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Steamed Eggplants with Garlic Sauce

Steamed Eggplants with Garlic Sauce is a very popular Chinese home cooking dish. But when you steam the eggplants, they usually turn brown. So how do you preserve the purple

Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Oil

Poached Chicken with Ginger Scallion Oil is a classic Chinese dish. It might seem like a complicated dish to make, but it’s indeed super easy. It’s so juicy, tasty, and

Instant Fresh Kimchi Recipe

If you’d like to eat your kimchi instantly, without waiting for fermentation. Fresh kimchi is the answer — it can be eaten immediately, and it’s so quick and easy. It’s

Silky Steamed Eggs with Shrimp

What are the secrets to making super silky Chinese steamed eggs with absolutely no air pockets? Stayed tuned and learn the silkiest Chinese steamed eggs in 3 minutes! Steamed eggs

Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

Smashed cucumber salad is a super popular Chinese dish, especially during summer. Because cucumber is a type of cooling food, it can cool down our bodies and beat the summer

Crispy Spring Rolls with Wonton Wrappers

Traditionally, Chinese eat spring rolls on Li Chun at the beginning of spring. In wishing to have good health. As time goes by, they gradually become everyday snacks. And today,

Crispy Tuna Rice Paper Sushi Rolls

Tons of delicious goodies are wrapped inside seaweed and rice paper, kind of like sushi rolls. Then they are pan-fried until super crispy. Oh my goodness! They are over-the-top delicious!

Pan-Fried Vegetable Buns

These vegetable buns (bao zi) are filled with mouthwatering ingredients and then pan-fried until the bottom is crispy. We won’t be making the dough from scratch. Instead, we’ll be using

Vegetable Egg Jelly with Agar Agar

Lots of nutritious vegetables and agar-agar are placed in eggshells. Then, they are set into vegetable jellied eggs. When you crack open the eggshell, everybody will be surprised. Let’s get

Flower Kimbap Recipe

Have you tried flower kimbap? Lots of yummy goodies are rolled into seaweed rolls and assembled into a flower-like kimbap. This is absolutely amazing, fabulous, and super tasty! Flower Kimbap

Purple Yam Mochi with Rice Paper

Honestly, this is the best purple yam mochi I’ve ever eaten. It is shockingly delicious and incredibly easy to make. We are not going to make the mochi skin from

Four Happiness Steamed Dumplings

In Chinese, these dumplings are called “sì xǐ jiaozi”. It translates to four happiness dumplings. And they represent luck, fortune, longevity, and joy. I wish everyone lots of joy and

Spiral Cucumber Salad Recipe

Cucumber is sliced into a fun spiral shape, and topped with a spicy soy garlic dressing. It’s so crunchy, tasty, and refreshing! Let’s get started! Spiral Cucumber Salad Recipe Serve:

Vegetable Egg Foo Young Recipe

Today I’ll use Knorr Liquid Seasoning, one of my favorite seasonings, to make Vegetable Egg Foo Young. It simply makes everything tastes better! Let’s get started! Vegetable Egg Foo Young

Cabbage Soup Dumplings

The delicious filling is placed inside cabbage leaves, and folded into soup dumplings. Then they are steamed until super juicy and succulent. It’s over-the-top delicious! Recipe Serving: 12 Cabbage Soup

Baked Shrimp Sushi Cups

Bouncy shrimp and cooked rice are baked inside seaweed cups, and topped with lots of yummy goodies. If you like sushi, you’ll be sure to enjoy these baked shrimp sushi

Crispy Orange Tofu

Breaded tofu is pan-fried until crispy and placed in orange bowls. Then, it is drizzled with sweet and citrusy orange sauce. Let’s get started with my Crispy Orange Tofu Recipe!

Thai Green Papaya Salad Recipe

Thai Green Papaya Salad, or Som Tum, is a very popular Thai salad dish. The word “som” means sour, and “tum” means to pound. It’s super refreshing, savory, sweet, tangy,

Creative Mushroom Recipe

King oyster mushrooms are cut into a blooming shape. Then they are pan-fried until golden and full of umami taste. We will also pair them with a delicious and savory

Crispy Shrimp Spring Rolls

 Today, I’d like to share a foolproof way to make super crispy, richly flavored Shrimp Spring Rolls. I use Knorr Liquid Seasoning @CookWithKnorr in place of soy sauce to

Crispy Rice Paper Sushi Rolls

Lots of delicious goodies like seaweed, rice, avocado, and crab sticks are wrapped inside rice paper, kind of like a sushi roll. Then it’s pan-fried until crispy. Let’s get started

Quick Pickled Radishes

  Radishes are sliced into spiral shapes and added to a sweet and sour brine. They are sweet, sour, peppery, refreshing, and really playful! Let’s get started! Recipe Serving: 6

News: Shen Yun 2023

Shen Yun is coming to NJ and NY areas from March 30th to May 7th, 2023. Have you got your tickets yet? The Beauty of Divine Beings Dancing The gong resounds, the

Stuffed Chicken Wings with Teriyaki Sauce

The chicken wing flats are deboned and stuffed with healthy vegetables. Then it is simmered in a sweet and savory teriyaki sauce. Let’s get started with this Stuffed Chicken Wings

Creative Cucumber Wraps

 Lots of delicious goodies are wrapped inside a cucumber ribbon. It looks like a zongzi but tastes like a super refreshing cucumber wrap. Let’s get started with these Creative

Braised Tofu Sheet and Eggs

Gan dou fu (tofu sheet) is sliced and folded into a flower-like shape. Then, It’s braised with eggs and tasty spices. It looks very fancy, but it’s super easy to

Steamed Shrimp Zucchini Boats

Today let’s make something healthy, low-carb, and super tasty. If you eat this every day, you could actually lose weight. This is my shrimp zucchini boat recipe! Recipe Serving: 4

Crispy Shrimp Toast Recipe

Do you have some leftover sandwich bread and are not sure what to do with them? Let’s elevate them into this super delicious and crispy shrimp toast! Shrimp toast originated

Rose Potstickers

A delectable shrimp paste is added to wonton and dumpling wrappers and folded into rose potstickers. They are pan-fried and steamed until super tasty. You’ll be sure to enjoy this

Crispy Shrimp Potstickers

If you make shrimp potstickers this way, it will be super popular, and everyone will ask you for your recipe! I’d like to share with you a crispy, fun, and

Chinese Steamed Fish Recipe

Fish is a must dish during Chinese New Year because it symbolizes good fortune. In Chinese, the word for “fish,” “yu,” has the same pronunciation as the word for “abundance.”

Napa Cabbage Soup Dumplings

You probably have eaten lots of soup dumplings, but have you tried soup dumplings that are wrapped in Napa Cabbage? They are super tasty! You should definitely give it a

Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffing mushrooms could be messy. Let me show you an awesome trick, so it’s easy and absolutely no mess involved. On top of that, it’s super juicy and tasty. It

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