Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake is easy to make and a delicious version of Chinese sticky rice cake. This sweet treat can be enjoyed for Chinese New Year or as dessert throughout the year. This year, for Chinese New Year, I’m sharing a very special recipe – my Auntie Florence’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake. Into her…
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20+ Lunar and Chinese New Year Recipes
Bookmark this collection of Lunar and Chinese New Year Recipes in celebration of the The Lunar New Year. These Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese recipes all contain auspicious ingredients to start the new year off right. Although I was born in the U.S., my parents are immigrants of China, so I try to instill a…
Mom’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Red Bean Paste Cake for Chinese New Year
My Mom’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Red Bean Paste Cake is perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year. The sweet bean paste filling makes this sticky rice cake extra special. Chinese New Year is next Monday, so I’ve been digging through my mom’s sticky rice recipes. It’s the year of the Monkey (my oldest son and…
10 Symbolic Chinese New Year Recipes
Ring in the Chinese New Year with a few of these Symbolic Chinese New Year recipes. Today is Chinese New Year and it’s the year of the Goat, Sheep or Ram. Food is a very important part of Chinese culture, so for Chinese New Year, it is especially important to eat foods that symbolize good…
My Mom’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake for Chinese New Year
I fondly remember eating My Mom’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake growing up. It’s the perfect ending to a Chinese meal – not too sweet and full of coconut flavor. Recently, my mom gave me a copy of all her treasured recipes she’s been collecting over the years. Some of the recipes are original recipes she…
Chinese New Year Traditions and the Year of the Dragon
Monday, January 23, 2012, is officially Chinese New Year – Happy Year Of The Dragon! Although I was born in the U.S. and have yet to visit China, I try to share some Chinese traditions with my kids (they sometimes call me Tiger Mom – I’m sure they’re just kidding, right guys?!). One of the…
Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Homemade Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice is so much better than takeout – you have to try this recipe! Fried rice is such a common dish in our household that I wouldn’t even think to post a recipe for it on my blog, except for the fact that it’s so good and one of those dishes…
Chinese Jujube Date Sticky Rice Cake Recipe
Chinese Jujube Date Sticky Rice Cake is a traditional sweet treat served during Chinese New Year. It has a sticky, taffy-like consistency, and a sweet roasted fragrance and flavor from the jujube date jam (made with dried jujube dates). For the past several years, I’ve been trying new sticky rice cake recipes from my mom’s collection…
Florence Lin’s Chinese Spring Rolls Recipe
Florence Lin’s Chinese Spring Rolls are a traditional Shanghai style dish that are light and crispy on the outside, and juicy on the inside. These spring rolls are nothing like egg rolls or spring rolls you often see at Chinese restaurants here in the U.S. The juicy filling is made with chicken (pork is often…
Instant Pot Chinese Sticky Rice
Instant Pot Chinese Sticky Rice is made with short grain sweet rice and features Chinese sausage, chicken and shitake mushrooms. This sticky rice dish is one of the fond food memories I have from my childhood. My mom used to make something similar for our potluck lunches after church. Every Sunday, we met at my…
Chinese Mongolian Hot Pot Recipe
Chinese Mongolian Hot Pot is perfect for celebrating Christmas, New Year’s, Chinese New Year, or for serving on any cold winter night. Chinese hot pot is similar to fondue, with a big pot of broth and lots of foods that everyone cooks themselves. It’s an interactive, fun and festive meal. Chinese hot pot, fire pot,…
Chinese Five Spice Pork Belly Recipe
Chinese Five Spice Pork Belly is a special occasion dish that always receives rave reviews. Pork belly buns are very popular these days. It’s funny, because pork belly is a very traditional Chinese food. I’m glad people are finally discovering just how delicious this cut of meat is. It’s definitely a special occasion dish. I…
Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs Recipe
Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs are beautiful an easy to make. The first time I saw marbled tea eggs, I was intrigued. How was the marbled pattern made? Little did I know just how simple the process was. Eggs are hard boiled, then cracked all around. The cracked hard boiled eggs are then steeped in a…
Slow Cooker Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Wings Recipe
Enjoy the authentic flavors of this sweet and savory Slow Cooker Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Wings. Did any of you watch the preview episodes of Fresh Off The Boat last week? This series is based off the life of Eddie Huang, a chef and food personality, who wrote Fresh Off The Boat: A Memoir. I’ve been…
Sweet and Savory Chinese Watermelon Rind Pickles Recipe
This quick recipe for Chinese Watermelon Rind Pickles is perfect as a summer side dish. Pull it out when it’s too hot to cook. A few years ago, a woman from Shanghai named Wendy lived with our family to help take care of my aging in-laws. Chinese people never throw food away, and eat every part…
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook’s Dan Dan Mien Recipe
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook’s Dan Dan Mien is a popular noodle dish that you can now make at home. You might think I’m a bit obsessed with Dan Dan Mien, the spicy, garlicky, peanut buttery noodles that are found on many Sichuan restaurant menus. Recently, I made Steamy Kitchen’s Dan Dan Mien, which my kids…
Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnuts Recipe
Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnutsis a tradition Chinese recipe that is pure comfort food. Chinese New Year is coming up soon – February 10, 2013, and it’s the Year of the Black Snake! I’ve been thinking of what dishes I’m going to make for my family, and this Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnuts is a…
Chinese Turnip Cake Recipe
Today, I’m sharing a Chinese Turnip Cake recipe that I adapted from my late Aunt Florence’s cookbook. I love dim sum, the bite-size delicacies that are carted around at Chinese restaurants in Chinatown on the weekend. Unfortunately, since I live in the suburbs of Connecticut, finding restaurants that serves dim sum nearby are few and…
Chinese Noodle Soup with Egg and Vegetables {Da Lu Mein}
One of the simplest and fondest memories of a quick meal from my childhood was my dad’s Da Lu Mein, or Chinese Noodle Soup with Egg and Vegetables. So simple, yet so comforting. I haven’t made this noodle soup in a while, but it’s been a rough couple of weeks, and I was craving a…
Chinese Szechuan Spicy Fish Soup
Chinese Szechuan Spicy Fish Soup gets its spicy rich flavor from hot bean sauce, dried chilies, Szechuan peppercorns, garlic and ginger. A number of years ago, my husband treated me to dinner at a Szechuan (also known as Sichuan or Szechwan) restaurant in New York City called Wu Liang Ye, that serves authentic Szechuan cuisine….
Red Bean Sticky Rice Cake (Instant Pot)
Red Bean Sticky Rice Cake is a traditional sweet enjoyed during Chinese New Year. Adzuki beans add texture to this soft, sticky rice cake. This is one of many sticky rice recipes my mom has collected over the years. I have a black binder full of her favorite recipes, and I have sectioned off a…