Stories from the Heart of the Wok
Discover the love, laughter, and recipes that make a home.
Dad’s Food Love
My dad had an extra big appetite for life and he loved to explore any food scene anywhere. He loved to taste and enjoyed all that has to do with cooking…
My Corner Kitchen
I moved to the States from Beijing many years ago. For relationships, study plans, and for the future. Started cooking in my 20s, kitchen has always been a happy place…
The Earliest Personal Kitchen Memory
The earliest personal food memory would go back to that afternoon when I thought to fry an egg. Right just one egg. Not two like how I do it for as long as I have done these…
Mom’s Cooking
My mom is a no ordinary cook. She was born with it am certain. I do not recall any one thing she made that I had doubt other than swallowing all there was including the…
Guang Tou (bald) YeYe’s Black Chicken Soup
We met Yeye when Blake was just a few years old. He was the boyfriend to our beloved nanny Ms Qi. Both were excellent Chinese cooks from north east. Both were…
Fabulous Xinjiang food (My Hometown Is A Massive Deal)
I was born in Urumqi, Xinjiang. a city that had no sea in its dreams. All we got is solid red meats. A lot of them, and we are not ashamed of it…
"Cooking Up Memories: Chinese Dishes and Family Stories"
Where every recipe is a piece of family history.