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Grilled Ribeye With Soy Butter Glaze
Updated:View Post: Grilled Ribeye With Soy Butter GlazeGrowing up, whenever my parents cooked steak, we always ate it the same way–with soy sauce and white rice. No bells and whistles, just a medium rare steak with some soy sauce drizzled over the top, straight from the bottle.…
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Chinese Walnut Cookies
Updated:View Post: Chinese Walnut CookiesBased on mixed results from readers, we re-tested and updated this Chinese walnut cookies recipe to include more precise measurements including weights in grams! When you’re young, it can sometimes seem like the world revolves around those sweet treats that…
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Shrimp Tacos w/ Grilled Mango & Mint Guacamole
Updated:View Post: Shrimp Tacos w/ Grilled Mango & Mint GuacamoleThe grill-fest continues on The Woks of Life! A little behind-the-scenes insight for those who wonder how we manage to publish recipes each week… Now that we’re all back in the US, about twice per month, we’ll all get together…
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Barley, Our Goldendoodle Growing Up
Updated:View Post: Barley, Our Goldendoodle Growing UpIt’s been a while since we last posted a Barley the Goldendoodle update, so to make up for it, we’ve got a massive Barley post for ya’ll today. Since she insisted on practically doubling in size every week, here’s a…
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Coconut Buns (Chinese Cocktail Buns)
Updated:View Post: Coconut Buns (Chinese Cocktail Buns)The Chinese bakery rampage continues, as we tackle traditional cocktail buns (also called or chicken tail buns, or gai mei bao) on the blog today. At every single large family gathering on my dad’s Cantonese side, someone would inevitably bring a…
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Shrimp Pad Thai
Updated:View Post: Shrimp Pad ThaiWe probably don’t need to really explain why we decided to post a Shrimp pad Thai recipe. As a common street food in Thailand and one of the most popular Thai dishes internationally, pad Thai is incredibly popular wherever people enjoy…
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Beef with Bitter Melon
Updated:View Post: Beef with Bitter MelonOkay, I am not under any illusions about this beef with bitter melon stir-fry. Bitter melon recipes aren’t for everyone, and the name alone is enough to have some people running in the opposite direction! But some people love it (I am…
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Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Updated:View Post: Salt and Pepper ShrimpSalt and pepper shrimp is a dish in the same family as Salt and Pepper Pork Chops and Salt and Pepper Squid; they are all crowd pleasers. Crispy, salty, slightly spicy…what’s not to like? You’re definitely going to get a…
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Three-Ingredient Grilled Chicken Wings
Updated:View Post: Three-Ingredient Grilled Chicken WingsThere are a few surefire signs of summer now that we’re back at home in the good old US of A. First, the parentals go into gardening, planting, lawn-mowing overdrive. (I personally don’t understand why the grass needs to be trimmed…
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BBQ Char Siu Roast Pork on the Grill
Updated:View Post: BBQ Char Siu Roast Pork on the GrillNow that it’s officially summer, you’re probably hunting for something good to slap on the grill. If you’re looking for something a little bit different to put over those hot coals this 4th of July (or any other summer day…
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Bubble Tea Recipe
Updated:View Post: Bubble Tea RecipeChinese Bubble tea is one of those things that was a distinct part of my childhood. I remember the very first time I had a strawberry smoothie with chewy “bubbles,” or tapioca pearls and that awesome fat straw (my tiny…
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Cold Noodles with Shredded Chicken
Updated:View Post: Cold Noodles with Shredded ChickenCold noodles with shredded chicken, or 鸡丝凉面, is a Sichuan dish, but it’s extremely popular across China as a tasty and cooling street food during hot summer months. Cold noodle dishes in general are quite popular in China. Many restaurants have their…
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Shrimp Étouffée
Updated:View Post: Shrimp ÉtoufféeShrimp étouffée is a classic Cajun favorite that one must have when visiting Louisiana. It’s made with fresh Gulf shrimp, the Cajun holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, and a decadent flour and butter roux. We were recently…
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Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow)
Updated:View Post: Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow)Thai basil beef (aka pad graw prow). The dish I order almost every time I set foot in a Thai restaurant, and one of my favorite things to cook at home. While we’ve posted a recipe for Thai Basil Chicken in the…
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Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)
Updated:View Post: Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)I don’t think there’s any debate on this issue. Lu rou fan (滷肉饭) is one of THE most beloved Taiwanese comfort foods. Second only perhaps to a piping bowl of beef noodle soup (and even then, a very close second). There…
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Chinese Stuffed Peppers
Updated:View Post: Chinese Stuffed PeppersChinese Stuffed Peppers are a popular Southern Chinese street food, but most commonly seen stateside on steaming dim sum carts. I remember when I was a kid, my mother would make this dish with green bell peppers from the garden,…
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40 Garlic Chicken with an Asian Twist
Updated:View Post: 40 Garlic Chicken with an Asian Twist40 Garlic Chicken––or more fancy-like…Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic––is a classic French dish that yes, does involve adding a mind boggling amount of garlic to one chicken dish. The first time I tried it, however, I was surprised at how…not all…
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Key Lime Tart
Updated:View Post: Key Lime TartA Key West icon and delicious dessert, Key Lime Pie was the ONE thing we sought out when we were driving through Key West on our recent road trip, and we sampled multiple versions, a couple of which were standouts (more on…
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