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Happy and Healthy Chinese New Year Glass Noodles

For many of us, a new year is a time to reset our habits and commit to new healthier ones. It’s a time to get out the bucket list and review all the skills we have wanted to develop and get to work. ...

Dumplings for a Crowd

Dumplings, sweet or savory filled packages of yumminess, can be found in pretty much every corner of the world. From Polish pierogi to Korean mandu to Spanish empanadas to Italian ravioli, dumplings ...

Homemade Egg Rolls

The Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is upon us, which got me in the mood to make some of my favorite Chinese dishes. Egg rolls are the quintessential Chinese takeout food, but did you know they ...

Marbled Tea Eggs

Happy New Year of the Tiger! I love when my blog posts coincide with the Chinese Lunar New Year. We lived in Beijing from 1997-2000, and this celebration remains close to our hearts. It was always a ...

Chinese Sausage Fried Rice

Growing up during the 70’s in a small Iowa town didn’t really expose me to much in the way of Chinese food. My mom made a few attempts at cooking Chinese food, mostly inspired by the “Chinese” ...

Happy New Year of the Pig

My husband & I lived in Beijing, China for three years in the late 1990s. We frequently talk about how, for us, it was the perfect time to be there as an expat. A lot of the old, traditional ways ...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Whole Steamed Fish

As you know from my last post, Chinese (Lunar) New Year is a big deal at our house: it’s the one holiday we brought back with us from China to celebrate with family and friends, ringing it in with ...

Happy New Year 4716!

I’ve never been one to get excited about traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations. As soon as Christmas is in my rear-view mirror, I swear off all jingly music, shiny paper, and the rich, heavy food ...

A Chinese New Year Valentine

Having lived in Beijing a number of years ago, an annual tradition we took home with us was a big, loud celebration dinner for Chinese New Year. With that coming up just over a month away, my mind is ...

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Happy and Healthy Chinese New Year Glass Noodles

Dumplings for a Crowd

Homemade Egg Rolls

Marbled Tea Eggs

Chinese Sausage Fried Rice

Happy New Year of the Pig

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Whole Steamed Fish

Happy New Year 4716!

A Chinese New Year Valentine

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