by @girlfromcalifornia - food, travel, life
As a kid, whenever we went to a Chinese restaurant, especially a Shanghainese restaurant, we would always order stir-fried rice cakes (chao nian gao, 炒年糕) of some sort — sometimes with cabbage and other times with shepherd’s purse. Since being in New York, I haven’t Read More
One of my goals is to be more conscious about my meat consumption. However, so many of my favorite Chinese foods have meat in them so I’ve been actively experimenting with new variations. These tofu wontons are bomb and while different from the standard pork Read More
Peanut noodles were a popular dish in 10-year-old-Christy’s repertoire (and also one of five things in said repertoire). As a 10 year old I would smother my noodles in lao gan ma chili crisp – clearly, not much has changed. This recipe makes enough sauce Read More
Everybody was kung pao fighting.. ok, I’ll stop. My sister and I debated over how much vinegar was the right amount. I felt like 1 tbsp was a little too vinegar-y, she thought it was perfect and has requested that I *only* make it for Read More
I’ve recently started to crave Chinese takeout eats: sesame chicken, Mongolian beef, Kung Pao chicken, you get it. I know, what a strange craving! This version of Mongolian beef is less sweet than what you might find at an Americanized Chinese spot (i.e. PF Chang’s, Read More
It’s currently freezing in the Bay (read: sub 50 degrees), which means this weather screams hot and sour soup. Recipe below – it looks long but you can use what you have on hand! No bamboo shoots? Oh well. Vegetarian? Skip the pork. You get Read More
Sichuan-style smashed cucumbers are refreshing, a little spicy, and the Sichuan peppercorn gives it that oh-so-good tingly numbness on the tongue (or what we call, mala). Have it as a side or turn it into a full meal with some shredded chicken and peanuts. For Read More
One of the last meals I cooked with a friend pre-pandemic was linguini al vongole, and I think that’s the last time I had fresh shellfish. So when I saw mussels on Don’s site, I had to get them. They were plump and sweep and Read More
