Dragon Lady Kitchen

Dragon Lady Kitchen

Family Chinese recipes, cooked the way my mother taught me.

My mother learned to cook from her own family, relying on memory, instinct, and taste rather than written recipes. Like many home cooks, she never measured — she just knew.

When I started cooking these dishes myself, I realized how easy it would be for them to disappear. Dragon Lady Kitchen began as a way for me to write them down, test them, and make sure they could be cooked again — by me, and by anyone else who grew up with similar food.

These are not restaurant versions. They’re home cooking. Some dishes are simple, some take time, and many use techniques that aren’t always explained elsewhere. I cook them the way my family always did.

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CHOCOLATE-DIPPED FORTUNE COOKIES

Serves 12-24
24 fortune cookies* (found in the Asian food aisle of most supermarkets)
8 ounces dark chocolate
Mint leaves for garnish

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.  In a double boiler, slowly melt chocolate over low heat.  When chocolate is completely melted and smooth, dip a fortune cookie halfway in the chocolate.  Place on cookie sheet with waxed paper.  Repeat with remaining fortune cookies.

Refrigerate for 10 minutes to set.


*Sweet surprise:  to personalize your treat with custom fortunes inside, go to Tsue Chong Co., at 810 S. King St. in Seattle’s International District (206.623-0801).  Live outside Seattle? They will ship!  (Go to my "Everyone's Seeing Red" posting for details).

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