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In this recipe, short ribs slow cook in a beefy red wine sauce with onions, carrots, celery, and aromatic herbs and spices. What You Need For Slow Cooker Short Ribs Short Ribs: Use either English-style beef short ribs. They are square and are sold in single pieces. Frozen ribs should be thawed first so they can be seared, for an extra boos of flavor. Vegetables: Onions, carrots, and celery are the main components of a “mirepoix,” which infuses flavor into all kinds of proteins....

These Soy Sauce Braised Wild Mushroom Noodles are earthy, flavorful, rich, and savory, all with the benefit of being totally vegan! Yes, that rarest of times has come again, where we have a great vegan recipe to share with you all. Usually, aside from the Buddhist monks, Chinese people love their meat, and it can be hard to find a completely vegan recipe. But this is one that even we meat lovers really enjoyed....

Serve this simple salad as is or top with sliced Chicken Breasts for the perfect meal. Whether you are looking for a lighter meal or simply want a break from the same old salad routine, this spinach salad with bacon recipe does the trick! It’s easy to put together, with so many endless variations! We’ve kept this salad recipe basic enough to master, but with endless opportunity to make it your own!...

Tender chicken breasts are filled with cheesy spinach filling, wrapped in bacon, and baked in the oven. Ingredients for Spinach Stuffed Chicken Chicken: I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in this recipe. You can also use chicken thighs or even bone-in split breasts. Bacon: Bacon adds flavor and keeps the chicken moist and juicy. I prefer thinner over thicker cuts for easier wrapping. Spinach: I use fresh spinach in this recipe as it has a slightly more delicate flavor....

Posted May 19, 2023, Updated Jul 05, 2024 These strawberry cupcakes are a delicious dessert to make with fresh summer strawberries. They are delicate and moist and infused with real strawberries for a rich fruity flavor. Strawberry cupcakes are easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients. Best served with strawberry frosting, or with a strawberry milkshake. Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe: Ingredients & Substitutions All-purpose flour. cake flour can be used in place of all-purpose flour....

Some of you may be raising your eyebrows. Never heard of them? It’s OK, I understand. I’d never heard of sweet coconut samosas either until one day my Father was in the kitchen and come up with the most delectable, sweet coconut stuffed pastries. They were like the McDonalds apple pie in Desi format - crunchy on the outside, bubbly warm and a slurry of sweet on the inside. I would request him to make them on occasion and every time they would go down such a hit, devoured by all and never would we have any leftovers....

Posted Feb 18, 2022, Updated Feb 19, 2024 This taco soup recipe is a true testament to the idea that there’s beauty in simplicity. It’s made with 9 ingredients and only takes minutes ot prepare, but is a delicious recipe my family comes back to time and time again. I love making this taco soup (and this chicken tortilla soup) on busy days because I can just brown the ground beef, throw everything in the slow cooker and it’s ready to go whenever we have time to eat....

Honestly, this wasn’t one of my favorite dishes to cook in the restaurant, but I’ve since developed a lighter, tastier remake. Using a colorful mix of peppers makes for a great presentation and substituting the yellow onion with fresh leek adds better flavor to this dish. You can also substitute scallions for the leeks (we used a variety of giant scallion that they have here in China, since we can’t really find leeks around these parts)....

Ground turkey is simmered in a zesty homemade sloppy joe sauce and heaped onto buns for a great weeknight dinner. (Bonus: this meal is ready in about 30 minutes)! Turkey Sloppy Joes are Quick and Easy Ground turkey is a change from our usual beef sloppy joes, and turkey has less fat and calories but this recipe still packs big flavor. Such a quick and easy recipe to cook – it’s on the table in under 30 minutes!...

You can frost this homemade Yellow Cake in Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, Cream Cheese Frosting, or even Lemon Buttercream! What Is Yellow Cake? This classic yellow cake might be the most traditional of them all. It’s a simple and rich recipe made with butter and whole eggs which yields a golden crumb and tender cake. This particular yellow cake recipe also adds in egg yolks, a bit of vegetable oil, and uses buttermilk to bring this moist yellow cake recipe to life!...

