A Spoonful of Ginger: Irresistible, Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375712127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the exotic to the earthy, Simonds will convince you that you can enjoy marvelous food every day—relishing its good taste and knowing it is good for you.. It’s a question of balance: countering yin, or cooling, foods, with yang, or hot, foods, and neutralizers like rice andnoodles. From the best-selling authority on Chinese cooking, a groundbreaking cookbook based on the Asian philosophy of food as health-giving. These 200 delectable recipes not only taste superb but also have specific healing properties. It is all here in this remarkable book
"Timeless material, moderate effort and an investment of time to prepare but worth it." according to S. Cardona. I bought this book for my Mom. I have my own copy. I've always liked this book. It is wonderful to make stocks and broths and the rice and dessert recipes are satisfying. I made the congee when my son was just starting to eat rice cereals so these recipes are good for young and old and everyone in between. The ingredients are not hard to find if you have a Sprouts or Whole Foods or your own grocery store is well stocked with Asian spices. The information in this book is timeless and great for when you w. "Anyone who loves cookbooks can't live without this one!!" according to alare_vw@hotmail.com. I love this cookbook! The first day I recieved it I cooked from it, and the food is great. It is part cookbook, part reader, and part picture book. I highly recomend this!! Anyone who loves flipping through cookbooks will have hours of entertainment and lots of tasty dishes.. Great Asian Dishes I love this book. This was my first mostly Chinese cook book in my kitchen. I've made-Ma Po Tofu-Spicey Seafood Stew-Turkey Congee w/ rice instead of Barley-Silken Congee with Enoki Mushrooms and Egg-Chili Chicken with Cashew-Clay Pot Chicken-Tandori Chicken-Beef with Golden Noodles-Garlic Beef with Broccoli-Flash COoked Greens with Garlic-Roasted Asparagus with Soy Vinaigrette-Malay BBQ Chicken-Dad's Chinese Chicken Wings-Chicken with Vegetables-Steamed Salmon and Bok ChoyOVerall many of the dishes are
For example, Steamed Fish with Black Mushrooms and Prosciutto makes no claims to cure anything but hunger. And lovers of fine food need not despair--medical advice is kept brief, presumably to make room for more delicious recipes. Baked Black Bean Shrimp might be just the dish to get you over that bout of depression. Try Braised Duck with Tangerine Peel and Sweet Potato as a cure for high blood pressure. Part cookbook, part primer of Chinese medicine, Nina Simonds's A Spoonful of Ginger offers dietary advice, herbal home remedies, and lively, unintimidating Asian recipes for the American home cook. Simonds presents the ailing reader with concoctions to relieve everything from hang