Purple Sweet Potato Dumpling (Tang Yuan)

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Jan 192012
 
Purple Sweet Potato Dumpling (Tang Yuan)

Sweet rice dumplings, or Tang Yuan, is a traditional Chinese sweet dessert that is similar to the Japanese mochi in appearance. Like mochi, Tang Yuan is made out of glutinous rice flour and water to form a smooth al-dente dough which is rolled into round balls. While mochi is typically served dry, Tang Yuan is always served moist with a sweet gingery syrup. Tang Yuan is also never filled with ice cream like some versions of mochi. Instead, Tang Yuan is typically filled with a sweet delectable [Read More ...]

Double Steamed Asian Pear Almond Dessert Soup

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Jan 092012
 
Double Steamed Asian Pear Almond Dessert Soup

This is a delicious classic double steamed Chinese dessert I love. It has a delicate sweetness that is lightly contrasted with a smooth gingery zing that sits over a lovely mellow tone of almond fragrance and fresh pears. This dessert is good year round but especially suitable for the cold dry autumn and winter seasons. This dessert soup nourishes and moisturizes the lungs and skin. It helps to quench thirst and expel phlegm. This dessert can be [Read More...]

Revitalizing Dong Quai and Red Date Tea

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Dec 022011
 
Revitalizing Dong Quai and Red Date Tea

This revitalizing Dong Quai and Red Date tea is a traditional recipe in Chinese food therapy. Although typically drank by women, it is consumed by men also. For women, this tea has been used for centuries to replenish the blood supply after a menstruation cycle or child birth. It is also used by Chinese women to relieve gynecological ailments, or menopausal symptoms. This recipe is so easy to make, with 3 simple steps that anyone can do at home [Read More ...]

Longan and Dried Figs Pork Soup

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Nov 282011
 
Longan and Dried Figs Pork Soup

For those who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had a warm and wonderful holiday weekend! I enjoyed my time off with my husband eating and relaxing.  We also took a day hike at Mountain Diablo.  From the top of the summit there, at about 3,900 ft above sea level, we can see all the way to the [Read More...]

Hawthorn Berry Honey Tea

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Jul 162011
 
Hawthorn Berry Honey Tea

  This tea tastes great.  In fact, it tastes a bit like iced tea but with a hint of sweet hawthorn fragrance when served cool.  This tea is so refreshing and aperitive.  I love a cup of this tea after a heavy meal has been had.  This is because hawthorn is known to aid in digestion and support [Read More...]

Snow Fungus Papaya Almond Milk Dessert

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Apr 172011
 
Snow Fungus Papaya Almond Milk Dessert

This is a heavenly and unbelievably refreshing papaya and milk dessert soup, with the light fragrance and taste of almonds. It is lightly-sweetened, yet so delicious and thirst-quenching that this cold dessert is just perfect on a hot day. This dessert has moisturizing and skin-beautifying functions. This soup is also remarkably easy and inexpensive to make.

Burdock Papaya Carrot Corn Soup

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Mar 012011
 
Burdock Papaya Carrot Corn Soup

This morning when I was browsing around the produce section of my local supermarket, I found really fresh papaya on sale.  They were not too ripe and not too green.  They smelled sweet, and they looked just fantastic.  So I decided that I should make myself a good papaya soup today. There are many ways I enjoy [Read More...]

Daikon Carrot and Luo Han Guo Pork Soup

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Feb 272011
 
Daikon Carrot and Luo Han Guo Pork Soup

  Early this morning, the temperature outside dropped to 32° F (or 0° C).  With the heater running all night and a few nights of not-so-good sleep, I woke up today feeling very dry and thirsty.  It was one of those thirst that I knew drinking water wouldn’t cure.  I barely had any moisture or saliva in [Read More...]

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