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Coconut Tapioca in Papaya Bowl

Dec. 20, 2009 7:39 pm

Updated: Dec. 21, 2009 10:13 pm

Everywhere in the cityis filled with the spirit of Christmas. For me, Christmas is not quite a traditional holiday, although I do enjoy people watching during holiday seasons. If you are tired of your traditional holiday desserts, maybe you could try this dessert--it is new and a combination of… MORE

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Coconut Tapioca in Papaya Bowl

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Hot and Sour Soup (Suan La Tang)--Southern China Style

Dec. 13, 2009 6:58 pm

Updated: Dec. 19, 2009 9:07 pm

There are actually two different styles of hot and sour soup. One is Northern China style, which usually looks white. The other is Southern China style, which usually looks red. What makes the Northern one hot is white pepper powder. What makes the Southern one hot is hot bean sauce. The one I a MORE

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Hot and Sour Soup--Southern China style

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Hot and Sour Soup (Suan La Tang)--Northern China Style

Dec. 6, 2009 9:37 am

Updated: Dec. 17, 2009 10:15 pm

To fulfill the request of Witchywoman, who has been a big supporter since I started my blog, I looked around for a Hot and Sour soup recipe for her. This one wass the one I have tried and it turned out to be a great success (I alternate the original recipe a little bit to make it better). I… MORE

Hot and Sour Soup--Northern China style

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Sticky Rice (Nuo Mi Ji)--Cantonese style Dim Sum

Nov. 29, 2009 5:09 pm

Updated: Dec. 16, 2009 7:36 am

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! The recipe I want to share with you today is a Dim Sum recipe--Sticky Rice (Chinese name: Nuo Mi Ji. "Nuo Mi" means sticky rice, "Ji" means chicken). This can actually be a very personalized dish. You may add more ingredients to the sticky rice. I h MORE

Lotus Leaves, Chinese dried Mushroom,Chinese Dried Mushroom Cooked, Dried Shrimp

Chicken for Sticky Rice

Chinese sausage

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Pickle Chili Pepper Fish (Pao Jiao Yu)--Another Sichuan (Szechuan) Dish

Nov. 22, 2009 12:00 pm

Updated: Dec. 16, 2009 7:40 am

I am sure everyone is busy this time of year. It has been a hectic week: school work, my tutoring job, and some sad news about my favorite Szechuan restaurant in Seattle. I found out the restaurant had a fire that was set by an arsonist when I went over to order some food to go last night. All I MORE

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Stuffed Tofu--Chinese homemade style

Nov. 16, 2009 9:44 pm

Updated: Dec. 17, 2009 3:35 pm

The dish is going to take you a little bit more time, but I promise that you and your guests will love this dish. It is a traditional Chinese homemade dish and you don't usually see it in a restaurant. This is my homemade stuffed tofu!Ingredients:1 lb pork loin 2 bag Tofu puffs3 green onions1 T C MORE

Steps of mixing the stuffing. You may skip using the Chinese pickled cabbages!

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Szechuan black bean sauce; making the sauce; mixing the tofu with the sauce

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Stir fry Firm Tofu with Chive Spears (Dou Gan Chao Jiu Cai Hua)

Nov. 15, 2009 1:06 pm

Updated: Dec. 16, 2009 4:09 pm

People reading my blog may have been wondering if I am from an area in China where people eat a lot of spicy food. I am actually from Southern China where Dim Sum was originated and the food is usually light in taste. I am the only one in my family who likes spicy food, and I went to college in MORE

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Ma La Ji Ding ( Ma La Chicken Cubes)--a Szechuan(Sichuan) Dish

Nov. 11, 2009 9:37 pm

Updated: Nov. 19, 2009 9:01 pm

The dish I made on Halloween weekend--Ma La Ji Ding. "Ma" means "numb", "La" means "spicy", "Ji Ding" means "Chicken cubes". Some of you may know that Szechuan food has a unique flavor which can make your tongue a bit numb after you eat the food. Some people are crazy about this sensation, some MORE

1) Cut the chicken into bite size cubes, and mix them with marinade well. Marinate them for at least

Chicken fried; dry chili pepper cut into half; pepper corn

Leave about 1/4 cup of oil in the frying pan. Heat it up. Put in peppercorn and dry chili pepper

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Time to have some Lamb--Green Onion Lamb (Northern Chinese dish)

Nov. 8, 2009 7:31 pm

Updated: Dec. 16, 2009 4:10 pm

According to the Chinese calendar, Saturday 11/6 was the day when we are supposed to have some special herbal slow cooked food for the winter. We called it "Jin Bu", and this day was supposed to be the first day of winter according to lunar calendar. Tradition herbal slow cooked food includes: g MORE

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Green Onion Lamb--ingredients--garlic

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A substitution of MSG in Asian cooking--Chicken powder

Nov. 8, 2009 2:44 pm

Updated: Nov. 10, 2009 8:10 am

What is chicken powder? This is the most common question people would ask when they read my blog or recipes. It is actually a chicken broth but in powder form. Sometimes they even come in cubes. For me, they are a great substitution of MSG. As we all know that, Asian cooking especially in… MORE