Rau Muong Xao Toi (Stir-Fried water spinach with garlic).

Nuoc Mam (Vietnamese Fish Sauce for Dipping)

Pan-grilled Pork Chops with Spicy Kumquat Chutney

Spicy Kumquat Chutney

Pan-Fried Garlic Chives and Shrimp Dumplings to celebrate the Lunar New Years.

Easy Christmas Truffles make beautiful Christmas gifts. A recipe from Kraft Foods.

Make creamy Chinese rice porridge (congee or jook) in a crock pot.

Making guava butter is an easy way to use up the last of the season’s guavas.

Vietnamese steamed stuffed cabbage rolls covered with a spicy sauce. (Bap Cai Nhoi Thit)

Bamboo Shoots with Ground Pork, the Japanese Way.

Che Thai (Tropical Fruit, Agar, and Tapioca Covered Water Chestnuts in Coconut Milk) .

Seaweed (Kelp) and Bean Sprout Salad.

Japanese chilled tofu, normally eaten in the summer, can be eaten any time of the year.

Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla) with Cucumber Sauce provides a nice spice kick.

Canh Chua Ca: Vietnamese Sour Soup with Fish

Beech Mushrooms with Oyster Sauce and Fruit Vinegar.

Jujube Rice Pudding with Cinnamon and Honey.

Sit down with some tea and a bunch of these apple wannabes that are known as jujubes.

Chinese long beans stir-fried with ground beef and bell peppers in a Thai sauce.

Wintermelon soup with shitake mushrooms and tofu skin.

Enjoy a refreshing smoothie of banana and pink guavas.

Grandma’s Fish Cake Rolls (Cha Ca)