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Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant)

Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant) by Salad Foodie

My favorite entrée at the Nut Tree Restaurant (before it closed in ‘96) near Vacaville CA was Chicken Almond. (The gift shop at The Nut Tree sold the restaurant’s most popular recipes, which is how I came by them.) This makes a good summertime recipe because it’s a one-skillet meal that cooks in a flash and won’t heat up the kitchen.…

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Chinese Dragon Chicken

Chinese Dragon Chicken by Weining Wang

For me, Cooking is also such a dialogue. The sincere gratitude for life ,admiration for nature , the passion for cooking—all of these are productions of the dialogue. What I will spend in writing is not a time of life. It’s the development of my thinking ego showing great intellect in thinking, with resolute willing and sensible…

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Chinese Hot Dragon Chicken

Chinese Hot Dragon Chicken by Weining Wang

Hot Dragon chicken, also named drunken chicken or hot roast chicken, are a traditional Chinese New Year food. They are popular around the world, but especially in regions south of the Yangtze River. Beijing, China’s massive capital, has a history stretching back 3,000 years. It is known world-wide for such ancient sites as the grand…

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Colourful Chinese Dumplings

Colourful Chinese Dumplings by Savoury Apron

Chinese dumplings, also known as Pot-stickers or Momos (depending on where you are from), are perhaps one of the most universally known dishes. They come in many forms, many kinds of fillings, and quite often vary region to region. Made right, these babies are a mouthful of flavourful explosion, and with time, more and more unique…

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CNY Fortune Stir-fry Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts ( 发财鸡炒白果 )

CNY Fortune Stir-fry Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts ( 发财鸡炒白果 ) by Blackswan

This dish can be part of your casual home-cooked meal, but when plated with some colours, the simple chicken meal is instantly transformed into a classy dish fit for a festive occasion like the Lunar New Year.

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