Tag: Chinese

Ginger Broccoli

Ginger Broccoli

When we visit my parents in Philadelphia, we always go out to our favorite Chinese restaurant, Lee How Fook. We’ve been dining there literally for decades. They immediately bring a pot of hot tea for the table, and for my mother, without asking, a pot 

Kids Will Be Kids – Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans

Kids Will Be Kids – Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans

Kids are not easy, even when they’re no longer kids. My children, currently 19 and 21, are home from college because of the coronavirus pandemic. At times they have reverted to their former selves circa ages 6 and 8. They bicker and fight with each 

I Was a Chinese Food Snob – Pork Fried Rice

I Was a Chinese Food Snob – Pork Fried Rice

I come from a family of Chinese food snobs. We would never be caught at a strip mall take-out joint or a restaurant with hanging lanterns. In college, I would announce to friends with great authority that it was impossible to find truly authentic Chinese