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Pork Belly with Pickled Mustard Greens (酸菜卤肉饭)
Updated:View Post: Pork Belly with Pickled Mustard Greens (酸菜卤肉饭)This Chinese braised Pork Belly with Pickled Mustard Greens (酸菜卤肉饭) is savory, tangy, and perfect over rice. This is the time of year to make it, so grab a package of sour pickled mustard greens, some pork belly, and warm…
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Our West Coast Cookbook Tour!
Updated:View Post: Our West Coast Cookbook Tour!Hi everyone, to kick off the Year of the Rabbit, we’re headed west! You asked, and we answered. After the first leg of our book tour, Sarah and I will be coming to Seattle, L.A., and the Bay Area from…
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Taro Rice (芋头焖饭)
Posted:View Post: Taro Rice (芋头焖饭)This Taro Rice recipe is a big bowl of comfort. I bet you won’t stop at just one bowl! Buttery taro cubes, seasoned rice, Chinese sausage, aromatic dried shrimp, and scallions make a delicious meal for any time of day. …
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Rice Cakes with Mixed Vegetables
Updated:View Post: Rice Cakes with Mixed VegetablesThis stir-fry of Chinese rice cakes with mixed vegetables is colorful, satisfying, and happens to be vegan and vegetarian. Rice cakes are called niángāo in Mandarin (or neen goh in Cantonese), which is a homonym for Chinese words that mean…
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Pan-fried Spring Rolls
Updated:View Post: Pan-fried Spring RollsMany of you have asked us over the years if pan-fried spring rolls are a thing. Well, while spring rolls are normally deep-fried, it is possible to pan-fry them! This is an easy way to cook fresh or frozen spring…
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Chinese Beef Dumplings
Updated:View Post: Chinese Beef DumplingsThese Northern Chinese style beef dumplings with scallions are super flavorful. They’re particularly good when you make your own wrappers and boil the dumplings, which allows you to really appreciate how juicy they are! Dumplings are a classic Chinese New…
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Lobster Cantonese
Updated:View Post: Lobster CantoneseLobster Cantonese has gone out of favor since my younger days growing up in the Catskills, but it is really delicious and deserves a comeback! Back in the day, when my father worked at Chinese American restaurants that served lobster…
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Our Dumpling Wrapper Recipe
Updated:View Post: Our Dumpling Wrapper RecipeLearn how to make homemade dumpling wrappers (AKA dumpling skins, or jiǎozi pí – 饺子皮) with this foolproof dumpling wrapper recipe. It’s easy to scale up or down, depending on how much filling you have—just use the sliding scale feature…
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Tomato Hot Pot Soup Base
Posted:View Post: Tomato Hot Pot Soup BaseIt’s officially hot pot season! If you’re looking for a homemade soup base, look no further than this tomato hot pot base recipe. It’s mild yet flavorful (for those who aren’t into spicy hot pots), light (for those who’d rather…
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Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤)
Updated:View Post: Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤)This Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤) is a common Chinese recipe for new moms who have just given birth. It is meant to replenish and warm the body, as well as promote lactation. We’re no doctors, but this soup…
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The Chinese Postpartum Diet
Updated:View Post: The Chinese Postpartum DietIn Chinese tradition, the postpartum diet is made up of foods that new moms can eat to replenish their body, boost circulation, and stimulate milk production. We’re not talking about “bouncing back” to lose weight after giving birth! This is…
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Harry Potter Studio Tour!
Updated:View Post: Harry Potter Studio Tour!The last part of my London adventure, after Oxford, is the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour at Leavesden! I’ve got details on how to get there, what to keep in mind on your visit, and what’s worth doing. As…
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Chinese Confinement After Childbirth (坐月子 – zuò yuèzi): What You Need to Know
Updated:View Post: Chinese Confinement After Childbirth (坐月子 – zuò yuèzi): What You Need to KnowA 30-day confinement after childbirth is a Chinese tradition that stretches back over two millennia (for C-section birth, it extends to 6 weeks). Known as zuò yuè zi (坐月子) in Mandarin, it’s a time when you’re meant to safeguard your…
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Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert Soup
Updated:View Post: Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert SoupThis taro sago (tapioca) dessert soup is a tasty and lightly sweet end to any Chinese meal. It’s also fairly simple to make, with just water and 8 other ingredients. It freezes well too, so you can make a big…
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Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs (咸蛋蒸肉饼)
Updated:View Post: Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs (咸蛋蒸肉饼)A Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs is classic Cantonese comfort food. My mom used to make it whenever she made a homemade batch of salted duck eggs, or if she could find uncooked ones at the market. Needless…
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Jasmine Shortbread Cookies
Updated:View Post: Jasmine Shortbread CookiesThese buttery jasmine shortbread cookies are subtly flavored with ground jasmine tea leaves, making them the perfect complement for a hot cup of tea on a cold winter day. Note: We partnered with Frontier Co-op to bring you this Jasmine Shortbread Cookie…
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Smoked Turkey Legs (Disney Copycat Recipe)
Updated:View Post: Smoked Turkey Legs (Disney Copycat Recipe)These Disney copycat smoked turkey legs have become a tradition in many of our readers’ households around the holidays since we published this recipe in July 2015. Originally developed by our aunt (my dad’s older sister), we’ve since updated it…
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Anchovy Fried Rice
Posted:View Post: Anchovy Fried RiceThis anchovy fried rice is a shortcut recipe for a Cantonese classic, Salted Fish Fried Rice. It’s a dish that we love, but it can be hard to find the right salted fish. Recently, we discovered that Italian anchovies packed…
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