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Scallion Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Published on 2012-06-08 19:52:17
Introduction: I have always regard mashed potatoes as a west style dish. However, with the stir fry method included, we can look on it as a combination of the eastern and the western styles. Don’t you think. But the most important thing about a course is the flavor. No matter what style it is cooked [...] Related recipes: Deep and Stir-fried Potato Strips with Scallion Quick-fried Shredded Potatoes Potato Salad Recipes – Scallion
Vegetarian Chicken Stir-fried with Peanut Kernels
Published on 2012-05-26 19:55:53
Introduction: Most of the Chinese vegetarian meat is made of bean curd. This is because of the special properties of Tofu or bean curd. It can be made firm (which is necessary to imitate the quality of meat) and soft. It can be dried, steamed or smoked. It can even be made into various shapes [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Three Veggie Slices
Stir Fried Mizuna with Bamboo Shoots and Shiitake Mushrooms
Published on 2012-05-26 07:53:52
Introductions: The Chinese name of the recipe that I will introduce to you today involving Mizuna is called three treasure vegetables. Yes, the ingredients – Mizuna, Shiitake and Bamboo Shoots – are really of the most popular vegetables on the dinning tables of the Chinese families. (Although my cooking is done in accordance with what’s [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fried Potherb Mustard and Bamboo Shoots Shepherd’s-purse and B [..]
Stir Fried Five-Dices
Published on 2012-05-25 19:52:04
Introduction: I have nothing to say in the introduction section except that you must try today’s recipe without question. Ingredients: Dried bean curd: 250 g Bamboo shoots: 50 g Dried (or fresh) Shiitake mushrooms: 50 g Carrot: 50 g Cucumber: 50 g Seasonings: Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon Coarsely chopped scallion: 1 tablespoon Minced ginger: 1 [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Niblets with Sweet Potato Dices Stir Fried Celtuce Dices with Mushroom Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green [..]
Stewed Potato Strips and Green Beans
Published on 2012-05-24 19:52:13
Introduction: Another recipe that was originated from North China is going to be presented today. I know this because it has all the characteristics of the Northern China. It’s not spicy. So don’t worry about the taste. I believe everyone will like it. However, if you are a person who can not live without spice, [...] Related recipes: Deep and Stir-fried Potato Strips with Scallion Vegetable Soup Recipe – Mung Beans and Chinese Cabbage Potato Dishes – Quick-fried Potato S [..]
Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms
Published on 2012-05-24 07:54:01
Introduction: Bamboo shoots and mushrooms like the oyster mushrooms are two of the most popular ingredients for cooking. You can see them in different variety of Chinese foods. So it would be a pity without introducing some recipes for them to the visitors of the website. Ingredients: Tender bamboo shoots: 200 g Fresh oyster mushrooms: [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Mizuna with Bamboo Shoots and Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fried Potherb Mustard and Bamboo Shoots Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms ̵ [..]
Multi-flavored Mung Bean Sprouts
Published on 2012-05-23 19:53:27
Introduction: Rachel always claim that she can not enjoy mung bean sprouts because she is wearing retainer. Besides, what’s more important is that she doesn’t like sprouts. Against her will, I came up with a dish using the recipe below. She thought highly of it at the dinning table. Believe me. She is one who [...] Related recipes: Soybean Sprouts – Stir-fried with Apple Shreds Stir Fried Soybean Sprouts with Deep Fried Tofu Vegetable Soup Recipe – Mung Beans and Chinese [..]
Rice Porridge with Pumpkin Squares
Published on 2012-05-23 07:51:59
Introduction: While looking at the picture at the beginning of this post, you might be wondering where the pumpkin squares are. It’s just some yellow liquid. You are right though. That’s because the porridge was cooked so long and so good that the pumpkin melted into the porridge. You may or may not like this [...] Related recipes: Rice Porridge with Diced Potato and Pumpkin Rice Porridge Recipe – Tangerine and Rice Balls Potato Rice Porridge
Deep-fried Eggplant Slices
Published on 2012-05-22 19:51:37
Introduction: This is the beginning of a big journey because this is the first recipe that I started truly trying deep frying with. I have found a good-and-for-all solution to the deep fry cooking by using a method that will consume less oil and less complicated method. Let me explain. As you know, I had [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with Garlic Deep and Stir-fried Potato Strips with Scallion Crispy Deep Fried Tofu
Stir Fried Green Chili Peppers with Salt Black Bean
Published on 2012-05-22 07:53:51
Introduction: You may remember the green chili pepper recipe that we cooked the other day and are very famous Sichuan dish. If you like eating and cooking that one, then you might as well like eating and cooking this one that are to be presented to you today as below. Ingredients: Green Chili Peppers: 400 [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili Peppers Stir-fried Pumpkin Shreds with Green Chili Peppers Pan-seared Green Chili Pepper
Peanuts and Chinese Yam Rice Porridge
Published on 2012-05-21 19:51:35
Introduction: The weather in Shenzhen is turning warm again. The temperature difference between the day and the night is big. It’s difficult to decide what to wear indoors and outdoors. So I decided to absorb some warmth from the earth. I chose the peanuts, which is one nut that grows in the soil, and the [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Chinese Yam Fried Chinese Yam Slices with Wood Ear Mushrooms Rice Porridge Recipe – Tangerine and Rice Balls
Fried Carrot and Tofu Balls
Published on 2012-05-21 07:54:09
Introduction: In this post, I introduced a fried tofu recipe, which was a wonderful success. Today, another recipe for deep fired carrot and tofu balls is coming up. The frying processes are similar to each other. Only the ingredients and seasonings are a little bit different. This dish was also very successful as far as [...] Related recipes: Crispy Deep Fried Tofu Plain Fried Carrot Shreds Stir Fried Smoked Tofu Slices With Garlic Scapes
Stir-fried Pumpkin Shreds with Green Chili Peppers
Published on 2012-05-20 20:02:36
Introduction: In the Walmart and some small commodity wholesale markets in Shenzhen, there are many Halloween toys available such as skeletons wearing a cloak and groaning, and pumpkin lights. One that impressed me much is a moving arm driven by electricity. This means that Halloween is becoming a festival of the world. Pumpkin is known [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Green Chili Peppers with Salt Black Bean Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili Peppers Rice Porridge with Diced Po [..]
