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Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤)
Updated:View Post: Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤)This Milky Fish Soup with Tofu (鲫鱼豆腐汤) is a common Chinese recipe for new moms who have just given birth. It is meant to replenish and warm the body, as well as promote lactation. We’re no doctors, but this soup…
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The Chinese Postpartum Diet
Updated:View Post: The Chinese Postpartum DietIn Chinese tradition, the postpartum diet is made up of foods that new moms can eat to replenish their body, boost circulation, and stimulate milk production. We’re not talking about “bouncing back” to lose weight after giving birth! This is…
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Harry Potter Studio Tour!
Updated:View Post: Harry Potter Studio Tour!The last part of my London adventure, after Oxford, is the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour at Leavesden! I’ve got details on how to get there, what to keep in mind on your visit, and what’s worth doing. As…
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Chinese Confinement After Childbirth (坐月子 – zuò yuèzi): What You Need to Know
Updated:View Post: Chinese Confinement After Childbirth (坐月子 – zuò yuèzi): What You Need to KnowA 30-day confinement after childbirth is a Chinese tradition that stretches back over two millennia (for C-section birth, it extends to 6 weeks). Known as zuò yuè zi (坐月子) in Mandarin, it’s a time when you’re meant to safeguard your…
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Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert Soup
Updated:View Post: Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert SoupThis taro sago (tapioca) dessert soup is a tasty and lightly sweet end to any Chinese meal. It’s also fairly simple to make, with just water and 8 other ingredients. It freezes well too, so you can make a big…
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Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs (咸蛋蒸肉饼)
Updated:View Post: Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs (咸蛋蒸肉饼)A Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs is classic Cantonese comfort food. My mom used to make it whenever she made a homemade batch of salted duck eggs, or if she could find uncooked ones at the market. Needless…
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Jasmine Shortbread Cookies
Updated:View Post: Jasmine Shortbread CookiesThese buttery jasmine shortbread cookies are subtly flavored with ground jasmine tea leaves, making them the perfect complement for a hot cup of tea on a cold winter day. Note: We partnered with Frontier Co-op to bring you this Jasmine Shortbread Cookie…
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Smoked Turkey Legs (Disney Copycat Recipe)
Updated:View Post: Smoked Turkey Legs (Disney Copycat Recipe)These Disney copycat smoked turkey legs have become a tradition in many of our readers’ households around the holidays since we published this recipe in July 2015. Originally developed by our aunt (my dad’s older sister), we’ve since updated it…
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Anchovy Fried Rice
Posted:View Post: Anchovy Fried RiceThis anchovy fried rice is a shortcut recipe for a Cantonese classic, Salted Fish Fried Rice. It’s a dish that we love, but it can be hard to find the right salted fish. Recently, we discovered that Italian anchovies packed…
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The Woks of Life’s Top 50 Most Underrated Recipes
Posted:View Post: The Woks of Life’s Top 50 Most Underrated RecipesToday we turn to 50 underrated recipes that have simply flown under the radar. Under-loved and sometimes almost completely unknown (unless you counted yourself as an original reader back in the early 2010s), these recipes deserve more! These recipes are…
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Cookbook Behind the Scenes + Call for Reviews!
Updated:View Post: Cookbook Behind the Scenes + Call for Reviews!In this cookbook behind the scenes post, we share a look behind the curtain, from the messy reality behind each beautiful food picture in the book, to our fun lifestyle shoot with Christine Han! Cookbook Excitement! Our cookbook, The Woks…
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Char Siu Chicken
Updated:View Post: Char Siu ChickenChar Siu Chicken is an easy alternative to our popular roast pork char siu. If you can’t eat pork or just prefer chicken, this oven-roasted char siu chicken recipe is for you! This post contains a video that will autoplay…
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Fall Garden Tour 2022
Updated:View Post: Fall Garden Tour 2022The year has come full circle here at The Woks of Life HQ. It was around late September of last year that we packed up our old home and moved into an 18th Century farmhouse—nearly getting crushed under a wall…
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Two Days in Oxford
Updated:View Post: Two Days in OxfordIt’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—a detour on my trip to London. As promised in my…
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Our Go-to Macaroni and Cheese
Updated:View Post: Our Go-to Macaroni and CheeseFinally, 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…
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How to Grow Daikon Radish
Updated:View Post: How to Grow Daikon RadishOur How to Grow Chinese Vegetables Series continues! 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…
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Fluffy Chinese Scrambled Eggs with Salted Chilies (Duo Jiao)
Posted:View Post: Fluffy Chinese Scrambled Eggs with Salted Chilies (Duo Jiao)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,…
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The Woks of Life Guide to Manhattan Chinatown
Updated:View Post: The Woks of Life Guide to Manhattan ChinatownToday, 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,…
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