Perhaps you’ve heard that the city of Chongqing is world renowned for its hotpot (or at least, you have now). When you come to try it though,…
Category: Chinese Food
Ingredients Dough 4 cups all-purpose flour (plain flour) 3/4 cup dried milk powder 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 1/4 cups sugar…
One question I am frequently asked is “Why doesn’t the Chinese food I prepare at home taste like restaurant food?” It’s a challenge – restaurant kitchens have…
Most people are interested in Chinese food and want to learn how to make Chinese food. Now, I will teach all you guys to make an easier…
So…some exciting news! Two months ago I traveled to Denver to film an online class series with Craftsy on making favorite Chinese restaurant dishes at home. Because…
Summer nights are not meant for spending hours in the kitchen. My apartment is blessed with huge southwest facing windows, which let in tons of natural light in the…
Happy Chinese New Year! Unlike years past when I’ve gone home to Boston, I’ll be ringing in the Year of the Sheep (or is it ram, or goat?)…
Happy Thanksgiving week! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, I know. Growing a design business and teaching on the side have both consumed most of my…
This winter has been super busy here at my Brooklyn studio. Since launching Plate & Pencil, and being busy teaching a ton of post-holiday classes, I’ve been…
Fermented black beans, if you’re not already familiar with them through dishes like mapo tofu or black bean chicken, are very potent and tasty, but definitely not…