*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q: My mother made chop suey in the '60s and '70s. She lost the recipe in the '80s. This recipe was off of a can of chow mein ...

NEW ORLEANS — The origin stories of Chop Suey — as it's now known in the U.S.— are hotly debated, but it's always accredited to Chinese immigrants in America. Chef Kevin Belton said he loves the ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

This is a Beijing-meets-Canton-style chop suey. "Chop suey" in Cantonese is "cap sui," which means pieces of mixed vegetables. This easy and delicious dish uses leftover ingredients and is quicker to ...

This old-school beef dinner that was popular in the '60s is a great way to use up your leftovers. It will give your celery ...

Marc Neermann of Norcross, Ga., was looking for a recipe for chop suey like his grandmother made in the 1950s or early 1960s. The main ingredients, as far as he and his mother can recall, were beef ...

Louis Armstrong sang paeans to it. Edward Hopper immortalised it on the canvas. Few dishes have enjoyed a cultural presence across genres as American chop suey. So much so that the dish has become a ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

Chop suey actually came to his family through a Mexican restaurant owned by his great-grandmother and great-aunt. Back in the 1960s, the two women owned a restaurant in Los Angeles. Next door to their ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...