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Free Access to Fantastic Fungi Global Summit (Update)

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Who knew mushrooms were the answer to our mental health issues? 🍄

JOIN THE FANTASTIC FUNGI REVOLUTION  🍄

You’ve likely seen or at least heard of the hit documentary film Fantastic Fungi. 
And, the Fantastic Fungi Global Summit, coming up October 15th – 17th, was recently breaking news in Rolling Stone Magazine! 

You’re Invited to Attend the 3-Day Fantastic Fungi Global Summit Online Event

Completely Free to register and ATTEND.

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OCTOBER 15 is NATIONAL MUSHROOM DAY!

With Live Panels
Cooking Demos
Live Music
A Never-Before-Seen Version of the Fantastic Fungi movie
and truly inspiring content in the topic-themed “MushRooms.”

You’ll get immediate access to 3 FREE VIDEOS, including an amazing extended unseen scene with Eugenia Bone, where she will get you up to speed on all things food-related to fungi, while cooking up scrumptious shrooms. 

The Fantastic Fungi Global Summit is hosted by a true Hollywood innovator,
the Director of Fantastic Fungi,
and a man known for his ground- breaking time-lapse videos,
his Disney nature films, and his Netflix series …
Our host, Louie Schwartzberg! 

You’ll be amazed at the beauty of these videos. The registration page alone will inspire you with the beautiful and insane time-lapses of growing mushrooms. 

Registration closes TODAY, Oct.14,
so don’t delay! 

Click HERE to RSVP now!

There’s over 45 speakers including
Michael Pollen, Paul Stamets, Deepak Chopra and Dr. Andrew Weil. 

Cooking demos by numerous well known chefs.
My favorite British Chef Derek Sarno can make
Lion’s Mane look so drool worthy, yum. 

There’ll also be breakout rooms called “MushRooms” that explore all that fungi has to offer.

I’ve mentioned the beautiful documentary Fantastic Fungi many times, have you seen it on Netflix? I’ve learned so much about the benefits of mushrooms I never knew before. I can’t wait to attend this Summit to learn more. 

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It’s the Power of Mushrooms!  đźŤ„

Join me HERE for FREE portion of Summit.

If you’re not able to attend, get
VIP Premium access 30% discount
usually $149, now $99
for recordings. 

Click HERE!

“May the Spores Be With You!” đźŤ„

Enjoy, see you online!  

P.S. I’m working on two Youtube videos to celebrate National Mushroom Day:

  1. An interview with Miami mushroom grower, Magic City Fungi and see first hand how Lion’s Mane is grown.
  2. How to cook Lion’s Mane in a simple stir fry, perfect for vegans, vegetarians. 

Fast, Easy Assam Prawns in a wok! ONLY 3 ingredients

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My mom’s delicious Malaysian Assam Prawns in a wok is fast and easy. I’m sharing her SECRETS and SIMPLIFYING the dish for maximum flavor with minimum work.  Just 3 ingredients, 10 minutes and you’re done! Assam Prawns is a Nyona dish (the best of Chinese and Malaysian food, also known as Peranakan).

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I think my mom would be happy to see me sharing her Malaysian dishes with you.

You can catch my 5 minute Assam Prawns on Youtube HERE.

I would love if you drop a comment there.
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Do you know assam or tamarind (same thing)? It’s a slightly sour fruit pulp. The sourness is what makes a dish so appetizing. It’s used in many Malaysian and Nyona dishes like Tamarind Pork Rib Curry. It’s another of mom’s dishes that my family loved. I’ll be sharing blog and video soon. 

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I explain in the video which assam pulp to get so you don’t make a mistake like I did!

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The wild caught jumbo prawns were perfectly seared in my cast iron wok and flavored with the 3 ingredient Assam Sauce. You can also make in your cast iron skillet!  10 minutes from start to finish, DONE!

Note: Please no nonstick woks or pans because it cannot handle high heat. 

You’ll find helpful tips in the video to make this Assam Prawns. It will become your favorite Weeknight Dinner the whole family will crave!  

I’ve provided links for hard to find ingredients below. 

Drop me a comment below what you think about Assam Prawns. And use the share buttons at the top to tell friends who you think might enjoy this dish.

More dishes that would go well with Assam Prawns…

Pineapple Fried Rice

Pineapple Fried Rice, click here.

Cucumber, Tomato Pickles, click here.

As always, I’m here to share simple, delicious ways to keep you healthy, happy and have fun cooking together with your family. 

I’m waiting for wok supplies to start reshipping my Wok Star Kit, please click CONTACT in menu bar to send your email so we can let you know when woks become available. Hopefully SOON!

