Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, "My Culinary Compass," ...

Palo Alto’s Michelle Tam grew up eating her grandmother’s whole poached chicken, slathered in ginger scallion sauce, for Chinese New Year celebrations. These days, Tam, a busy mother of two and ...

Ginger, soy sauce and scallions flavor this Chinese Steamed Fish meal. The food takes only minutes to cook, but the chopping and cutting to prepare ingredients can be time-consuming. This recipe has ...

Active Work time is 15 minutes. Total preparation time is 45 minutes. “To celebrate the coming of the New Year, the Chinese prepare certain foods because they have a specific meaning. Whole fish ...

In this dish from Annisa chef Anita Lo, the head and tail of fish are symbolic of beginning and end of the year. Put the fish in a shallow, heatproof dish. Season lightly with salt and pepper inside ...

When company comes, we want to serve dishes that taste like we slaved all day but require the prep work of a frozen dinner (that way we have time to clean up the house a little). So we're always ...

For Lunar New Year it is traditional to eat a whole fish because the word for fish in Chinese is similar to the word for surplus. You prepare a whole fish to have good luck in the beginning and end of ...

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and lightly blanch fresh green beans for about 3 minutes. Drain the beans and transfer them to a large bowl of ice water to cool completely, then lay them ...