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Summary: Fantasic food !!!
Review: A great book. I had been searching for an authentic Chinese cookbook for some time. I took a gamble on this book by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, and it was a rewarding pay-off. This book has everything. Some information on the history of Chinese cooking, on buying and seasoning a wok, on steam-proofing dishes, on some of the more hard to find ingredients, and personal stories from her upbringing. Not to mention, some fantastic recipies including one I've wanted to try for some time, fish soup. While prep-work is not one of my favorite parts of cooking, (although somewhat necessary in these recipies)the reward of a fantasic dish is well worth it. Added bonuses are sections on how to properly make rice (harder than you may think), and calorie counting information for every dish. I can't wait to try some of the other books by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo. If they're 1/2 as good as this one, they already have my approval.
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Summary: Let's Get Real
Review: Eileen Yin-Fei Lo is an excellent teacher and I have several of her books, and love them all, but to be real honest, this is not a low-fat low-cal cookbook. This is a tiny portion cookbook.At first glance her recipes seem to be low-cal, low-fat, but look again. For instance, tonight I made the pepper steak recipe. Delicious yes, but the recipe called for 4 oz. of meat and 3/4 lb. of peppers and this was supposed to feed 6 people! Maybe that would be satisfactory if you were making several dishes and soup, but for a Sunday night one pot dinner it was just enough for two, tripling the calorie and fat content listed.
Yes buy the book and cook from it, just take a real look at portions and how many a dish is supposed to feed and then ask yourself is this really going to feed my family?
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Summary: Fantasic food !!!
Review: No, I'm not surprised. Chef Eileen Yin-Fei Lo has a fan for life! One would never guess that the recipes (complete with nutritional information) are "healthy". As always, the chef explains all terms and methods in detail and the list of ingredients necessary will be helpful to beginners and those who infrequently cook Chinese. I especially enjoy the comments at the beginning of each recipe. The section titled "My Special Preparations" is invaluable! Here you will find recipes for almost all of the wonderful Stocks, Infused Oils, Pickled Veggies, and even Basic Rice (more difficult for some people than you might imagine!). The recipes!! This Chef can cook! I have yet to find a recipe that I was not completely pleased with. I feel the personal touch she gives to each dish adds greatly to the over all appeal. My favorites (at least this week) are "Steamed Duck With Pickled Peaches", Steamed Bean Curd With Shrimp, Veal Stir-Fried With Mushrooms and Tomatoes, Shrimp With Lobster Sauce, Stuffed Scallops, and Barbecued Pork Stir-Fried with Scallions. Thank you again Chef, for another work of wonder and work of art. You *are* an artist and deserve much more praise than you seem to receive.
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Summary: Excellent low fat Chinese cooking
Review: We can't say enough about this book since we began cooking with it. Although it took a little time to stock our pantry with the ingredients, it was well worth the time. Thankfully we have some local Asian markets. There has yet to be a recipe that we've made that we have not thoroughly enjoyed. Surprisingly our picky 2 year old has also enjoyed the food. The book is extremely well written with straight forward step by step instructions that allow us to make exceptional cuisine. By no means does the food taste low in fat. The tastes are superb. We plan to purchase another recipe book by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo.
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