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Hetty Lui McKinnon
Recipes
Cashew Cream
Vegan or not, this smooth and savory cream is the condiment, sauce, and dressing we want on everything.
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Creamy Cashew Udon With Crispy Mushrooms
Cashew cream works even better than its dairy alternative in this ultra-rich and umami-packed udon noodle dish.
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Broccoli and Cashew Cream Soup
Unintentionally vegan but very easy to love—this simple and tasty broccoli soup belongs in your weeknight dinner rotation.
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This Vegan Cashew Cream Is My Idea of Meal Prep
It’s rich, creamy, and is the jumping-off point for all kinds of weeknight dishes.
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Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas With Herby Cashew Cream
Carrots and chickpeas rise to stardom with the help of a bright, herb-spiked cashew cream and added crunch from toasty almonds.
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If You're Serious About Making Dumplings, You Need A Small Rolling Pin
Who said bigger is better?
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12 Tips for Pudgy, Flavorful Homemade Dumplings
How to make dumplings that look great and taste better.
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How to Fold Dumplings, For Novices and Experts
With videos, so that you can actually understand.
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Pea and Ricotta Potstickers With Homemade Dumpling Wrappers
Making fresh dumpling wrappers isn't hard when you have Hetty McKinnon to guide you. (But we won't tell if you use store-bought.)
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Steam, Boil, Fry: The Many Ways to Cook a Dumpling, Explained
Pick your mood—chewy, crispy, soupy, fancy—then pick your method.
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When Lunch Feels Too Hard, Make Peanut Butter Noodles
Hearty, delicious, and satisfying, these throw-together noodles won’t feel like you’ve given up—even if you already have.
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Tomato and Egg Drop Noodle Soup
A beloved Hong Kong dish with approximately one billion variations, this soup—which relies heavily on fridge and pantry staples—is meant to be a little sweet and a touch sharp.
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Turmeric and Coconut-Braised Cabbage With Chickpeas
Cabbage has emerged as the hero of weeknight pantry cooking. Inexpensive and infinitely versatile, with an impressively long shelf life, one head of cabbage goes a long way. In this recipe, half of a cabbage is bathed in a turmeric-accented coconut milk until it’s meltingly tender and sweet.
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One-Pot Kimchi and Squash Mac and Cheese
This is a “necessity is the mother of invention” kind of recipe, born from isolation, scant ingredients, an oversupply of kimchi, and sheer hunger. Yet this unconventional one-pot approach also happens to be one of the simplest ways to prepare mac and cheese.
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Tater Tot Egg Bake With Bitter Greens Salad
Hetty McKinnon’s showstopping tater tot casserole is directly inspired by, and strikingly reminiscent of, tortilla española.
Lifestyle
How an Ex-Pat Bake Sale Raised $24K For Australia
Watching as fires burned across her home country, Hetty McKinnon felt a crushing sense of helplessness. So she started cooking.
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My Mom Wouldn't Give Me Her Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe, So I Made Up My Own
Not too sweet, not too gloppy, and made with ingredients you already have in the fridge.