Chicken steaming in a Yunnan steam pot (汽锅鸡) in progress. #MargeMeals #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking

I surprised myself with how spicy I made the sesame sauce for the mushrooms we had tonight. I put Sichuan flower peppers (花椒) in it. I am doing this every time. #ChineseHomeCooking #MargeMeals

I planned a little poorly, so we are having a rather large dinner tonight, so I can cook some things before they turn. Here's what's on tap: steak cooked with the sous vide, steamed eggplant in a vingear/soy sauce dressing, mashed potatoes, king oyster mushrooms in a spicy sesame paste sauce, and some baked fish fillets. #HomeCooking #SousVide #ChineseHomeCooking #MargeMeals

Making some frozen tofu, pickled cabbage and rice noodle stew. Should be tasty, though the pot is a bit too full. #MargeMeals #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking

Leftover lion’s head meatballs with tons of cabbage and this crispy tofu in sesame sauce for dinner tonight. #MargeMeals #cooking #ChineseHomeCooking

Update on a previous update: I still smell like garlic .. again, but also ginger today. Making some store fried snow peas with Chinese sausage, eggs with tomato, and a noodle dish called zha Jiang Mian (炸酱面) for dinner tonight. #MargeMeals #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking

We eat hot pot (火锅）on New Year’s Eve whether it be by the Julian calendar or the lunar calendar. #cooking #ChineseHomeCooking #MargeMeals #新年快乐 #春节

Tonight was a simple meal of stir-fried eggs and tomato (西红柿炒鸡蛋). A lot of families make this and they probably all make it a bit differently. My family is from the north, so ours is not sweet. #MargeMeals #homeCooking #ChineseHomeCooking

This morning I gathered various dry ingredients for 8 Treasure Congee ( 腊八粥) including lotus seeds. As I measured out some seeds, I thought about how distinctive the entire plant is. The flowers, the roots, and the seeds all have a distinct and maybe a little unusual appearance. It's pretty cool. Also thinking of making some lotus root, wood ear, celery, and carrot stir fry, if the store has any.

In other food news, our kids absolutely housed the lasagna I made Thursday night. Mr. 9 says that only Pizza Hut pizza is better than my lasagna.

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Last night, we ate all of the Lion's Head meatballs (狮子头), so it's a simple dinner for us tonight. Stir fried egg and tomato, stir fried Chinese sausage with snow peas, and rice for dinner.

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We're still eating leftovers from the lion's head meatball （狮子头）so, we'll have that and some rice for dinner. I'll also make some vinegar stir-fried cabbage. I'm going to use a recipe tonight, which I don't do anymore. It's from Hannah Che's cookbook, the Vegan Chinese Kitchen. The recipe has different ingredients for the sauce than the way I learned to cook it. I bought her cookbook after hearing her on the Splendid Table. I was aware that there are strong vegetarian/vegan traditions within Chinese cooking, but that was really the extent of my knowledge.
The cookbook is beautiful and informative. Here's a link to the ST episode: https://www.splendidtable.org/episode/2022/10/21/asian-vegan-cooking-with-hannah-che-and-chef-danny-bowien

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Stir-fried more napa cabbage to add to the leftover lion's head meatballs (狮子头）and that will simmer to reheat for about an hour. I've prepped all the ingredients for the eggplant, bell pepper, and potato stir fry (地三鲜), and I'll make that in a about 15 minutes. It is not hard to make, and it doesn't take long to make, but it does take patience. We'll have some leftover rice and my spouse is baking sweet potatoes, in case the kids want them.

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I found ground pork this morning, so I can make lion’s head meatballs (狮子头）as planned. I’ve mixed the ingredients for meatballs and it’s setting in the fridge. After lunch, I’ll prep the cabbage and start cooking. We’ll have leftovers tomorrow and some stir fried eggplant, pepper, and potato (地三鲜）.

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Now that the holidays have passed, I am making a simple meal for dinner tonight. Stir-fried tomato and eggs, spinach with sesame paste sauce, and rice. I’ve done most of the preparation work, which is minimal. The house smells good because I just toasted some sesame seeds for the spinach. #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking #MargeMeals

Hotpot again tonight. We always have it two nights in a row. #cooking #MargeMeals #ChineseHomeCooking

For the last few years we have had hot pot, beer, and ice cream on New Year’s Eve. Hot pot spread in progress! #HotPot #Cooking #ChineseHomeCooking #MargeMeals #火锅

八宝粥 (8 treasure congee) came out ok. Dang kids are eating all the dried goji berries (枸杞). #MargeMeals #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking

Making some simple eggs with tomato stir fry(西红柿炒鸡蛋)for dinner tonight. This is not impressive as it is probably something most anyone who makes Chinese home cooking can make. Just bought ingredients for eight treasure congee (八宝粥）#ChineseHomeCooking #MargeMeals #cooking

I just ordered a pizza stone. It will come in handy for many things, but I intend to use it to bake shao bing (烧饼), a sesame flat bread. I have never baked it before, but it doesn’t seem tricky. That said, I am sure there will be trial and error. #ChineseHomeCooking #cooking #MargeMeals #learnNewStuff

Nothing fancy for lunch today as we're gearing up for the holidays. Ham, mortadella, & cheese sandwiches with instant miso/seaweed soup. Making some vinegar cabbage and fried rice for dinner again tonight. Gotta use those leftovers. #MargeMeals #homeCooking #ChineseHomeCooking #easyCooking