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…
Chinese Poached Chicken with Ginger Soy Sauce
Chinese Poached Chicken with Ginger Soy Sauce is a healthy and delicious way to prepare chicken. Make extra poached chicken and use in salads, soups, and noodle dishes throughout the week. 52 calories/0 Freestyle points per serving. Poaching is a virtually fat-free way of cooking chicken and fish. Although seldom used in American kitchens, poaching…
Spinach Tofu Dumplings Recipe
Spinach Tofu Dumpings are healthy, delicious and packed with protein and iron. Who doesn’t love Chinese dumplings. These vegetarian dumplings are a great option if you’re looking for a healthier, lighter dumpling. I came up with these spinach tofu dumplings because I was cooking for a friend undergoing cancer treatment who needed more protein and…
Spicy Tuna Wonton Cups Recipe
Spicy Tuna Wonton Cups are the perfect bite-size appetizer for parties. They’re easy to make and elegant enough for entertaining. My family loves spicy tuna rolls and basically anything that involves fresh ahi tuna. When we vacationed in Hawaii this past summer, I think my boys ordered ahi tuna almost every time we ate out….
Oyster Sauce Tofu Recipe
Oyster Sauce Tofu is a delightful vegetarian main course that is light and healthy. My dad used to make oyster sauce tofu often. I was always so surprised by how a few simple ingredients could result in such a tasty dish. Often, the most humble dishes are the most delicious ones. 58 calories/serving; 2 Freestyle…
Oyster Sauce Scrambled Eggs Recipe
Oyster Sauce Scrambled Eggs are my husband’s favorite scrambled eggs. Just two ingredients transform regular scrambled eggs into a special breakfast treat. I learned how to make these oyster sauce scrambled eggs from my dad. He used to make these whenever our family visited him down in Maryland. I’ve been making these humble scrambled eggs…
Low Carb Bok Choy Egg Ramen Noodle Soup
Low Carb Bok Choy Egg Ramen Noodle Soup is a fast, healthy and delicious one bowl meal. I love ramen noodles. I’m pretty sure almost every college student has lived off of ramen noodle soup at some point. I know I ate my share in college. Although I love fresh ramen noodles and could eat…
Moo Shu Shrimp Pancakes Recipe
Moo Shu Shrimp is a delicious version of the more widely known Moo Shu Pork dish found in Chinese restaurants. This protein and vegetable one-dish meal is healthy and delicious meal. When wrapped in tortillas or Chinese Mandarin pancakes, this meal is a Chinese burrito of sorts. When I started dating my husband, I discovered…
Mandarin Pancakes (Bao Bing 春饼) Recipe
Mandarin Pancakes are served with Moo Shu Shrimp or other fillings, similar to a burrito. When I was growing up, my mom made almost everything from scratch, including these Mandarin pancakes. These days, you can buy pre-made Mandarin pancakes at the Asian grocery store, so I feel the art of making these pancakes by hand…
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce is an easy, healthy and delicious vegetable dish for everyday meals. I had this dish in Cantonese restaurants many times before I realized how easy it was to prepare at home. This week, I prepared a meal for one of our church families, including this side dish. Little did I…
Vegetarian Fried Rice Recipe
Vegetable Fried Rice is a simple, delicious meal that reheats well and serves a crowd. I’ve been making fried rice for more than 30 years, so I know how to make really good fried rice, if I say so myself. Fried rice is a crowd pleaser and reheats easily, so when my kids are home…
Chicken Curry Fried Rice Recipe
Chicken Curry Fried Rice is a healthy and delicious one pan meal that turns leftover chicken and leftover steamed brown rice into a deliciously healthy meal. If you like curry, you will enjoy this easy curry fried rice dish. Almost everyone has had fried rice at a Chinese restaurant, but have you ever had Curry…
The Best Stir Fry Sauce Recipe
Make a batch of the Best Stir Fry Sauce and you can make a stir fry meal any day of the week easily. Although you can buy stir-fry sauces off the supermarket shelf, many include ingredients that would never be used in stir-fry if you made it from scratch. Homemade stir fry sauce is easy…
Miso Soup with Tofu, Wakame Seaweed, Rice and Egg
This Miso Soup with Tofu, Wakame Seaweed, Rice and Egg is a nutritious and comforting vegetarian breakfast bowl, packed with protein and minerals. I used to make Miso Soup with Tofu, Wakame, Rice and Egg for my kids’ breakfast when they were young, but haven’t made it in a while. It’s not your typical American breakfast,…
Instant Pot Chinese Barbecue Spareribs
Instant Pot Chinese Barbecue Spareribs are cooked in just 20 minutes, and then browned for 3 minutes under the broiler. Char siu or barbecue spareribs are popular in Chinese restaurants, and can be prepared easily in your own kitchen. Pressure steaming ribs results in juicy, tender ribs. I’ve been wanting to try my Auntie Florence’s…
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…
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…
Jujube Date Jam Recipe (Instant Pot)
Jujube Date Jam is made with dried jujube dates, which have a rich, caramel like flavor. As a kid, I fondly remember knocking down the ripe, speckled dates off the jujube date tree my dad planted in our front yard. We had a really long stick reserved just for this purpose. Fresh jujube dates are…
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…
Baked Korean Gochujang Chicken Wings
Baked Korean Gochujang Chicken Wings are finger licking good – sticky, sweet and a little spicy. My love for chicken wings goes back to my college days in upstate New York when I was first introduced to Buffalo chicken wings. I think my husband (boyfriend at the time) and I must have ordered chicken wings…
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