Author name: Genevieve Yam

My Chinese Mom’s One-Pot Beef Stew Is a Weeknight Lifesaver

This one-pot beef stew with carrots and daikon radishes is a Cantonese classic. Made with chu hou paste—a blend of fermented yellow soybeans, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and sugar—it’s a sweet and savory stew that’s deeply flavorful. Plus: It comes together in a single pot.

This Easy Winter Dessert Tastes Just Like a London Fog

My recipe for poached pears takes inspiration from the London fog, a beverage that consists of Earl Grey tea, vanilla syrup, and steamed milk. There’s no milk here, but there’s plenty of fragrant Earl Grey tea and a whole vanilla bean, which gives the poaching liquid a delicate floral flavor and subtle sweetness.