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Chef Katie Chin Shares Memories of her Mom and a Chow Mein Recipe + a Cookbook Giveaway

06 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Comfort food, Cook books, family, Giveaway, Interview

Mothers should be celebrated every day, not just once a year, for all they have do for their children, even long after they’ve left home. That being said, we should all take advantage of Mother’s Day to show our mothers in an extra special way...

Rellenong Manok–A Very Special Pinoy Holiday Dish

22 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Celebrations, Comfort food, Cooking method, Entrees, family, Filipino, Food traditions, Fusion, Meat, Roasting, Tips and techniques

Holiday traditions in the U.S. abound. From roasted goose to the Feast of Seven Fishes, many American immigrant communities bring a piece of their homeland to the Christmas table. The Filipino dish rellenong manok (rel-ye-nong ma-nok) must be one of the most intricate and elaborate, both...

sweet potato jiaozi

Sweet Potato Chinese Dumplings (Jiaozi)

30 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Boiling, Breakfast, Celebrations, Chinese, Comfort food, family, Food traditions, Kid-friendly, Vegan, Vegetable

On February 19, 2015, we will welcome the Year of the Sheep. And so begins another round of eating because a new year celebration isn't a celebration without lots of food! I’ve written many posts on Lunar New Year foods: from a Singapore favorite, raw fish...

Recording Family Recipes

17 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in family, Food traditions, Recipes, Tips and techniques

Since the launch of the paperback version of “The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook,” I’ve been doing book events and signings around town. Rather than just talking about the book and the process of putting it together, I’d like to encourage everyone to emulate it and start recording...

“Many Grandmas'” Asian Pickles

07 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers/Sides, family, Vegetable

One of the most common questions I get asked about my cookbook is: “Which one’s your grandma?” My sad reply: “She’s not in there.” I didn’t really know either of my grandmothers. My paternal grandmother, whom I called Oma, (I wrote about her in this post) lived...

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