Instant Pot has become a sensation in many households and is pretty quickly replacing the slow cooker. The first time I heard of this smart pressure cooker was from my Toastmaster friend Jim Bowen who gave a speech praising the …
Celebrate Lunar New Year like an Expert (Part II)
How do avoid making a major faux pas during Lunar New Year? Take this lesson from The Guardian and BBC. Recently, both news sources posted Chinese food recipes along red envelopes, with a side of paper money used for remembering the dead. To read …
What are Lucky Foods?
A big part of celebrating Lunar New Year arriving on February 1st this year, involves eating. What foods must be eaten? Lucky foods, of course. In my recent Lunar New Year presentations, my audience are often at a loss …
We Eat Chinese Food on Christmas
This may not sound surprising from a Chinese American like myself, but what if I told you this is a chapter in a book about Jewish American culture? Rabbi Joshua Plaut, author of “A Kosher Christmas: Tis The Season To Be …