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Orange Chicken
Updated:View Post: Orange ChickenThe allure of Orange Chicken is all in its name—crunchy pieces of shallow-fried chicken tossed in an aromatic orange sauce with a little sweetness and tang. This restaurant-quality recipe has been refined and updated over the years! We originally posted…
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A Trip to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Updated:View Post: A Trip to Arches and Canyonlands National ParksToday, we’re talking about Arches and Canyonlands, the national parks of Eastern Utah. Ever since Kaitlin and I saw Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef back in 2017, I’ve wanted to return to the eastern part of the state to…
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How to Make Pressed Tofu (豆腐干)
Updated:View Post: How to Make Pressed Tofu (豆腐干)This pressed tofu (dòufu gān – 豆腐干), is a necessary recipe for our readers who live far away from an Asian market. Firm tofu is (somewhat) widely available, thank goodness, but as of this writing, you can only find pressed…
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Raising Ducks: Our Experience!
Posted:View Post: Raising Ducks: Our Experience!Today, we’re going to talk about our experience over the past year raising ducks: brooding ducklings, building a duck run, how they’re different from our chickens, how many eggs they lay, and what we do with all those duck eggs!…
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Milk Bread
Updated:View Post: Milk BreadThis Asian milk bread recipe is a triumph. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that for months, we’ve searched, tested, and failed time and time again to nail down a perfect recipe for soft, buttery, fluffy milk bread. Until…
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Chinese Birthday Traditions
Posted:View Post: Chinese Birthday TraditionsChinese birthday traditions usually boil down to the most well-known one—eating noodles on your birthday as a symbol of longevity. But there’s so much more to celebrating your birthday in Chinese culture. Let’s explore this topic! There are some worthy…
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Three Color Steamed Eggs (三色蒸水蛋)
Posted:View Post: Three Color Steamed Eggs (三色蒸水蛋)Three Color Steamed Egg (known in Chinese as sān sè zhēng shuǐ dàn – 三色蒸水蛋) is a recent discovery for me (and for a couple of us, a rediscovery). While newer to me, it’s a beloved and well known dish…
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Kung Pao Shrimp
Updated:View Post: Kung Pao ShrimpThis Kung Pao Shrimp is a symphony of flavors, accentuated by the crunch of peanuts and the spice of Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chilies. It’s delicious with rice, and disappeared fast when we cooked and photographed it! A telltale…
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Thai Red Curry Chicken
Updated:View Post: Thai Red Curry ChickenThis Thai red curry chicken recipe is a restaurant-quality dish with a great variety of flavors and textures. Serve with steamed rice, and dinner is set. This is also a great meal prep recipe, as leftovers are easy to heat…
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Stir-Fried Anchovies and Peanuts
Posted:View Post: Stir-Fried Anchovies and PeanutsThis recipe for stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts is a dish I’ve been enjoying for decades, and one of my favorite dishes to prepare. The bite of the dried anchovies and crunch of salty peanuts makes for a unique eating…
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Pepper Steak
Updated:View Post: Pepper SteakThis Chinese pepper steak recipe is a quick and easy stir-fry loaded with tender beef, peppers and onions in a brown sauce. It’s a must-try restaurant classic! Most of the time required for this recipe is in the preparation, but…
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Ho Fun Noodle Soup with Char Siu
Updated:View Post: Ho Fun Noodle Soup with Char SiuThis Cantonese ho fun noodle soup with char siu is a tasty, simple recipe that makes a great lunch or quick weeknight dinner. It’s great if you have leftover char siu or pre-made char siu from a roast meat joint…
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Black Chicken Soup
Updated:View Post: Black Chicken SoupThis Chinese black chicken soup recipe is made with silkie chicken, which has black skin and has long been thought to have medicinal properties by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It also happens to be delicious! This black chicken…
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Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (Rice Noodles)
Posted:View Post: Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (Rice Noodles)Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (厦门炒米粉) is a tasty rice noodle dish served at many Chinese restaurants and often served at weekend dim sum brunches. Although it’s probably not as well-known as the curry-spiced Singapore Noodles (not from Singapore, but from Hong Kong), it’s just as delicious! Note: This recipe was originally posted…
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Cornbread: A Flexible Recipe for Low Sugar!
Updated:View Post: Cornbread: A Flexible Recipe for Low Sugar!This cornbread recipe began as just a “prop” cornbread for an Instant Pot Rib recipe, but has since become our go-to cornbread. It’s easy to make, and no one in our very picky family could find fault with it. (Picky…
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The Best Chili Oil Brands: taste test!
Posted:View Post: The Best Chili Oil Brands: taste test!Over the years, many of you have discovered how simple and rewarding it is to make your own chili oil at home. Yet there is always a small handful of folks who ask me, “What are the best chili oil…
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3 Days in Toronto
Updated:View Post: 3 Days in TorontoRead on for some fun Woks of Life family travel photos and a review of all the Chinese food we ate in Toronto over the course of three days, plus restaurant recs! This past fall, we spent 3 days in…
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Chicken Wonton Soup
Updated:View Post: Chicken Wonton SoupToday, we’re sharing my grandma’s recipe for chicken wonton soup, with a chicken wonton filling. I’ve had countless bowls of delicious wonton soup served up to me by both my grandma and my mom. It’s Chinese comfort food—or really comfort…
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