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12 Dishes You Should Beg Your Local Chinese Restaurant To Serve

If you're sick of General Tso's and crab rangoon, nudge your local Chinese joint to add these to the menu.

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this oneSo, if not…

PHOTO: Chinese restaurant shares hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu

This restaurant wants to make sure its menu is completely honest. A Chinese restaurant shared its hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu and has now since gone viral.

8 Real Chinese Dishes You Should Order Instead Of The American Knockoffs

Order these delicious dishes if you want to sample authentic Chinese food.

What I learnt eating at 8,000 Chinese restaurants

David R Chan's decades of dining at 8,000 Chinese eateries has taught him about America and himself.

This TikToker Went Viral For Revealing How To Figure Out If A Chinese Restaurant Is Actually Good

I tried it with my favorite local spot — it works.

China Is Building an Army of Noodle-Making Robots

In the face of rising labor costs, Chinese restaurateur Cui Runguan is selling thousands of robots that can hand slice noodles into a pot of boiling water called the Chef Cui. Runguan says in the...

What Chinese Takeout Food Are You?

Hide away at these restaurants' secret gardens

Everyone loves a secret. And dining outside can't be beat.

Why a rain garden in your yard will benefit you and the earth

We’re continuing to think about the earth and Earth Day and benefiting the planet. One of the things we can do around where we live is focus on the idea of putting in rain gardens. Simply put, a rain garden is a way to use vegetation as a way to control the flow of water, the runoff, off of your property. Rain gardens come in all forms and shapes and sizes and can be complicated. It just depends on where you live and…

Gardeners Can Use Less Plastic Too!

Every gardener will be the first to admit that they have a hoard of plastic pots in their yard, garage or garden shed. What are the alternatives you can use in your planting? We share some suggestions...

Potting soil vs. garden soil: Which is better?

Potting soil vs. garden soil: Which is better? Potting soil is best for containers, while garden soil is for in-ground or raised garden use. Keep reading.

Can I Eat Low Sodium at Olive Garden

Can I Eat Low Sodium at Olive Garden I don’t have high expectations for any place that offers an “endless” supply of any of their menu items. Especially as those of us on low sodium restrictions can never participate in such culinary abandonment. So I was not going to have high hopes to find out...Read More »

The Garden Gate: A Preface to the Story Your Garden Wants to Tell

Setting the tone for your garden starts with the right entry

Should I build a rock garden?

Click on image to enlarge. Right-click to download and print. Not sure if you should take inspiration from the signature style of the rock garden? Joseph Tychonievich can help you decide with this …

A Rain Garden That Even the Neighbors Seem to Like

Transforming an awkward corner lot into a vibrant rain garden.