Chinese Recetas

Chicken Almond (from The Nut Tree Restaurant)

My favorite entrée at the Nut Tree Restaurant (before it closed in ‘96) near Vacaville CA was Chicken Almond.…

Pineapple Beef Stir Fry

Pineapple in a stir fry is fantastic because all the lovely juice spreads out and soaks through the rest of the dish!…

Pork and Shrimp Fried Rice

Rice is an integral part of the Chinese New Year celebratory meal. Representing fertility, luck and wealth, it is the cornerstone of many iconic…

Sesame Noodles

Sesame Noodles can be found on just about every Chinese menu these days and for good reason, Sesame Noodles are wonderfully addicting just by…

Stir-Fry Celery with Ham

A quick, easy, crunchy and tasty vegetable dish. Just two main ingredients! Yes, that's right, just two ingredients. This dish is really, extremely,…

Eggplant Szechuan-style

Year of the Rooster ! A most Happy and Prosperous and Fortunate New Year to all my Chinese friends! Many years ago - too many - I got a recipe…

Hoisin Sauce

Taste before serving as it's quite easy to adjust the recipe to suit your palette :-) Because of the acidity and salt content, this should keep…

My Soup for Losing Weight

I hope I am right when I consider this as my soup for losing weight. Well, its all in the mind and hopefully it works. This is a superb soup anyway,…

Chinese Almond Cookies

A basic and delicious version of the popular Chinese cookie - minus the lard! I prefer sliced almonds throughout the dough rather than the single…

Fortune Cookies

Kung Pao Chicken

This recipe is much closer to how Kung Pao chicken is done in China. I don't know why restaurants here in the United States try to "Americanize" it,…

Skinnylightful Chicken Fried Rice

We’re so excited to share our healthy recipe for this very popular Chinese restaurant dish. We’ve made this…

Old Cucumber And Kei Chi (Wolfberry) With Gingko Nuts Soup

profound in healing properties and taste: natural sweetness of kei chi/wolfberries, soft texture of old…

Kung Pao Chicken

As you may know, my spouse is Chinese and we cook a Chinese dinner once a week. So this week I thought I would highlight his version of the Kung…

Easy-Does-It Fried Rice

Leftover rice is a perfect excuse to make fried rice, and this is a simple recipe for a favorite oriental comfort food. Add in any desired meat or…