green beans

How to Pick Green Beans

I enjoy grocery shopping with Mama Lin and watching how she selects produce. She always takes time to explain to me what she’s looking for when selecting a particular type of produce. One of the first ...

Air Fryer Green Beans

One of my favorite vegetable side dishes is Chinese garlic green beans, which I learned to cook from Mama Lin. The beauty of that dish is the irresistibly soft texture and vibrant green color of the ...

Chinese Garlic Green Beans

When Mama Lin visited a few weeks ago, she was so excited to show me how to make her garlic green beans. It is something she started cooking recently for my family back home, and everyone loves ...

25-Minute Vegetable Chow Mein

For the longest time, I believed that tomatoes didn't belong in Chinese cuisine, and that was because I never ate a good tomato dish at home. When I was young, Mama Lin often prepared a stir-fried ...

Mediterranean Three Bean Salad

Friends, I’m about to enter the "scramble" mode. My summer trip to Europe is coming up in 2 weeks, and I am working around the clock to get things done before I go. If there was a ...

Miso Maple Green Bean Salad with Bacon

It's been many years since I've spent Thanksgiving with my friend's family, but I've tried to make sure that those 6 staple dishes are featured in my Thanksgiving dinners. But ...

Vegan Green Bean Casserole

Yes, I do realize that it's not actually Thanksgiving yet. So why the heck am I making a green bean casserole when summer has barely ended? Because my body was craving it. Plus, there were some fresh ...