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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk Tart
Updated:View Post: Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk TartWe’ve partnered with Vitamix to create this Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk Tart recipe. Enjoy! Everyone has their favorite pie or tart, and one that I LOVE but almost *never* eat is chocolate pudding pie. I remember in my younger…
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Squid Stir-Fry with Pickled Mustard Greens
Updated:View Post: Squid Stir-Fry with Pickled Mustard GreensSquid stir-fry with Pickled Mustard Greens is a classic rice plate meal that you can find at Cantonese comfort food restaurants in your local Chinatown. If you walk into a place where the majority of the patrons are speaking Cantonese,…
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San Xian Wontons (Shrimp, Pork & Chicken Wontons)
Updated:View Post: San Xian Wontons (Shrimp, Pork & Chicken Wontons)The name, San Xian Wontons (三鲜馄饨) is hard to translate. Roughly, I guess one could translate it to, “Triple Delight Wontons,” because the filling contains three proteins—shrimp, pork, and chicken. Just don’t let the name fool you into thinking this…
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Whole Wheat Dumpling Wrappers
Updated:View Post: Whole Wheat Dumpling WrappersWhole wheat dumpling wrappers are a healthier alternative to regular white wrappers. This recipe includes instructions for the wrappers only, but check out the post for links to our other dumpling recipes to make the whatever filling you like! Experimenting…
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Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Lo Mein
Updated:View Post: Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Lo MeinWe’re over the hump of Thanksgiving! Congratulations. You’ve made it past the turkey anxiety, the stuffing recipe selection that may or may not have escalated to existential crisis, the crossroads that is homemade or canned cranberry sauce, and of course,…
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Roasted Root Vegetables with a Miso Glaze
Updated:View Post: Roasted Root Vegetables with a Miso GlazeThese miso glazed roasted root vegetables have become a new fall staple in our house. This vegetable side dish takes one of my favorite ways to prepare any and all root vegetables—roasting. It packs on the flavor with the addition…
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Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Scallions
Updated:View Post: Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with ScallionsWhen Thanksgiving rolls around, it can sometimes seem like in the midst of all the sides and pies and turkey roasting times that the humble mashed potato gets forgotten. In my personal experience, this is always the case. Mashed potatoes are…
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Sticky Rice Stuffing (Can Also Be Made Gluten-Free!)
Updated:View Post: Sticky Rice Stuffing (Can Also Be Made Gluten-Free!)Sticky Rice Stuffing. It’s gonna be all the rage this Thanksgiving. For any adventurous Thanksgiving cooks who want to try something other than a traditional bread stuffing or dressing this year, this is the recipe for you. A Family Recipe…
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Five Spice Roast Turkey with Giblet Onion Gravy
Updated:View Post: Five Spice Roast Turkey with Giblet Onion GravyIt’s that time of year again, guys. Thanksgiving, my FAVORITE holiday of the year, is in just 12 days and counting, and I’m ready to talk turkey. Five spice roast turkey, to be exact. A Surprisingly Traditional Non-traditional Turkey Recipe…
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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Updated:View Post: Pumpkin Dinner RollsIt’s almost Thanksgiving! This is one of my favorite holidays, simply because families across the country gather together to eat the same meal. If you’re like us, you’ve started thinking about what you’ll serve to your guests for Thanksgiving dinner,…
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Crispy Hasselback Potatoes with Spicy Bacon Scallion Relish
Updated:View Post: Crispy Hasselback Potatoes with Spicy Bacon Scallion RelishHumanity has conjured many different ways to cook a potato. Boiled, Baked, Mashed, Roasted, Fried. All pretty familiar everyday potato preparations! But these hasselback potatoes… These are different. A Hasselback Version of a Xi’An Potato Dish I was late to…
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Roasted Lemongrass Chicken Thighs
Updated:View Post: Roasted Lemongrass Chicken ThighsRoasted lemongrass chicken thighs are one of my all-time favorite easy one-pan chicken dishes. Another 10-ingredient wonder, this lemongrass chicken goes great with summer rolls, a crunchy salad, or just some steamed rice and veggies. Why I Love This Recipe…
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Seafood Congee (海鲜粥)
Updated:View Post: Seafood Congee (海鲜粥)Lately, I’ve been rethinking a common Chinese staple: porridge, aka “congee,” “粥 (zhou),” or “稀饭 (xi-fan).” In China, Northerners like it plain (白粥), but Southerners like plenty of additional flavor. Some of our family’s favorites (mostly from Bill’s Cantonese side…
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Swirled Pumpkin Brownies
Updated:View Post: Swirled Pumpkin BrowniesHappy Halloween! It’s time for pumpkin brownies. The Perfect Fall Dessert Though, I have to say, if you’re like me, you’re not the biggest fan of Halloween. This past summer, I went into total fangirl mode at the Wizarding World…
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Sweet Potato Gnocchi Bake with Bacon and Sage
Updated:View Post: Sweet Potato Gnocchi Bake with Bacon and SageWith fall comes hibernation season—the huge sweaters, fuzzy blankets, hot cups of tea, and deliciously cheesy, savory deliciousness that one craves when the air outside is chilly. A surprisingly easy fall dish to make is sweet potato gnocchi—the gnocchi only…
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Red Curry Butter Croutons
Updated:View Post: Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Red Curry Butter CroutonsWe’ve partnered with Vitamix to create this Curried Butternut Squash Soup recipe. Enjoy! When the cold weather strikes, there’s nothing like a hot bowl of soup to make you feel all warm and cozy. Growing up, “soup” to us meant one of…
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Steamed Eggplant, Hunan Style
Updated:View Post: Steamed Eggplant, Hunan StyleIf you like eggplant, it can sometimes be tricky to find recipes that go beyond the standard fare. This Hunan Steamed Eggplant is a nice change over the usual, especially if you’re looking for a spicy dish with strong flavors.…
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Bacon & Scallion Egg Noodle Stir-fry
Updated:View Post: Bacon & Scallion Egg Noodle Stir-fryI will fabricate any excuse to put bacon in recipes, as many of you well know (see: my bacon-wrapped pork chop sticky rice bake, my leftover Thanksgiving turkey ramen with chopped bacon on top, the totally gratuitous addition of bacon…
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