Spicy Eggplant Shreds
Published on 2012-05-20 07:59:08
Introduction: I can not deny that I have introduced many eggplant recipes on this website already, including stir-fried eggplant (e.g. today’s spicy eggplant), deep fried eggplant, etc. However, eggplant is a vegetable that my girlfriend loves and the Chinese people eat everyday. There are even several kinds of eggplants available in the market. So I [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with [..]
Shiitake Mushrooms and Chestnut Recipe
Published on 2012-05-17 19:56:02
Introduction: There’s no doubt that this shiitake mushrooms and chestnut recipe is one of the most beautiful dishes that I have ever cooked. At the first sight of the photo above, even I don’t believe that it was taken by myself at home. It was not long before that I ate dishes involving chestnuts. Roasted [...] Related recipes: Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms – Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms Oily and Spicy Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms
Pan-seared Green Chili Pepper
Published on 2012-05-17 07:52:15
Introduction: Today, I’m going to introduce a dish that is featured in the Sichuan food – pan-seared green chili pepper. It is so special and characterized because it is cooked completely out of chili peppers. You might think that it must be very hot. This is what I thought before I ate it. However, it [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Green Chili Peppers with Salt Black Bean Bell Pepper Recipes – Green Bell Pepper Salad Water Spinach with Chili Pepper Slices and Fermented Be [..]
Smoked Tofu Stir-fried with Green Garlic
Published on 2012-05-14 19:53:22
Introduction: I came up with this smoked tofu and green garlic recipe after the successful experience that I had with the cabbage and smoked bean curd recipe. This recipe was inspired by Rachel who once enjoyed this dish very much. So I just made a little tweak to the previous recipe. It turned out to [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Smoked Tofu Slices With Garlic Scapes Stir-fried Cabbage with Smoked Tofu Slices Quick Stir-fried Leaf Lettuce (Youmaicai) with Minced Garlic
White Gourd Cubes with Fermented Bean Curd
Published on 2012-05-14 07:53:13
Introduction: White gourd is also known as winter melon or ash gourd. Its meat is crystal, which I like it very much for. And when cooked, it tastes like the combination of soft and hard. It can catalyze the starch and sugars in the human body in transmitting into calories other than fats. Thus, it [...] Related recipes: Water Spinach with Chili Pepper Slices and Fermented Bean Curd Fried Bean Curd – Stir Frying Recipe Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks
Stir-fried Tomato Slice Recipe
Published on 2012-05-13 19:52:54
Introduction: I have come to love tomatoes more and more ever since I attended the lecture that was made by a nutritionist at the fitness center. Tomato is a vegetable that we all know and like. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be cooked into soups and processed into paste. According to [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Canned Corn with Tomato Tomato and Potato Soup Recipe Stir Fried Zucchini Slice Recipe
Braised Eggplant
Published on 2012-04-25 19:54:25
Introduction: As you can see, this picture looks bad. That is because I took it at night and the splash light was too sharp. Okay, it’s not necessary to make explanations. When you come up with the delicious looking dish yourself by referring to the following braised eggplant recipe, you will know what it is [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with Garlic Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway Spicy Eggplant Shreds
Stir Fried Canned Corn with Tomato
Published on 2012-04-14 19:53:01
Introduction: Happy New Year to everybody! As the first day of the year 2010, I cooked one bright-looking dish in accordance with the following recipe. I hope it will indicate for me and all of us a good beginning. This recipe is going to involve two important ingredients. One is corn which is yellow in [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Tomato Slice Recipe Stir Fried Niblets with Sweet Potato Dices Potato Slices Seasoned with Tomato Paste
Spicy White Radish Strips
Published on 2012-04-08 19:52:19
Introduction: White radish, or Daikon radish, is looked on as the substitute for ginseng (or Panax) in China. This is due to the role that this kind of radish plays in keeping our body healthy. Chinese white radish can improve the activity of the macrophage which swallows cancer cells. It can also decompose the alkylamine [...] Related recipes: Radish Soup Hot and Sour Soup Recipe – Daikon Radish Hot and Spicy Taro Strips
Stir Fried Zucchini Slices
Published on 2012-04-08 07:52:00
Introduction: Another stir fried Zucchini recipe was introduced before on this website. Since Zucchini is a vegetable that is extremely easy to cook, I am introducing another recipe for the stir fried slices. Everything is the same except for the cutting and seasonings. Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with trying different things to a recipe. [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Zucchini Slice Recipe Stir Fried Potato Slices Stir Fried Smoked Tofu Slices With Garlic Scapes
Fried Bean Curd – Stir Frying Recipe
Published on 2012-04-07 19:52:39
Introduction: In the spinach recipe which was posted the other day, I used fried bean curd as one of the ingredients. Only three of them were used. As a result, I had many left. And as I said before, I like them. So I came up with the simple recipe below and made something that [...] Related recipes: Spinach Recipe with Fried Bean Curd Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili Peppers
Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks
Published on 2012-04-04 19:51:39
Introduction: I fell in love with the bean curd sticks when I cooked another recipe with it. You can see this recipe here. They tastes good, more like vegetarian meat. In today’s recipe, the accompanying vegetable is cucumber slice. Without any ado, let’s get to the recipe itself right away. Ingredients: Dried bean curd sticks: [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili Peppers Cucumber Soup with Dried Beancurd Sticks Fried Bean Curd – Stir Frying [..]
