https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:59:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/asian-moms-1-month-nanny/page/2#post-2552904 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:31:43 +0000 krittle323 2552904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sooz I live in the bay area and am having a hard time finding a confinement nanny. Do you have any referrals or point me in the direction to where I can find one? Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1577844 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:39:40 +0000 Kimberlybee 1577844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this thread. I am half Chinese (mom) and Vietnamese (dad) so I really don't know what traditional Chinese cooking is. We grew up eating a lot of Asian fusion cooking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1577728 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:39:26 +0000 keiki_mama 1577728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: @sunny: I've never had chu hou either! I will need to pick up a jar soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1577685 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:25:51 +0000 Raindrop 1577685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Oh that makes sense... the picture on the website you linked does look like a very large bowl of beef noodle soup (without the noodles). :) Thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1577650 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:12:19 +0000 sunny 1577650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: not sure how to describe it but it's the flavor of the beef in beef noodle soup. Does that help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1577544 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:26:18 +0000 Raindrop 1577544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: This might be dumb since I'm suppose to be Chinese. What does chu hou taste like? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1576585 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:48:43 +0000 sunny 1576585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have made several recipes from this site and they were great.</p> <p>This one can be done with a slow cooker:<br /> <a href="http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2008/08/stewed-beef-brisket-in-chu-hou-sauce.html" rel="nofollow">http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2008/08/stewed-beef-brisket-in-chu-hou-sauce.html</a></p> <p>This was also really good and super easy<br /> <a href="http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/09/steamed-to-fu-with-minced-prawn.html" rel="nofollow">http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/09/steamed-to-fu-with-minced-prawn.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1573322 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:06:10 +0000 keiki_mama 1573322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: @blackbird: @yerpie110: @Alivoo01: @lavender: @shopaholic: Thanks ladies! I'm going to give all your suggestions a try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1573236 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:44:19 +0000 shopaholic 1573236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't cook a lot of Chinese dishes at home because it's so much easier to go out in our area. But MaPo Tofu is one of my faves to cook at home. Also, I slow cooker Braised Beef Stew soup and make noodles for our own Beef Noodle Soup.<br /> I don't use recipes, but these look similar:</p> <p><a href="http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/mapo-doufu-mapo-tofu" rel="nofollow">http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/mapo-doufu-mapo-tofu</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Taiwanese-Beef-Noodle-Soup-495788" rel="nofollow">http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Taiwanese-Beef-Noodle-Soup-495788</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1573127 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:19:13 +0000 lavender 1573127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The book "The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen" has been a really good resource for me. Not only are their traditional recipes in it, it also gives the background of the dish as well.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0684847396?pc_redir=1397204538&#038;robot_redir=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0684847396?pc_redir=1397204538&#038;robot_redir=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1572957 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:34:06 +0000 Alivoo01 1572957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @blackbird: recommendation. That site hasn't failed me yet! Steamy Kitchen is another good one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1572956 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:34:02 +0000 yerpie110 1572956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like this site for chinese food: <a href="http://appetiteforchina.com/recipe-archive/" rel="nofollow">http://appetiteforchina.com/recipe-archive/</a></p> <p>I've tried many and most have turned out good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1572904 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:14:27 +0000 blackbird 1572904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Soooo i like this website for chinese food recipes: <a href="http://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index/" rel="nofollow">http://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index/</a> </p> <p>and have found lots of good ones on here! mongolian beef, char siu, honey walnut shrimp, and orange chicken </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1572867 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:02:37 +0000 Raindrop 1572867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm Chinese and usually I say that anything I cook is Chinese food! :)</p> <p>Here are my favorites though. Purely from memory...</p> <p>Beef and broccoli</p> <p>Beef (you can use chicken or tofu also)<br /> Broccoli<br /> Oyster sauce (I forget the name brand but we use the one with the panda on it... I will not be surprised if it's called panda brand)</p> <p>Cut up the broccoli - boil or steam it till the right tenderness (took me a while to figure out how I liked it... I boil/steam if for about 10-15 minutes)<br /> Cut up your protein and pan fry it. I usually do it till I see some scoring.</p> <p>When those two are cooked add them together and then add two globs of oyster sauce (aka when you shake the bottle to globs come out, you can adjust for your taste)</p> <p>Mix together for about 5 minutes. Done! Eat over rice.</p> <p>Fried rice</p> <p>Rice (left over rice is the best)<br /> Anything in the fridge<br /> Oyster sauce / soy sauce<br /> Sesame oil</p> <p>Put everything in a wok... except the sesame oil. Mix it up till everything is fried and hot... turn off heat and add a little bit of sesame oil and toss it one more time. Done. Eat and enjoy. :)</p> <p>Soft rice</p> <p>Rice (left over again is the best)<br /> Anything in the fridge<br /> soy sauce</p> <p>Put rice in a pot with just as much water as there is rice. Boil for a while till it's soft and rice is to your liking (I like mine my rice to completely disappear and have just a white porridge but hubs like to see very big soft rice pieces). Add other stuff and soy sauce. Wait till it gets warm. Done. Eat and enjoy. :D</p> <p>This may not be what you are looking for. Sorry if that's the case! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/traditional-chinese-dishes#post-1572788 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:28:09 +0000 keiki_mama 1572788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook at home quite often but I've found I don't cook much Chinese food. My mom's style of cooking was "as long as it's not raw" so I don't have very much exposure to delicious Chinese dishes aside from restaurant food. </p> <p>Tell me, what kind of authentic Chinese dishes do you create at home? Bonus if you include a recipe! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/asian-moms-1-month-nanny/page/2#post-1498164 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:32:28 +0000 LittleHawk 1498164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi Everyone! I am interested in hiring a confinement nanny. I live in the Los Angeles area. Any recommendations for agencies I could go through to find someone? Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chinese-parents-heres-our-complicated-family-tree#post-1077029 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:55:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1077029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watched this a few months ago and it cracked me up. So funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chinese-parents-heres-our-complicated-family-tree#post-1077024 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:52:57 +0000 Rubies 1077024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I laughed. I'm Korean but my husband is Cantonese and even he has no idea what his family members are supposed to be called. LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chinese-parents-heres-our-complicated-family-tree#post-1077015 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:49:10 +0000 regberadaisy 1077015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bahaha I need to watch this later when I have downtime. I need to find the Fujianese version. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chinese-parents-heres-our-complicated-family-tree#post-1077011 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:46:37 +0000 irene 1077011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A reference / "cheat sheet" for our kids on how to call /name the relatives! They have a poster for it too! haha!</p> <p>Cantonese version:<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HaZ4WLo50&#038;feature=share" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HaZ4WLo50&#038;feature=share</a></p> <p>Mandarin version:<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCFRoILS1jY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCFRoILS1jY</a> </p>