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Recipe

Winter Black Chicken Soup

This healing soup is a Chinese classic recipe for those who are recovering from injury, surgeries, or pregnancy. Ingredients: 1 lb ginger sliced ½ inch thick 4 scallions 2 cups of Chinese rice wine 1 silkie black chicken 12 grams of Astragulus which can be found in Asian grocery stores are Huang Qi. 1 tablespoon ...

Chrysanthemum Broccoli

Clears excess heat, toxic heat, and dryness. Excellent for cancer prevention, recovery of chemotherapy/radiation, dry skin, acne, headache and high blood pressure. Ingredients: 20g – Dried White Wood Ear Mushrooms 10g (3-4 tbsp) – Dried Chrysanthemum Flowers 1 large bunch – Organic Broccoli 2 TBSP – Soy Sauce 2 TBSP – Lemon Juice 2 TBSP ...

Chinese Home-style Stir-fried Tomato and Egg

In Chinese medicine, this simple balanced dish is nourishing, particularly towards to stomach, liver, and kidneys.  You will find this dish as a staple in many Chinese households.  We take advantage of tomato season and use Brandywine heirloom tomatoes for their natural sweetness to avoid adding the sugar found in classic recipes.  This fast recipe ...

Pigs’ Feet and Peanut Soup

Chinese women traditionally stay home for 30 days postpartum.   They are “confined” and fed many different foods to promote rapid healing.  This recipe is classically used to increase milk supply.  It is also rich in collagen and known to beautify the skin.  You can buy pigs’ feet at most butcher shops and farmers markets and ...

Broccoli Detox Soup

Ingredients: 1 small broccoli head, cut into florets 1 small onion, finely diced 1/2 inch ginger piece, peeled 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 small parsnip, peeled and cut into small cubes 1 cup broth (vegetable broth recommended) 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled 2-3 mint leaves 1/2 cup fresh spinach 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tsp ...

Kimchi Fried Quinoa

Ingredients: 3 cups of leftover quinoa 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 heaping cup of finely chopped kimchi ½ cup of diced onions ¼ cup kimchi juice 2 cloves of minced garlic 1 tsp coconut sugar 1 tbsp sesame oil A pinch of salt and pepper Additional toppings: sunny side up egg, nori, sunflower seed, sesame ...

Chinese New Year Recipes

Lunar New Year Rice Cake Soup It is a Korean tradition that we begin each Lunar New Year with rice cake soup because it is said to bring good luck and prosperity. The white rice cake symbolizes purity and cleanliness that is eaten in the new year to bring in good fortune. For broth 6 ...

Daikon Radish in Medicinal Bone Broth

Ingredients for Medicinal Bone Broth: 1 pound of raw or cooked bones (beef, lamb, pork, poultry, or combination) 8 cups of water ¼ cup of wine ½ TSP unrefined salt ½ small onion, peeled, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, coarsely chopped 1 celery, coarsely chopped 2 garlic cloves 2 bay leaves 1 stick of astragalus 6 ...

Wild Mountain Yam Soba Soup

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, wild mountain yam aids in digestion, makes the body stronger, helps stop persistent cough, lowers blood sugar, promotes longevity, soothes mood and regulates sleep. Ingredients 6 in. piece of shanyao (wild mountain yam) 1 organic carrot 1 organic celery stalk 5 shiitake mushrooms Dash of salt 5 inch piece of kombu ...

Kabocha Nimono

Pumpkins have a slightly cooling nature, with a sweet and slightly bitter flavor. Cooking pumpkins for an extended period of time makes their thermal nature neutral to slightly warming. Pumpkins strengthen the spleen and stomach, as well as build Qi. Ingredients: 3 cups dashi (fish broth), or other soup broth 2 ½ lb. Kabocha pumpkin 1 ...