Broccoli Recipe – Stir Fried
Published on 2012-04-04 07:57:39
Introduction: When I first came across broccoli, I thought it was green cauliflower. Don’t laugh at me. Don’t you think they resemble each other? Broccoli is beautiful though. Many cooks use them as decorations in dishes. They are often placed at the edge of the plate surrounding the main dish. However, they can not only [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Green Chili Peppers with Salt Black Bean
Stir Fried Smoked Tofu Slices With Garlic Scapes
Published on 2012-04-02 19:52:12
Introduction: Garlic scape is a vegetable that I both love and hate at the same time. I love it because it feels good while chewing them. I hate it because there are many old or fibrous parts blended within them. So make sure that you select the tender ones when you are shopping. There are [...] Related recipes: Smoked Tofu Stir-fried with Green Garlic Stir-fried Cabbage with Smoked Tofu Slices Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes
Sweet Potatoes Recipe – Stir Fried Shreds
Published on 2012-04-02 07:56:51
Introduction: I have to confess that this is the first time that I cook a stir fry recipe for sweet potatoes. That is because I never even thought about sweet potato being cooked with this method. My mother used to not cook any fruit-characterized vegetables or vegetables that taste sweet. But the cookbook inspired me [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Niblets with Sweet Potato Dices Chinese Cabbage Shreds On Sweet Bean Sauce Quick-fried Shredded Potatoes
Potato Slices Seasoned with Tomato Paste
Published on 2012-04-01 19:53:24
Introduction: We have recommended many potato recipes before. This means that potato can be cooked in many different ways with many different ingredients. Today, the potato slices are going to be fried and seasoned with tomato paste. Let’s get right to the recipe itself because my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Ingredients: Potatoes: [...] Related recipes: Tomato and Potato Soup Recipe Stir Fried Potato Slices Fried Potato Slices with Oinion
Stir Fried Celtuce Dices with Mushroom
Published on 2012-04-01 07:55:19
Introduction: In one of the previous, we presented another celtuce and mushroom recipe. Today, I going to introduce another recipe that are cooked of the same two ingredients – celtuce and Shiitake mushrooms. The only difference is in the shapes that they are cut. You might say that it’s the same recipe. I would say [...] Related recipes: Celtuce Slices Stir-fried with Fresh Mushrooms Stir Fried Five-Dices Stir Fried Niblets with Sweet Potato Dices
Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with Garlic
Published on 2012-03-31 19:51:59
Introduction to stir fried purple eggplant with garlic: This is another eggplant recipe that my girlfriend loves. You might have recognized in the picture above that some of the eggplant blocks are torched. But she loves it still. Seeing from this, you can see how charismatic the eggplant is. In the tips part, you will [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway Braised Eggplant Spicy Eggplant Shreds
Sauteed Napa Cabbage with Whole Red Chili Peppers
Published on 2012-03-31 07:56:43
Introduction: Napa cabbage that is to be used in today’s recipe is a little bit different from the commonly-known Chinese cabbage or napa cabbage. The leaves are much slimmer and longer than the usual ones. The color is greener, too. In addition, the overall shape of this kind is also thinner than the other. Without [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Pumpkin Shreds with Green Chili Peppers Stir Fried Green Chili Peppers with Salt Black Bean Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili [..]
Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms – Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms
Published on 2012-03-30 19:51:50
Introduction: When I planned to cook this stir fried dish, all of the fresh mushrooms that were available are only two varieties in the supermarket – shiitake mushrooms and oyster mushrooms. Straw mushrooms can also be used in place of the oyster mushrooms, if you like and can find fresh ones. Mushrooms are my favorite [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms Oily and Spicy Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms
Sauteed Potato, Green Pepper & Eggplant
Published on 2012-03-30 07:56:02
Introduction: This long title represents a Chinese dish that originated in the North-east of China. Its Chinese name is Di San Xian, which means literally “three fresh (vegetable) from the earth”. Three of the vegetables are all very treasured by all people even all over the world. When you come to a Chinese Northeastern restaurant, [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with Garlic Be [..]
Plain Fried Carrot Shreds
Published on 2012-03-29 19:52:00
Introduction: Today, I cooked a recipe that I once enjoyed during my trip to Tsingtao, a coastal city located in the south coast of Shandong province, when I was a child. That vacation was very impressive to me because it was the only one that I have ever traveled to “big” city before I went [...] Related recipes: Fried Carrot and Tofu Balls Multicolored Potato Shreds Stir Fried Tofu Skin Shreds
Stir Fried Sour Cucumber Slices
Published on 2012-03-29 19:51:50
Introduction: Recently, I have fallen love with cucumber recipes because they fall into the following categories: a. Easy to cook. Actually, they don’t need to be cooked for long at all because they can be eaten raw like fruits. Sometimes, all we need to do is to scald them in hot water briefly. b. Beautiful. [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks Cucumber Recipes – Stir Fried Quick Cucumber Recipe
Shepherd’s-purse and Bamboo Shoots
Published on 2012-03-29 07:52:51
Introduction: Before we come to the specific recipe for today’s recipe – shepherd’s purse stir fried with bamboo shoots, I have a confession to make. In the supermarket where I bought this ingredient, this vegetable is called shepherd’s-purse, which is corresponding with the cookbook where the original recipe is, which I knew from the picture [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Potherb Mustard and Bamboo Shoots Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fried Mizun [..]
