55 take recipes

The Winter Wonderland continues here in Upstate NY, and for those who aren’t lucky enough to be somewhere tropical right now…well…we wish we were. Though I can’t get to somewhere warm right now, I rounded up the most sunshine-inspired ingredients in my kitchen and combined them with mega-vitamin packed kale for a tasty tropical treat.

Akudjura (dried bush tomato) crusted Ribeye steak served with broccolini, shitake mushrooms and wattleseed jus.

Shiitake mushrooms, a few different vegetables, garlic-black bean sauce, and glass noodles make this soup packed with great flavors and nutrients. Enjoy it with a refreshing and light salad aside.

Potstickers are basically Chinese dumplings, just cooked differently. Instead of boiling in the water, you cook them in a hot pan with a bit oil and a bit water to develop a nicely browned and crispy crust. The fillings can be made in advance; the leftover dumplings, just freeze them raw. Whenever you feel like eating a few, cook the frozen ones directly in hot pan.

After a few potsticker recipes, I finally made my very first bunch of pot sticky buns (another popular food in China). They came out soft, and quite delicious. Nicely browned and crispy at the bottom. It's an excellent way to use up some of our fresh veggies.

Shiitake mushrooms, tofu and potatoes are like sponge that soak all the great flavor from the miso stew. Green beans add bright color and nice crisp, and the glass noodles give a bit chewiness and some healthy calories that are good for you.

Make this easy, tasty and light stir-fry for a quick week-night meal with a bowl of steamed rice or a few slices of bread.

This simply delicious Chinese stir-fry is made with not too many ingredients, it's quick and easy as well. Serve it with a bowl of rice to complete the meal.

Look for sweet potato noodles in Asian or Korean grocery stories, or use soba noodles or even spaghetti works too. The dish is super easy to prepare, and it tastes delicious. If you are a big fan on Asian flavor, such as sesame oil, sesame seeds, and soy sauce, etc, you will not be able to resist this mouth-watering Japchae.

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This recipe would have been 5 stars without the sliced sun-dried tomatoes. The tomatoes dominated the flavor of the sauce so much that it didn't allow the mushrooms to shine through. My wife liked it, but I noticed she was picking out the tomatoes too.

Barley and Mushroom soup makes you feel filling, provides you with lot of goodness, and it also tastes delicious.

This is a simple and easy slaw, typical Asian style. Very healthy and savory.

This quick and easy Chinese stir-fry is another popular recipe in China, and you can find it in almost every Chinese restaurant. Shiitake mushrooms cooked with bok choy, stirring in some soy sauce, sugar and garlic in the end. The whole dish is fresh and tasty.