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We’re the Leung family—Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin—four cooks sharing our home-cooked and restaurant-style recipes.

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  • Sesame Chicken

    Sesame Chicken

    Sesame chicken is one of the most popular dishes on the menu at any Chinese takeout restaurant or buffet. Deep-fried boneless chicken coated in a savory sweet sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds? It’s a favorite here in America. …

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  • Toum Recipe (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) 

    Toum Recipe (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) 

    We are all obsessed with this Toum, or Lebanese garlic sauce. It is spectacularly garlicky, creamy, and a little bit tangy thanks to lemon juice. It’s absolutely addictive with lamb chops, salmon, chicken, potatoes, and is one of those sauces…

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  • Grilled Lamb Chops

    Grilled Lamb Chops

    Consider this your new go-to marinade for grilled lamb chops. While our choice of spices borrows from Sichuan and Northern Chinese flavors, they have a chameleon-like quality and don’t read “Chinese” at all. They just season the lamb so well,…

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Bill’s parents ran a Chinese restaurant, so you know these recipes are legit. We’ve got everything from lo mein and fried rice to retro Chinese American restaurant dishes!



People always ask us which recipe they should start with. Here are our picks. Which family member’s favorites align with yours?

Cantonese Steamed Fish with Ginger, Scallions, and Cilantro

Bill’s Pick

Pork and Chive Dumplings

Judy’s Pick

Dumpling Sauce, by thewoksoflife.com

Sarah’s Pick

Mapo Tofu, thewoksoflife.com

Kaitlin’s Pick

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