Water Spinach with Chili Pepper Slices and Fermented Bean Curd
Published on 2012-03-28 19:53:56
Introduction: Today, I am going to introduce another quick fry recipe that is very health and delicious. I love water spinach, especially the fresh one. In Chinese, it is called “Empty-Hearted Vegetable” because the central part of the vegetable is indeed empty, which I totally agree on. Ingredients: Water spinach: 250 g Red fermented bean [...] Related recipes: White Gourd Cubes with Fermented Bean Curd Spinach Recipe with Fried Bean Curd Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green [..]
Quick Stir-fried Leaf Lettuce (Youmaicai) with Minced Garlic
Published on 2012-03-28 07:54:33
Introduction: Green leaf dishes like this leaf lettuce recipe shall be included in our everyday diets. We should take advantage of them as one of our nutritional makers. Firstly, they can add some green color to our dieting. Green is the representative color of health. Nutritionists tell us that eating five colors everyday is one [...] Related recipes: Iceberg Lettuce Recipes – Stir-fried Iceberge Lettuce with Walnut Stir-fried Garland Chrysanthemum with Minced Garlic Smoked Tofu Stir-frie [..]
Cucumber Soup with Dried Beancurd Sticks
Published on 2012-03-13 19:51:47
Introduction: I had once been to a Sichuan restaurant in the Dongmen area of Shenzhen. A cucumber soup impressed me very much. Since then, I have been considering about cooking one myself. Fortunately, I have found such a soup recipe in a vegetarian cookbook. So I couldn’t wait to cook it and share with my [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks Stir-fried Dried Bean Curd Sticks with Green Chili Peppers Stir Fried Sour Cucumber Slices
Fish-flavored Eggplant Recipe
Published on 2012-03-13 08:02:33
Introduction: Seen from the title or name of this dish, it seems like not vegetarian. However, this is the name that the Chinese people give it, especially in the Sichuan style cooking. You will see that it is vegetarian when you see the recipe details below. As a matter of fact, I don’t know why [...] Related recipes: Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway Twice Cooked Tofu Recipe Eggplant Recipes – Stir-fried Purple Eggplant with Garlic
Rice Porridge Cooked with Oyster Mushrooms
Published on 2012-03-12 19:55:29
Introduction: After a rain that was not heavy, the weather has become deeply cold. It’s really weird when you look back at the fact that people who are wearing thick coats today were wearing shorts the day before. In a weather like this, a hot rice porridge would be perfect. With the oyster mushrooms that [...] Related recipes: Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms – Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms Rice Porridge Recipe – Oats and Rice
Twice Cooked Tofu Recipe
Published on 2012-03-12 07:51:43
Introduction: Double cooked dishes are very characterized in Sichuan food. The most popular one is “Double Cooked Pork” which you might have heard of. I had no idea that the double cooking method could be used in the vegetarian cooking at all before I came across this recipe below, although I had eaten similar dishes [...] Related recipes: Soft Tofu with Vegetarian Oyster Sauce Smoked Tofu Stir-fried with Green Garlic Stir Fried Tofu Skin Shreds
Quick Cucumber Recipe
Published on 2012-03-10 19:00:52
Introduction: Is cucumber a fruit or a vegetable? I did a little research. The answer is not definite. But I can summarize all of the answers here, i.e. cucumber is a vegetable because of its vine and it is a fruit because of its seeds. Whatever the scientists classify it, I like cucumber all the [...] Related recipes: Cucumber Recipes – Stir Fried Stir Fried Sour Cucumber Slices Stir Fried Cucumber Slices with Bean Curd Sticks
Oily and Spicy Shiitake Mushrooms
Published on 2012-03-10 06:52:15
Introduction: Although we have introduced several recipes that involve Shiitake mushrooms, it is today that I am going to come to some facts about this popular mushroom. Shiitake mushroom is a healthy food that contains high proteins and low fats. In the famous Compendium of Materia Medica, a book written by an ancient Chinese herbalist [...] Related recipes: Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms – Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms Shiitake Mushrooms and [..]
