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Apple Cider Pancakes
Updated:View Post: Apple Cider PancakesFluffy apple cider pancakes make a fall weekend just that much better. Last weekend, we went apple picking, with the colors of fall in full effect. It’s already a bit late in the season to be picking apples, but there were…
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Spicy Black Bean Twice Cooked Potatoes
Updated:View Post: Spicy Black Bean Twice Cooked PotatoesFall is a great season for comfort food, and potatoes are definitely comfort food. So what recipe could I do with potatoes that hadn’t been done before in the blogosphere? There’s a famous Chinese dish called Twice Cooked Pork, or 回锅肉(hui…
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Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup
Updated:View Post: Lanzhou Beef Noodle SoupIt’s obvious that China has no shortage of noodle dishes and Chinese noodle soup recipes. More than you’ve probably ever heard or dreamt of. The variety is as expansive as China’s geography, and EVERYTHING is delicious. But among the many noodle…
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Chinese Pastry Roast Pork Puffs
Updated:View Post: Chinese Pastry Roast Pork PuffsThis one has been on our hit list for a while now. A dim sum classic, the restaurant version of which probably contains copious amounts of lard, these Chinese Roast Pork Puffs are definitely an I-don’t-really-want-to-think-about-what-I’m-eating-right-now-because-it-tastes-so-awesome-but-I’ll-probably-have-to-spend-three-hours-on-a-stairmaster kind of food. Somehow, the…
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Clementine Cakes
Updated:View Post: Clementine CakesHello citrus season! Adorably tiny clementines are back in grocery stores again, and it’s time to celebrate with adorably tiny desserts! To make these, I basically took a pound cake batter, added orange liqueur, citrus zest, and clementine juice, and made a citrus glaze…
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Lemon Soy Roasted Branzino
Updated:View Post: Lemon Soy Roasted BranzinoSo I’m probably the LAST person on earth who would endorse a dish involving a whole fish. But here I am. Doin’ it. You may not know this about me, but I was once a long-time shunner of any and all…
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Pan-fried Honey Hoisin Noodles
Updated:View Post: Pan-fried Honey Hoisin NoodlesA while ago, we posted a traditional yet versatile Cantonese Soy Sauce Pan Fried Noodle recipe, and we’ve since seen how people have made that recipe their own by adding whatever ingredients they happened to have on hand. It’s always great…
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The Morning Glory Breakfast Sandwich
Updated:View Post: The Morning Glory Breakfast SandwichI can guarantee the following: if you carefully follow the instructions below and do everything I tell you to do in this post, this sandwich will take its place among the best you’ve ever had in your life. It will…
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Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
Updated:View Post: Spicy Chicken Gumbo with Andouille SausageWhen my roommate and I come back to school after summer’s over, we always have an initial outpouring of crazy stories and funny things that we saw and did while we were away, and this September was no different. It’s…
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Shanghai Cai Fan (Rice with Salted Pork and Greens)
Updated:View Post: Shanghai Cai Fan (Rice with Salted Pork and Greens)Here is another familiar comfort food from Shanghai. As far as Shanghainese cuisine is concerned, this dish is as relevant as Hong Shao Rou (Red Cooked Pork) or Shanghai Soup Dumplings. My grandma used to make this dish with a big…
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Spicy Griddled Tofu “Steaks”
Updated:View Post: Spicy Griddled Tofu “Steaks”This dish is inspired by street food we found during our trip to Xi’an. It was “tieban dofu,” or griddled tofu, using Xinjiang spices like cumin and chili. It’s tasty, healthy, and vegan! But the good news with this dish…
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Curry Crab
Updated:View Post: Curry CrabOk, so we acknowledge that crab isn’t the easiest critter to prepare. But Curry Crab is such a delicious and tasty dish…you just have to try it if you haven’t before! We always manage to prepare a few dishes during crab season,…
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Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive Tapenade
Updated:View Post: Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive TapenadeHere’s an easy vegetarian party appetizer idea for ya’ll. Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive Tapenade. Deceptively easy, and really tasty. I opened the fridge last week and took a real good look at the condiments and other sundries on…
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Homemade Scallion Sesame Crackers
Updated:View Post: Homemade Scallion Sesame CrackersEvery time I pick up a package of crackers, the minute I see the ingredient list, alarm bells go off in my head. All those multi-syllabic words on a never-ending list that ultimately makes me mechanically return them back to…
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Steamed Shrimp with Glass Noodles – Two Ways
Updated:View Post: Steamed Shrimp with Glass Noodles – Two WaysThis steamed shrimp recipe is inspired by a dish we had at a restaurant down the street called Ku Xia (translation: “Cool Shrimp”). The restaurant serves a duo of shrimp dishes—one with garlic, and one with cilantro and green chilies.…
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Steak and Scallion Rice Cake Stir-Fry
Updated:View Post: Steak and Scallion Rice Cake Stir-FryLots of families are big on chicken. Roast chicken, grilled chicken, chicken pastas, chicken pot-pie, chicken Caesar salad, you get the drill. But for as long as I can remember, whenever my family had a choice of protein, the default…
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Shanghai Sweet and Sour Ribs
Updated:View Post: Shanghai Sweet and Sour RibsIn China, people often distinguish themselves as Southerners (南方人) or Northerners (北方人). It’s a question you’ll get often in taxis or first meetings. The biggest distinguishing features for us, anyway, are the regional cuisines. Southern cuisine is roughly more delicate, refined and sometimes…
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Ratatouille Grilled Cheese
Updated:View Post: Ratatouille Grilled CheeseCan you feel it guys? The days are getting shorter, the air cooler. I can smell the hayrides, apple cider, and pumpkins all the way from Beijing. In other words: summer is nearly over, my favorite season is on the horizon, and I…
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