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Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegetarian

crispy pumpkin with salted egg yolk

Main Dish/ Recipe/ Side dish

mama smelly's kohlrabi rice

Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish

Chinese steamed eggs with shrimp

Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegetarian
crispy pumpkin with salted egg yolk
May 25, 2023
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Side dish
mama smelly's kohlrabi rice
May 18, 2023
Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Chinese steamed eggs with shrimp
May 11, 2023
How-to's and Tips
Chinese Pantry Essentials: 7 seasonings you need to cook Chinese food
May 7, 2023
Main Dish/ Serve with rice
Chinese beef and broccoli
May 3, 2023
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Cantonese steamed chicken and mushrooms
April 28, 2023
Appetizer/ Recipe/ Seafood/ Side dish
shrimp and chive patties (no eggs needed!)
April 21, 2023
Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Chinese steamed pork patty with preserved vegetables
April 13, 2023
Recipe/ Seafood/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Chinese steamed eggs with clams
April 9, 2023
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
Cantonese fried fish with cream corn
April 5, 2023
Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Chinese steamed eggs
March 6, 2023
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
Panda Express mushroom chicken
March 1, 2023
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
chirashi bowl
February 21, 2023
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
kimchi dan dan noodles
February 8, 2023
Appetizer/ dim sum/ Recipe/ Side dish
Chinese turnip cakes (lo bak go)
January 18, 2023
Holiday/ Main Dish/ Recipe
stir-fried rice cakes (for Lunar New Year)
January 10, 2023
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
saucy beef lo mein
December 29, 2022
Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish
honey walnut shrimp (no deep-frying)
December 8, 2022
Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish
steamed kimchi mandu (Korean kimchi dumplings)
December 5, 2022
Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegan/ Vegetarian
Sichuan-style hot & sour shredded potatoes
November 29, 2022
Appetizer/ dim sum/ Main Dish/ Recipe
steamed pork spare ribs with kabocha squash
November 16, 2022
Appetizer/ Main Dish/ Recipe
char siu (Chinese BBQ pork)
October 5, 2022
Appetizer/ Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegetarian
crispy chive egg dumplings
September 29, 2022
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Side dish
kimchi fried rice
September 21, 2022
Holiday/ Recipe
mooncake filling: white lotus paste from scratch
September 18, 2022
Appetizer/ Main Dish/ Recipe/ Side dish
Chinese lettuce wraps with hoisin (san choy bow)
September 14, 2022
Holiday/ Recipe
mooncakes with salted egg yolk and lotus paste
September 9, 2022
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
pan-fried crispy chow mein with shrimp
July 7, 2022
Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegetarian
Din Tai Fung garlic green beans
June 24, 2022
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
pork and shrimp wonton noodle soup
June 22, 2022
dim sum/ Recipe
steamed rice rolls with beef (cheung fun)
June 17, 2022
dim sum/ Main Dish/ Recipe/ Side dish
shrimp rice noodle rolls (cheung fun)
May 21, 2022
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
cantonese soy braised chicken wings
May 18, 2022
Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
stuffed egg tofu with shrimp
May 3, 2022
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
mapo tofu
April 14, 2022
Recipe/ Serve with rice/ Side dish
Chinese eggplant & minced pork with garlic sauce
April 13, 2022
Recipe/ Side dish/ Vegetarian
yu choy with garlic sauce
April 13, 2022
Main Dish/ Recipe/ Serve with rice
kung pao chicken (better than Panda Express!)
April 12, 2022
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
zhajiangmian (fried sauce noodles)
April 12, 2022
Main Dish/ Noodles/ Recipe
easy shrimp chow mein
March 8, 2022