Stir Fried Cabbage with Tomatoes
Published on 2012-03-08 18:52:49
Introduction: Today, I am going to introduce to you a stir fry recipe for cabbage that I didn’t know who invented. I also forgot when and where I tasted it and from whom I have learned it. Forgive me if the inventor reads this! The combination of tomato and cabbage is amazing. This way, the [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Cabbage with Smoked Tofu Slices Quick Fried Cabbage Recipe Stir-fried Chinese Cabbage with Wood Ear Fungus
Stir-fried Water Chestnuts with Pea Shoots
Published on 2012-03-08 06:51:35
Introduction: The recipe for water chestnuts and pea shoots that I am going to introduce to you today features some decoration made of carrot. Since my childhood, I have been fond of making things with my own hands such as kites and whistles. I know it takes time and probably had prolonged my cooking time. [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Pea Shoots Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fried Mizuna with Bamboo Shoots and Shiitake Mushrooms
Winter Melon Soup
Published on 2012-03-07 18:52:00
Introduction: Winter melon is the name that I like for the also named white gourd. Of course, that doesn’t mean that it can only be enjoyed in the Winter. But a winter dinner surely can be warmed up by a winter melon soup. Ingredients: Winter melon: 200 g Mung bean: 50 g Seasonings: Scallion leaf: [...] Related recipes: Vegetable Soup Recipe – Mung Beans and Chinese Cabbage White Gourd Cubes with Fermented Bean Curd Multi-flavored Mung Bean Sprouts
Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 3)
Published on 2012-03-05 19:01:51
8. Apple “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples have high nutritional and medical value. Studies have shown that the carpaine which is uniquely contained in papaya has the anti-cancer function. Additionally, the carpaine can also prevent the synthesis of the nitrosamine, a carcinogen. This substance is proven to show strong tendency of [...] Related recipes: Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 2) Top 10 Favorite Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 1)
Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 2)
Published on 2012-03-05 19:00:16
For the first 4 vegetarian ingredients in this Top 10, please go to this post for the part 1. Where you will find some truths and facts about soybean, cauliflower, tomato and spinach. 5. Nuts Nuts refer to the seed foods that are rich in vegetable fat and oil, such as peanut, sesame, walnut, cashew [...] Related recipes: Top 10 Favorite Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 1) Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 3)
Snow Peas Recipe
Published on 2012-03-04 18:52:02
Introduction: The snow peas recipe can taste good or bad depending on your cooking skills. However, don’t be scared by these words. You will find how to make it tasty at the end of the post. As long as you keep your eyes wide open, you will be okay. Ingredients: Fresh and tender snow pea [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Pea Shoots
Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms
Published on 2012-03-04 06:52:40
Introduction: Another Chinese vegetarian dish that only takes you a few minutes to cook is to be introduced today. Before we come to the specific details about the recipe itself, we need to say something about this dish. It is composed of two very popular vegetables, or rather ingredients, which we have used in other [...] Related recipes: Creamy Baby Bok Choy Sauteed Twin Fresh Mushrooms – Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms Oily and Spicy Shiitake Mushrooms
5 Reasons To Choose Vegetarian Recipes
Published on 2012-03-03 18:52:19
Reason One: Compared with meat eaters, vegetarians have lower level of blood fats due to the intake of more fibrin. Therefore, they have a less chance of suffering from cardiovascular diseases and cancers. The proportion of them who are overweight is also smaller. Reason Two: The vegetarian foods and the nutrition that are contained in [...] Related recipes: Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 2) About Chinese Vegetarian Recipes Top 10 Favorite Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 1)
Tasty Stir Fry Recipe
Published on 2012-03-01 06:51:42
Introduction: The recipe of the day today is going to be something without a name. It is going to be composed of four ingredients everyone of which are equal to each other in quantity. Rather than composing a name out of the simple lining of four names, a comprehensive might be as good or even [...] Related recipes: Coral Golden Hooks – Soybean Sprouts with Chili and Wood Ear Mushrooms Iceberg Lettuce Salad with Wood Ear Mushrooms Fried Chinese Yam Slices with Wood Ear Mushrooms
Potato Salad Recipes – Scallion
Published on 2012-02-29 06:51:41
Introduction to the Scallion Potato Salad Recipe: As a matter of fact, we have talked much about potatoes. Potato recipes just cannot be cooked out. They can be stir fried, made into cold dishes and even made into soups. Some of them are already presented on this website. For others, I will serve them gradually [...] Related recipes: Potato Salad Recipes – Chili Sauce Potato Salad Recipes – Sour and Spicy Deep and Stir-fried Potato Strips with Scallion
Crispy Deep Fried Tofu
Published on 2012-02-26 06:56:22
Introduction: To tell you the truth, I had never dreamed of cooking things like this before today. Ever since I solved the oil consumption problem which is the biggest one for deep fried recipes, I know I will do this sooner or later. This recipe that I am going to introduce to your today has [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Soybean Sprouts with Deep Fried Tofu Fried Carrot and Tofu Balls Deep-fried Eggplant Slices
Chestnut Soup with Lotus Root and Osmanthus Fragrans
Published on 2012-02-21 06:52:46
Introduction: Although chestnut belongs to the nut group, it has much less fats compared to other nuts. It is rich in starch. So it is recommended to be cooked and be eaten as a between-meal nibbles. This way, our weight can be taken good care of. Carbohydrates contained in the fresh chestnut are 2.4 times [...] Related recipes: Hot and spicy lotus root slices Shiitake Mushrooms and Chestnut Recipe Rice Porridge Recipe – Red Mung Beans and Lotus Root
Stir Fried Soybean Sprouts with Deep Fried Tofu
Published on 2012-02-20 18:58:01
Introductions: The recipe that I am going to present today is stir fried soybean sprouts and deep fried tofu. You may see a little overload of soybean here because both of the ingredients are bean products. However, this will provide enough protein to your body. Ingredients: Soybean sprouts: 250 g Deep fried tofu: 150 g [...] Related recipes: Soybean Sprouts – Stir-fried with Apple Shreds Coral Golden Hooks – Soybean Sprouts with Chili and Wood Ear Mushrooms Crispy Deep Fried Tofu
Steamed Pumpkin with Lily Bulbs
Published on 2012-02-20 06:56:42
Introduction: Steam cooking can maintain the original flavor of the vegetable. Additionally, it is simple to cook. All you need to do is prepare the ingredients and put them into a steamer and turn on the heat. Turn off the heat when they are ready and serve them. Today’s recipe is one of those steamed: [...] Related recipes: Stir-fried Pumpkin Shreds with Green Chili Peppers Rice Porridge with Pumpkin Squares Sweet Potato Recipes – Steamed
Stir Fried Potato Slices
Published on 2012-02-19 18:51:43
Introduction: Today I’m gonna introduce another recipe but that Rachel likes very much to you. It is called stir fried potato slices. As we all know, potato is a vegetable that is very versatile. In today’s recipe, it comes in slices. Ingredients: Potatoes: 2 medium-sized ones Green Chili Peppers: 2 Garlic: 2 cloves Scallion: [...] Related recipes: Potato Dishes – Quick-fried Potato Slices with Green Bell Peppers Fried Potato Slices with Oinion Potato Slices Seasoned with [..]
