In The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco (Ten Speed Press, $35), Cecilia Chang lovingly chronicles the elaborate preparations leading up to a Lunar New Year's ...

My mouth waters as I drop the ruffly little purses of delicate, meat-filled dough into the frying pan for a pot sticker taste-test. I blend soy sauce, fresh ginger and rice vinegar into a dipping ...

Soak the mushrooms in warm water to cover until softened, about 20 minutes. Drain. Discard the stems and mince the caps. In a large bowl, toss the Napa cabbage with the salt; squeeze to remove the ...

With the crunch of their golden brown bottoms and the tender-chew of their steamed pleated tops, pot stickers are often the first appetizer to disappear at my parties. Especially if the gathering is a ...

Pot sticker dumplings are a traditional food for the Chinese or lunar new year because their shape looks like ancient Chinese gold ingots, a symbol of wealth. Riesling long has been a traditional ...

* To make pot sticker filling: Combine all filling ingredients in a food processor; puree until smooth. Brush won ton wrappers lightly with water on one side. Place about 2 teaspoons of filling in the ...