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...]

Burdock Daikon Carrot Pork Soup

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Oct 182011
 
Burdock Daikon Carrot Pork Soup

It has been a while since I last made a soup with Burdock Root, 牛蒡 (also called Gobo or just Burdock).  While this root is literally the foundation for a common weed that some find pesky, burdock root is known in several Asian food cultures to have cancer fighting abilities and health benefits.  Europeans have also used this [Read More...]

Potato and Tomato Onion Fish Soup

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Oct 132011
 
Potato and Tomato Onion Fish Soup

I have a fish craze lately, prompted by my recent milky white Bok Choy Fish Head Tofu Soup (白菜魚頭豆腐湯). It was so delicious and so easy to make that I wanted to make and share another fish soup recipe with you. Besides, fish is so healthy for us. They are a great source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids that are essential to the healthy function of our brain and heart. This soup is delicious and it is nourishing for the body too, making it a great soup for both young and old. [Read More ...]

Chinese Yam and Goji Pumpkin Pork Soup

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May 252011
 
Chinese Yam and Goji Pumpkin Pork Soup

  This easy-to-make soup recipe is both remarkably delightful to the palette and nutritiously beneficial for our health.  My mother made this Chinese Yam and Goji Pumpkin Pork Soup for the family one evening and it quickly became the highlight of that dinner.  We love this soup from Mom, and I hope you will enjoy her recipe [Read More...]

Watercress Tofu Dried Oyster Soup

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May 122011
 
Watercress Tofu Dried Oyster Soup

With a cancer-fighting and superfood reputation long associated to its name, the small leafy watercress sure do pack an abundance of antioxidants, minerals, and phytochemicals to deliver on those health functions. Watercress also provides a power punch of vitamin A, C, E and K, calcium, iron, and potassium.  The brimming essential nutrients offered by this little plant [Read More...]

Water Chestnut Bean Curd Barley Soup

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Apr 282011
 
Water Chestnut Bean Curd Barley Soup

  Thinking back to the classic Chinese soups I grew up with at home, one of my favorites is this Water Chestnut Bean Curd Barley Soup.  This has been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid.  I love the aroma, sweetness, and meaty bite that shiitake mushrooms provide.  I also love the soft, silky [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.

Daikon Tofu Dried Oyster Pork Soup

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Apr 102011
 
Daikon Tofu Dried Oyster Pork Soup

With Spring already here, the winter root vegetables and squashes are at a tail end of their seasonality.  And one of my favorite winter vegetables, daikon, will soon disappear in the supermarkets until the next winter season.  So while I can still find them, I decided to purchase some and make my last daikon soup until the [Read More...]

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