Stir Fried Tofu Skin Shreds
Published on 2012-02-17 18:51:53
Introduction: Before uncovering the veil of the recipe of the day today, I would like to make a suspense by saying that this is one of the scarce recipes that I cooked for several consecutive meals. Another reason for that is because Rachel loves it. It is rare for her to have such a good [...] Related recipes: Salt Boiled Tofu Skin Stir Fried Smoked Tofu Slices With Garlic Scapes Stir-fried Pumpkin Shreds with Green Chili Peppers
Fried Potato Slices with Oinion
Published on 2012-02-13 18:51:57
Introduction: Today, I am going to introduce a recipe that is more of western style. But you will going to need a frying pan for this recipe. However, if you don’t have one right now, I would not recommend you to buy one because you will not use them often if you are following what [...] Related recipes: Stir Fried Potato Slices Potato Slices Seasoned with Tomato Paste Potato Dishes – Quick-fried Potato Slices with Green Bell Peppers
Soybean Sprouts – Stir-fried with Apple Shreds
Published on 2011-07-05 19:54:37
Introduction: To be honest, I didn’t like soybean sprouts very much before. I didn’t hate it though. I just ate it when it was available. That was it. However, nowadays as I learn more and more about the benefits and advantages that soybe
Coral Golden Hooks – Soybean Sprouts with Chili and Wood Ear Mushrooms
Published on 2011-07-05 07:51:36
Introduction: If you know Chinese, the language, then you will find that the names for the dishes on the menu of the restaurants in China are so beautiful that you don’t know what they are cooked of. Let’s take today’s dish –
Rice Porridge with Diced Potato and Pumpkin
Published on 2011-07-04 19:53:30
Introduction: In one of the previous posts, we introduced about a soup recipe cooked with diced potato and pumpkin. And in another post, a potato rice porridge recipe was presented. What’s more, I have read about a recipe for pumpkin rice porri
Stir-fried Cabbage with Smoked Tofu Slices
Published on 2011-07-04 07:53:06
Introduction: This recipe is also new to me. I didn’t know cabbage could be stir-fried with smoked tofu. But after tasting it, I am totally amazed at how delicious they can be together. This recipe is so simple that nothing is worth mentioning
Celtuce Slices Stir-fried with Fresh Mushrooms
Published on 2011-07-03 19:57:56
Introduction: Celtuce is also known as asparagus lettuce, which is one of the lettuce. However, what we are talking about are the stems of the lettuce instead of the leaves of them. If the celtuce you buy has leaves that are fresh and nice, don’
Iceberg Lettuce Salad with Wood Ear Mushrooms
Published on 2011-07-03 07:52:06
Introduction: You might have found out that the Chinese salads listed on this website don’t have much to do with salad – the paste – actually. However, salads are supposed to be eaten raw so the people in the West can have some rapp
Jicama Recipes – Rice Porridge
Published on 2011-07-02 19:55:14
Introduction To Jicama Recipes: Jicama is something that relatively new to me. I have seen it off in the vegetable section of the super market but known nothing about them. I didn’t even know their names. However, I came across this rice porrid
Soft Tofu with Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
Published on 2011-07-02 07:53:46
Introduction: This is by far the best and most satisfying dish that I have cooked, to which Rachel also agrees. You will agree on this, too, after you put it into practice. As you can see, this is a tofu dish. Before we come to the specific recipe fo
Potato Dishes – Quick-fried Potato Slices with Green Bell Peppers
Published on 2011-07-01 19:52:28
Introduction to Quick-fried Potato Slices with Green Bell Peppers: Today, I am going to introduce one of the potato dishes that are quick to cook and delicious and nutritious as well. Please get your wok ready on the stove. We will get started in no
Stir-fried Garland Chrysanthemum with Minced Garlic
Published on 2011-07-01 07:54:20
Introduction to Garland chrysanthemum: This vegetable or plant is also known as crown daisy chrysanthemum (Tong Hao in Chinese). It tastes a little bit weird in a good way. If they are tender when they are bought, they can be very yummy after cooking
Quick Fried Cabbage Recipe
Published on 2011-06-30 19:52:08
Introduction to the quick fired cabbage recipe: To find the cabbage soup recipe that you might be interested in, click here. Cabbage, different from the Chinese cabbage, is something that can be seen often bother in the Eastern and the Western style
Stir-fried Chinese Cabbage with Wood Ear Fungus
Published on 2011-06-30 07:51:38
Introduction to the Chinese Cabbage Recipe – fried with Wood Ear Fungus: Both the Chinese cabbage and the wood ear are my favorites. The reason for me loving the Chinese cabbage can be found here. I like the feeling when I chew the wood ear fun
Potato Salad Recipes – Chili Sauce
Published on 2011-06-29 19:54:07
Introduction to the Chili Sauce Potato Salad Recipe: In this post, we introduced one of the potato salad recipes – sour and spicy potato cold dish. I hope you liked. If you have any good idea about it, please don’t hesitate to leave your
Cabbage Soup Recipe – Milky
Published on 2011-06-29 07:53:21
Introduction to the Milky Cabbage Soup Recipe: To be honest, I have never cooked cabbage soup before in my life because I had thought the cabbage is not a kind of vegetable for soup. This recipe for cabbage soup is included in a Chinese vegetarian re
Quick-fried Shredded Potatoes
Published on 2011-06-28 19:53:57
Introduction to quick fried shredded potatoes: The previous potato recipe that we introduced the other day is the sour and spicy potato salad recipe. There we talked about how everyone likes potato and how many dishes potatoes can be processed into.
