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I come to you today with what is perhaps a hair-brained idea, that will either get you really excited…or have you closing your computer in disgust. It’s a shortcut recipe for Vegan General Tso’s Chicken recipe, made with none other than…store-bought vegan “chicken” nuggets! Why This? Why Now? So hear me OUT.  There are a […] The post Shortcut Vegan General Tso’s “Chicken” appeared first on The Woks of Life.

This slow roasted tomato pasta deserves a spot in your regular rotation. Slow roasting the tomatoes turns them sweet as candy, and they make a fantastic, light sauce with a bit of chili as a delicious counterpoint.  Now that many of us are working from home and spending more time at home in general, this […] The post Slow Roasted Tomato Pasta  appeared first on The Woks of Life.

Memorial Day BBQs have always been events at our house to look forward to––sunshine, spring temperatures, the smell of fresh cut grass and yes, grilled things! Check out this list of unique Memorial Day recipes to shake up your grill this year and serve something different alongside (or in lieu of?) your burgers and hot […] The post 25 Unique Memorial Day Recipes appeared first on The Woks of Life.

There are many kinds of soybean pastes and sauces in Chinese cooking, but one of the types we tend to call for most often––especially in Sichuan (Szechuan) recipes––is spicy bean sauce, or la doubanjiang.   If you’re unfamiliar with this ingredient, we’ll tell you everything you need to know in this quick article.  What Is Doubanjiang? […] The post La Doubanjiang (Spicy Bean Sauce) appeared first on The Woks of Life.

Okay. So I LOVE this chicken with sticky rice. I pine for it. This sticky rice chicken recipe was one of the first we ever posted back in June 2013. In fact, now that I think about it, getting this recipe written down might have been one of my primary motivations for starting The Woks […] The post Roasted Chicken with Sticky Rice appeared first on The Woks of Life.