It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday, and we’ve got 30 potential recipes to add to your Super Bowl Menu. These snacks and noms are the perfect accompaniments to veg out on the couch with come game time! Our Super Bowl Party Is All About the Food If you’re like me, this Super Bowl Sunday—and really every […]
The Chinese Zodiac: What’s Your Animal Sign?
It may already be 2020, but the start of the lunar year of the Rat began yesterday! Are you ready for what the year has in store? Do you know your animal sign? What about your element? Which signs are you compatible with? Who should you steer clear of? DO YOU EVEN KNOW YOU? Yes, […]
23 Chinese New Year Greetings (Mandarin & Cantonese)
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! This weekend you may have a line-up of Chinese New Year get-togethers with elders, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and everyone in between. Of course, it’s fun to see family and friends, and maybe score a hong bao red envelope or two (or three or ten), but Chinese New Year courtesies can […]
Chinese New Year Menus for All Skill Levels
It’s almost Chinese New Year! As the big day draws closer, it’s time to figure out what to plan for your Chinese New year menu and the big Chinese New Year’s dinner festivities. A big draw of Chinese New Year, aside from the delicious food, is of course, the dollar billz. Anyone married is traditionally […]
Our Most Popular Recipes of 2019
It’s become a new tradition for us to look back on the year and take stock of our readers’ favorite recipes. As we say goodbye to the 2010s and close out decade that saw the founding of The Woks of Life (!!!), it feels particularly important to reflect on the food we ate, shared, and […]
Woks Family Photo Shoot (& Amazing Gift Idea!)
If you’re a longtime Woks of Life reader, you know that our “headshots” (i.e. the blurry, grainy photos of us lifted from my iPhoto library 6 years ago) have long been due for a refresh. Chalk it up to my innate inability to take nice-looking photos of us while we’re cooking. I may know how […]
Our Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes (& Memories)
With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, we’re rounding up ALL of our family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes shared on the blog over the years. In addition to hopefully inspiring your holiday menus, each of us also has a story to share about memorable Thanksgivings from days past, which we’ll add at the end. Let’s get started! […]
10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods
The Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here! It falls on September 13 this year. I hope you’re ready, but in case you’re not, we’re sharing 10 traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods served during this holiday! Mid-Autumn Festival Memories The Mid-Autumn Festival can get lost in the American mainstream, but it’s an important Chinese holiday, and one that […]
