a culinary genealogy
Below, view all our posts in chronological order, starting with the most recent. To browse recipes by category, course, or collection, visit our Recipe Index. Also be sure to check out our How-To section and Chinese Ingredients Glossary.
It’s Kaitlin—I’m back with another adventure! Oxford is a beautiful city full of history and charm. Here’s a look at what we did during a quick two days in Oxford—during my trip to London. As promised in my review of a recent trip to London, Oxford is Part 2, with Part 3—the Harry Potter Studio
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Finally, we’ve found our family’s perfect Macaroni and Cheese! This mac and cheese is everything I want—it has a creamy cheese sauce, with delicious fall flavors that meld together perfectly: rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, and bay leaf. I know what you’re thinking. It’s the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NOW YOU POST THIS MAC & CHEESE?! NOW?!!
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Time for a bonus installment in our How to Grow Chinese Vegetables Series! Today, we’re talking about how to grow Daikon Radish, a tasty, mild, and sweet winter radish that we use a lot in our cooking. If you’re new to this series, check out our past posts on how to grow bok choy, napa
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I have these melt-in-your-mouth fluffy Chinese scrambled eggs with salted chilies (i.e. Hunan-style duò jiāo – 剁椒) at least 2 times a week if I’m on my own. I’ll eat it any time of day—breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In fact, everyone in my family knows I survive during the week largely off of a carton
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Today, we’re talking about a topic near and dear to our hearts: Chinatown. For generations of our family, the Chinatowns of New York City were a refuge—a place where cherished ingredients could be found, where family has gathered for weddings, birthdays, and babies’ first month celebrations, and where each visit is always intertwined with tradition.
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With Thanksgiving just a couple weeks away, we’re rounding up ALL of our family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes on the blog. Every year we try to update this post with new musings and recipes, so even if you are a longtime reader, read on! Thanksgiving: the super bowl of the food world Thanksgiving has become the
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Wor Wonton Soup isn’t something that we grew up with, but it’s a popular Chinese takeout specialty in many parts of the United States. It’s a wonton soup with lots of vegetables, sliced chicken, roast pork, and shrimp added, to make a full meal in one bowl. Our wor wonton soup recipe is particularly easy
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Saozi Mian is a noodle soup from Shaanxi province made with a wide variety of colorful ingredients. The soup itself is spicy, fragrant, and slightly sour. The combination of many textures make it uniquely satisfying. It’s a meal all in one bowl, with pork, noodles, mushrooms, potato, carrots, and bright green chives and scallions. Note:
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The day has at long last arrived! The Woks of Life Cookbook: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family is here! Last week, we had a journalist over at the house for dinner. We made a big meal of recipes from the book—tomato egg stir fry, hand-torn cabbage, and homestyle tofu—plus a
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Chicken egg rolls are something you hardly ever see in restaurants, as most egg rolls are made with pork. However, for those of you who don’t eat pork, or who just happen to have chicken on hand instead, this chicken egg roll recipe is for you! You can even be creative and mix and match
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I can’t believe we’re already at the fifth installment of our How to Grow Chinese Vegetables series! We’ll be talking about how to grow garlic chives, a Chinese perennial herb that’s perhaps one of the easiest things to grow in your garden. This series is a collaboration between us and Choy Division, a regenerative Asian produce
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Our cookbook, The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know & Love from a Chinese American Family, is almost here! In just ONE WEEK on November 1, it will hit bookshelves and start landing on your doorsteps if you pre-ordered! If you’re in the NYC area, we have some upcoming live cookbook events next week. Grab
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Bo Kho is a spicy and flavorful Vietnamese beef stew that makes for a pretty epic bowl of noodle soup. Maybe you’ve had your fill of pho or are looking for something a little different. Bho Kho with rice noodles is just the ticket. Note: This recipe was originally published in October 2017. Since then,
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Welcome to The Woks of Life guide on things to do in London! Fueled by a few trips to London over the years, this is NOT a local insider’s guide, but if you are a well-meaning, optimizing tourist, we hope you enjoy this post! International travel can be a little tricky as you decide where
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We’re slightly sheepish to say that we’re classic overachievers and wrote wayyyyyy too much in the first draft of The Woks of Life cookbook. Happily, however, we’ve repurposed it into a surprise gift for anyone who pre-orders (or already pre-ordered) the book. It’s a delightful 25-page Bonus Pack of never-before-seen content, some from the book,
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This Kung Pao Beef will have you devouring delicious little chunks of seared crusty beef, wok-roasted peanuts, and little bits of aromatic, popcorn-toasted dried chilies—all in a spicy, tangy sauce. Don’t forget the rice! Kung Pao Beef? It’s true that many restaurants don’t have Kung Pao beef on the menu, because it’s definitely not a
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Today we have the chick update of all chick updates! We’re talking about how to raise chickens in your backyard. As many of you who follow us on Instagram know, we now have a flock of backyard chickens laying fresh eggs every day. We started sharing regular chick updates when we got them as baby
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Fujian Fried Rice is not your average fried rice! This unique dish is a marriage of fried rice and a saucy stir-fry, consisting of a basic egg fried rice topped with a mixture of meat, seafood, vegetables, and sauce. If you love extra spoonfuls of sauce over your rice, you’ll love this recipe. What is
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