4 cloud bean Recipes

vegetable oil, chinese black mushrooms, dried black fungus (cloud ears), bamboo shoot, sliced, fresh water chestnuts, peeled and cut into quarters, carrot, peeled & julienned lengthwise, napa cabbage , torn into small pieces, vegetable broth or 1 cup chicken broth, rice noodles (bean thread, chinese vermicelli), firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, snow peas, fresh bean sprouts, soy sauce (low-sodium preferred ), cornstarch, cold water, sesame oil

dried lily buds (optional), dried black fungus (wood ear or cloud ear), dried shiitake mushrooms , stalks discarded, halved tofu , puffs (2 cm), vegetable oil, carrot, sliced diagonally thinly, stalks chinese celery or 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced diagonally, fresh ginger, finely grated, bean sprouts, oyster sauce, sesame oil

evenly sized apples (i used jonagold), white wine (i used a riesling, medium dry), vanilla bean, whole, sugar, juice and grated rind of 1 lemon, approx.) apricot jam, approx.) whipping cream, calvados