Hong Kong Mama: Using Food to Connect With China
September 15, 2018
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, recipes
Food is the greatest way to connect people to their past, it creates the kind of memory that isn’t easily forgotten. It’s been 26 years since I came to the US, but I still remember my favorite foods during my childhood in Hong Kong. I treasure the delicious dishes and soups my mother used to …Read More
Honoring China in the Everyday: Noodles Pho Life
February 28, 2018
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, February 2018 Feature - Honoring China in the Everyday, recipes
With the end of Chinese New Year approaching, I thought I would share a favorite recipe of ours to make during CNY or any time of the year. Although not a traditional Chinese dish, Pho is a favorite at our house. I would even say, this is not even a traditional Vietnamese version of Pho …Read More
Food Memories Run Deep: Honoring Culture Through Food
February 3, 2018
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Chinese New Year, February 2018 Feature - Honoring China in the Everyday, recipes
When completing our home studies for each of our adoptions from China, one of the questions that came up both times with our social worker was how would we implement our new child’s culture into our family. We eagerly replied that we would celebrate Chinese New Year, would add Chinese décor to our home, and …Read More
Honoring China in the Everyday: Vegetarian Dumplings
February 1, 2018
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Chinese New Year, February 2018 Feature - Honoring China in the Everyday, Nicole, recipes
Happy Year of the Dog! February 16th marks the start of the Chinese New Year and this February at NHBO we are focusing on ways to incorporate our children’s birth culture into the everyday. We’ll be sharing posts from parents who are doing this in big, elaborate ways and some in simple, small ways… but …Read More
Incorporating Chinese Culture into Your Home with Chinese Food
November 4, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, guest post, recipes
I’m Maggie Zhu. I started Omnivore’s Cookbook in 2013. Born and raised in Beijing, now I’m a Austin based blogger, writer, recipe developer, and photographer. Learning and sharing Chinese food became a way to connect me with my roots and the rest of the world. It reminds me of who I am. I’m proud to …Read More
Weaving In Chinese Culture: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
September 28, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Nicole, recipes
Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is quickly approaching – this year it falls on October 4th! As we send our children off to school with love (or in my case, send them to the dining room table), I can’t help but reflect on all for which I’m thankful. During this incredibly busy season, the famous Moon …Read More
Celebrating China: Homemade Bāozi
September 21, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Nicole, recipes
Chinese Bāozi is a much-loved dish in our family, so I was really looking forward to making it from scratch! Homemade always tastes more delicious than store-bought, at least in my opinion. There’s something special about freshly-made homemade dough, though it can be somewhat time consuming to pull together. Stuffing the buns could be a …Read More
Celebrating The Dragon Boat Festival
May 3, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese Holidays, Faith, recipes
The Dragon Boat Festival (Duānwǔjié, or 端午节) falls on the fifth day of the fifth Lunar month each year. This year, the festival falls on Tuesday, May 30. For adoptive families in the paperwork process, that means that the CCCWA will close down for a couple of days in observance of the holiday. China will …Read More
An American-Chinese Treat: Fried Crab Wontons
January 26, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Nicole, recipes
Although Fried Crab Wontons are not authentic Chinese food, they make an appearance at many of our family gatherings, especially the ones celebrating Chinese holidays. We’ll definitely be making them for Spring Festival, coming up in just a few days! A friend taught us how to make his recipe years ago, and we’ve been using …Read More
Chinese New Year: Finding Your Own Way to Celebrate
January 25, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Chinese New Year, embracing their story, recipes, Stefanie
We love China for a million reasons. The biggest is that it is the birth country of nine of our thirteen children. But we haven’t always done the best job at reflecting that love in how we celebrate Chinese holidays and/or incorporate China into our day-to-day life. Because, honestly, with a big, busy, and on-a-budget …Read More
Homemade Jiǎozi: Making Chinese New Year a Family Affair
January 14, 2017
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, Chinese New Year, Nicole, recipes
I learned to make dumplings a few years ago when we hosted an exchange student from China. Everyone in the family enjoys eating them, and the process is so fun! Making dumplings, or jiǎozi, is definitely a social affair – it’s meant to be shared as a group. We enjoy making and eating them to …Read More
Celebrating China: Carrot-Ginger Dumplings!
September 13, 2016
Carrie, Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Chinese Holidays, recipes
When it’s time for a Chinese holiday, I think of only one thing… my stomach. Our first Chinese New Year in China was a never-ending stream of every kind of jiaozi (dumpling) imaginable – pork and leek, lamb and cilantro, shrimp and radish, pork and cabbage, pork and cucumber, pork and pork and pork and …Read More
Celebrating Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: A Mooncake Alternative
September 6, 2016
Chinese Culture, Chinese Holidays, Nicole, recipes
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is the second most celebrated Chinese holiday, falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the date of the Autumn Equinox, when the moon is at its farthest point from the earth and appears to be at its fullest and brightest. In China, …Read More
Egg Drop Soup Success
April 1, 2016
Chinese Culture, Chinese food, Nicole, recipes
I’ve had a few Egg Drop Soup failures in the past, but this recipe has redeemed my attempts. I love it because it’s simple, easy to make, and still adds Chinese cuisine to our menu. Plus, I almost always have the ingredients on hand. This version is a little Americanized I think, but the additions …Read More