Behind the Cookbook: Linda Anusasananan on The Hakka Cookbook
Linda Lau Anusasananan shares the story behind The Hakka Cookbook, plus her plans for celebrating the Chinese New Year.
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Linda Anusasananan
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https://thehakkacookbook.com/Linda Lau Anusasananan is the author of The Hakka Cookbook, Chinese Soul Food from around the World, recognized as best Chinese cuisine cookbook by Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012. Visit https://grokker.com, a food and fitness website, to see her Chinese cooking videos. Anusasananan was a food writer and recipe editor at Sunset Magazine for 34 years. She also created the award-winning Asian sauces for JADE by TLA Pacific Kitchen, Inc.
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A family reunion feast is central to the New Year celebration. The table is traditionally filled with foods that send auspicious messages to attract wealth, luck, success, unity, longevity. Some families may celebrate with a banquet in a Chinese restaurant. Others may cook at home. Here are the dishes I'm making for Chinese New Year this year. Read more about Hakka cuisine and The Hakka Cookbook.
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Linda's favorite cookbooks
The Sunset Cookbook
Huge variety of recipes with fresh and ethnic accents
Cooking with Les Dames D'Escoffier
I am part of this group and have a recipe in it. However, I have used a few recipes and find them reliable. Love the Lemon-Cranberry-Pecan Biscotti recipe. Well-tested, lots of helpful hints for home cooks.
How to Cook Everything
Good reference for basic directions, proportions, or baking temperatures.
The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen
Authentic, home-style Chinese Cantonese food. Family story weaves through book.
The Asian Grandmother's Cookbook
Asian comfort food. Records recipes, stories, and advice from Asian grandmothers.)
Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies
Alice tests her recipes thoroughly. She is an expert in making every ingredient work to its fullest. I love her ginger cookies.
Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Cafe Cookbook
Love the Citrus Oat Scone recipe.
Asian Ingredients
One of the first reference books for Asian ingredients with recipes.
Sichuan Cookery
Authentic Sichuan recipes.
Mexico: One Plate at a Time
The "Questions and Answers from Testing" are very helpful. Also like his make-ahead suggestions and variations. His suggestions make the dishes achievable for the American cook.
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