Chinese cooking is a labor of love, emphasis on labor. All that chopping and frying, followed by the vigorous scrubbing of pans and woks to clean them. It’s why I typically prefer takeout. This ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chung’s mission? To prove that cooking Chinese food at home is easier – and more rewarding – than ordering in (Emma Chung) It was ...
What is authentic Chinese food? The question may seem simple at first glance, but for many Chinese Americans, authenticity can vary widely depending on who you ask. For me, Chinese food has always ...
Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and ...
I’ve never been much of a cook. My go-to meal is spaghetti out of a box smothered in jarred pasta sauce. Add some frozen meatballs and bake-at-home garlic bread to really make it special. This ...
In the kitchen, Lan Lin doesn’t rely on traditional measuring cups. Instead, Lan, or Mama Lin as her daughter affectionately calls her, uses a tiny plastic cup she was handed on her flight from China ...
From the pile of new and secondhand cookbooks on my office floor, I pulled out a plastic spiral-bound book put out by the Baptist church in my hometown in Indiana. The broad collection of ...
Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Plans to open a Chinese American restaurant have ...