I baked a lot of cookies for my newspaper’s annual holiday cookie contest and my kitchen floor isn’t the only thing that ended up a sweet and sticky mess. My palate, after baking and tasting a dozen ...

This easy recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, “Chinese Soul Food” by Hsiao-Ching Chou, involves blistering green beans using a shallow frying method called gan bian, or “dry-frying.” Because you ...

A former coworker once scoffed at the idea that my dry-fried green beans could beat his broccoli salad at an office potluck party. Let’s just say that I left the office with an empty dish, and he didn ...

Shiitake “bacon” seasoned with chiles, preferably the erjingtiao variety, is the garnish for these stir-fried green beans, aromatic with ginger and garlic. They’re inspired by a version at Suá ...

Switch things up from plain steamed green beans and give this Chinese-inspired recipe a spin instead. Featuring flavors of oyster sauce, sesame, red pepper flakes, and a touch of sweetness from brown ...

Almost anything tastes good when fried, including garden-variety vegetables like asparagus, squash, mushrooms and zucchini. The light, tempura-style batter for these fried green beans creates a golden ...