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姜黄花菜 (Jiang Huang Hua Cai) I love the vibrant yellow color from turmeric, this simple dish only takes 15 minutes to make. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 lb. cauliflower 1 dried red chili 2 tablespoon canola oil 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 1 lb. cauliflower, cut into smaller chunks, rinse clean. 2. Get a medium size pot, add 1/2 cup of water, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric power, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 red dried chili (crush into smaller pieces), 2 tablespoon canola oil, mix evenly, boil. 3. Add the cauliflower chunks to the pot, stir evenly, cover, use medium heat to simmer for 5 minutes or until it is soft to your taste. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

蔬菜年糕 (Shu Cai Nian Gao) Rice cake is a lucky food for Chinese new year. This dish is very simple to make, the red pepper adds the traditional lucky color to the dish. Substitute the chicken stock with vegetable stock or water to make it vegetarian. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1.5 lb. rice cake  1/3 lb. bok choy scape 3 cups of chicken stock A few red mini pepper 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 pinch of salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 40  minutes Servings: 6-8 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 pack Chinese rice cake slices. 2. Get a large pan, add 3 cups of chicken stock, boil. 3. Add the rice cake slices to the stock, separate the slices evenly, boil, then simmer for 25 minutes, or until the rice cake becomes soft. 4. Take out the rice cake slices using a colander, put into a large bowl. 5. Get 1/3 lb. Chinese bok choy scape, cut into smaller long slices if needed. 6. Get a pot, add 1 cup chicken ...

烤什锦蔬菜 (Kao Shi Jing Shu Cai) For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 2/3 lb. bok choy 1 zucchini A few red mini pepper 1 jalapeno pepper 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time: 15  minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get varieties of vegetables and rinse clean. This recipes uses Chinese bok choy (2/3 lb.),  1 zucchini, half red onion, a few red pepper, 1 jalapeno pepper. 2. Coarse chop the vegetable, place in a large mixing bowl. 3. Add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 tablespoon canola oil. 4. Mix the vegetables evenly. 5. Place the mixed vegetables on a bake pan. 6. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

酸辣芥菜 (Suan La Jie Cai) Chinese mustard is one of my favorite vegetables. It has very unique aroma, and can be used in  so many recipes using Chinese Mustard.  This recipe adds sourness and hotness to the mustard to make it a perfect side dish for breakfast , it stimulates appetite in the morning so well. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1-2 lb. fresh Chinese mustard (available in most Chinese supermarkets year round) Salt for marinate (3% based on mustard weight) 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon white vinegar 2 Thai chili (or to your taste) Preparation Time: 10  minutes with marinating time (a few days) Cooking Time:  20 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps Preparation and Marinating 1. Buy 1-2 lb. fresh baby Chinese Mustard (available in most Chinese supermarkets). 2. Separate the mustard leaves, soak them in water. 3. Remove any dirt (especially close to the root part), ...

自制糯米汤圆 (Zi Zhi Nuo Mi Tang Yuan) Handmade sticky rice ball is much easier than you think. This recipe makes 6 plain sticky rice balls for one person's serving within 10 minutes. A great winter breakfast choice, or night time snack. Store sold rice balls usually have a lot of sugar, those with fillings have a lot of oil as well. This homemade version is sugar free (the soup has a little bit sugar for taste). For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 40 grams sticky rice flour 1/2 tablespoon sugar Total Time: 10 minutes Yields: 6 rice balls Cooking Steps 1. Add 1 cup of water to a small cooking pot. Add 1/2 tablespoon sugar to the pot for flavor, boil. This takes about 4 minutes with cold water. 2. While waiting for the water to boil. Measure 30 grams water and 40 grams sticky rice flour to a bowl, mix with chopsticks evenly. 3. Once the water boils, use hand to make 6 rice balls. Divide the dough into 6 portions. Place a small dough of 1 inch...

上海桂花年糕 (Shang Hai Gui Hua Nian Gao) Nothing is more traditional than the steamed rice cake to celebrate Chinese new year in southern provinces of China. The pronunciation of rice cake (Nian Gao) is similar to "growing every year", which is a lucky word during the spring festival. This could mean your business, your fortune, your wisdom, your health, your luck, your relationship, etc. I still remember the lovely warm atmosphere when the family gathered together and steamed the huge rice cake in a old fashioned oven in the country side of Shanghai. The wok to steam the cake is usually 2-3 feet wide. Rice cake cab be made as dessert like this recipe, or they can be savory, such as stir fried or made as soup. Checkout more rice cake recipes . Or find traditional Chinese noodle dishe s, delicious dumplings and wonton recipes . Looking for more inspirations? Find more ideas in Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. rice flour 1 lb. sticky rice flour 1/2 lb. sugar 18 Chinese d...

素什锦 (Su Shi Jing) A very traditional Chinese vegetable combo with numerous varieties of vegetables. "10" is just a number, the actual number of vegetables could be less or more. This is also a popular dish to celebrate Chinese year, especially in Shanghai region. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients ( Essential Ingredients for Cooking Authentic Chinese Food ) 1/4 lb. fresh oyster mushroom (available in Chinese grocery stores year around, with reasonable price) 1/2 lb. soybean sprout 1/8 cup dry woodear (back fungus, 木耳, available in Chinese grocery store) 6 pieces of Fried Gluten Puffs (油面筋, available in Chinese grocery store) 1/4 cup salty mustard green (腌雪菜, available in most Chinese grocery store, you can also easily make at home, see Salty Mustard Green ). Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Cooking Steps Prepare the Vegetables 1. Put 1/8 cup dry woodear in a bowl of water, let it rise for 30 minutes (depending on the va...

八宝饭 (Ba Bao Fan) Chinese dessert has many varieties that are so unique and special to its own tradition. I still have the vivid memory of my parents making a special dessert to celebrate Chinese new year, i.e., the steamed sticky rice with 8 treasures. 8 is just a number, it means numerous sweet ingredients used in the recipe, mostly dried fruits and red bean paste. In the old days, making this dessert required lots of effort, it was only made during the spring festival when people had plenty spare time. The hardest part of making this dessert in a traditional way is to make the red bean paste, which took a few hours. It started with simmering the red bean for a couple of hours, then removing the bean skin, consolidating the bean starch, then boiling the bean starch with sugar and pork fat. It was quite a lengthy process. Fortunately these days, we can purchase the ready to use red bean paste from the Chinese grocery stores. Dried fruits can be purchased from stores as well. It c...

Stir fried Bok Choy scape is no doubt my favorite vegetable dish. It is fresh with crunchy texture, the dark green leaves make it such a healthy dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. fresh Bok Choy Scape (available in some Chinese supermarket, abundant from spring to fall). 2 tablespoon canola oil 1/2 teaspoon salt Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy fresh Bok Choy scape from Chinese supermarket. Measure 1 lb. portion. Soak the scapes in a large bowl of tap water, use fingers to remove any dirt. Take them out then rinse one more time. 2. Cut the scapes into thinner pieces to make the cooking easier, some scapes can be pretty thick. 3. Get a large wok or pan (with no water in it, cold water heated with oil will explode), add 2 tablespoon canola oil, let it heat for 2 minutes or so using high heat. 4. Add the cut scapes to the pan, sprinkle a little bit canola oil to the top of the veget...