Cooking Tips & Tools

My Dad’s Wheatgrass Juicing and Growing Tips

Air-Fried Sweet and Sour Ribs Recipe

Finding Dan Dan Noodles’ BF: Ya Cai Preserved Mustard Greens

Easy Umami Mayonnaise Recipe

How to Cut a Pineapple with Little Waste

Panfried Chinese Pork Pie (Xian Bing) Recipe

How to Cook, Cut, and Eat Banh Chung Tet Sticky Rice Cakes

Phorrito Recipe

Spiced Persimmon and Ginger Muffin Recipe

The Year in Pho: Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Family Stories from 2017

Pho Myths and Truths: Is it ok to boil pho broth? Is cloudy pho broth evil? Should pho spices be toasted?

Pho Spice Blend Recipe

Pho Lessons from My Mom

How to Buy Pho Rice Noodles

How Pho Rice Noodles (Banh Pho) Are Made

An Unexpected Hanoi Pho Lesson

2017 Gift Guide for Curious and Obsessive Cooks

Knife Sharpening and Maintenance Tips

MSG in Pho and What to Do about It

Make Instant Pot Pho from The Pho Cookbook!

How to Host a Pho Party!

My New Cooking Light Column

How to Find Organic Non-GMO Tofu, Soy Sauce, and Other Soy Foods (+ Does it Matter?)

Homemade Asian Hot Sauce Recipes

Can Sham Wow! Towels Dry Lettuce and Herbs?

A Tastier, Simple Way to Cook Shrimp

Kom Kom Miracle Hand Shredder

Big Chiles in Saigon

Eek! The Year of the Rat is near!

Skimming Scum Made Easy

Gift Yourself and Others Sharp Knives: Affordable Buying Guide

Baking with Charcoal and Sand

Moon Cake Madness: Techniques to Make and How to Buy

Geoduck Not So Gooey

Slicer and Shredder Tool (dao bao)

How to Finely Shred Ingredients

Water Spinach Splitter

Electric vs. Manual Spice Grinders: Buying and Using Tips

8 Mighty Mini Kitchen Tools

Year of the Snake: Lucky Dumpling Party Tips

How to Set a Vietnamese Table and Serve

Banh Mi Baking, Making and Travel Tips