Chinese money bag dumplings (sometimes called beggar’s purses) are as delicious as they are cute. Little bites of juicy deliciousness, these dumplings are traditional Lunar New Year food typically enjoyed throughout the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) as a way to represent and bring good luck and fortune in the […]
This is one of our favorite Chinese take-out chicken and vegetable stir-fry recipes because it tastes just like delivery (minus the MSG) and it cooks up in just 5 minutes flat once you have all the ingredients assembled. From start to finish, this chicken stir-fry recipe is ready in 30 […]
This quick and delicious pork stir-fry recipe uses basic ingredients and is especially great for those nights when you need to make a grocery run but just don’t have it in you. As with most stir-fry recipes, you can substitute just about any type of pork (ground, shoulder, loin, or […]
If you love Chinese food as much as we do, we think you’ll love this restaurant-style Argentinian Shrimp and Vegetable Stir-fry recipe. This easy shrimp and veggie stir fry is coated in a traditional Cantonese-style white sauce that’s light and silky and tastes like a cross between Moo Goo Gai […]
What’s better than a delicious dough-filled Chinese dumpling? Its crispier cousin, the fried golden-brown chewy potsticker (or Jiaozi). This porky potsticker recipe is easy and it’s one of our favorite dinners to make when we’re craving takeout. Filled with house-ground fatty pork belly and pork shoulder, chives, wood ear mushrooms, […]
Making dumplings at home has never been easier with this easy and reliable dumpling wrapper recipe I learned while living in China. It’s chewy, tender, and holds any kind of dumpling fillings including homemade soup dumplings we can’t get enough of. All you need is flour and water and you’ll […]
If you’ve ever had the chance to eat Chinese Soup Dumplings (a.k.a. Shanghai Soup Dumplings or xiao long bao), we think you’ll love this classic recipe. It takes a bit more time and effort to pull off than regular dumplings or even potstickers, but when you taste your first (perfectly […]
Happy Lunar New Year to my family and friends in China, NYC, and Australia! I love and miss you all ♡. This dessert is dedicated to you. May it bring you luck, prosperity, good health, and a whole lot of love. Start the Year off right and surprise your loved […]