Our cookbook of the week is The Chinese Way by author and surgery resident Betty Liu. Jump to the recipes: pan-seared duck breasts with scallion-crisped rice , miso-sesame chicken with pearl barley , ...

Chinese fried rice is typically loaded with diced carrots, peas, corn, and protein like fluffy scrambled eggs and pork belly. Shrimp, chicken, Spam, and tofu are also popular, as is char siu ...

"To be perfectly frank," Ling-ya Lee, who came to Los Angeles from Taiwan in 1989, says of her Chinese New Year preparations, "I rarely make dumplings anymore." Given the high quality of ready ...

In a medium bowl, mix rice, Parmesan cheese, and 2 eggs with your hands. Roll rice mixture into balls and stuff 1-2 mozzarella pearls into the center of each ball.