Chinese Radish Cake aka Turnip or Daikon Cake

I have been missing from blogging for a couple of weeks now due to my cold/flu that is still lingering now, I can't wait until I am back to my normal health.  Every time I get really sick, I always appreciate it when I am healthy.  We always hear this saying - we take things, in this case - health for granted when we are well, and then realize what we are missing when we are sick.  Well, life goes on ...

In any case, here's a recipe for the radish/turnip/daikon cake.  For simplicity sake, I'll call it radish cake here.  It's typically served in Chinese dim sum in China, Hong Kong and overseas Chinatown restaurants.  This radish cake is also common in Chinese New Year celebration.  Like many Chinese food, there are symbols/meaning of certain food eaten at certain festivals, the same is true here but I forgot what why some Chinese eat the radish cake for New Year.  I will update this blog once I confirm it.  I try to make it once a year during Chinese New Year if I can.

It is usually cut into square-shaped slices and sometimes they are pan-fried before serving - to make the outside layer crunchy and soft on the inside.  This is a savory cake, nothing sweet about it.  It's delicious to dip it with a little hot sauce when it's ready to eat.

Zucchini with Scrambled Eggs

With leftover zucchini from the zucchini pie, I came up with this easy recipe for a quick dish.  It turned out to be surprisingly tasty and delicious, even my son liked it a lot.  It has both vegetables and protein in one dish in case you are in a hurry or have no time to cook fancy dish.

Zucchini Pie

This recipe is from my ex-colleague many years ago.  All of us wanted the recipe once we ate it at a gathering at her house.  She found it online - Raven Haven Bed & Breakfast in Mentone, Alabama (their specialty recipe).  I've made this pie countless times and it never fails to garner compliments from those who eat it, and some would asked for the recipe.  Most of all, it's super easy and fast to make with just a few ingredients.  All the ingredients combined gave a fragrant aroma in the air once it's baked that you can't wait to try it.  The texture is similar to quiche.  We've prepared this zucchini pie as a side dish to western/American food and it goes really well with steamed rice and Asian dishes, too.  For those of you who like spicy food, I find that Asian chili sauce surprisingly goes very well with this pie.