A Month-by-Month Guide to the Most Common Chinese Festival Foods
It’s hard to keep track of the traditional Chinese festival calendar, and it’s even harder…
Browsing: Food
What’s the Beef? Meat-free Sources of Protein
Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Don’t-really-care-ian, however you choose to identify, it’s hard to deny the increasing popularity…
Rise and Shine: Simple Baked Apples
Baked apples can be deceptively unhealthy. The addition of copious amounts of brown or powdered…
The Beijing Bucket List: Guanghe Chaxuan
The arrival of 2016 made me realize that I don’t have very much time left…
Millet Magic
Every day, it’s on our table. Every meal. My mother-in-law swears by it. I have…
Christmas Cookies
“Santa’s coming,” I said to my 4 year-old daughter. We have to make sure he…
Sharing Christmas Through Cooking
When speaking about Christmas, decorating the house, choosing lovely gifts for the family, and preparing…
Rise and Shine: Breakfast Polenta
Growing up in Ireland we had bread and potatoes. Rice and pasta when my mother…
Rise and Shine: Stewed Fruit
My mother made us kids stewed dried-fruits, but only occasionally, because my middle sister would…
King’s Joy Restaurant
I don’t go out to eat at fancy restaurants in Beijing. Who has time with…