Stir Fried Zucchini Slice Recipe
Published on 2011-06-28 08:02:09
Introduction to the Stir-fried Zucchini Slice Recipe: The zucchini is an immature summer squash, which is very tender. Even the seeds are so tender that they can be edible. So you don’t have to remove the seeds like when you do the mature ones.
Iceberg Lettuce Recipes – Stir-fried Iceberge Lettuce with Walnut
Published on 2011-06-27 19:52:12
Introduction: Today, I am introducing one of the iceberg lettuce recipes to you: Stir-fried iceberg lettuce with walnut. From the picture above, you might have already seen that there is no walnut there. I have to say that you have sharp eyes. I will
Creamy Baby Bok Choy
Published on 2011-06-27 07:51:45
Introduction: Baby bok choy is something that Shanghai people like the most and there is even a name that is called Shanghai Pak Choi. So when you travel to Shanghai, why not order a stir-fried baby bok choy which will be introduced later on here. As
Stir-fried Garland Chrysanthemum Stems
Published on 2011-06-26 19:53:45
Introduction: You might still remember that in the Garland Chrysanthemum Recipe which was posted the other day, I cut the stems off the garland chrysanthemum leaves of this vegetable and wanted to cook another dish out of it. Anyway, wasting is nothi
Rice Porridge with Diced Watermelon Skin
Published on 2011-06-26 07:52:32
Introduction: When I saw this rice porridge recipe (I am going to introduce it to you in today’s post below.) in a cookbook at the local bookstore the other day, I wondered why people are turning back to what people ate because of lack of money
Rice Porridge Recipes – Ginger
Published on 2011-06-25 20:11:47
Introduction to the Ginger Rice Porridge Recipe: Among all the rice porridge recipes, this one with ginger is one important because of its medical value. In the Chinese tradition, ginger has always been known as one mysterious herbal that can prevent
Potato and Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Published on 2011-06-25 07:52:17
Introduction to the Potato and Pumpkin Soup Recipe: Pumpkin is good for soups. I knew this and like many a pumpkin soup recipe that I have tried in my life. However, I don’t often enjoy or cook potato soup recipes. This has something to do with
Luffa Cooked with Milk
Published on 2011-06-24 19:53:00
Introduction: Luffa is something that I don’t like very much ever since my childhood. That’s because it smelled bad when my mother was scraping the peel. I didn’t like that smell at all. However, nowadays a new kind of luffa has bee
Spinach Recipe with Fried Bean Curd
Published on 2011-06-24 07:53:04
Introduction: Prior to coming to the specific spinach recipe that I am going to introduce to you today, you might be interested to know what spinach has for the human being. As delicious it is, spinach contracts much when it is cooked. You must have
Stir-fried Chinese Yam
Published on 2011-06-23 19:59:48
Introduction to Chinese yam: Chinese yam, also known as Dioscorea Opposita, is also something that we grew in our garden when I was a child. Mom prepared it in several ways, which are similar to those that used for sweet potatoes. I ate toasted, stea
Eggplant Recipes – Fried Eggplant Seasoned with Caraway
Published on 2011-06-23 07:52:14
Introduction to the fried eggplant seasoned with caraway: *If you have ever cooked eggplant for even once, you will know that eggplant eats oil. It seems that it will never get enough of oil. At the tips part, I am going to share some simple tips tha
Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes
Published on 2011-06-22 19:52:09
Introduction to Chinese Five Spice Garlic Scapes: To be honest, it is difficult to cook garlic scapes which are very delicious when well cooked. There are several reasons for this. The first reason is that it is not easy for them to get done properly
Cauliflower Recipes – Tomato Ketchup Cauliflowers
Published on 2011-06-22 07:55:37
Introduction to the Tomato Ketchup Cauliflower Recipe: Another favorite of mine. Cauliflower is a flower that plays the role of a kind of vegetable. It is not like other vegetables which are usually the fruit of the plants in concern. I like this con
Sweet Potato Recipes – Rice Porridge
Published on 2011-06-21 19:51:54
Introduction: I presented the steamed sweet potato recipe before. You can read about it in this post. In my opinion, it’s one of the simplest sweet potato recipes. Today, I am going to share another recipe with you. As a matter of fact, you wil
Vegetable Stock Recipe
Published on 2011-06-21 07:55:31
Frankly, I don’t know if it is I who am too lazy or it is the time that is too limited for me to prepare for a vegetable stock recipe. I always use clean cool water as a substitute for the stock. You can guess that the taste would be much worse
Potato Salad Recipes – Sour and Spicy
Published on 2011-06-20 19:57:23
Introduction to Potato Salad Recipes: The potato is one kind of vegetable that both the Eastern and the Western styles of cooking favor. It can be made into a variety of dishes and desserts, salads or cooked dishes. It can be sliced, cut into strips,
Rice Porridge Recipe – Red Mung Beans and Lotus Root
Published on 2011-06-20 07:55:02
Introduction: I love lotus roots not only because they are delicious, natural and adding to our menu, but also because of their personality which is applauded by an essay included in our high school textbook. Growing in the mud, they are still clean
Vegetable Soup Recipe – Mung Beans and Chinese Cabbage
Published on 2011-06-19 19:56:04
Introduction to this vegetable soup recipe – the Mung Beans and Chinese Cabbage Soup Recipe of the day: Seen from the photo above, this dish looks more like a kind of porridge than a soup. But I did intend to make a soup rather than a porridg
Cucumber Recipes – Stir Fried
Published on 2011-06-19 07:54:38
Introduction to Cucumber Recipes: This is absolutely one of my favorites when it comes to healthy vegetarian recipes. Firstly, the cucumber is a very lovely vegetable. They have an appearance which is totally green. You can also eat it like a kind of
