with this marvellous food...
and now I hope to share all my fantastic gastronomic experiences with all those who know me!