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Easy Recipe for Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup

The way this summer was going, so mild and cool, I figured for sure that once the calendar rolled over in to September that Fall and even cooler weather couldn’t be far behind.  So, I started doing some research on recipes for my favorite soup, Wonton Soup.  It’s not my fault that Mother Nature thought that THIS was the right ...

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[Recipe] Low Carb Chinese Chicken and Broccoli

Low Carb Chinese Chicken and Broccoli Recipe

Recipe for Chinese Chicken and Broccoli (Low carb and Gluten free) Let’s start off this series of articles on healthy and low carb recipes with a dish that’s easy to make and the staple of many Chinese restaurants.  Or at least take-out Chinese restaurants.  Now you can make it at home and eat and live healthy.  The only thing missing ...

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Curious About Cumin

Cumin in Chinese Food It was just the other night when we dined at Red Tiger Dumpling House in Stony Brook that I first encountered the use of cumin in Chinese food.  We asked the waiter about it, and it just made me more curious to learn more about this fascinating spice called cumin. It’s not just used in Indian ...

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Dumplings (Wontons) Geography Lesson

Dumplings on my Mind Class is now in session. A Chinese dumpling, or a wonton, is a staple food popular throughout China.  Dumplings were likely introduced to the West by early settlers in Chinatown, who came primarily from the Cantonese-speaking coastal cities in Southern China. It seems like I’ve got dumplings on the brain as it’s the second time in ...

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