Soy + Ginger recipe #25: Salted fish with steamed pork is every bit as cozy as it sounds. As the days grow colder and shorter, this dish will warm you to your very soul. Its preserved fishy flavor pairs perfectly with a bowl of rice and a table full of friends and family.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger recipe #24: Beef chow fun, a classic Cantonese dish made with ho fun, or wide flat rice noodles. It's pretty mainstream, but sometimes that's okay because it's mainstream for a reason—it's delicious AF.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger recipe #23: The go-to breakfast at the Phan household, scrambled eggs and tomatoes, is as easy and delicious as it sounds. And you definitely have the ingredients in your pantry.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger recipe #22: Celebrating a gold medal performance from Team USA during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics with the Vietnamese bun noodle, which, despite its name, embodies the very nature of this great country.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #21—Vietnamese dipping fish sauce, the key player in no-heat Southeast Asian cuisines, will be a refrigerator staple once you learn Dad's perfectly proportioned recipe.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #20: Beef and bitter melon, or the original beef and broccoli—because Mamma Li never allowed take-out Chinese in the Phan household...which happens to be yours truly's guilty pleasure and secret shame.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #19: Sticky rice with shiitake mushrooms and Chinese sausage, relayed by Mom and improved by Auntie Six, who is very much the big sister to Mom, who is the second youngest in a family of eight girls. Shout out to Granddaddy and all the Fathers who love their daughters. Happy Father's Day!
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #18: Peanut Congee. Celebrating Mother's Day by sharing one of Mamma Li's congee recipes, a dish that represents all Moms and the wonderful things they do for us.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #17: Kick off your next celebration with Pork Belly Cold Cuts, a traditional appetizer for when it's time to P-A-R-T-Y. It's both easy and packed full of pho-like flavor, sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Herbal Remedy #1: Basic, delicious, and particularly wonderful for the body after blood loss (re: menstruation), Red Date Tea should be your go-to drink when Aunt Flo comes knocking—or really any time you just need an energy boost.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #15: Steamed Chicken with Red Dates + Goji Berries captures both savory and sweet in one dish. And as provincial and traditional as this dish is, it can be found in restaurants...in Ireland, as evident by my delirious search for home cooking while under-the-weather during a trip abroad.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #14: Ma Po Tofu redefines simplicity in terms of Chinese dishes, and with so much flexibility, this dish really is for everyone and anyone. It's another go-to quick dish for the Phan family.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #13: Concluding the three-part Chinese New Year's special are fun zodiac predictions (spoiler alert: tigers are not doing so greeeeeat) along with a traditional New Year's Phan family favorite recipe—trotters with lotus root.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #11 : It's the most wonderful time of year again, and no, I'm not singing about Christmas, but rather Dongzhi: a traditional Chinese festival honoring the Winter Solstice. It's celebrated by coming together with friends and family to make and eat tangyuan, a traditional village dish of a bygone era.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #10: Poached chicken with scallion sauce—a dish that can always be found around the dinner table because of its ease and full flavor. Because of its simplicity, each ingredient really adds value to the overall dish, so don't skimp here! Dish inspired by Master of None.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #8: Hamburger Rice, a dish Mom invented in the '90s when she had two active kids to shuffle around while still working full-time. It's simple to make and delicious to eat, combining classic American fare (burgers!) with Chinese cuisine (rice!). It's Mom's rendition of Hamburger Helper, only better.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #7: Douchi Steamed Ribs—welcome to the wonderful world of fermented soybeans, an ingredient much tastier than it sounds. Serving as the principal flavor note, this healthy provincial steamed dish is no less flavor-packed and delicious than its BBQ counterpart.
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