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Hi, I am MaomaoMom and welcome to MaomaoMom Kitchen, where I share my favorite recipes using basic ingredients with step-by-step instructions. I am a mom, wife, scientist and food lover. I came to Canada in the late ’80s to join my husband who was studying at UBC. A few years later, we left the beautiful city of Vancouver and moved to Ottawa after we both finished our graduate studies.
I started helping out in the kitchen at a young age, and learned from my grandma how to make noodles and Chinese buns. I always enjoyed cooking but only seriously took it on after my son Maomao (a popular Chinese nickname, just like “sweetie” in English) was born. He was a fussy eater when he was little, and I made a great deal of efforts to try and create different recipes. Now at 16 and 6 feet tall, he eats very well and is conscious of making healthier food choices. My cooking has won his heart that he has little craving for junk food. In today’s fast-paced life, people have less time to prepare wholesome and tasty dishes. As a scientist in Chemistry, I bring lab techniques and skills into my kitchen. I’ve made a mission to bring together the healthy eating and the traditional Chinese cuisine by using high quality ingredients, simplifying procedures, and choosing healthy foods.
In 2006, I started my cooking blog MaomaoMom Kitchen and soon it became very popular among overseas Chinese. Within 5 years, the total views of my blog reached 20 million. In March 2011, I started my own website maomaomom.ca so that my friends and relatives in China can read my blog. In June 2011, my first cookbook in Chinese was published and distributed through my church as a means to raise fund. Over the years, my friends and colleagues have tried many of my dishes, and I always receive wonderful compliments. My colleagues have suggested that I write the recipes in both languages, so the non-Chinese readers can make these wonderful dishes. However, as busy as I am, I haven’t put in extra effort to make it happen.
The past Saturday was my birthday. Weekends are always busy for me and this one was no exception. We bought fresh meat and vegetables at a nearby farm, did laundry and house cleaning. We then went to a sushi restaurant for lunch to celebrate that I am getting one year younger! For dinner I made Chinese flat bread with pulled pork, topped with chopped fresh cilantro. Maomao said to me: “It’s so yummy! Mom, I want to learn how to make this dish.” That night my husband and I watched the movie “Julie & Julia”.
Meryl Streep was amazing! I was inspired by both characters, their passion for food and their love and dedication to their loved ones. Julie Powell made a decision on her 30th birthday to cook all 524 recipes in Child’s cookbook in 365 days. I’ve decided that I will blog my recipes in both English and Chinese from now on. This not only allows my son and his future family to read these recipes and pass our loved dishes through generations, but also reaches a wider audience so that more food loving families are able to enjoy them.
All original recipes are from different sources such as cooking books and websites, however, all are tested in MaomaoMom Kitchen and instructions are from my own experiences, DO NOT copy and post the contents and photos from MaomaoMom Kitchen to other websites and media.
Last but not least, I love hearing your cooking experience and stories. So please ask questions, leave comments and share your thoughts.
MaomaoMom, July, 2012
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for your website! I’m living with an American family and haven’t been able to eat a traditional Cantonese dinner in ages! I miss Cantonese food so much, and this site is treasure trove of recipes I can re-create here.
Thank you again for making a piece of home just a click away.
By the way, I, too, love my Instant Pot and found out about you through their site.
That is great. Happy cooking!
毛毛妈，你好！我是08年秋移民加拿大的。我关注你的网页已经很久了，我从上面学到了很多的东西。我也曾多次按照你的配方和操作方法做过很多，并带到我的英语学习班的pot luck，受到老师及各国同学们的一致好评。由于兴趣我现在在 College 读Culinary Arts & Design, 我很想得到你的同意和认可，以你为我的“Chef Project” 描写对象。谢谢！
很高兴你喜欢。我只是个业余的，做些家常菜给家人朋友。你可以写我，如果能对你学业有帮助。
我想问你一些问题，如果你愿意，可以回复到我的Email里。谢谢！
你是如何喜欢上这一行的？你有参加过这方面的学习或培训吗？你的工作与food service industry有关吗？你的greatest accomplishments 是什么？你的将来又是咋样打算的呢？在过去的历程中有没有过失误？如果有机会重来，你会怎样做来避免它？- Funny stories…. Biggest failure, biggest fear.
– Have they been involved in any competitions, either as competitions or judges? Have they won awards, monetary, or otherwise?
– What is one piece of advice they would like to share with anyone coning into the industry?
我小时就喜欢看祖母和妈妈在厨房做饭，我是业余的，没有受过专业训练。我是化学博士，在加拿大做化学方面的研究工作。我觉得我最大的成就是家庭工作兼容。我会尽我的努力继续维持这个网站的。当然做任何事情都会有失败或失误的地方，我都是努力向前继续往前走。如果有机会重来，我会选择和现在一样的职业和继续做菜给家人朋友。我没有参加过任何的美食比赛。我觉得做任何事都要有这方面的兴趣，才能做好。
how can I get the free lid from Gastrolux? I wanted to buy the saute pan. Is there a promotion code? Thanks!
when you order a pan from the website at the product sale page, just click “like” (near bottom of right side). Leave a message when you check out to tell them you did that.
毛毛妈妈您好！
尽管我和周围的朋友一样在您这里找了太多菜谱，但这还是第一次跟您说谢谢您了！
但促成今天给您留言，其实有点不好开口。我女儿在一个基督徒开的教会上preschool，到年底了，她的学校现在组织小朋友们的家长贡献一些recipe，准备让小朋友们配上一些图画，做成一本简单的cookbook，然后希望有人能买，销售所得会用于年底的charity。请问您我能不能拷贝一些您的recipe？但我还不知道能不能在这些recipe上注明是出自您这里，因为可能会有广告嫌疑，但是我可以尽量去要求。
谢谢您了！
可以选几个菜。
谢谢您，选了玉米面发糕，葱香土豆饼，烤排骨，酱烧牛肉，葱丝炒鸡蛋，蒜泥拌茄条，青豆虾仁和香煎鸡翅。这些是我都试过又好吃又简单做，尤其是觉得您写的那么清楚，就算是美国人也能照着做。有点多，不过，我只是先发给她的老师，他们会再根据收到的菜谱做些调整。我也告诉组织的老师这些菜谱的出处，相信会有更多的人关注您的网站！
好的。