From our table to yours, a few delicious ways to add a little Chinese Southern Belle fusion twist to your holiday dishes, from appetizers to entrees: Wasabi Butter Mashed Potatoes - YUM! Mix a squirt (2 tbs) of wasabi paste or powder into your mashed potatoes. Color your stuffing: mix in 1/2 cup of Wild Sweet Black Chinese Rice or Red Vietnamese Rice Glazed, Gingered ... Continue Reading
Asian Chinese Cooking Class: Dumpling and Pot Stickers “Hands On”
Chinese Cooking Class: Impress your friends and family and learn to make delicious, homestyle Asian dumplings and potstickers THREE ways (steamed, pan-fried and traditional boiled) using both easy, ready-made wrappers AND like-grandma-used-to-make hand-rolled wrappers! Join Natalie & Margaret Keng, Atlanta’s own Chinese Southern Belles and mother-daughter culinary ... Continue Reading
PeachDish Meal Kit Magazine: Getting Real Asian, Real Southern with Natalie Keng
Getting Real Asian, Real Southern PeachDish Magazine article Natalie Keng The Joy of Being Yourself As a little kid, I thought it was only about being Chinese. That's what I was teased about so that's how I defined yourself--foreign, different, un-American. In actuality, as a native Georgian, I'm not only more American, but "more Southern" than most ... Continue Reading
How to Make a Chinese Hot Pot
Also known as Mongolian Hot Pot, Chinese fondue or shabu-shabu, Chinese hot pots are a 1000 year-old tradition across Asia. Since many homes in East Asia do not have central heat, hot pots filled with broth, fresh vegetables and meat are a perfect way to bring family and friends together to eat, chat and warm up during the fall and winter, especially popular around Chinese New ... Continue Reading
Order Now: Pork Hot Pot with Long Beans and Glazed Potatoes
*Featured Summer Fresh Meal Kit Recipe* Ships Nationwide (through mid-Sept) Order Now: Pork Hot Pot with Long Beans and Glazed Potatoes FARM to DOOR: Get a taste of what we eat at home--delivered fresh & made easy with pre-measured and cut ingredients. What could be better? Watch: Home Chef Natalie Keng shares her thoughts on authenticity, family ... Continue Reading
Humor at the Table: Chicken Surprise
Dad loves jokes and is a great joke-teller. Sometimes he translates Chinese jokes into English for us and other times, they lose meaning in English (play on tones or vocabulary) so he tells them in lively Chinese! Since Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language (Be careful: don't call your mother a horse (same word, different tones!) These are the times I am glad that I can speak ... Continue Reading
Chinese Lunar New Year Events Around Atlanta
Happy Lunar New Year, Y'All! Gong xi fa cai! Gung hay fat choy! Upcoming Asian Lunar New Year-themed events around town: Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, Chinatown Taipei Cultural Center, 10AM-4PM, 5377 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341. Festive and chaotic but the food is good and authentic. Benefits several student and nonprofit ... 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
Cooking Class: Chinese Takeout Favorites!
Cooking Class: Chinese Takeout Favorites! Date/Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 7-9pm, $45/person Location: Cooks Warehouse, Midtown (Ansley Mall) 1544 Piedmont Road, Suite 403-R Register ONLINE or by phone 800-499-0996. Limited seats, sell out event, reserve NOW for the perfect foodie gift! Did you know there are more Chinese takeout restaurants in America than top fast ... Continue Reading
FREE Chef Demo: Friday, Dec 12, Truly Living Well Urban Farmers Market
Join Natalie for a special WOK the FARM chef demo Friday, Dec. 12 at Truly Living Well Urban Farm! 75 Hilliard St, Atlanta. Learn how to make easy, healthy & delicious Asian authentic & creative fusion dishes with fresh, seasonal ingredients! Includes recipes, tools, technique, tips, and pantry essentials. Pick up beautiful, seasonal produce, shop local ... Continue Reading
Five Spice Rutabaga
Five-Spice Rutabaga Recipe Type: Appetizer Cuisine: Fusion Author: Chinese Southern Belle Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 4 Natalie's "invention is the mother of necessity" creation after a farm share pick up that had more turnips and rutabagas than she knew what to do with. The natural sweetness comes from the steamed rutabaga. Turnips or ... Continue Reading
Coming Up: Asian Cooking Classes, Wine & Wok, Free Tastings
*NEW Asian Cooking Classes @Cook's Warehouse! *Tuesday 7/29 Asian Summer Salads* 7-9pm, Brookhaven REGISTER NOW Eat with the season and in harmony with your body. Learn about Yin Yang “cool” and “hot” vegetables with Natalie & Margaret’s delicious home-chef secrets & cultural traditions for Asian-style salads that go way beyond plain greens. These dishes re-define ... Continue Reading
Countdown: Top 10 Chinese New Year Traditions! #10
COUNTDOWN to Chinese Lunar New Year, January 31, Year of the Horse ("ma" third tone) Be sure to complete "preparations" by New Year's Eve! Top 10 Chinese New Year Traditions #10:Â Shop for Chinese New Year's attire (RED is always in, unless you're my dad, a diehard Yellow Jackets fan) Red represents fortune and prosperity. Stay tuned for more Top 10 Chinese New Year ... Continue Reading
Best of East-West:Happy New Year!
I celebrated a wonderful birthday over the holidays with friends and family. My mom made me a unique cake and card with "Happy Birthday" written in Chinese calligraphy and English--how special is that?! Thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes! What an awesome year: Presenting Asian chef demonstrations and cooking classes with Mom; making new friends through the Metro Atlanta ... Continue Reading