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Happy 5th Birthday, Appetite for China!
How time flies! A few days ago, it dawned on me that I have been blogging at Appetite for China for five years. I never wrote anniversary posts in previous years, but for some reason “five” seems...
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Coconut Bok Choy Stir-Fry
I don’t like to admit it, but vegetable side dishes sometimes get short shrift when it comes to my meal planning. I’ll often get so involved with making an entree that come dinner time, I’ll...
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Turkey and Mushroom Dumplings
Thanksgiving kind of snuck up on us this year, didn’t it? It seemed like only yesterday that we were carving pumpkins and planning Halloween costumes. Now it’s time to prepare oneself for a massive...
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Beer-Braised Chicken with Sriracha
This beer-braised chicken with Sriracha is my Asian take on a French classic, coq à la bière. In Alsace, chicken and onions gets braised in a nutty brown ale until meltingly tender; I decided to apply...
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Red Lentil and Okra Soup
Isn’t this soup festive-looking? I first made red lentil and okra soup in the winter of 2009 after buying some gorgeous okra pods from a farmer’s market. I sautéed them with onions and added both to...
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Cookbook Launch Party!
December is shaping up to be an exciting month! In addition to classes and holiday parties, my first cookbook comes out on December 11th. And there’s a launch party in Brooklyn to celebrate! So if...
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Sweet and Sour Chicken
My cookbook is officially released next week! And it makes me wonder: where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday I handed in my final manuscript, and now all of a sudden December 11th is just...
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Kimchi Scallion Noodles, and Launch Party Recap
What a week! I had forgotten how good it feels to finally sit down. Not only are we smack dab in the middle of a frantic holiday season, my cookbook was officially released on Tuesday! And in the days...
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Vinegar-Glazed Chicken
If you’re a big fan of tangy chicken, give this vinegar-glazed chicken a try. I first made this Hunan dish about a year ago from Grace Young’s Stir-frying to the Sky’s Edge and found it positively...
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Bacon Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
December has flown by, hasn’t it? This month has been crazy busy for everyone I know. For me, my month has been filled with activities surrounding the release of my cookbook, including interviews and...
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Brandied Chicken and Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce
Happy 2013! I just came back from a nice long trip to Boston to visit family for the holidays. I have to admit: it’s been very nice to take a break from blogging for a short while. Having been a...
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Asian-Style Peanut Butter Carrot Salad
About two years ago, when I was in the midst of recipe-testing for my cookbook, I was looking for ideas for cold appetizers for lunch or dinner. I was doing a lot of stir-frying at the time and just...
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Sriracha Fried Rice
There are few comfort food dishes as easy to make and economical as fried rice. Like many New Yorkers, I fall into the trap of grabbing pizza or halal chicken when I’m famished late at night and...
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Press for The Chinese Takeout Cookbook
Signing a few display copies at Barnes & Noble You guys are amazing. Thank you for all the congratulations and spreading news about the book, here on the blog, on Facebook, Twitter, and in person....
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Kimchi Omelet
Breakfast for dinner. Those words are like music to my ears. There are many days in a month when I just feel like having a plate of eggs sunny-side-up or French toast or a bagel with lox for dinner....
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Matcha (Green Tea) Pound Cake
As an over-consumer of food magazines and Pinterest images, I’ve come to miss the cookie and cake pictures this month. Now that the holidays are over, it seems like many of us have taken a hiatus from...
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Taiwanese-Style Pork Belly Buns
The cookbook tour continues! As some of you may know, last week I held a cooking demo and signing at the fantastic BookCourt in Brooklyn and had a great showing and audience discussion. This week...
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Country Captain
Regular readers of this blog may know that I make braised chicken as often as I can. Fortunately most cuisines around the world — including some of my favorites like Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino —...
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Orange-Scented Lentil Soup
I was born in July, dead-smack in the middle of summer, and frequently use it as an excuse for absolutely hating cold weather. “But you’re from Boston,” my friends would remark, “You should be used to...
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Red-Cooked Beef
Red-cooked beef is one of those dishes that is just made for the winter. This Chinese beef stew — made by simmering well-marbled beef in a combination of soy sauce, cinnamon, star anise, tangerine...
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