One of the cuisines we crave most regularly is Mexican food. We typically find ourselves searching for Mexican food every time we’re in a big city or outside the country. Certainly, it’s our cuisine of choice when we visit the states.

So it should come as no surprise that we have been trying to cook festive

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Hubs loves cabbage rolls. The last time I made these, I had a “pregnancy moment” and accidentally poured the sauce inside the meat instead of on top. Oh well. They were still delicious.

INGREDIENTS
12 leaves cabbage
1 cup cooked white rice
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup minced onion
1 pound extra-lean ground beef (or pork)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1

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The fall weather is slowly descending upon our subtropical city of Yichang. However, there’s one summer dish we’re not yet ready to stop eating: Tomato and Corn Pie. We discovered this bright dish during the middle of the corn harvest. It has a wonderfully refreshing flavor thanks to the lemon-mayo dressing.

In order to enjoy the

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What can we do with so many blackberries? Make BBQ sauce of course!

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup blackberry preserves
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

DIRECTIONS

In a medium bowl, mix together blackberry preserves, ketchup, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, mustard powder, and red wine vinegar. Use to baste pork or

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I’m a big fan of noodles and in China – they do noodles right.

INGREDIENTS

2 lb. green beans, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
1 lb bean sprouts
2 lbs. fresh noodles
1/2 lb bacon
1 1/2 lbs lean pork, sliced
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 tablespoon broken cinnamon sticks
2 whole pieces of star-spice, broken up
1 teaspoon red pepper
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2

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Jiaozi, or Chinese dumplings, are famous during the Chinese New Year. We like them year round!

INGREDIENTS

1.2 lbs. lean pork, finely ground (1.2 lbs = 1.2 jin)
1 lb. green onion, chopped
1 lb. tofu, chopped
.5 lb. mushrooms, chopped
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
1 teaspoon light soy sauce
Jiaozi skin (aka wanton wrappers – 3″ round

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