Sean: This cookbook really lives up to its title: ESSENTIAL. All the recipes it includes are favorite dishes of mine, and plenty are what I eat growing up and now I consider comfort food. This is also one of the better printed cookbooks with very nice photos of the dishes and simple and clear cooking instruction. Get your wok ready for these ESSENTIAL Chinese dishes!
Happy Independence Day! No doubt many people are going to enjoy their long weekend watching fireworks and having barbecues. Look what we found on Youtube: someone singing a Mandarin version of the Star-Spangled Banner (a Canadian, no less). Enjoy, and be proud.
