A Tastemaker Award winner, Gloria Bley Miller distills centuries of Chinese recipes and techniques into concise and easy-to-follow directions that will enable any cook to produce dishes that please the eye, delight the palate, and suit the budget. With verve and wit, Miller tells you how to prepare everything from egg drop soup and drunken pork to sizzling rice and delicate wontons. There are 150 recipes for chicken alone, plus dozens of variations on pork dishes, vegetables, and noodles, as well as other Chinese favorites. Using Miller's recipes, ordinary meat and seafood become delicacies, while vegetables retain their color and texture. And Miller's delicious recipes are splendidly high in nutrients and low in calories. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook contains everything the cook needs to know about Chinese cooking, including how to: -Use special Chinese cooking techniques such as steaming and stir-frying -Create unique seasonings and sauces -Substitute hard-to-find ingredients with those available in any supermarket -Plan menus suited to every time constraint, budget, and occasion The classic Chinese cookbook, this is the only book you'll ever need to master one of the world's greatest and most versatile cuisines.

    Includes recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals.

    It seems to be designed for the serious home cook or as a reference for a professional. The style of the book and typeface confirm that this is an older cookbook when compared to current books, but for the person looking for a full review of French culinary art, this is a great resource. I will say it is exactly what I was looking for as a complete reference

    

    She made her debut in show business at the age of eleven when she won a contest in San Francisco. She has starred in radio, television, and motion pictions. Granny is as talented in the culinary arts as show business.From Book Cover:As Granny says, "You jist cain't beat a woman that looks city and cooks country!"Here she tells you about cornmeal cookin', hog heatin', fish fixin', feathery varmints, greens 'n roots, soops 'n omalets, picklin', and beaverages that is mostly o' a the spiritual nature.Ever heard of Beelzebub Birds? It's Granny's way of fixing special chicken. And, Alligator Tail? It's the tastiest beef dish you ever put to your palate! There are even hors d'oeuvres - one of which Granny calls Baby Owl Liver Munchings - made with bacon and hard boiled eggs.