Scallion Pancakes

Scallion pancakes.  Oh how I love thee. These remarkable, little chewy, salty, scallion-y, layered disks of oily crunchy heaven completely stole my heart when I first had them my first year living in the city a decade and a half ago.  Often I would grab a late night snack of scallion pancakes and dumplings on… Continue reading Scallion Pancakes

My Favorite Chinese Cookbooks

my station at the Cloud 9 Cooking School in Yangshuo, China. The Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, begins its fifteen day celebration this Thursday, February 3rd.  In observance, I’ll be cooking lots of chinese dishes this week–many of which I learned during my three-week honeymoon in China three years ago. But to… Continue reading My Favorite Chinese Cookbooks