What Is Lao Gan Ma Chili Sauce? Lao Gan Ma, (老干妈) or “old godmother” is a brand of chili sauce. In 1997, founder Tao Huabi (陶华碧) started her business in Guizhou, China. She’s the very same lady pictured on the label! She was born into a poor family in a remote mountain village and did not fully learn to read or write. Widowed a few years after marrying her husband and having two kids, she opened a noodle shop to support her family....
Posted May 25, 2018, Updated Nov 11, 2024 This layered greek dip is one of my favorite appetizer recipes. It’s easy to make in ten minutes, and you can even prepare it in advance – which means less work on the day of a BBQ or party! It’s fresh, light and absolutely bursting with flavor! Serve it with pita chips, pretzels or veggies! How to Make Layered Greek Dip Recipe I created the video to show you exactly how to make this Layered Greek Dip!...
Mashed Sweet Potatoes are beautifully simple and pair well with almost any main dish. An easy side with boiled sweet potatoes mashed with butter and some warm spices. A creamy texture and buttery flavor (and not too much sweetness) makes this a healthy side. While many recipes for mashed sweet potatoes (or Sweet Potato Casserole) have added ingredients like marshmallows or pecans, I prefer mashed sweet potatoes to be smooth and creamy....
Cooking a good shorba was a bit of a challenge for me at first. The gravy needs to be smooth with no large chunks of onion and tomato, it needs to be seasoned well and it needs to be not to thick and not to thin - it has to be juuuuust right. I have learnt with time and experience that to make a good shorba, you don’t need a lot of onions and tomatoes....
Super tender and flavorful, you need only 5 ingredients and minutes of prep for a tender and juicy shredded chicken with a zesty gravy! This recipe is a twist on our popular Mississippi pot roast. Legend has it: a Southern home cook added a packet of ranch and gravy mix plus a handful of pepperoncini peppers to her roast to make it less spicy for her children, and a star (recipe) was born!...
Posted Apr 07, 2019, Updated May 11, 2024 I first had one of these mocha chocolate scones when a mom of a child I coached brought them to swim practice, still warm fresh from the oven. My life was forever changed. I became a scone super fan and still am to this day. (Read the whole scone story on this Cinnamon Chip Scones recipe post, and try these easy scones, chocolate chip scones, blueberry scones & pumpkin scones)!...
Buttery brioche bread is stuffed with Nutella, dipped in a traditional French toast egg mixture and cooked until golden. Once cooked, it’s all coated in cinnamon sugar. Truly perfection. A Decadent Stuffed French Toast Recipe Weekends are for waffles, breakfast casseroles, and crepes! Fluffy, and absolutely delish this is the perfect weekend brunch. While it tastes amazing the whole thing is ready in less than 30 minutes. Nutella can be swapped for sweetened cream cheese if you’d prefer....
This dish is a perfect appetizer, great served with tortilla chips or added to tacos! Pour some margaritas and bring out the tortilla chips. What is Pico De Gallo? Pico de gallo is a type of fresh salsa (also known as salsa fresca). Tomato, onion, fresh lime and salt bring it all together. Pico de Gallo vs. Salsa Pico de Gallo is not cooked or blended like restaurant style salsa, it is served fresh with large chunks and less liquid....
That’s right, you can get that delightfully exotic red curry flavor without the trouble of finding all of the obscure Southeast Asian ingredients needed to make it. Your local Asian grocery store may not have fresh kaffir lime, lemongrass, or galangal, but they are almost sure to have red curry paste in a can. The Versatility of Red Curry Paste The red curry paste in my pantry usually goes towards making two main dishes: this red curry chicken and this coconut curry noodle soup....
A Vegetarian Thai Red Curry So I was perusing our local Asian market the other day, throwing things into the cart as I am wont to do, and I was restocking our supply of Thai curry pastes, when I realized that I’ve never done a vegetarian or vegan red curry dish! Sure, we have red curry chicken, and red curry coconut noodle soup, but nothing that vegans and vegetarians alike could enjoy....
