a culinary genealogy
We’re Bill, Judy, Sarah, and Kaitlin—a family of four cooks sharing our home-cooked and restaurant-style recipes.
meet our familyThe Chinese Lantern festival, or yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It comes two weeks after Chinese New Year’s Day, which the first day of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration period. Since Chinese New Year is on February 10, 2024, the Lantern Festival is coming up! It’s time
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Today, we’re sharing our (very informal) guide to Chinese zodiac compatibility! If you grew up in a Chinese family, chances are that over the years you’ve had parents and relatives drop cryptic hints about your zodiac animal sign, whether it’s about your personality or your future partner. We’re no different, and this post is a
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Braised Pork Chops Shanghai-style, 葱烤排骨 (cōng kǎo páigǔ), are one of the pinnacles of Shanghainese home cooking. Pork chops are pounded, dredged in egg, briefly shallow-fried, and then braised in a sweet soy sauce with a generous bunch of scallions. And I mean a lot of scallions! They’re just as much a treat as the
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