https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/recipe-roundups/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/recipe-roundups/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/10-instant-ramen-hacks/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/10-instant-ramen-hacks/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:41:19 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93235 We need to talk about instant ramen. The Woks of Life is all about traditional Chinese recipes, from-scratch homemade dishes, and building your skills in the kitchen. But sometimes, even us food bloggers don’t feel like cooking! Enter: the packet of instant noodles.  We recently filmed a YouTube video with 10 hacks that will transform […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/10-instant-ramen-hacks/feed/ 22 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-food-babies-and-toddlers/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-food-babies-and-toddlers/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:52:36 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=87154 In this article, I’m going to talk about preparing Chinese food for babies and toddlers! After posting articles about starting solids and weekly meal planning, it’s time to address this topic in more of a Woks of Life context.  While it may seem daunting, Chinese cuisine is actually great for babies and toddlers. The natural […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-food-babies-and-toddlers/feed/ 15 https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:27:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83443 Tofu is one of our go-to ingredients—it takes on whatever flavor you add to it, and we love the variety of textures it can have. If you’ve got a block of tofu that you don’t know what to do with, we have tofu recipes for every kind—firm tofu, soft tofu, silken tofu and pressed tofu!  […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tofu-recipes-easy/feed/ 4 https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=57388 The Dragon Boat Festival is coming up. That means it’s time to make Zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings! Luckily, we have a few zongzi recipes you can try, including savory and sweet. We also have a lazy version for those of you who aren’t feeling up to all that wrapping (Though if you’re looking for […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/zongzi-recipes/feed/ 59 https://thewoksoflife.com/what-to-do-with-broccoli-stems/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/what-to-do-with-broccoli-stems/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 12:46:24 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79587 Are you trying to figure out what to do with broccoli stems after trimming them off your bunches of broccoli? We have tons of ideas to help you make sure those stems don’t go to waste, while also making them enjoyable to eat. We have instructions on how to trim broccoli stems, a video showing […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/what-to-do-with-broccoli-stems/feed/ 29 https://thewoksoflife.com/memorial-day-bbq-recipes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/memorial-day-bbq-recipes/#comments Tue, 14 May 2024 19:01:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=14487 Memorial Day BBQs have always been events at our house to look forward to––sunshine, spring temperatures, the smell of fresh cut grass, and yes, delicious food! Check out this list of unique Memorial Day recipes to shake up your kitchen and/or grill this year and serve something different alongside (or in lieu of?) burgers and […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/memorial-day-bbq-recipes/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/cabbage-recipes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/cabbage-recipes/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2024 07:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=78651 Cabbage is versatile, cheap, delicious, and a true blank canvas! Today we’re reminding you of some of our favorite cabbage recipes so you too can jump on the cabbage bandwagon.  Lifelong cabbage Lovers Maybe The New York Times just reported that cabbage is cool again among restaurant chef circles, but for us…cabbage has always been […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cabbage-recipes/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76185 We’ve posted many Chinese dumpling filling recipes over the years, each with their own unique flavor and character, including fillings made with ground pork, chicken, beef, fish, and vegetables. Dumplings are both a celebration food (especially around Chinese New Year), as well as an everyday emergency meal. With a big batch in the freezer, you’re […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/dumpling-filling-recipes/feed/ 10 https://thewoksoflife.com/low-sodium-chinese-food-cooking/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/low-sodium-chinese-food-cooking/#comments Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:55:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76199 We’ve gotten lots of questions over the years about how to cook low sodium Chinese food, especially as it pertains to the many fermented and salted ingredients you might encounter, from soy sauce to spicy bean paste.  In this post, we’re going to talk about keeping sodium levels down in Chinese cooking—and recipes that are […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/low-sodium-chinese-food-cooking/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-celebrate-mid-autumn-festival/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-celebrate-mid-autumn-festival/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:37:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=59092 The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important Chinese holiday of the year (after Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival). It’s a time to get together with family, eat, worship the moon, and celebrate the fall harvest. In this post, we’ll talk about how to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with friends and family, […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-celebrate-mid-autumn-festival/feed/ 21