As the classic day of love fast approaches, you might find yourself out of ideas for how to start your sweetheart's day off the right way. Fear not, because we've whipped up a smorgasbord of Valentine's Day breakfast recipes that are guaranteed to wow your babe, first...
Favorite Kitchen Tools
This is a list of my favorite kitchen tools - the tried and true, much loved and much used things in my kitchen that I cannot live without! This is my favorite vegetable peeler of all time! The Oxo Good Grips Swivel Peeler is inexpensive (less than $10), the...
Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe
There's nothing like Hainanese Chicken Rice. If you're familiar with this absolute comfort dish, you know it's basically the greatest thing next to a big hug. (Chicken noodle soup has nothing on this dish!) Hainanese Chicken Rice is a staple of Hainan...
Red Lantern Grilled Sirloin with Chile, Garlic, and Ginger
Photo of Red Lantern's Grilled Sirloin with Chile, Garlic and Ginger courtesy of Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook I love my friends! I needed a few more shots for the cookbook, and asked my good friends Matt and Dannika of MattikaArts if he'd like to take a shot...
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...
10 Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes For Your Love
Looking for easy Valentine's Day desserts that won't leave your kitchen looking like a Betty Crocker experiment gone wrong? I've got you covered! From the seductive flavor of tiramisu to the decadence of chocolate cupcakes, we're rolling out the V-day red velvet...
12 Unlucky Foods To Avoid This Chinese New Year
Do you feel that palpable buzz in the air as Chinese New Year approaches? I get especially excited about all the delicious food I'm about to dive in and swim through. (Picture me as Scrooge McDuck, wading through my sea of gold coins. Except... it's piles of spring...
How to make sushi temaki handrolls
My Sushi for One dinner Last week I taught a hand-on sushi class with 20 students in the studio kitchen. We had such a fun time making Temaki hand rolls, large inside out rolls and small Maki "cigar" rolls. Of course we had leftover ingredients, so the next evening I...
Martin Yan carves a chicken in 18 seconds!
Martin Yan carves a chicken in 18 seconds! from Jaden Hair on Vimeo. Come see his recipe, Pan Seared Steak Rolls
Beijing Noodles
As promised, I'm doing a series of simple Chinese dishes as we lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I'm hoping to post a new recipe at least 4 times a week, though that might be a little ambitious and make my family very hungry for something like spaghetti or...