Our recipe is new and improved, with flavorful chunks of pork belly and a silky sauce made to perfectly coat a bowl of fresh noodles! Chinese Home Cooking This Zha Jiang Mian represents Chinese home cooking at its finest. 老北京人 (lǎo běijīng rén), i.e., native Beijingers, and 北方人 (běifāng rén), or “Northerners” all have a slightly different take on this dish. Everyone thinks their family makes the best Zha Jiang Mian, and who’s to say that that’s not true?...

My annual home-grown pumpkin baby is putting on some healthy weight daily. I would know. Because I’m sneaking glances at it everytime I pass the window, whispering ‘chashm-e-bad door’ like a proud and slightly obsessed mamma. If you’re keen on living your best pumpkin life, and not just by having pumpkin soup and pumpkin pie on repeat, you need to give these amazing Pakistani and Indian pumpkin recipes a try!...

Celebrating Memorial Day This Year If you’re a Woks of Life reader outside the U.S., Memorial Day is an American holiday observed to honor the men and women who’ve perished while serving in our country’s military. It’s a day of reflection first, for remembering those who sacrificed their lives to defend our country, so we can enjoy our freedom (and BBQs) in comfort and safety. (As you are reading this post, let’s take a moment of silence to honor and think of those who have given their lives in the line of duty....

Summer is not the same without pasta salad! And this version is the perfect side dish to any entrée, whether it’s oven baked chicken breasts or barbecue! What Is Antipasto? Typically, antipasto is the first course of a formal Italian meal. Usually, marinated vegetables, cheeses, mushrooms, and meats are arranged on a plate so guests can help themselves. In this antipasto pasta salad, we use pasta as a base for all the other ingredients so it can be served as a side dish or even as an entrée....

Posted Jul 09, 2020, Updated Mar 31, 2024 These baked zucchini fritters are a delicious summer side dish or appetizer! And served with a giant salad they make an amazing meatless main dish! The best summer produce – sweet corn & zucchini – join forces to make these delicious zucchini and corn fritters. They are baked and not fried – making them a healthier option! Plus this zucchini fritters recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make....

This easy Banana Pancake recipe combines kitchen staples with mashed banana for moisture and sweetness and a pinch of cinnamon for a perfect bite. Ingredient Tips for Banana Pancakes Bananas: Ripe bananas with lots of brown flecks are the best for pancakes (and banana bread) since they have more sugar and natural sweetness. You can also ripen bananas in the oven if needed—check the recipe notes for directions. Dry Ingredients: I use all-purpose flour....

While you might not be able to identify its subtle flavor in a dish, bay leaves have a place in savory recipes from around the globe, including Chinese recipes. What Is Bay Leaf? There are several types of bay leaf (yuèguì yè, 月桂叶 or xiāng yè, 香叶), most of which come from the Lauraceae or laurel family of evergreen plants. The herb may also be referred to as bay laurel, sweet bay, or Roman laurel....

Homemade Pickled Mustard Greens Although you can buy neatly vacuum-packed pickled mustard greens at your local Chinese grocery store, my family has always made it at home. My grandma’s favorite dish for haam choy is fresh chicken with pickled mustard greens–but it has to be made with her own haam choy recipe! Others simply don’t measure up. That’s why we documented her full haam choy recipe, so now all of our family and friends can make it at home....

Tender beef, mushrooms and onions roasted to perfection and smothered in a rich flavorful sauce. This casserole takes a traditional stroganoff to the next level by baking the tender noodles in a sour cream gravy sauce. The noodles soak in all of the delicious flavor for a dish you literally cannot resist. Beef stroganoff is often made with sirloin (or with ground beef) and as many times as I’ve tried it, I never find the beef is tender enough....

Remembering That Restaurant In our never-ending hunt for hidden-gem Chinese restaurants that specialize in regional cuisines, we’ve had several favorites over the years, including a Shanghainese restaurant on Route 46 in Jersey (long since closed) incongruously named, “Hunan Cottage.” It wasn’t until I fully understood the nuances of Chinese regional cooking that I questioned why the restaurant was labeled, “Hunan,” a province whose spicy, chili-laden cuisine couldn’t be more different from the sweet and otherwise mild character of the Shanghainese specialties that constituted 99% of their menu....