https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/holiday-season-recipes/ a culinary genealogy Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:05:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/holiday-season-recipes/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/ https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=8013 This Asian milk bread recipe is a triumph. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that for months, we’ve searched, tested, and failed time and time again to nail down a perfect recipe for soft, buttery, fluffy milk bread. Until that is, when we finally did it! This recipe was originally posted January 17, 2015, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/feed/ 1863 https://thewoksoflife.com/30-holiday-recipes/ https://thewoksoflife.com/30-holiday-recipes/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:10:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=23708 The holidays are fast approaching, and we’ve got over 35 holiday recipes, new and old, savory and sweet! This might be obvious given what we do here on the blog, but the food is the main event of any holiday. This is the time of year when all of our nostalgia-laden favorite family recipes get ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/30-holiday-recipes/feed/ 54 https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/ https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:29:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69387 These buttery jasmine shortbread cookies are subtly flavored with ground jasmine tea leaves,  making them the perfect complement for a hot cup of tea on a cold winter day.  Note: We partnered with Frontier Co-op to bring you this Jasmine Shortbread Cookie recipe. As always on  The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own. Enjoy! Let ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/feed/ 17 https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/ https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:33:22 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69023 Finally, we’ve found our family’s perfect Macaroni and Cheese! This mac and cheese is everything I want—it has a creamy cheese sauce, with delicious fall flavors that meld together perfectly: rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, and bay leaf. I know what you’re thinking. It’s the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NOW YOU POST THIS MAC & CHEESE?! NOW?!! ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/thanksgiving-memories/ https://thewoksoflife.com/thanksgiving-memories/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:38:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=11958 With Thanksgiving just a couple weeks away, we’re rounding up ALL of our family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes on the blog. Every year we try to update this post with new musings and recipes, so even if you are a longtime reader, read on! Thanksgiving: the super bowl of the food world Thanksgiving has become the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/thanksgiving-memories/feed/ 110 https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/ https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7015 Ok, people! I am pretty certain that you’ve never seen this take on Thanksgiving leftovers before, and I am super excited to let you in on our family tradition. For as long as I’ve known Bill and his family, which is almost 30 years now, Thanksgiving Turkey Congee has been and will always be our ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-congee/feed/ 107 https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:01:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16036 As any long-time reader knows, we have a healthy obsession with pumpkin, as evidenced by our wide and varied uses of it every time fall rolls around, from glazed pumpkin scones to pumpkin english muffins. This pumpkin tres leches cake, however, may be the best recipe of them all. Note: This recipe was originally published in October ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/feed/ 127 https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/ https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:53:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15222 These Chinese curry puffs are a delicious dim sum or Chinese bakery item, with a savory curry beef filling and flaky pastry. They make an amazing party appetizer, potluck item, or quick snack. They can also be made in advance and baked “to order” whenever you want to enjoy them! Make the pastry yourself using ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/curry-puffs/feed/ 265 https://thewoksoflife.com/fluffy-cinnamon-rolls/ https://thewoksoflife.com/fluffy-cinnamon-rolls/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2021 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=54286 Today, our family’s tried-and-true, much-loved milk bread recipe gets the Cinnamon Roll treatment. These incredibly fluffy Cinnamon Rolls are the stuff of Goldilocks’s dreams.  That is, they have just the right amount of cinnamon, frosting, and of course, the most tender, fluffy, pull-apart texture. They also stay soft and tender much longer than most cinnamon roll ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fluffy-cinnamon-rolls/feed/ 192 https://thewoksoflife.com/honey-sriracha-roasted-brussels-sprouts/ https://thewoksoflife.com/honey-sriracha-roasted-brussels-sprouts/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2019 13:37:18 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=35028 When fall rolls around, I tend to fall back on classic tried and true seasonal flavors—think maple syrup, sage, rosemary, bacon—but sometimes you want a little zing in your meal. Well, these Honey Sriracha Roasted Brussels Sprouts with chili oil definitely deliver!  A New Kind of Brussels Sprouts Side Dish Most dishes featuring brussels sprouts––especially ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/honey-sriracha-roasted-brussels-sprouts/feed/ 16