German Lam, chef, owner and founder of Glam Foods, LLC, has a passion for healthy cooking and suggestions for how to help your kids to not only eat healthy but, to help you encorporate Asian and American foods together for dishes everyone will enjoy!

Enjoy watching these simple videos!
 

http://how2heroes.com/videos/soups-sauces/pho-seafood-with-buckwheat

http://how2heroes.com/videos/soups-sauces/vegetable-stock

A Glam article for you to view and share with your families on this simple healthy dishes for kids:

http://www.dailycandy.com/kids/boston/

Egg Drop Soup  

Ingredients:
1 egg
2 ½ Cups Chicken Broth
1 Tbsp. Corn starch mixed with 1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. finely chopped tops of green onions
Pinch of white pepper
Dash of sesame oil

Directions:
* In a small bowl, beat egg slightly; set aside.
* Bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat.
* Add corn starch mixture to the broth stirring until it comes to a boil again.
* Reduce heat to medium-low.
* Hold bowl with beaten egg about 12 to 15” above the pan and slowly pour egg  into the pan while stirring in one direction.
* Remove pan from heat after egg is poured.
* Sprinkle soup with green onion, pepper and sesame oil.

Dumplings

[serves 4 people)

Ingredients:
Dumpling skin (you will need 1 or 2 packages depending on how big you want your dumplings)
($1/package in Chinatown)
1lb ground meat; either beef, chicken or pork
1 Scallion stalk, minced
1 tsp (or less) ginger, minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt (more if you like)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together
Add any vegetable (traditionally Chinese Cabbage is used), zucchini or squash are 2 good options.  You will use 1 or 2 vegetables for this recipe.
  -cut into small pieces or use food processor for vegetables you will add
squeeze excess water out of vegetables
Mash together  for 2 minutes

Wet dumpling skin before putting the mixture inside
(wet one side using a papertowel)

Lay dumpling skin flat
Place 1 large tbsp. on skin and fold
Fold the skin up and pinch the sides together

Boil dumplings in large pot (places dumplings in bottom and fill with water)
-stir the dumplings with chopsticks or wooden spoon
-let boil until dumplings pop up to the top (1x)
-drop in a cup of cold water
-let boil again until dumplings pop up to the top (2x)
-drop in a cup of cold water
-let boil again until dumplings pop up to the top (3x)

Your dumplings are now ready to be eaten!

Chinese Moon Cakes

Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup salted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup jam (traditionally
red bean paste is used so if you want a more authentic
version, you can use a can of red bean paste instead of
the jam).

Directions:
 1.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
 2.  Combine the butter, sugar and 1 egg yolk and stir.
 3.  Mix in the flour.
 4.  Form the dough into one large ball and wrap it in
     plastic wrap.
 5.  Refrigerate dough for half an hour.
 6.  Unwrap the chilled dough and form small balls in the
     palms of your hand.
 7.  Make a hole with your thumb in the center of each
     mooncake and fill with about half a teaspoon of jam.
 8.  Brush each cake with the other beaten egg yolk and place on a cookie sheet.
(Can skip the brushing step)
 9.  Bake for about 20 minutes or just until the outside edges are slightly brown
 10. Makes 24

Congi

(about 3 servings for small child)

Ingredients:
½ cup of white rice
beans or meat or vegetables cut into very small pieces or mashed

Directions:
Cook on stove in medium saucepan
Fill pan with 2 cups of water
Add rice
Cook for about 5 minutes on HIGH heat, turn down to simmer for 45 minutes
After 20 minutes of cooking rice add your bean, meat or vegetables
Cook for the rest of the time; before eating