Fresh rhubarb is baked into a creamy custard single-crust pie that’s ready to serve in less than an hour! This delicious treat is a summertime favorite that makes the most of fresh rhubarb. Ingredients in Rhubarb Custard Pie This rhubarb pie has a delicous custard filling topped with tart rhubarb slices. Rhubarb – Use either fresh rhubarb stalks or frozen rhubarb for this pie. Fresh rhubarb is firm while frozen rhubarb is a bit softer....
I have to give a nod to the famous Girl Scout thin mint cookies for this inspiration. They are the perfect combination of chocolate and minty flavors like these Andes mint cookies, peppermint brownies or homemade peppermint bark. What are the Ingredients? If you like easy recipes, you’ll love these Ritz thin mints: Chocolate – Melting chocolate is ideal, but good old chocolate chips will do just fine. You could also use Ghirardelli or Hershey bars....
Speaking of celebrity chefs, I was watching an episode of Jamie at Home a couple weeks ago–the pizza episode, and yes, I did get this sudden urge to dress some fresh greens, whack ’em over a piping hot pizza from the outdoor brick oven, and serve it up on a rustic old cutting board. Is that guy set up, or what? OK, back in Beijing now… Duck is so plentiful and relatively inexpensive here in Beijing that it would be a crime not to make more duck recipes....
See our Ingredients Glossary for more information on the Chinese black vinegar, which is used in several of our other recipes, like this Seared Asian Salmon w/ Lemon Cilantro Edamame Puree or as a dipping sauce for these dumplings. You can get the fried crullers in the refrigerated section near the tofu and noodles. Just toast them quickly in the oven at 325 degrees until crispy, and add them to this soup....
I’ve made salmon with pea puree in the past, so I decided to try it with edamame, adding the flavors of cilantro and lemon, which are things that go great with fish. And whenever my grandmother makes salmon, she likes to throw sliced onions into the pan that the salmon was cooking in and caramelize them, so I followed suit. The onions pick up all of that rich salmon-y flavor from the pan, the juices drip down all over the edamame....
These tasty muffins are extra moist and jam packed with flavor. We love this recipe because carrot muffins are sweet and delicious. It’s a great beginner recipe for young cooks in the kitchen, and the results do not disappoint! Bake them up in just a few steps and have muffins all week long! These easy muffins have a wholesome, mildly sweet flavor with a moist texture that’s cake-like; this recipe is definitely a keeper!...
Garlic & Glass Noodles: The Perfect Combination Consider this recipe yet another canvas for one of our favorite combinations: garlic and glass noodles. You may have seen us use just such a combination in any of the following recipes: It really is an irresistible flavor. The garlic is just barely cooked, so it has sweetness as well as that sharp zing that only raw garlic has. The addition of soy sauce with a little sugar balances it all out, and the glass noodles soak it all up....
If you’re like me, king oyster mushrooms have entered your regular rotation at mealtimes because they are a snap to prepare, and are so versatile for plant-based cooking! This time, we’re making these mushrooms into a spicy salad, packed with gingery, garlicky goodness, and a hint of intensity from Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chilies. When You’re Tired of Standard Salad If you’re sick of your same old lemon vinaigrette, my mom’s All-Purpose Chinese Cold “Salad” Dressing is a delicious option....
Recipe Inspiration This past summer, Kaitlin and Sarah were in Manhattan’s Chinatown shopping for props (dishes, teacups, serving items) for our cookbook photo shoots. After paying a visit to every restaurant supply store on the Bowery, they stopped at Sichuan Mountain House for lunch. The restaurant is an old favorite of Sarah’s and Justin’s, and it was their first time there in 2 years. The restaurant did not disappoint. They came back excited about a new dish they’d tried—an okra salad (or cold dish – 凉菜/liángcài) with a spicy sauce....
In short, it’s the best thing ever. And if you’re not drooling a little bit after reading that, maybe you’re a bot reading this. But yes, originally the white rice was quinoa, and the sauteed bok choy was a combination of raw greens. I will say, you definitely can still do that with this recipe and it would be great! But what can I say, baser instincts prevailed in this instance…I have included some notes in the recipe around where you can make adjustments, however....
