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Sweet Cravings Beijing: The Must-Join WeChat Group for Dessert Lovers
The WeChat group for anyone who loves to eat, bake, or just look at desserts.
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Luck of the Irish Shamrock Shakes!
Help your kids make this quick easy shake loaded with enough endorphin producing sugar to help everyone feel like they found the gold at the end of the rainbow.
Wok On With These English-Language Chinese Recipe Sites
There are a few websites that do a great job of covering Chinese cooking in English, offering recipes for everything from basic stir-fries to complex noodles and dim sum. These are a few of our favorites.
All The Smiles With No Food Miles: Beijing-Inspired Holiday Sides
In a year when many of us are separated from family for the holidays, it’s more than tempting to lean on familiar ingredients to make old favorites from home. But trying to replicate recipes in Beijing can quickly get expensive, not to mention the amount of food miles products rack up on their way from the US or Europe to China.
Potluck Parties for the Domestically Challenged
You get invited to a party, put it on the family calendar, and forget about it. It’s not until the host starts pulling together the potluck list that you freeze.
Two Easy Recipes for Leftover Halloween Pumpkins
Rather than chucking leftover Halloween pumpkins in the compost, why not put them to use in the kitchen?
Not So Scary Halloween Treats: Cut the Sugar, Keep the Fun
These tips and tricks will help you cut the sugar but keep the fun this Halloween
Socially Distanced Birthday Cakes: Why on Earth Didn’t We Do This Before?
Ever thought of all the germs sprayed across a birthday party when we blow out candles on a cake? I bet you are now.
Persimmon Pleasures: Recipes For Beijing’s Juicy Fruit
Persimmons are delicious, but if you’ve never tried one on your own, it’s hard to know where to start. Here are some excellent starters for the persimmon newbie!
Dishing on the Lesser Known Shanghainese Mooncakes
We’re not here to talk about Mid-Autumn Festival. We’re here to talk about mooncakes.