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"If you like Chinese dumplings, these vegetarian pot stickers will blow your mind!! They are very easy to make (contrary to what people may think) and dumpling skins are available even in Western supermarket now. This recipe should use up one package of round dumpling skin and enough to serve a big crowd as appetizers. You can make these dumplings way..."

Ingredients: chives, cilantro, ginger...

"Dad has forsaken many a meal outside, just so that he wouldn't miss out in this meal at home. Try it, and you will see the wonderful effect it has. :)"

Ingredients: boneless beef sirloin, fresh ground black pepper...

"This Chinese-inspired appetizer is great at any gathering."

Ingredients: pepper, baby back ribs...

"This is a traditional dish of Shanghai for which the city is quite famous. It is usually served as the first course of a banquet, but also makes a nice lunch or dinner entree for warm weather. Adapted from "The Chinese Way: Healthy Low-Fat Cooking From China's Regions.""

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, shaoxing wine...

"Found this recipe in a cookbook, and made this for Christmas instead of the usual Roast Turkey. Just for a little oriental touch. Looks good on the table, as good as restaurant made, or better! According to my Christmas guest."

Ingredients: dried Chinese mushrooms, baby bok choy...

"These will keep you warm on a cold winter night."

Ingredients: cooking oil, szechuan peppercorns...

"I got this recipe from my old land lord in Beijing. He was a "lao Beijing ren" (native Beijinger), so his recipes are very authentic. He decided that my roommate and I needed to learn all the Beijing dishes, and thus took it upon himself to teach us.
My friends and I like to have dumpling parties, where we get together and wrap dumplings..."

Ingredients: red pepper powder, eggs...

"In my neighbourhood there is a restaurant that specialise in food as medicine. This is a version of the black chicken soup they make. It is considered a general tonic that helps boost energy levels. Black chickens are not always easy to find outside of a good Chinese butcher but you can use a small chicken instead. Black chicken are a small chicken..."

Ingredients: pepper, coriander leaves...

"I am sure there is a better Chinese name for this than the title of this recipe for this dish, but I have been unable to find it on the internet. Most recipes I have found for You Tiao use alum, or ammonia, this one does not. When I was in Beijing, these flat, square, crispy crackers were what most street venders used in thier Jian BIngs."

Ingredients: cream of tartar, oil, salt...

"Entered for safe-keeping for healthier appetizers. From Evelyn Tribole's "More Healthy Homestyle Cooking". The (vegan) plum sauce has been published on Zaar on its own as Lighter Plum Sauce #347267. Vegetarians can consider substituting TVP crumbles for the ground turkey breast."

Ingredients: fresh gingerroot, ground turkey breast...

"I read that a millet porridge with sweet potatoes (and sometimes chestnuts) was a traditional dish in Northern China, and pulled together the proportions, method, and seasonings from a variety of sources. Have for breakfast or as a side dish. Congee is by definition mushy and bland, so be sure you are prepared for that if you make this. Everything in..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, millet...