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Homemade Multigrain English Muffins
Updated:View Post: Homemade Multigrain English MuffinsHomemade multigrain english muffins, hot right off the griddle are a real treat to have for weekend breakfast or a Sunday brunch. Our family has been eating my Homemade Multigrain Bread for a long time now. I make two loaves…
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Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans
Updated:View Post: Sichuan Dry Fried Green BeansSichuan Dry Fried Green Beans are a very popular dish both in China and here in the US, as Sichuan cuisine becomes more prevalent. This dish is also known as Szechuan dry-fried green beans of Chinese stir-fried green beans but…
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The Cuban Sandwich Recipe
Updated:View Post: The Cuban Sandwich RecipeCuban sandwiches have become a favorite everywhere these days, from bodegas, to diners, to high end restaurants. The first time I had a Cuban sandwich was in Union City, NJ, where the population is over 80% hispanic. You can find…
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Tostones with Tomato Salsa
Updated:View Post: Tostones with Tomato SalsaTostones is a classic across Latin America and definitely a favorite of ours at The Woks of Life. These days, some takeout Chinese restaurants are actually serving up fried plantains on their menus. They’ll slice the plantains, freeze them in single portions, and…
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Dan Dan Noodles
Updated:View Post: Dan Dan NoodlesBefore we start, let me clarify something. I don’t pretend to know how to make every dish China has to offer. It’s a big country! But when I make up my mind to learn how to make a dish (usually…
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Easiest Pork and Cabbage Potstickers Recipe Ever
Updated:View Post: Easiest Pork and Cabbage Potstickers Recipe EverPork Potstickers are always a favorite, but they can sometimes be a pain to make—all those folds can be difficult to get a hang of if you’ve never done it before. That’s why we’re posting this easy potsticker recipe—the lazy…
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Five Spice Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Updated:View Post: Five Spice Fried Chicken DrumsticksWhenever we visit my grandparents in Queens, it’s all about where to go for lunch. Soup dumplings at Nan Xiang Dumpling House, Malaysian curry noodle soup at the hole-in-the-wall place I can’t actually remember the name of, cumin lamb noodles…
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Cantonese Wonton Noodle Soup
Updated:View Post: Cantonese Wonton Noodle SoupCantonese Wonton Noodle Soup is such a basic, no-brainer bowl of noodles that you’ll find at most Cantonese restaurants. But if you’re not near a Chinatown or Cantonese place, you’ll definitely want to give it a try at home. It’s so…
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Quick Blackberry Apple Tart
Updated:View Post: Quick Blackberry Apple TartWith this blackberry apple tart, I laugh in the face of seasonal-food-enthusiasts! Funny story. I was walking around the other day, and came upon a street stand selling blackberries at $1.50/box. How could I refuse? …I need funnier stories. But a…
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Apple Cider Pancakes
Updated:View Post: Apple Cider PancakesFluffy apple cider pancakes make a fall weekend just that much better. Last weekend, we went apple picking, with the colors of fall in full effect. It’s already a bit late in the season to be picking apples, but there were…
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Spicy Black Bean Twice Cooked Potatoes
Updated:View Post: Spicy Black Bean Twice Cooked PotatoesFall is a great season for comfort food, and potatoes are definitely comfort food. So what recipe could I do with potatoes that hadn’t been done before in the blogosphere? There’s a famous Chinese dish called Twice Cooked Pork, or 回锅肉(hui…
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Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup
Updated:View Post: Lanzhou Beef Noodle SoupIt’s obvious that China has no shortage of noodle dishes and Chinese noodle soup recipes. More than you’ve probably ever heard or dreamt of. The variety is as expansive as China’s geography, and EVERYTHING is delicious. But among the many noodle…
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Chinese Pastry Roast Pork Puffs
Updated:View Post: Chinese Pastry Roast Pork PuffsThis one has been on our hit list for a while now. A dim sum classic, the restaurant version of which probably contains copious amounts of lard, these Chinese Roast Pork Puffs are definitely an I-don’t-really-want-to-think-about-what-I’m-eating-right-now-because-it-tastes-so-awesome-but-I’ll-probably-have-to-spend-three-hours-on-a-stairmaster kind of food. Somehow, the…
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Clementine Cakes
Updated:View Post: Clementine CakesHello citrus season! Adorably tiny clementines are back in grocery stores again, and it’s time to celebrate with adorably tiny desserts! To make these, I basically took a pound cake batter, added orange liqueur, citrus zest, and clementine juice, and made a citrus glaze…
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Lemon Soy Roasted Branzino
Updated:View Post: Lemon Soy Roasted BranzinoSo I’m probably the LAST person on earth who would endorse a dish involving a whole fish. But here I am. Doin’ it. You may not know this about me, but I was once a long-time shunner of any and all…
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Pan-fried Honey Hoisin Noodles
Updated:View Post: Pan-fried Honey Hoisin NoodlesA while ago, we posted a traditional yet versatile Cantonese Soy Sauce Pan Fried Noodle recipe, and we’ve since seen how people have made that recipe their own by adding whatever ingredients they happened to have on hand. It’s always great…
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The Morning Glory Breakfast Sandwich
Updated:View Post: The Morning Glory Breakfast SandwichI can guarantee the following: if you carefully follow the instructions below and do everything I tell you to do in this post, this sandwich will take its place among the best you’ve ever had in your life. It will…
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Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
Updated:View Post: Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille SausageWhen my roommate and I come back to school after summer’s over, we always have an initial outpouring of crazy stories and funny things that we saw and did while we were away, and this September was no different. It’s…
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