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Homemade Rice Noodles
Updated:View Post: Homemade Rice NoodlesAfter Bill posted his Homemade Cheung Fun recipe a while back, I have been wanting to post this homemade rice noodle recipe. It’s perfect for stir-fried rice noodle dishes like Beef Chow Fun. But this recipe is mostly for readers…
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Judy’s Easy Homemade Chicken Stock
Updated:View Post: Judy’s Easy Homemade Chicken StockHomemade chicken stock or homemade chicken broth are the best thing to have on hand in your kitchen. My version is meant for use in Chinese dishes, as it’s clear and pure-flavored, but you can use it in any recipe…
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Ginger Scallion Oil with Chilies Recipe
Updated:View Post: Ginger Scallion Oil with Chilies RecipeWhen I first learned how to make this Ginger Scallion Oil, I was so thrilled I could barely stand it. Some of you may recognize this condiment as the deliciously salty topping for Cantonese roast meats like Crispy Roast Pork…
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Winter Pasta with Mushrooms, Sausage Meatballs, Walnuts & Crispy Sage
Updated:View Post: Winter Pasta with Mushrooms, Sausage Meatballs, Walnuts & Crispy SageSometimes, I’ll build an entire recipe around a single ingredient, deliberating idea after idea for how to showcase that one ingredient in its best light. This time around, it was a $6 bag of “farfalloni,” which a quick Google search has…
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Cantonese Fried Dough – 咸煎饼 (Ham Chim Peng)
Updated:View Post: Cantonese Fried Dough – 咸煎饼 (Ham Chim Peng)You want to know something funny? The idea to make this recipe actually came from our visit to New Orleans earlier this year. So…what does New Orleans have to do with Cantonese Fried Dough? As you know, you can’t go…
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New Year’s Eve Appetizers
Updated:View Post: New Year’s Eve AppetizersNew Year’s Eve is a holiday fraught with indecision. Where do you go? What do you do? Who do you spend it with? How do you manage to squeeze out the last drops of happy times from the old year in…
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Chinese Spaghetti Bolognese
Updated:View Post: Chinese Spaghetti BologneseYou’re probably thinking, “Did I just read that right? Chinese Spaghetti Bolognese?!!” Yep, that’s right–Chinese Spaghetti Bolognese. The name popped into my head as I was making this dish for the family. It’s ground beef in a silky Chinese-style brown sauce with…
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Chocolate Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies (Brussels Cookies Recipe)
Updated:View Post: Chocolate Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies (Brussels Cookies Recipe)This cookie recipe comes to you a little bit late, but juuuuuust in time for Christmas. Better late than never I always say! Every year, our neighborhood hosts a holiday cookie exchange, and I’m constantly on the hunt for new cookie recipes to…
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Cantonese Eggplant Casserole（茄子煲）
Updated:View Post: Cantonese Eggplant Casserole（茄子煲）We have another classic recipe for you today, and we’re very excited about it! This Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Trust me when I tell you that this dish has amazing depth of flavor, and the…
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Feast of the Seven Fishes Holiday Recipe Roundup
Updated:View Post: Feast of the Seven Fishes Holiday Recipe RoundupSo last year for Christmas, for the first time ever, we decided to swap our traditional prime rib roast for the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. Our cousins are half Italian and were spending the holiday with us…
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Plum Sauce Glazed Ham (w/ Scallion Butter Potatoes)
Updated:View Post: Plum Sauce Glazed Ham (w/ Scallion Butter Potatoes)I’ve never been much of a glazed ham person, but THIS ham? This ham is special. A couple weeks ago, my dad was experimenting with a sour plum duck recipe (which you should look out for in the next couple weeks,…
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Indian Lentil Soup with Garlic Naan
Updated:View Post: Indian Lentil Soup with Garlic NaanI. Love. Indian. Food. Indian food for dinner? Yes. Quick takeout order for a weekday lunch–and it comes with Indian Lentil Soup? Most certainly. There’s an Indian lunch buffet around the corner, and it has a cheesy banner advertising 21 items?…
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Sweet and Sour Pork
Updated:View Post: Sweet and Sour PorkSweet and sour pork is arguably one of the most popular Chinese dishes in the United States, but as with most classic dishes, it’s difficult to find a go-to recipe. Enter this post! The pork is coated and fried until crispy,…
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Cured Pork Belly Stir-fry with Leeks
Updated:View Post: Cured Pork Belly Stir-fry with LeeksThis Pork Belly Stir-fry post is an extension of the Cured Pork Belly post that we released on Saturday. If, by some wild chance you actually managed to make that pork belly over the weekend, it should be ready in…
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Cashew Shrimp Stir-fry
Updated:View Post: Cashew Shrimp Stir-fryThis Cashew Shrimp Stir-fry is a Cantonese dish and an all-time favorite. Staying true to Cantonese cuisine, its flavor is mild and delicate––the shrimp are plump and crisp, and the cashews are crunchy and nutty. With celery as the third…
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Caribbean Spiced Lamb Stew
Updated:View Post: Caribbean Spiced Lamb StewLast Saturday as I looked into our impossibly stuffed pantry, full of spices–reds, yellows, greens stacked and crammed into our cabinets, I contemplated what to make for a big meal that would last the workweek. I found myself pulling spices like a hipster…
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Sichuan Napa Cabbage Stir-fry (Suan La Bai Cai)
Updated:View Post: Sichuan Napa Cabbage Stir-fry (Suan La Bai Cai)This Sichuan Napa Cabbage Stir-fry, or Suan La Bai Cai (酸辣白菜) is going to be your next favorite vegetable side dish. Suan La Bai Cai means hot and sour napa cabbage and is a very popular dish in China. One…
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Crispy Skin Stuffed Tofu
Updated:View Post: Crispy Skin Stuffed TofuCrispy skin stuffed tofu, or Cui Pei Doufu (脆皮豆腐), was a dish my parents used to order frequently when we would make the trek out to Chinatown from upstate New York. Stuffed and deep fried, these little bricks of tofu…
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