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Similar Tools I used in this video:
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Wide bowls: https://amzn.to/2XjsJaW

Seasonings:
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Tamarind Pulp: https://amzn.to/3CKRdsF
Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce: https://amzn.to/3CKRdsF
San-J tamari: https://amzn.to/3CKRdsF

Crispy Skin Roast Duck Lettuce Wrap, a Perfect Party Appetizer

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This Crispy Skin Roast Duck Lettuce Wrap is a Perfect Party Appetizer!  It’s an explosion of flavors, textures and colors in every bite. Best part? You can make most of it ahead so you can spend more time with your guests. I guarantee your guests will beg to learn how to make this.

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WATCH 2 minute video on my Youtube channel HERE!

It will give you a quick overview.
I provided Time Codes so you can jump straight to a section.
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I was inspired to make this Crispy Skin Roast Duck Lettuce Wrap after a recent visit to an upscale Asian Restaurant in Miami. It was such a disappointing experience on 3 counts: the duck was over sauced so you couldn’t even taste the duck; the sauce dripped onto a flimsy lettuce leaf; the lettuce leaf was so small, it couldn’t “wrap” over the duck. 

A messy experience but it motivated me to make my own version.  I’m so happy you’ll able to avoid those mistakes when you make your own Crispy Skin Roast Duck Lettuce Wrap. 

I had a quarter of a frozen Chinese Roast Duck in the freezer and that’s what gave me the idea to crisp up the duck skin separately in my wok.

Ingredients and Dishes You’ll Need…Enough for 4

Presentation
Have fun expressing your personal flair with a spectacular platter. Romaine or Ice Berg Lettuce are best. Put nuts in bowl with wood spoon. Use what you like but chop small, mine were peanuts.

Roast Duck
Use a bigger bowl for the duck and vegetables. 
Buy ready cooked duck from Maple Leaf Farms (not sponsored) or one of those extremely succulent hanging roast duck from an Asian market or restaurant. 

Duck Preparations
Shred the duck meat. Keep the duck bones for making broth. Separate the duck skin and slice into strips.

Vegetables
Cube crunchy veggies like multi colored bell peppers, chayote or jicama or both, chopped scallions, garlic and ginger. 

Dash of San-J Tamari and Medium Drinking Sherry are all that’s needed to season the vegetables and duck.

Hoisin Sauce Dip (see links below) 
Combine these really well in your small serving bowl with a wood spoon…
1/2 jar of Koon Chun Hoisin Sauce
Dash of Sesame Oil
Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce to taste
Half lime juice 

Fry Duck Skin
NOTE: please don’t use non stick pans, they are not safe for high heat cooking.

Use a cast iron wok or stainless steel pan on medium heat. No oil is needed. Add in all the duck skin. Keep moving them around with spatula, otherwise they’ll burn. 

Crispy Duck Skin is DONE!
Scoop out duck fat into a glass bowl, leaving about a tablespoon in the wok for frying the vegetables.

Fry Vegetables and Duck
Heat the duck fat till shimmering
Add in garlic and ginger
Add all the vegetables in
Add shredded duck
Add dash of San-J tamari and medium drinking sherry

Guest Plates
Round up some long plates for guests to make their own lettuce wrap. 

Now for the fun part, showing your guests how to eat this Crispy Skin Roast Duck Lettuce Wrap! 

Slather Hoisin Sauce along length of Romain Lettuce Leaf, then add the duck and vegetables, sprinkle a few peanuts and top with crispy duck skin. Close one end to prevent the filling from falling out.

WOW, DE-LIGHT-FUL!

WATCH 2 minute video on my Youtube channel HERE!

P.S. I make a signature Rainbow Lettuce Wrap with ground turkey in my cooking classes and it’s always a big hit.

Check it out HERE!

As always, I want to encourage you to Cook Like a Wok Star! This means putting your creative spin on it, using ingredients on hand, not worry so much about exact measurements BUT keep tasting so you can adjust flavors to suit your taste buds and make your dish full of FLAVOR, TEXTURE and COLOR. 

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You’ll find wonderful utensils and seasonings that help you Cook Like a Wok Star!  You’ll cook faster, get creative and your food will taste amazing! Your price is not affected by these links and I will get a teeny commission, yippee. This will help maintain my blog as I do not post advertising that make your head spin.

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Small wood serving spoons: https://amzn.to/3yPjg7N

Seasonings:

San-J Tamari, best tasting soy sauce, NO MSG, Non GMO, GF, wheat free: https://amzn.to/3h21wQt
Koon Chun Brown Bean Sauce: https://amzn.to/2WUawk5
Sesame Oil: https://amzn.to/3zKJbyG
Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce: https://amzn.to/3hjngaX