Making Jiao Zhi (Chinese dumplings)

Posted on 17 February 2008 under Chinese Food | No Comments

It’s still CNY and I wanted to do some festive cooking.. I thought of steamboat, but it’s just a couple of us, I decided to make jiao zi instead. Every year, I’ve read about China chinese cooking jiao zi for their CNY dinners. Looks pretty good; making it from scratch with all the raw materials seems enticing.. Preparing the filling was easy; just mix your choice of meat with veg and seasoning. Making Jiao Zhi (Chinese dumplings)

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Happy Chinese New “Rat” Year!

Posted on 8 February 2008 under Chinese Food | No Comments

Good Wishes are never too Late ya? :p Happy Chinese New “Rat” Year!

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Chinese New Year Pineapple Jam Cookies

Posted on 29 January 2008 under Chinese Food | No Comments

Chinese New Year Pineapple Jam Cookies

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Chinese Food, Christmas Day, and the Jews: Where Can We Go for Old-School Chinese?

Posted on 25 December 2007 under Chinese Food | No Comments

Four years ago Alex Witchel took a stab at explaining the phenomenon of Jews in New York eating Chinese food on Christmas Day.

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Food News

Posted on 11 October 2007 under Baby Food, American Food, Vegetarian Food, Korean Food, Greek Food, Japanese Food, Kosher Food, Asian Food, German Food, African Food, Latin Food, Diet Food, Chinese Food, Mexican Food, Fast Food, Blogroll, Italian Food, Health Food, Spanish Food, Thai Food, French Food, Indian Food, Main | No Comments

This originally was an experiment in food, photography and weblogging, combining three hobbies of mine. Since 2002, Food blogging has become a full time occupation for many, and the quality of some of them are stunning. Several years ago I was asked to judge the Food Blog awards, a very difficult task. In the photography category, I was only able to pick the winner but looking at every single photo posted by the finalist, and if any one of them was less than flawless, the blog was eliminated. The competition has only gotten tougher since then.