Maybe you've heard of mochi-flavored ice cream, or mochi green tea, but what exactly is mochi? Mochi are cute, super sticky rice cakes that are often eaten around celebrations, like New Year's. Mochi can be filled with sesame paste or sweet red beans and be a source of protein and minerals. Mochi is made with glutinous rice that is first steamed then pounded and molded into the ... Continue Reading
Easy Asian Home Cooking with Natalie: 1-Minute Stir Fry on TV
Eating healthy doesn't mean only salads. Chinese stir fry isn't just oily "drowned in brown sauce" takeout. Authentic Asian home cooking doesn't have to mean hours of chopping, shopping or require special equipment. One only needs a wok and cleaver. Natalie Keng of Chinese Southern Belle, to the rescue! Watch as she simplifies and demystifies the seemingly simple, but ... Continue Reading
Chinese Southern Belle Partners with Atlanta-based PeachDish Southern-Inspired Meal Kits
HELLO what? Try Atlanta-based PeachDish.com meal kits! Fresh, creative, Southern-inspired recipes featuring our yummy sauces and other awesome Georgia Grown & local/regional suppliers and chefs. Order online and now **NEW** look for "goodness-to-go" kits in Whole Foods Market stores, South region. Save $10 off first order: enter discount code Natalie17 (online orders ... Continue Reading
Flavors Magazine: Use Your Noodle! Food History and Family Noodle Recipes from Natalie Keng
Learn about the surprising history of the storied noodle (it wasn't always long and stringy) and how it's become a universal comfort food. Noodles are diverse in all shapes and sizes, wet or dry. Use Your Noodle and twirl your way to happiness! Check out: Flavors Magazine Feature Article on Noodles with Natalie Keng More on ... Continue Reading
Pick Up Chinese Southern Belle Inspired Meal Kits @Whole Foods Markets
Now pick up favorite PeachDish seasonal menu items, like popular Hot Pots with our award-winning, natural, family sauce blends at Atlanta area Whole Foods Markets! Use coupon code Natalie17 for $10 off your first order! Pork Hot Pot with Summer Beans & Glazed Potatoes Thanks to the gang PeachDish and Chef Seth Friedman, now you can enjoy gourmet Southern with ... Continue Reading
Video Recipe: How to Make an Asian Tropical Fruit Salad
I love sharing new "exotic-looking" fruit and vegetables with friends, like this tropical fruit salad—for fun, health and a better world. Here's how you can jazz up a boring fruit salad with delicious and beautiful tropical fruits popular in Asia like dragon fruit, pomelo and jackfruit! Like to cook at home? Try our award-winning family "Recipes-in-a-Bottle" featuring ... Continue Reading
General Nat’s Chicken Tender Salad
WHAT'S FOR DINNER: General Nat's Chicken Finger Salad I made this in 5 min. Channeling a craving for General Tso's Chicken, I made my own warm salad with mesclun mix + winter greens from my garden and leftover tenders. The magic is in the dressing. Yes, I am the owner AND a customer! I adore using our natural sauces as DRESSINGS for slaw and salad! So easy and tasty, they ... Continue Reading
Order Now: Seasonal Menu- Fresh Delivered to Your Door!
Check out these seasonal menu items that feature our award-winning, natural cooking sauce blends - what we eat and cook with our home! Use coupon code Natalie16 for $10 off your first order (any menu item through Dec 31) Soba Noodle Bowl with Bok Choy, Radish and Farm Egg Ships the week of October 17 Root-Veg Stir-fry with Brown Basmati Rice & Benne Seed Ships ... Continue Reading
Spicy Hunan Catfish (or Mom’s Fresh Catch of the Day)
Recipe Type: Seafood Cuisine: Chinese Author: Chinese Southern Belle Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4 Fish is a very auspicious Chinese symbol and represents "extra" or "plenty." Cooked and eaten whole, the fish head is reserved for the guest of honor to eat. Mom loved to go fishing at the local lake or pier - so fresh! "Eat and ... Continue Reading
Homemade Bone Soup – Asian Home Chef Tips, Pho, Congee Recipes
Time for my all-time favorite comfort food—BONE SOUP! or Pho version if you’re a phoodie. Healthy, super nutritious, and eco-friendly “whole animal” eating, it’s the original, caveman crockpot recipe! A perfect winter tummy and house warmer (also flattens tummies, good for dieting) and easy (add water, cover, forgettaboutit). HOMEMADE BONE SOUP: Asian Home Chef Tips ... Continue Reading
Gluten-Free Asian Food and Traditions
“Does this have gluten in it?” I hear this question almost every time I teach a class or a demonstration. As a culinary and cultural instructor for Asian cooking classes and food tours, I am a subject matter expert and a student. I enjoy sharing, connecting and learning. My classes highlight a diverse and evolving menu which include seasonal ingredients, traditional ... Continue Reading
PeachDish: Beef Hot Pot with Asian Greens, Ginger and Potatoes
FEATURED SEASONAL DISH * STAFF FAVORITE* Chinese Southern Belle + PEACHDISH fresh meals delivers nation-wide. Here's a new scrumptious seasonal creation featuring our made-from-scratch sauces: Beef Hot Pot with Asian Greens, Ginger and Potatoes Easy, delicious, authentic. Makes a special, tasty & practical gift for any occasion (new house, newborn, recovery, ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 809: Farm to Wok Cooking Demo – Gourmet Stir Fry!
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, showing you how to make one of her favorite and most popular recipes, Asian Napa Slaw (aka Harvard Hottie Salad). Watch Farm to Wok Cooking Demo: Flower Garlic Chives, Bok Choy Chicken Stir Fry (#809, starts 11:30) Did you miss Natalie's other episodes or need a refresher on the list of eateries and recipe ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 808: Asian Napa Salad Cooking Demo!
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, showing you how to make one of her favorite and most popular recipes, Asian Napa Slaw (aka Harvard Hottie Salad). Watch Cooking Lesson: Asian Napa Salad (#808, starts 13:22) Did you miss Natalie's other episodes or want a re-take on the list of eateries and recipe ingredients? Highlights include a ... Continue Reading
TV Episode 807: Asian International Supermarkets, Exotic Fruit Salad
Ni Hao, Y'All! Here's the long-awaited episode with Natalie Keng, guest host of Georgia Traveler TV, on Asian International Supermarkets (#807, starts 5:00) which highlights a whirlwind tour and taste of Hong Kong Supermarket and Cherian's International Groceries. Plus, Natalie is in the kitchen* with a very hands-on cooking lesson! Learn how to jazz up boring fruit salads and ... Continue Reading