Ingredient: soy sauce

Beef and Broccoli 西蘭花炒牛肉 ♥ Better than takeout!

When my furnace broke last winter, I called a service man come to fix it. He loved to sing and dance while working and fixed the...

Chicken Fried Rice 雞丁蛋炒飯 ♥ Leftovers to delicious meal in minutes!

What to do with the dried-out, cold rice in your fridge? With the right technique, you can turn it into a delicious meal in minutes....

Three-Cup Chicken 三杯雞 ♥ Popular Taiwanese classic

I was surprised but pleased to find my daughter, Michelle, attempted to make Three-Cup Chicken (三杯雞 sān bēi jī) on her own.  She had just...

Japanese Steamed Eggs 蒸蛋 ♥ Fine art at its purest

No one can top my mother’s steamed eggs.  She lived through the period when Taiwan was occupied by the Japanese and her individual cooking style...

Sichuan Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐 ♥ The pockmarked old woman’s tofu

Every time I eat Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ), I think of the pockmarked lady from the Qing Dynasty who created the dish....

Cantonese Steamed Fish 姜蔥蒸魚 ♥ Foolproof and easy!

Thirty years ago, armed with a Chinese cleaver and a rice cooker, I arrived at the “land of opportunity” in search of my American dream. But...

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