Lunch

Chinese Sticky Rice Dumplings, also known as Zongzi 粽子, is a traditional holiday food all-year round. It is most special to enjoy this treat during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 in late Spring. Zongzi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with various fillings and wrapped [read more…]

Salt and Pepper Shrimp Fried Rice is a combination of two Chinese well-known dishes: Salt and Pepper Shrimp and Egg Fried Rice. A classic meets another classic! There is glory in this love story! Every ingredient completes the other as a good couple should. And [read more…]

In a hurry? This Easy Lao Gan Ma Stir-fry Instant Rice Noodles takes only 10 minutes to make! It is an absolute comfort food and a good quick idea for lunch, dinner–or even breakfast. The key ingredient is the well-known Chinese Spicy Chili Sauce – [read more…]

This Garlic Butter Spaghetti with Red Chili Oil is an elegant fusion of texture and flavors. The chewy-yet-tender (al-dente) texture and the spicy-garlic-butter flavors create a sensational combo that everyone can enjoy! If you have followed my recipes, you know that I am a big [read more…]

This Sweet, Spicy, and Crispy Korean Tofu is one of my favorite Tofu recipes. The sweet and spicy flavors are addicting and beyond satisfying. I love my Tofu to be lightly crispy outside and still taste soft inside – the perfect texture. Once started, you [read more…]

This Bacon and Egg Udon Noodles might be one of the best fusion noodle recipes that you would have ever tasted. The spicy, savory, and sweet flavors will make your mouth water and increase your appetite for “just one more bite!” Okay, two more!! I [read more…]

Dumplings are a Chinese specialty and while there are hundreds of different combinations, Shrimp Dumplings are my favorite. During Chinese holidays and festivals, we like to make dumplings at home instead of buying the pre-made ones from the grocery store. Home-made dumplings are definitely the [read more…]

My version of Japanese Milk Bread Dinner Rolls are perfectly easy to make and never fails to come out of the oven with the highest honors! Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan) is known for its soft and pillowy texture with a light delicious taste and beautiful [read more…]

Lo Mein (“tossed noodles”) is one of the most popular take-out dishes in Chinese restaurants worldwide. Perhaps many of you have enjoyed it? I think so! My recipe for Beef Broccoli Lo Mein combines the tasty Beef Lo Mein with another top favorite, Beef Broccoli! [read more…]

Dim Sum Shumai is one of my favorite Cantonese cuisines! Similar to Thanksgiving gatherings in the US, the Chinese Spring Festival celebrates family. This is a “must” reunion for all daughters and sons to return to mother and father and grandparents’ homes—if at all possible. [read more…]