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Title: A Spoonful of Ginger : Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens by Nina Simonds, Beatriz Da Costa ISBN: 0375400362 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44
Rating: 5
Summary: "sense"sational Chinese cooking
Comment: I first saw Nina on PBS and ran to the computer to see if I could find her book. I have ordered many a cookbook and resold a few because they only had a recipe or 2 that I could use. Not this one. It has many soy sauce and oil stains because I use it so much.
This book is great because it is truly authentic. I say this because I found several recipes for dishes that my Chinese mother-in-law cooks when she comes over from Honk Kong. Nina's Noodle Cookbook is a great book to get, too. My husband's favorite recipe is the spicey Chinese peanut sauce, which we have a lot of during the summer as a cold noodle salad.
Nina also gives lots of variations on her recipes so it is easy to vary a recipe according to what you have on hand or what you are able to find in the grocery store. Speaking of that, many of the ingredients are easy to find in non-Asian food markets.
Rating: 5
Summary: I would give this book 6 stars if I could.
Comment: This is one of the best books for busy people who want to eat healthy, flavorful meals. I've prepared several dishes from this book and every one is a winner. Simonds' recipes use easy to find ingredients; they are quick to prepare and, best of all, they are delicious. The flavors are crisp and clean. If your only experience with Asian food is the local carry-out Chinese outlet, you will be amazed at what Asian home cooking can taste like.In addition, Simmond provides a fascinating insight into traditional Chinese medicine. This is a wonderful companion book her excellent "Asian Noodle."
Rating: 2
Summary: I Really Wanted to Like it, But...
Comment: I was given this cookbook as a gift a few weeks after I returned from a semester living in China. I was so excited, expecting that I'd be able to replicate (or at least approximate) the wonderful Chinese textures and flavors that I missed so much. Unfourtunately, most of the recipes in this book didn't achieve authentic (or, frankly, even very good) tastes. This could be because Simonds seems intent on lowering the fat/oil content of most dishes, but there are two other persistent problems with the recipes: most sauces are thicker/stewier than they should be and flavors aren't strong enough.
The photos and anecdotes are interesting, but there are too many of them. I felt like Simonds was more intent on dropping Asian foodie names than she was on sharing the techniques and ingredient ratios that make Asian cooking so enjoyable.
If you want to learn how to make good fried rice, this book has somethign to offer you. If you want to learn how to make other Chinese (and other Asian) dishes, I'd advise that you look somewhere else (you might try Madhpur Jaffery's World Vegetarian - all of the Chinese dishes I have cooked from that book have been excellent).
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Title: Asian Noodles : 75 Dishes To Twirl, Slurp, And Savor by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0688131344 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Asian Wraps : Deliciously Easy Hand-Held Bundles To Stuff, Wrap, And Relish by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0688163009 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes by Nina Simonds, Meilo So, Leslie Swartz, Boston The Children's Museum ISBN: 0152019839 Publisher: Gulliver Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Classic Chinese Cuisine by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0395986753 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Healing Cuisine of China: 300 Recipes for Vibrant Health and Longevity by Zhuo Zhao, George Ellis ISBN: 089281778X Publisher: Healing Arts Pr Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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