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To celebrate the 2020 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinese National Day, I created this Festive Chinese Chicken Dumplings as the symbol of family gatherings and love. In China, dumplings are big family meals. We gather to prepare the food, making the dumplings and fillings. [read more…]

Steak on pizza? It just sounds fabulous to me. If you love steak and you also love pizza, this Yummy Steak Pizza Light recipe is perfect for you. I know, I know. Eating a big steak these days can fill us with guilt that eating [read more…]

I just love this Thai Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice served in a pineapple boat. The colorful appearance and various flavors collide in a highly pleasing way to fill my eyes and satisfy my appetite! The look is beautiful and reminiscent of exotic romantic adventures [read more…]

I just love Portuguese Egg Tart. I used to live in Zhuhai, which is on the border with Macau. When I was able to visit Macau, I walked immediately to “Cookie Street” and bought beautifully baked and luscious Portuguese Egg Tarts (Pastel de Nata). These [read more…]

I love fiery shrimp scampi with noodles. If you do too, you will surely love this Asian Garlic Shrimp Spaghetti — which is a real fusion favorite! It is easy to prepare and delightful to eat. This dish is tangy and has a clear East [read more…]

I created this Chocolate Caramel Tart in honor of the birth of a Panda cub last week (August 21, 2020) to Mei Xiang — a 22-year-old giant panda at the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C. This is such “feel good” news and it is very [read more…]

Honey-Buttered Korean Fried Chicken — this Korean specialty has become a global culinary favorite. The Honey Butter flavor caresses your taste buds and insists that one piece is not enough! Korean Fried Chicken is a popular choice as an appetizer, a main dish, or as [read more…]

This Marvelous Margherita Sourdough Pizza is so easy to make and tastes incredibly delicious. I often eat it cold for breakfast if there is any leftover from the night before! For sourdough lovers with sourdough cultures in the refrigerator, this recipe is the perfect one [read more…]

This beautiful marbleized Deluxe Danish Nut Bread is so easy to make that it might seem “thrown together in five minutes!” That’s not quite right, although it is mixed together in less than five minutes, fully baked in an hour, and is ready to enjoy [read more…]

Savory homemade Five-Star Sesame Garlic Bread is a good companion for soups, salads, and entreés everywhere. The star and flower pattern connotes the heaven and the earth, with sesame seeds illustrating the wider galaxy beyond the bigger stars. There is also a sunflower appearance. This [read more…]