Written by Diann Leo-Omine & Lisa Lin, Photos by Lisa Lin
Happy new year! This January produce guide is coming a little late this month because I've been busy moving into our new house! It's ...
Every Lunar New Year, Mama Lin will steam fat goh (發糕, also known as fa gao), lightly sweet cakes that open up and blossom once they’re steamed. As a matter of fact, many Chinese families steam fat ...
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Over the years, I’ve received many inquiries about tofu substitutions for people who are allergic to soy. In the back of mind, I’ve thought ...
Many of us think about the winter solstice merely as the shortest day of the year, but in Chinese culture it is a very important festival. Dongzhi (冬至), which literally translates to “the extreme of ...
Written by Diann Leo-Omine & Lisa Lin, Photos by Lisa Lin
The mornings are chilly, and the shortest days of the year bring darkness around late afternoon. It’s no wonder some creatures go into ...
With a blink of an eye, the holiday season is upon us. When I was brainstorming what to make for my holiday gatherings, I was inspired to make a pumpkin bread of some sort. Over time, the idea ...
Hachiya persimmons are one of my favorite fall fruits. When I was growing up in San Francisco, Mama Lin would buy pounds upon pounds of hachiya persimmons from Chinatown. She would place them inside ...
I’m proud to say that my family loves my baked scallion bread (蔥油麵包) because it reminds them of Asian bakery bread. That scallion bread is one of my favorites, too. For the past year, I’ve been trying ...
Written by Diann Leo-Omine & Lisa Lin, Photos by Lisa Lin.
I don’t know about you, friends, but even shifting back an hour with the time change increases the need for quick and easy ...
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Bubble tea (波霸奶茶, bo ba nai cha) is one of my favorite beverages. I love the experience of sipping chilled sweetened milk tea and munching on ...
Written by Diann Leo-Omine & Lisa Lin, Photos by Lisa Lin.
Come late-October in Sacramento, it’s finally time to break out the sweaters and scarves. The shorter the days, the heartier the ...
Written by Diann Leo-Omine & Lisa Lin, Photos by Lisa Lin.
September means the official start of fall: warm cinnamon, mulled cider, and creamy pumpkin. Though in Sacramento we won’t pull out ...