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This pierogi recipe for Polish dumplings has been a family favorite from generation to generation. We traditionally make these for Christmas, but they can be made for any special event. There's some work involved, but the outcome is rewarding! The boiled pierogies can be fried in butter and onions or served with sour cream.

unar New Year is just about here: It's the time for food, family, and traditions. And...dumplings. Because what better way is there to celebrate? Indeed, in Chinese culture, jiaozi, or steamed dumplings, are typically folded and eaten on New Year's Eve; they're said to symbolize luck and prosperity for the year ahead. They also symbolize deliciousness. I, myself, am an equal-opportunity dumpling eater, year-round. But for some reason, making dumplings at home has never really occurred to me, but it's actually the perfect weekend project. It's a time investment, sure, but so are those sweet rolls I made this past...

This gyoza with a flaky croissant crust is so sought after it took a year for our order to arrive. We’ve tried a lot of gyoza in Japan, ranging from Wasabeef wasabi gyoza through to varieties covered in gold leaf and ones made by former prisoners in Kabukicho. However, there’s one type of gyoza that’s alluded us since we heard about it a year ago, and it’s caused such a sensation around Japan that 4,000 boxes of them have been known to sell out in 30 minutes. Called Croissant Gyoza, this very special type of pot sticker comes from Tareya...

Well, we’re back! I thought we’d do something different this week, and post the recipes that our friends and family like the most and always request. I have two that I’ve routinely taken to potlucks and parties that are always asked for again. The first is Olive Cheese Balls – a pimento-stuffed green olive wrapped in cheesy pastry. This is a very old recipe that has always remained popular, and is very easy to do. It’s one pastry that I do make in the food processor rather than manually cutting the fat and cheese into the flour , and I...

Currently, the Japanese public is talking about China all day, not for going to the Olympics, but for avoiding tainted gyoza dumplings made in China, after ten Japanese got sick and more gyoza packs were found with pesticide. Japanese and Chinese officials are now meeting and discussing how to deal with this serious problem between the two countries, but have yet to find the source of contamination. In the meantime, there seem to be increasingly uneasy feelings about imported food from China on the part of Japanese consumers, and this could develop into a kind of "China-free" movement, as recently...