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Handmade pasta always has the best taste. This pasta is unique with the  flavor of hummus and yogurt. This is a perfect breakfast option, great for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients Pasta dough with egg, hummus and plain yogurt Preparation Time:  10 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Prepare the pasta dough. 2. Get a small tennis ball size dough, put it on a cutting board, sprinkle flour, use rolling pin to make a flat sheet. 3. Use knife to cut into strips.

I always believe sky is the limit to the creativity in the cooking wonderland. I came up with this recipe because we had some hummus leftover and wanted to create a unique recipe with it. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1 egg 1 cup of hummus 1/4 cup of plain yogurt 2 cups of all purpose flour Water Preparation Time:  20 minutes Cooking Steps 1. Crack 1 egg into a measuring cup, add 1/4 cup plain yogurt, add water to 1 cup mark, add the liquid to bread maker or any mixer. 2. Add 1 cup hummus, 2 cups of all purpose flour. 3. Mix for 15-20 minutes.

韭葱猪肉饺子馅 (Jiu Cong Zhu Rou Jiao Zi Xian) Napa cabbage and Chinese leek is the classic vegetable for dumpling filling. Since I grow leek in my garden, I picked fresh leek this morning and made dumpling filling using leek, which has unique aroma. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1/2 leek 2/3 lb. ground pork 1 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon corn starch Preparation Time:  10 minutes Preparation Steps 1. Get 1/2 lb. leek, rinse clean and fine chop them, place in a large mixing bowl. 2. Add 2/3 lb. ground pork, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoon corn starch, 1 tablespoon canola oil, mix evenly. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .

牛肉洋葱馅 (Niu Rou Yang Cong Xian) This is a great filing for pot stickers, an alternative to traditional pork and Napa cabbage filling. See how it is used in  beef and red onion pot sticker. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 2/3 lb. beef 1/4 lb. red onion 1 tablespoon corn starch 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 Thai chili Preparation Time: 10  minutes Cooking Steps 1. Get 2/3 lb. beef, cut into half inch size pieces, add to food processor. 2. Chop 1/4 lb. red onion, add to the food processor. 3. Add 1 tablespoon corn starch, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 Thai chili. Process for 2 minutes. Tip: Adjust the salt amount to your taste. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

越式猪肉鱼肉糜白菜水饺馅 (Yue Shi Zhu Rou Yu Rou Bai Cai Shui Jiao Xian) Napa cabbage is no doubt the most traditional staple ingredient for Chinese dumpling. This filling uses the Vietnamese style pork and fish paste , giving the dumpling filling a unique fish taste. Checkout many traditional Chinese dumpling recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 lb. Vietnamese pork and fish paste 3/4 lb. Chinese Napa cabbage A pinch of salt Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Steps 1. Follow the Vietnamese Pork and Fish Paste   to prepare the paste. This takes about 20 minutes. 2. Get 3/4 lb. Chinese Napa cabbage, rinse clean, cut into small bits, add to a large mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt to the Napa cabbage, mix evenly. About 3/4 lb. chopped Napa cabbage 3. Measure about 1 lb. pork and fish paste, add to the mixing bowl. 4. Mix all ingredients evenly using a large spoon. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blo...

越式猪肉鱼肉糜 (Yue Shi Zhu Rou Yu Rou Mi) This pork and fish paste has a very smooth yet elasticity texture, great for making meatballs and filling for dumplings and wontons. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 lb. pork meat 1/2 lb. fish fillet 4 tablespoon corn starch 4 tablespoon fish sauce 2 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon black pepper A few drops of sesame oil Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. pork meat (shoulder or butt with mixed fat and lean meat is ideal), cut into half inch size cubes. 2. Add the pork cubes into a food processor. 3. Get 1/2 lb. fish fillet (tilapia), cut into one inch size pieces, add to the food processor. 4. Add 4 tablespoon corn starch, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 4 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 tablespoon water, 1 tablespoon sugar, a few drops of sesame oil, process for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture becomes smooth paste. Tip: Fish sauce could be very...

盐渍姜片 (Yan Zi Jiang Pian) This is an experiment to see how well fresh ginger preserves with salt. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 300 grams ginger 15 grams salt Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Steps 1. Rinse clean 300 grams fresh ginger, cut into thin slices, add to a bowl. 2. Measure 5% salt, that is 15 grams, sprinkle onto the ginger slices, mix evenly. Cover the bowl, place in fridge. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .

盐渍蒜瓣 (Yan Zi Suan Ban) I love fresh garlic, but usually use a small portion, this preserving the fresh garlic clove becomes a challenge. Even I put the clove in a dark room, it still starts growing. This is an experiment to see how well the fresh garlic preserves in salt. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 80 grams fresh garlic cloves 4 grams salt Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Steps 1. Remove the skin from garlic cloves. 2. Measure 5% salt based on garlic weight. for 80 grams garlic, need 4 grams salt. 3. Place the garlic cloves inside a glass jar, pour the salt in, seal the jar, shake well. 4. Store the garlic in fridge. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

I have been craving Sichuan style bacon for a while. I did some online research and it turned out making it on you own is not complicated at all. Why not give it a try? The best part of home cooking is that you have complete control of what ingredients to put to each dish, and it saves tons of money, especially for meat products. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 500 grams fresh pork meat (pork butt roast) 15 grams salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar  1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn. Most Chinese grocery stores carry it, you can order online as well: Preparation Time:  10 minutes plus 2 weeks in fridge Preparation Steps 1. Buy fresh pork meat, I prefer pork butt roast, which has mixed lean and fat texture. Measure around 500 grams meat cut, little variation of the weight is ok. 2. Measure 15 grams salt, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn.  15 grams of salt 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 15 grams sa...

韭菜虾仁肉丁馅 Shrimp dumpling is one of the signature dim sum entrees, I love it so much, I always make one or more orders when I visit dim sum places. The good news is that you can easily make it at home with only a fraction of restaurant price. Checkout more dim sum recipes in the fun blog. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/4 lb. Chinese leek (available in most Chinese supermarkets year round) 1/2 lb/ shrimp 1/4 lb. pork (preferably with some fat in it) 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 tablespoon corn starch 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 20 minutes Servings: filling for 16-24 shrimp dumplings Cooking Steps 1. Get 1/4 lb. Chinese leek (available in most Chinese supermarkets year round, abundant in summer time while prices are low). Soak in a container, remove dirt, rinse clean, cut into small bits, add to a large mixing bowl. 2. Get 1/2 lb. shrimp, remove skin and veins, rinse clean, cut into small bits, add to the mixing bowl. 3. Get...

川味腊肉 (Chuan Wei La Rou) SiChuan region is famous for its spiciness in all sorts of food. Its spicy style dried pork is one of them. I decided to make my own version at home with a dehydrator you get for free: the fridge. For more fun recipes, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork shoulder meat (or other part of the pork cut) 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper oil 2 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon black pepper, Preparation Time: 10 minutes with 2-4 weeks of dehydration in fridge Cooking Steps 1. Measure 1 lb. pork shoulder meat, no skin or bones. 2. Cut into 1/2 inch thick pieces. 3. Add 2 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper oil, mix evenly. 4. Place the meat inside a flat tray (I use the deli box), no overlaps, leave the tray open. 5. Put the tray inside the fridge, no cover on the tray. Note the fridge itself works like dehydrator, it will make the meat dry overtime. ...