Dill isn't usually associated with Chinese cooking, but here it is used by the handful to blend wonderfully with the beef.
With a quick turn in the microwave, this provides a nourishing start to the day. Serve with milk, honey and bananas.
Slightly spicy mixed bitter greens, such as mizuna, arugula, endive, frisée and watercress, make an ideal backdrop for the vinaigrette's touch of sweetness, but you can use any combination of mixed greens.
This bright salad tastes as good as it looks. Use shelled edamame (Japanese green soy beans), which can be found in your grocer's freezer section, to make this salad in just five minutes.
Organic red fife flour is available at most bulk food stores. If you can't find it, use graham flour.
Leeks are common in northeast China, home to this type of dumpling. Here their use in a filling is a nontraditional touch.
