This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake has all the moist, crumbly goodness of a coffee cake, with a sweet layer of soft, jammy apples that reminds me of apple pie. I think it’s safe to say that many of us have been stress baking a little bit lately. If you have a couple apples that have […]
Our Top Quick and Easy Noodle Soups
We’re back with more pantry recipe ideas to spice up life while we all stay at home. And bonus! They’re all soups! Soups with NOODLES. This roundup of our favorite quick and easy noodle soup recipes pack lots of flavor and warming goodness with minimal time and effort. Why Noodle Soups Are A Go-To Meal […]
Chicken Khao Soi (Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup)
With the craziness going on around us, we all need a little escape. Allow me to bring you the cooking equivalent of the best escapist TV––this Chicken Khao Soi recipe. Straight from the streets of Chiang Mai, Thailand! Plus, with restaurants closing amidst local efforts to enforce social distancing (it’s all takeout and delivery only […]
Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry (Vegan!)
This spicy king oyster mushroom stir-fry recipe has three things going for it. 1) It uses just 8 ingredients. 2) It’s incredibly tasty. And 3) It’s completely vegan! It’s one of those recipes that isn’t necessarily trying to be vegan/vegetarian. It is completely satisfying and delicious. Even if you’re not on a plant-based diet, you’ll […]
Homemade English Muffins
This homemade english muffin recipe will blow any store-bought English muffin out of the water, guaranteed. I started making English muffins at home when we were living in Beijing, and I couldn’t buy them locally. And you know what? Now that we’re all back in the U.S.A, and once again have the luxury of buying […]
How to Fold Wontons
Wontons will always have a very special place in my heart. Like dumplings, we grew up with a bag of frozen wontons always in the freezer, ready to become wonton soup (breakfast, lunch or dinner), spicy wontons (a tasty snack or appetizer), or even fried wontons (a crowd-pleasing party favorite). We’ve posted several wonton recipes […]
How to Cook Dumplings 3 Ways
Growing up, dumplings (jiǎozi, 餃子) were practically their own food group in our family. A bag of dumplings was always in the freezer, ready to become an after school snack, quick breakfast, party appetizer, or lazy weeknight dinner. In this post, we’ll talk about how to cook dumplings properly, with three methods: steaming, pan-frying, and […]
Vegan Mapo Tofu
Our Mapo Tofu recipe remains one of the most popular recipes we’ve posted on the blog to date. Indeed, mapo tofu is one of the most famous tofu recipes to have made it out of China. This spicy, delicious dish usually includes small amount of ground pork, but for this vegan version, we use chopped […]
