Friday, January 30, 2009

My mother cooks

The menu at my mother's house tonight to jump start the Lunar New Year, our third celebratory meal this week:



Shark's Fin Soup

Poached Whole Chicken with Minced Ginger and Scallion

Crisp Roast Pork

Steamed Whole Fish Topped with Slivers of Ginger and Scallion

Pig's Feet Braised with Bean Curd

Shrimp Stir-fried with Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Cauliflower, Carrots and Water Chestnuts

Shiitake Mushrooms Braised with Slices of Sea Cucumber

Stir-fried Chopped Oysters, Chinese Sausage, Celery, Carrots and Scallions Served with Lettuce Leaves

Vermicelli Stir-fried with Slivers of Barbecued Pork, Egg and Scallion

For dessert: oranges and tangerines

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is a writer and reviewer on the West Coast whose essays and articles have appeared in publications such as the Oakland Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Budget Travel, Brown Alumni Magazine, Saveur, Relish, Gastronomica, Best Food Writing 2002, www.theatlantic.com, www.npr.org and www.culinate.com. She has a bachelor's in English from Brown and a master's in literary nonfiction from the University of Oregon. Send comments, questions and suggestions to: mschristinaeng@gmail.com.

Books I am Reading

  • "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
  • "Manhood for Amateurs" by Michael Chabon
  • "The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook" by Michelle and Philip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson
  • "Rustic Fruit Desserts" by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson
  • "Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger" by Nigel Slater
  • "Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life" by Jamie Oliver
  • "The Gastronomical Me" by M.F.K. Fisher
  • "Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China" by Fuchsia Dunlop
  • "My China: A Feast for All the Senses" by Kylie Kwong
  • "Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China" by Jen Lin-Liu
  • "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" by Barack Obama

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  • "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
  • "Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death"
  • "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie"
  • "Waitress" with Keri Russell
  • "The Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia
  • "Food, Inc."

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