Cannellini beans and bunches of cilantro make a super creamy dip that pairs well with your favorite vegetables and chips. These can be made in under 10 minutes using canned beans, making them perfect for a quick appetizer. Ingredients Serving Ideas Related Recipes
Chinese steamed buns, or mantou (馒头), are a staple food in China. Mantou usually refers to plain steamed buns while filled buns are called baozi (包子). Flower rolls (花卷) are like an intermediate since they have filling, but it’s sealed on the inside. Check out my recipe for scallion or sweet sesame flower rolls! This…
Soft scallion flatbread is an easy weeknight version of scallion oil pancakes. It’s softer, making it perfect for using as a wrap the next day (and it won’t drop crumbs everywhere!), uses less oil, making it simpler and healthier, and can be made with leftover dumpling/flatbread dough (such as from my Chive, Egg, and Mushroom…
These chive, egg, and mushroom pockets are my version of Chinese chive pockets (or boxes, the literal translation of their name). Chinese chives, aka garlic chives, have a pungent flavor that their name only partly captures. It can come off as too strong to people who haven’t used it before, but to me, it smells…
Gnocchi as finger food elevates them to a level beyond just a pasta imitation. Gnocchi are potato-based dumplings that are often boiled then tossed with sauces, but crisping them up in an air fryer and then dipping them in sauce makes them so much more enjoyable. There’s added texture contrast between crunchy exterior and fluffy…
Despite being called “wine”, jiuniang contains little alcohol (less than 3%) and gets its name from the unique fermented aroma. It’s sweet without adding sugar, and when chilled it tastes like a dessert soup or pudding (see below on ways to serve it!). The flavor is quite distinct, so you’ll have to try it yourself…
Refreshing, light, and subtly sweet, this jasmine green tea jelly with watermelon is a perfect summer dessert! Make it ahead and keep it in the fridge for when it’s too hot, and unlike gelatin-based desserts, this will stay jelly-like at room/warm temperatures so it’s perfect for picnics. Ingredients Other Desserts
I’m picky with scones because I like them to be moist, and most scones are too dry in their effort to be flaky. These scones are moist without being dense and the cornmeal prevents gluten formation, keeping the scones tender. The blueberries add color and sweetness and the scone itself is only lightly sweetened, with…
This recipe started as an experiment to see if you could cook eggs in a tea kettle and I’m happy to say you can! Aside from college students who want an egg with their instant noodles, this recipe is ideal for people who want one egg without having to boil a whole pot of water…