Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Dry- Wok Chicken is one of the most famous Hunanese dishes. It’s basically spicy stir- fried chicken with veggies. The name of the dish is Dry-wok chicken, but any poultry will work. Ingredients ½ Chicken, chopped 1 large jalepeno, cubed oil salt mushroom, cubed ginger cornstarch, as needed Directions Heat oil in a wok on … Continue reading Recipe: Dry Wok Chicken （干锅鸡）
Egg dumplings are one of my favorites at my grandparents place. What are egg dumplings? Well, they’re basically dumplings, omlette style. Instead of using dough as skin, they use a thin layer of egg. So, I pestered my grandma into teaching me the art. As it turns out, they are actually quite easy to makeThe … Continue reading Egg dumplings （蛋饺）
Hi!!!! It's Monday, which means only 4 days until I leave for Chinese New Year break.(The acutal New year starts on the 8th) Now that I get to go to my grandparents house, Chinese New Year is my favorite holiday. So excited!!!! Chinese New Year is arguably one of the most important holidays for Chinese people. … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year!!!
Hi!!! It's been really busy lately and I've really been craving Greek yogurt. That 's usually not a big problem, except for three reasons: 1) its getting cold- cold yogurt in cold weather, not nice 2) one container of good greek yogurt (Swiss Premium) costs 21.5rmb(nearly $4) 3) the cheaper brands are chock full of sugar … Continue reading Homemade Yogurt （手工酸奶）
Hi!!! Sorry for not posting last weekend. So lately, I've been wanting steamed fish like crazy, but it's winter and all the fish must be in hibernation or something because not a single place had decent fresh fish. All we could find were crazily over priced, questionably raised or treated fish. UGH!!!!!! However, the supermarket did … Continue reading Fishhead Soup （鱼头汤）
Hi!!! It's been a while since I last posted, but school started so it's crunch time again. I personally love going to school, but school means I'm stuck with eating oatmeal and egg everyday for breakfast. I love oatmeal, but it's nice to change things up. Since it's the weekend, I decided to get a … Continue reading Spinach Oatmeal Pancakes
Hi!!! Winter is really in full swing now. Shanghai is down to only a few degrees Celsius and everywhere I walk, people are wrapped in thick, down stuffed coats. What do we do when the weather gets cold? Well in China, we put on our long johns (no kidding), open the air purifiers and cook some lamb. We … Continue reading Sweet and Savory Braised Lamb Chops （红烧羊排）
Merry Christmas!!! Happy Holidays!!! So last night was Christmas Eve, and in my family, we alway make a point of going somewhere special to celebrate. This year was no exception. After a long and rather arduous search, we decided on the Christmas special in Cucina, an Italian restaurant in the Grand Hyatt Overview The Grand Hyatt … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Christmas Special at Cucina
Hi!! It's been a week into winter break and due to family matters, had to cancel a much anticipated trip to Tailand 😦 I thought we were doomed to spend the rest of winter break cooped up at home when my mom announced a day trip to !!!! YAY. So on Monday afternoon, we packed … Continue reading Quick trip to FuZhou
Hi!!! Winter break finally started, which means I finally have the time to make my own breakfast. YAY!!! So this morning, I started off with my own original recipe: Healthy breakfast Pizza It's soooo delicious, but also healthy and simple. Onto the cooking!!!! For the crust, just mix together the ingredients, spread them on a … Continue reading Healthy Breakfast Pizza
The Red-braised Twinkie 