*I recently posted this recipe with the LG Oven Giveaway (hey, I'm giving away an oven!!!) and updated this recipe to include a video on how to make these yummy ribs. ~Jaden The nearest good Korean BBQ restaurant is over an hour drive away, simply too far...
Baby Bok Choy with Ground Chicken Stir Fry
What you'll learn: Simple, 15 minute stir fry recipe for baby bok choy Use any ground meat (chicken, pork, turkey, beef) Step by step video This is one of our "house recipes" - something I make quite often and practically with my eyes closed. There's no...
Chinese Daikon and Carrot Soup Recipe
This flavorful Chinese Daikon and Carrot Soup recipe, is very common in Chinese households. This is because the soup is so easy to make, so nutritious, and tastes so good! A delicious soup, made with pork, dried shrimp and veggies! Why This Chinese Daikon and Carrot...
Grilled Chicken with Blackberry Sweet and Sour Sauce
We don't get many choices in Chinese restaurants in my town - all the joints are a jumbled mish-mash of Americanized Asian food and they all serve sushi (because it sells really well with high profit margins). Last week, we went to one for lunch and Andrew ordered...
Vegetable Thai Curry Noodle Soup
We've been a little distracted for the past week, new babies, another new baby that is just learning how to waddle and getting quotes to build a new fence for animals (sheep! alpaca! bunnies!) Pretty soon, I'll have to rebrand this site to be "Steamy Farmer"...
Lebanese Roasted Stuffed Onions
Buckle up, cuz you're about to be WOW'd by these Lebanese Roasted Stuffed Onions. Onions baked until they're soft and mellow with each layer cradling a savory, herby filling of ground meat (or hey, a vegan beef substitute for my plant-based pals). And the best is that...
Chinese Grilled Shrimp
My parents grill outdoors quite often, they live in Las Vegas so they can pretty much grill year-round (though I bet during the hottest summer weeks, you could grill directly on the sidewalk). Mom is one of the best hostesses I know, always making sure that there is...
Green Beans with Chinese Preserved Radish Stir Fry
I try not to create recipes using strange Asian ingredients that you all might be intimidated in trying, but there are exceptions. No, don't worry, I won't be having you ask for soy sauce duck tongue (a delicious Taiwanese beer snack!) or ancient Chinese bitter herbal...
Fail-proof Easter Ham Recipes
I have grand plans for this Easter - but it involves Buddha and God granting a sunny but not too hot day to us. Instead of our usual lavish feast inside the house, I'd love to do a casual Easter picnic in our backyard - something not too fussy yet still...
Kofta Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce
Last week, the boys were on spring break (does anyone remember when spring break was actually in Spring?) and we decided as a family to staycation the week instead of braving the crowds at Disney or spending money on traveling. With 5 acres, 2 dogs, 10 chickens,...
Healthy Hummus Recipe
Ready to discover what could easily be the best homemade hummus recipe you've ever tried? Say goodbye to store-bought hummus and hello to this light, creamy, and utterly delicious homemade version! Made with simple ingredients you can easily find in any grocery store,...
Curried Beef Dumplings
This recipe for Curried Beef Dumplings is from Carla Hall's brand new book, Cooking with Love. Carla is a co-host on ABC's The Chew and a "Fan Favorite on Bravo's Top Chef All Stars. What I love about this recipe is that it's sort of a cross between steamed sui mai...
Coconut Curry Shrimp with Coconut Rice
There isn't a curry that I don't like. Well, as long as the spice level is is not outrageously crazy! This is a seafood curry that I made recently on television, and it's a Caribbean Creole curry from the cookbook, Flavors of Belize (I made Beef Satay with Habanero...
Chinese Fried Wontons
Chinese dumplings, especially Chinese Fried Wontons, are probably one of the most convenient and versatile foods to keep around. A crispy, crunchy, and delicious appetizer that's a real crowd pleaser. Why These Chinese Fried Wontons Are So Good They go from frozen to...
Chinese Egg Drop Soup
Chinese Egg Drop Soup is one of those dishes that can be made incredibly well as a warming start to a meal.....or done terribly, horribly, no-no wrong. There's an Asian restaurant near my house, not naming names but *cough* on 53rd Avenue *cough*, who serves Egg Drop...
Vegetable Spring Rolls Recipe
Looking to whip up those perfectly crispy, light-as-air vegetable spring rolls that you see at your favorite Asian markets or Chinese restaurants? I've got a recipe straight from my Chinese mom's kitchen that's going to change your spring roll game forever! These...
Pressure Cooker White Bean Chili Frito Pie
Prior to 6 months ago, my motto for beans was, "love to eat 'em, hate to cook 'em!" Cooking beans the regular old way requires forethought the night before to soak the beans. But the problem with that is that usually, the night before, I'm too full from dinner to even...
Chocolate Cake S’mores Cookies
In our backyard, we have a fire pit, which really is just a hole in the ground with some arranged bricks around the perimeter to serve as a pretty border (so that you can call it a "fire pit" and not just a "hole in the ground") and tell the kids where the DO NOT...
Chinese Cod in Garlic-Ginger Broth
This Chinese Cod in Garlic-Ginger Broth with Shiitake Mushrooms is hearty and delicious. It's light, healthy and the broth is warm and gingery. Ready in 30 mins! Why This Chinese Cod Is So Good The garlic ginger broth makes this dish so warm and delicious, perfect for...
Kale Salad with Cherries and Pecans
This past month, I've been to no fewer than 6 different bookstores - which is actually a difficult feat considering I live in a small town and all the local bookstores have closed (sob) actually, 4 of the bookstores were large airport bookstores (another sob - I don't...