When done right, spaghetti sauce is magical. Can you imagine ordinary pasta without it? I can't! And the heart of this sauce? It’s borrowed from Italian-American legend and doyenne Marcella Hazan. After some kitchen experimentation and a sprinkle of Steamy Kitchen...
Hello hello, Steamy Spirits! I'm Drey, Jaden's resident Writer & Creative Content Wizard. Some of you may remember me from a few of my guest-blogs last year. Well, I'm back! And because, admittedly, I'm the horror movie enthusiast and spooky-loving weirdo on the...
Lunar New Year is all about joy, reflection, and, of course, delicious foods. Drawing from my Chinese heritage and two decades of experience as a recipe developer, I'm excited to share with you a collection of my favorite Chinese New Year cookie recipes. What I love...
This Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs dish is a mouth-watering appetizer and goes-great-with-cold-beer type of dish from China. Normally, the ribs are deep fried, but I wanted to cook a version that didn't require me to waste 3 cups of cooking oil. If you do want to deep fry...
Making chicken pot pie from scratch is a ton of work. From making homemade pie dough, to the filling, there are a lot of steps involved in the process. Learn how to simplify chicken pot pie with this super simple microwave recipe! I love this chick pot pie...
CookbooksSteamy Kitchen Healthy Asian Favorites The Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites speaks to a new wave of healthy eating without the sacrifice. Author Jaden Hair, whose Steamy Kitchen website and blog offer home cooks quick and easy recipes, has developed a...
photo of Pineapple, Kumquat and Ginger Crisp with Coconut Topping courtesy of The Art and Soul of Baking by Sur La Table If you haven’t noticed, I don’t do a lot of dessert recipes on Steamy Kitchen. It’s not that I don’t eat sweets, my waistline and scale will be the...
What you'll learn: How to fold Chinese dumplings like a pro The importance of pushing extra air out of dumplings How to properly cook Chinese dumplings My mom is a Chinese dumpling wrapping queen. She can mix up a batch of filling ingredients and fold them into...
Thai Beef Salad above taken probably around midnight, on auto settings with my Canon Rebel XT, Lowel EGO lights for food photography are magical. During late Spring to early Fall months at the Steamy Kitchen household, my photo "studio" was the ratty ottoman and a $3...
I’ve never been interested in cooking traditional American BBQ, mainly because I do not like what I cannot control, and in this particular case, the BBQ grill is outside of my domain with a fat “trespassing renders marriage contract null and void“ sticker on the...
I'm Jaden Rae, a TV chef, cookbook author, recipe developer, and the creative force behind Steamy Kitchen, a 19-year food blog focused on Asian cuisine and mindful living. Steamy Kitchen has been featured on The List, the Today Show, Oprah.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio & more.