Grace Young

This is a nice cookbook written by a Chinese American lady. She gives a lot of history and has chapters such as "New Year's Foods and Traditions". I almost put the book down after one of the first chapters as it has recipes for frog even. I was afraid it was going to be a little too authentic for me, but I'm glad I kept going. There are some great recipes, pictures of ingredients to help you find them, chapters on eating for health and shopping tips along with information on the history and tradition of certain foods. Most of the recipes are involved, but there are some simple one's also. You might want to check it out of the library before deciding to buy.… (more)