Mmmmmm. Finally made the best Cantonese soy sauce poached chicken 豉油鷄. Plump and juicy meat surrounded by deeply savory-sweet-spice sauce that’s wickedly dark. Guess what’s for dinner… #Chinese drama on the table.

Timeline cleanse: Next time you visit Treasure Island in #SanFrancisco , be sure to check out the gloriously refurbished Doggy Diner heads in front of the fire department. They made my day.

This radish cake is exactly on point. Creamy texture, a jumble of savory bits like sausage and mushrooms, and a crispy fried exterior. I’d pat myself on the back, but I’m too busy eating. #dimsum #蘿蔔糕 (aka “turnip cake,” a misnomer)

I’ve been delving into classic Cantonese cooking lately — really miss my late FIL — and figured out how to make big pork and mung bean tamales 裏蒸粽. Total #comfortfood — I’m in my happy place.

Made pearl meatballs 珍珠丸子with a friend today. #recipe from my first #cookbook, All Under Heaven. If you have a food processor, do try this!

Happy Year of the Snake! Gold coin cookies 金錢餅 to help with the celebrations. #lunarnewyear

A fabulous new recipe for my upcoming #cookbook on Chinese #pastry : Henan style #shaobing #燒餅 . Crunchy, full of flavor, and gone in a minute. @wwnorton.bsky.social

Hung out my California state flag. Meditated in honor of #davidlynch . Did a lot of work. A good day.

Happy Winter Solstice! 冬至快樂！