Our All-American Family

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Dan
Husband, Father, Grandfather and Official Taste Tester with 35+ years experience. He has the humor in the family. Names recipes like "Chinese Chicken Death Balls". This is coming from a man who's only exposure to Chinese food prior to marrying my mother was an almond cookie.

Melisa
Daughter, Sister, Wife and new Mom. You'll hear the most from me since I created this site as a surprise gift for Chef Lucy. I love to cook, especially my mother's recipes. I admire her even more now for creating her first cookbook when we were small. I can never get anything done these days with my toddler son Austin around, let alone dinner on the table!

Jason
Son, Brother, Uncle and reformed picky eater. This is the kid that would only eat salami and cheese while growing up. He is now the stereotypical single guy living in NYC. He likes to cook and I think he's actually good at it. We are all hoping that he'll contribute and use these recipes as a way to lure an unsuspecting Chinese bride. We'll, that's my mother's wish anyway!

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Cindy commented on Tofu Stuffed with Shrimp

This looks soooo good, thank you for the recipe, now I am looking forward to cooking tofu in the nea...

angela commented on Stir-Fry Chicken and Mushrooms

as someone who rarely cooked until this month, i've loved going thru these recipes and trying them o...

Rico Huguley commented on Stir-fry Spinach with Garlic

Great idea this. It is always difficult to thin of varied things to cook especially for a hungry fam...

chicken coop commented on Oven Broiled Chicken Breasts

Thanks for the post my son is writting a report and the info realy helped him, also the pics are ver...

Easy Chinese Food Recipes commented on Oven Broiled Chicken Breasts

Wow, the cooking way of this dish is great and easy to cook, I’ll try it later and I hope it tastes ...

About Our Recipe Blog (cont.)

When my mother came up with the name of her first cookbook the term “All-American” only seemed fit. After all, she was 1st generation Chinese, married to an American, Irish, Norwegian man living in Nebraska where traditional Chinese ingredients were not made readily available. It isn’t until now that I truly understand the meaning of the All-American. I have a beautiful Chinese, Irish, Norwegian, Polish, Austrian, Russian little boy. It doesn’t get any more All-American than this. It is my wish in life that he learns to love, appreciate and respect his roots, culture and of course, Chinese food!

This is a recipe blog dedicated to my generous Chinese mother and all the wonderful dishes she has shared with family, friends and patrons over the years. The majority of these recipes have been created by Lucy Chee, a talented mother, grandmother, cookbook author, former restaurant owner and artist. Her recipes are healthy & tasty but most importantly, made simple.

And while I (her daughter), am typing away, you may get the occasional honest blurb about my life as a stay at home mom, struggling to get dinner on the table some of the time. In addition, I have invited my father to contribute his wit and my brother to share his rookie attempt at Chinese cooking. Enjoy! - Melisa

A Little More Of Our All-American Family….

Austin: This kid really likes food, especially dim sum so you know he’s a quarter Chinese.

Jason: Notice, no food is actually being cooked but it’s a nice pose.

Summer 08: Cooking with Grandma and lounging with Grandpa!

Josh: The “Juicy Bun” extordinaire. He’s just hoping he’s going to get more home cooked meals out of this blog.

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