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  • Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes

    Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and while getting mom some flowers or a gift is great, nothing says love like food! And not just any food––BRUNCH...
  • Stir-fried Celtuce with Wood Ear Mushrooms

    This Stir-fried Celtuce recipe with wood ear mushrooms may look humble, but it’s one of the most satisfying vegetable stir-fries you can make. It’s...
  • How to Prepare Shrimp for Chinese Cooking

    In this post, I’ll share tips on how to prepare shrimp for cooking. And for Chinese cooking in particular! We’ll go over tips on selecting and purc...
  • Coconut Shrimp

    I have eaten a lot of coconut shrimp in my day, and made quite a few batches myself. There is just something about these coconut shrimp that makes ...
  • Yaki Udon

    This yaki udon with pork and vegetables is a tasty one-pan meal that’s also very open to adaptation and interpretation. You can replace the pork wi...
  • Shortcut Vegan General Tso’s “Chicken”

    I come to you today with what is perhaps a hair-brained idea, that will either get you really excited…or have you closing your computer in disgust....
  • Slow Roasted Tomato Pasta 

    This slow roasted tomato pasta deserves a spot in your regular rotation. Slow roasting the tomatoes turns them sweet as candy, and they make a fant...
  • 25 Unique Memorial Day Recipes

    Memorial Day BBQs have always been events at our house to look forward to––sunshine, spring temperatures, the smell of fresh cut grass and yes, gri...
  • La Doubanjiang (Spicy Bean Sauce)

    There are many kinds of soybean pastes and sauces in Chinese cooking, but one of the types we tend to call for most often––especially in Sichuan (S...
  • Roasted Chicken with Sticky Rice

    Okay. So I LOVE this chicken with sticky rice. I pine for it. This sticky rice chicken recipe was one of the first we ever posted back in June 2013...
  • Thai-Curry Butter Halibut Packets


  • Stir Fried Water Chestnuts Recipe

    This “Stir Fried Water Chestnuts” is such a quick recipe that it will take just as much time as making a tea. Water chestnuts have a good number ...