lisakelsey's Profile

From: Pawling, NY U.S.A

Joined: December 31st, 2009

About me: I'm the art director of Family Circle and a food department groupie. I have been collecting cookbooks for years and now have a substantial collection of old and new titles which I am looking forward to entering and reviewing here.

Favorite cookbook: How to Cook Everything

Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

It's amazing how good this tasted considering I was missing a few of the ingredients. I used ginger instead of galangal and onion instead of shallots and squeezed on some lime juice instead of lemongrass.... read more >

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The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore

By Grace Young, Alan Richardson, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 2004

I didn't have black soy sauce, so I used all regular and it came out just fine. The only issue I had is the cornstarch in the marinade gummed up the pan. I think next time I will leave it out of the marinade and add it as a slurry when finishing the dish.

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