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Serving whole fish during Chinese New Year symbolizes the wish for prosperity throughout the year and many happy returns.

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This is a classic preparation for a steamed whole fish. The ginger and green onions not only flavor the fish, but also help to temper any fishiness. Serving whole fish during Chinese New Year symbolizes the wish for prosperity throughout the year and many happy returns. When you serve whole fish, remember these serving tips: Point the head toward the most distinguished guest. When one side of the fish has been picked clean of flesh, do not turn the fish, which symbolizes flipping a boat or ship. Simply lift the tail and the carcass will separate itself from the bottom half of the fish.

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Four ingredients are all that is needed to make this phenomenally delicious soup.

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Four ingredients are all that is needed to make this phenomenally delicious soup. The steam circulating and condensing in this special pot does the miracle work. As the chicken slowly cooks, its essence is extracted into the condensed liquid. 

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This dish can be whatever you want it to be! You can use any number of noodle types and combinations of vegetables.

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When I walk down the dried or fresh noodle aisle at the Asian market, I see so many opportunities for discovery. Between a thin noodle and a wavy, wide hand-shaved noodle is a lot of territory. This dish can be whatever you want it to be, which is to say that you can use any number of noodle types and any combination of vegetables. Keep the same proportions, but experiment with the ingredients.

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Inspired by Buddhist vegetarian cooking, serve this dish any day of the week-especially when it's Lunar New Year.

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Eight is a lucky number in the Chinese culture, especially at Lunar New Year. The Chinese word for “eight” is a homophone for prosperity, so numbers with consecutive eights in them represent “big money.” This mixed vegetable dish takes its inspiration from Buddhist vegetarian cooking and can include any combination of ingredients that represent good luck, prosperity, happiness, family wholeness, and longevity. The ingredients also should have contrast-ing-yet-balanced flavors and textures. You can serve this on any day of the week—especially when it’s Lunar New Year.

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Using non-traditional additions to up the ante on a classic recipe, the result is a bigger, badder, more bombastic puttanesca

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If you like eating and making pasta, it’s hard not to love puttanesca. In a few short minutes, you can transform a can of tomatoes and a handful of pantry staples into a satisfying sauce. But why settle for “satisfying” when “life-affirming” is within your grasp? To get you there, I’ve used several HACKS and non-traditional additions to up the ante on the classic recipe. The result is a bigger, badder, more bombastic puttanesca.

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The flavour of red velvet with rich brownie, and topped with White Cream Cheese Fudge Frosting, makes for a swoon-worthy dessert!

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Take the unmistakable flavour of red velvet, combine it with a rich and fudgy brownie, top it with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge Frosting and you’ve got one swoon-worthy dessert. We can’t stop snacking on the cut edges of this one when we make it at the shop!

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The smell of this pie coming out of the oven is out of this world! Too bad you'll have to wait until it's cool to eat it.

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What to say about this pie? More like, what not to say?! It has won more awards than any other pie we make. It has become a customer favorite and even been featured on the very popular food network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The smell of it coming from the oven is out of this world, and the only bad thing is you have to wait a few hours for it to cool down and set before you can dive in.

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These sweet little fries will be the star of your Valentine’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

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These sweet little fries will be the star of your Valentine’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Serve them as hash browns to complement your eggs, as a side for your dinner, or just on their own as an adorable little snack. We love serving these fries with West Coast Eggs Benny (page 69), Breakfast Bruschetta (page 74), or Tofu Veggie Scramble (page 73). You will need a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to pull this one off.