Chinese Cabbage Recipe – Hybrid
Published on 2011-06-18 19:51:44
Seen from the picture above, this dish is the combination of the Ma La Chinese Cabbage Recipe and the Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage recipe that we displayed previously. As you can see, I used the same preparation method (the Chinese cabbage is rippe
Rice Porridge Recipe – Oats and Rice
Published on 2011-06-18 07:51:43
Introduction to Rice Porridge Recipe with Oats and Rice: Before we come to the recipe for the rice porridge of the day, we will introduce the oats which are the main and very important ingredients of this recipe at first. Oats are not only edible, bu
Vegetable Soup Recipe
Published on 2011-06-17 19:54:02
Before we come to the vegetable soup recipe, we might need to discuss about the role that soups have been playing in people’s lives. As the dinning table is becoming more colorful every day, the soup has been playing a more and more important r
Bell Pepper Recipes – Green Bell Pepper Salad
Published on 2011-06-17 07:51:54
Introduction: One thing that I love bell peppers so much about is that they are so juicy. Another reason that they are so cute is that they are not so hot as chili peppers. I think it would be a great pity if they are cooked on with hot fire due to t
Rice Porridge Recipe – Tangerine and Rice Balls
Published on 2011-06-16 19:53:58
Ingredients: Polished round-grained rice: 150 g Fresh tangerine: 1 Rice balls: 5 Seasoning: White sugar: 10 g Water: appropriate amount Boiling Process: Preparation: 1. Wash the rice clean. And immerse the rice in water for hal f an hour. Then filter
Chinese Cabbage Recipe – Sweet And Sour (Cu Liu)
Published on 2011-06-16 07:54:29
Ingredients: The inner part of Chinese cabbage: 300 g Green and Red Chili Peppers: 150 g in total Seasonings: Salt: 5 g MSG: appropriate amount (The amount that you are comfortable with.) White sugar: appropriate amount Vinegar: 40 g Minced Scallion:
Chinese Cabbage Recipes – Hot and Spicy
Published on 2011-06-15 19:56:23
Ingredients: Chinese Cabbage: 300 g Dried Chili pepper: 10 g Seasonings: Vegetable Oil: 60 g Salt: 5 g MSG (Monosodium glutamate): 5 g Cooking Wine: 25 g Soy Sauce: 30 g Sichuan Pepper: 25 grains Cooking Process: 1. Preparation: Wash the Chinese cabb
About Chinese Vegetarian Recipes
Published on 2011-06-15 07:54:44
As far as my memory goes, the history of my eating meat, including pork, chicken and beef, is 25 years at the most. I was born a year after the birth of the opening policy of China. When I was around ten years old, I remember our meals started to inv
Healthy Eating Guide – Avoid these Mistakes
Published on 2011-05-25 01:42:26
Before you get started with your healthy eating programme, there are a few mistakes that you need to make sure that you don’t make. In this article, we are going to take a look at three of the most common mistakes that people make when implemen
What Healthy Vegetarian Cooking Can Do
Published on 2010-06-01 08:32:53
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Vermicelli Recipe – Stewed Tofu With Chinese Cabbage And Rice Vermicelli
Published on 2010-02-26 03:41:15
Introduction: This is the first recipe of the Chinese new year that I am going to introduce to you. I hope you will like it. There are many types of vermicelli that you can use for this vermicelli recipe. It can be made from rice flour, bean flour, a
Back from Chinese Spring Festival Holidays
Published on 2010-02-20 05:48:12
You must have known that seven days ago, it was a big time for the Chinese people all over the world. I drove for 27 hours and sit in the newly build train express for 11 hours, and took another 1 and 1/2 hours before I came to the village where my
Stir Fried Three Veggie Slices
Published on 2010-02-05 08:31:15
Introduction: You will see what the three veggie slices are if you are curious to know after you read this title. They are three ingredients that are often used in Chinese vegetarian foods. You might have found out that tofu and bamboo shoots are use
Chinese Cabbage Shreds On Sweet Bean Sauce
Published on 2010-02-03 08:47:26
Introduction: Today, I am going to present a recipe that involves sweet bean sauce which tastes sweet and salty. It is often used in noodles and salads. I also often eat cucumbers with it. I love this kind of sauce because it will not only enhance th
Hot and Sour Soup Recipe – Daikon Radish
Published on 2010-02-01 09:09:50
Introduction: Today, Rachel said she wanted to eat radish because he ate some last night from one of the small eateries on the side of the road in the community. So I find out this hot and sour soup recipe and cooked the radish soup which she liked t
Stir Fried Potherb Mustard and Bamboo Shoots
Published on 2010-01-30 10:21:29
Introduction: Potherb mustard is a very rare name. And I have to admit that it is also a vegetable that I didn’t know until I come to the southern part of China. However, this vegetable has always been there. They are often cooked in the form o
Salt Boiled Tofu Skin
Published on 2010-01-28 04:41:36
Introduction: Today, I am going to introduce a recipe that looks very simple. This is my first time to cook something like this, too. You can look on it as a cold dish or a boiling dish. What does the cooking method matter when it is tasty? Ingredien
Fried Chinese Yam Slices with Wood Ear Mushrooms
Published on 2010-01-26 04:59:41
Introduction: Today, I am going to share a recipe that I like not only because it involves the ingredients that I like (wood ear mushrooms and Chinese yam), but also because it is composed of multiple colors. You must have remembered that I mentioned
Mushroom and Spinach Soup Recipe
Published on 2010-01-24 08:45:44
Introduction: In my opinion, a meal will only become whole when it involves a soup. However, nowadays the pace of the people is very fast and people would rather not take half an hour to cook a soup. I was one of them until I came across some soup re