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Penne Alla Vodka with Crispy Sausage
Updated:View Post: Penne Alla Vodka with Crispy SausagePenne alla vodka is a creamy pasta dish made with vodka, tomatoes, and usually heavy cream. It isn’t quite everyone’s favorite pasta dish, but it’s pretty darn close. It’s certainly one of my all-time favorites. You just can’t go wrong…
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How to Make Sticky Rice (Foolproof Method!)
Updated:View Post: How to Make Sticky Rice (Foolproof Method!)Sticky rice is a versatile ingredient used in many forms of Asian cooking. In addition to many savory dishes you may be familiar with, like zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) or shumai, sticky rice (also called sweet rice or glutinous rice)…
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Mexican Rice
Updated:View Post: Mexican RiceMexican rice is the anchor of many excellent Mexican spreads, and having recently posted our recipe for Chiles Rellenos, I’m back with the perfect Mexican rice to go alongside. I’m a big believer in the accoutrements that come with food—the…
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Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)
Updated:View Post: Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)Growing up in the Catskills, the first time I saw this Chinese BBQ pork, or char siu, was at the Holiday Inn of all places. My father, the hotel restaurant’s head chef at the time, used a closely guarded recipe…
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Chiles Rellenos
Updated:View Post: Chiles RellenosI have no idea why, but my mom has been HOUNDING me to make Chiles Rellenos for a long time now. There’s something about those fried cheesy stuffed peppers served with fresh salsa that she loves, so she roped me…
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Hot and Sour Soup
Updated:View Post: Hot and Sour SoupOur hot and sour soup recipe comes from our family’s Chinese restaurant, and it’s the best version that this family of Chinese food bloggers has had! Don’t take it from us, though. Just read the comments and reviews! Hot &…
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1 Week in Yellowstone & Grand Teton: Our Trip & Advice!
Updated:View Post: 1 Week in Yellowstone & Grand Teton: Our Trip & Advice!Interrupting our regular noodle and dumpling recipe onslaught with another Woks of Life camping /road trip! In this edition: two of America’s most iconic national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Kaitlin and I took this trip last September with our…
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Easy Shortcut Scallion Pancakes
Updated:View Post: Easy Shortcut Scallion PancakesIf it were up to me, I would give this scallion pancake recipe a more descriptive name. Something along the lines of… “Ridiculously-Easy-Delicious-And-Crispy Scallion Pancakes.” Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but that was literally my first thought when I…
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Japchae: Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry
Updated:View Post: Japchae: Korean Glass Noodle Stir FrySeasoned simply with soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar, japchae is a noodle dish perfect for a light lunch or dinner–i.e., when you want something satisfying but not too heavy, and/or are tired of an endless parade of salads. In…
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Matzo Ball Soup
Updated:View Post: Matzo Ball SoupIt’s almost Passover, so naturally you’d expect your friendly neighborhood food blogging family at The Woks of Life to have a Matzo Ball Soup recipe ready for the occasion. Welllll…while we probably aren’t the first food blog you’d think of…
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Seafood Pan Fried Noodles
Updated:View Post: Seafood Pan Fried NoodlesSeafood Pan Fried Noodles is a favorite Cantonese dish we enjoyed at Sunday dim sum growing up. Also called Seafood Chow Mein on some Chinese menus, it’s a cornerstone dish my sisters and parents loved. After our first round of…
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Baked Whole Chicken with Vegetables
Updated:View Post: Baked Whole Chicken with VegetablesBaked whole chicken with vegetables is a meal prep miracle. Roasting a chicken on top of a bed of vegetables not only makes for a one-pan meal (chicken, veggies, potatoes, oh my!), it also allows the vegetables to soak up…
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Chicken Egg Foo Young
Updated:View Post: Chicken Egg Foo YoungEgg Foo Young is a classic––some might say retro––takeout dish that was transformed when Chinese chefs brought the dish to the US. I have to admit, I’m not sure what the original dish looked like or tasted like in Asia,…
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Chinese Ginger Tea with Red Dates
Updated:View Post: Chinese Ginger Tea with Red DatesI’ve watched plenty of Chinese TV dramas to know that this Chinese Ginger Tea with Dates (姜茶 – jiang cha or 姜汤 – jiang tang in Chinese), is a much relied-upon home remedy for a cold! Every time a main…
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Simple Wonton Soup
Updated:View Post: Simple Wonton SoupBreakfast, lunch, or dinner, I’m always happy with a bowl of this wonton soup. Wonton Soup is something that seems familiar to a lot of us. Take the wonton soup from your local takeout place—or the most dipped-into pot in…
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How to See Istanbul In One Day
Updated:View Post: How to See Istanbul In One DayIf you’re contemplating a one-day layover in Istanbul, or thinking about how to see (at least some of) Istanbul in one day, three things: 1. Yes, it’s possible. In fact, it’s awesome. 2. Don’t even think about wearing flip-flops, flats,…
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The Best Lo Mein Recipes
Updated:View Post: The Best Lo Mein RecipesWhen it comes to finding the best lo mein recipe, we know better than anyone that it can be tough to replicate the carton of lo mein that your favorite greasy takeout spot is slinging. But we’re pretty sure that…
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Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls (Shrimp Cheung Fun or “Ha Cheung”)
Updated:View Post: Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls (Shrimp Cheung Fun or “Ha Cheung”)No exaggeration, having finished this Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll recipe or xiā cháng fěn in Mandarin (虾肠粉), I feel like I just finished a triathlon lasting many years, except all the pedaling (with whisks), running (around the stove) and swimming…
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