Winner of the Menu for Hope II Raffle

Pim announced the raffle winners for the Menu for Hope II raffle yesterday. Wendy Schaffer is the lucky winner of my donation: a copy each of Fuchsia Dunlop’s Land of Plenty Sichuan cookbook and Henry Chung’s Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook. So, the next step is yours, Wendy. In order for me to send these lovely […]

Culinary New Year’s Resolutions

It is that time of year, when we look over the past year and meditate upon what we did right, what we are proud of, what we rejoice in. And, of course, some of us also look at where we went wrong, what we utterly bungled and what we need to improve. In doing so, […]

From Land of Plenty: Rabbit with Sichuan Pepper

I think that Fuchsia Dunlop’s book, Land of Plenty, is probably the single Chinese cookbook from which I have cooked the most recipes. My copy is already dog-eared and stained by the kisses of soy sauce and sesame oil; in the photo to the right you can see that I also have various recipes marked, […]

A Menu for Hope Update

Can I say this? I have been keeping a close eye on Pim’s Menu for Hope charity drive for the victims of the Kashmir earthquake, and am thrilled to report that nearly $5,000 dollars have been donated to the cause. That is a great amount of generosity, and I am pleased to be a part […]

A Menu for Hope, Part II

I’ve been asked by Pim to participate in the gift-giving drive for “A Menu for Hope,” the annual food blogging event for charity that is to benefit the victims of the earthquake that recently hit Kashmir. In order to encourage as much giving to the great cause of helping these unfortunate folks in Kashmir, various […]

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