CCSF Women's Resource Center

Hi Everyone! My name is Phan To and I am a staff member at the Women’s Resource Center.  Due to COVID-19, everything has been taken online.  But this will give me the opportunity to share some of my favorite dishes!  I love to cook and eat at home because cooking allows me to choose what I want that goes into the dish. I also get to choose the quality of the ingredients, and I can modify it to my taste preference.   I can also feed my family and friends which I love. For me, cooking is a way for me to de-stress from work.   (Chinese fish and vegetables soup) Ingredient: 8-10 people 3” piece peeled ginger (10 -12 slices) 5 tsp cornstarch 3 Large egg white (optional) 2 cups rice wine (optional) 3 tsp salt 4-5 tsp hold Sichuan peppercorns 2 tsp ground white pepper 3 lbs skinless boneless white fish fillet ( red snapper, flounder, pollock, or cod) 2 cups bean sprouts 10-12 garlic cloves ( chopped garlic into very small pieces) 6 celery stalks (cut into 3” long)...

  Before quarantine started, taking care of my baby brother wasn't as hard. We were thinking of places to take him as he grew older so he could explore the world. Before March, we didn't take him out as much because he was still very little. When we would take him out it was normally just on walk to the grocery store. We barely took him on drives. Then Covid-19 started to get worse and worse as cases went up and we were to shelter-in-place. Taking care of a baby is never easy in general. They can get fussy a lot. Sometimes it can get super overwhelming when you don't know what's wrong and if you've checked their diapers, have fed them etc. At the start of quarantine, our mom was still on maternity leave so we would take turns on who was with him while the other would just clean or take a break. Occasionally we'd go to the store because he would get really bored at home and he'd be calm while on a walk. On the upside of this quarantine, everyday he learns som...