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Hoisin and Sherry Flavor Stir-Fry
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce are used in this chicken stir-fry meal inspired by the recent start of Chinese New Year. (MCT) Published: Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.

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Hoisin and sherry flavor chicken stir-fry
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. Chinese New Year inspired this quick and easy stir-fry dinner.

Hoisin flavors quick stir-fry
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. Thoughts of the start of the Chinese New Year next week inspired this quick and easy stir-fry dinner.

The light and dark sides of soy sauce
Experiment with different types of soy sauce in our recipes for Pork Back Ribs with Dark Soy Sauce and Hoisin, and Shrimp in Tamari Pineapple Sauce.

Home fermentation: Add a little culture to your cooking
Fermentation is one of mankind's most ancient forms of preservation. In our contemporary lives, however, we leave much of the work to professionals.

Hoisin, sherry flavors quick stir-fry
Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry. The start of the Chinese New Year this week inspired this quick and easy stir-fry dinner.

Vegan basics — making meals taste great with meatless ingredients
A new year inspires new ideas, and a great place to start is in the kitchen. By integrating more meatless meals in your diet, you’ll have the opportunity to improve your health, help the environment, support your local farmers and get a little more creative.[...]

Year of the dragon
The Chinese calendar – based on lunar cycles beginning with the second new moon after the northern hemisphere winter begins – is divided into 12-year cycles with each year representing different animals. The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar impose their personalities on their allocated years. This year, 2012, is the Year of the Dragon with ...

Vegan basics: Meatless meals made tasty
ST. CATHARINES — A new year inspires new ideas, and a great place to start is in the kitchen. By integrating more meatless meals in your diet, you’ll have the opportunity to improve your health, help the environment, support your local farmers and get a little more creative.[...]