As the Chinese New Year approaches, Chinese Americans prepare holiday meals with homemade dishes, Chinese ingredients and ready-made dishes in San Gabriel Valley grocery stores and new flavors.

Here, Chef Wong shares his mother’s recipe for Chinese sausage and chestnut stuffing. Photo: Keller & Keller Photography/StockFood Chinese Sausage and Chestnut Stuffing by Lena Wong Serves 4 to 6 ...

Frozen Chinese food options vary pretty wildly in terms of quality. I tried 15 frozen Chinese selections from local grocery stores like Kroger, Safeway, and Trader Joe's to see which were up to snuff.

I made it the first time with 4 cups of beef broth and 3 cups of water, minced ginger, minced garlic, green onions, two scrambled eggs dropped in, and half of a tenderloin steak cut up into bite ...

If you have time, soak the clams in cold water for 15-30 minutes before cooking to help release any sand trapped in the shells. Remove and place in a clean bowl (do not drain in colander so that ...

The formula for Chinese sausages (of the pork variety) isn’t all that complicated: You need pork with a 70/30 lean-to-fat ratio, curing salt, sausage casings, Chinese spices and seasonings, plus ...

A dessert that's simpler but no less a pleasure is the Chinese takeout doughnuts ($8). Warm, yeasty fried puffs dredged in cinnamon sugar? Oh, yes, and their three sauces for dipping, too ...

On the rare occasion when I ran out of leftovers and craved Asian food, I’d throw together a simple meal of steamed egg, blanched iceberg lettuce drizzled with oyster sauce and boiled Chinese ...

The Chinese are rediscovering their own heritage. "Chinese food has changed because of Hong Kong. At the Handover in 1997, people were fearful that China would change Hong Kong. It's been the reverse.

Dish after dish missed the mark, including tea-smoked eel ($9.50), soft noodle rolls with seafood, braised pork, a stalk of fibrous Chinese celery and barely a hint of the salted plum hoisin or ...