The first time I had Sukiyaki, I was living and working in Beijing. One of the things I miss the most about living there was the work lunches near my office in Sanlitun, an area filled with great restaurants and shopping. In China generally, lunchtime is serious business. There’s little concept of, “I was so […]
Starting a Food Blog or Website: Step By Step (And How The Woks of Life Got Started)
Hey Woks of Life readers! Today, we’re going to talk about a topic we’ve never really addressed here on the blog, and that is, how to start a food blog, or really how to start a website in general. June 2013. That’s when we started The Woks of Life, a food blog that has since […]
Chinese Pineapple Buns with Roast Pork Filling
These Chinese Pineapple Buns with Roast Pork Filling are a mashup of two Chinese bakery favorites: the char siu roast pork bun, and the crispy-topped, golden yellow “pineapple” bun. Their powers combined create a magical pastry concoction that aren’t long for this world once out of the oven. For readers who may not have grown […]
Instant Pot Braised Curry Beef
This Instant Pot Braised Curry Beef Is. Life. I haven’t been more excited about a recipe in a long time. Growing up, we would make regular trips into New York City for family gatherings––weddings, birthday parties, holidays, and dim sum brunches. It was always a food-centric affair, with meals at Chinese restaurants in either Chinatown […]
Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Sichuan Spices
Is there a more nostalgic kid food than chicken nuggets? Growing up, chicken nuggets (and their closely related cousins, chicken fingers) were my sister’s go-to order from the kid’s menu of any restaurant our family walked into. There’s something about that crispy breading and tender, juicy chicken that takes us back to age 9, Nickelodeon […]
Grilled Peach Crisps with Yogurt
Peach season is in full swing here in Jersey, and while Georgia may have the whole peach thing on lock, our Jersey peaches aren’t too shabby. A beautiful golden yellow on the inside, with that sweet, nectar-y peach flavor that tastes like August to me and my family. My mom has been buying huge boxes […]
Sha Cha Chicken: A 10-Minute Stir-fry
This Sha Cha Chicken recipe is another win for lazy cooks everywhere. Just 9 ingredients and 10 minutes are required to make this dish, but the results are no less impressive. In fact, you’ll be able to make a plate of sha cha chicken faster than your rice cooker can steam rice, so make sure […]
Mexico City Food: Eating Our Way Through CDMX
This post is about Mexico City. AKA Ciudad de Mexico––CDMX for short. More importantly, this post is about Mexico City FOOD. My sister and I were there earlier this summer along with my friend Zoe, and it was an explosion of markets, street food goodness, and $8 taco mountains. My first and only sojourn into […]
