44. Jeniffer 8. Lee, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese FoodA pop non-fiction book covering pretty much every possible topic related to Chinese food in America. There are chapters on the origins of American-Chinese dishes (fortune cookies, chop suey, General Tso's chicken), a history of Chinese immigration to America ( Read more... )

Amazon info here.

I have been putting this review off.  I love Chinese food and I wanted to read a cookbook by someone of Chinese heritage, especially for homestyle Chinese cooking.  I love homestyle Chinese cooking.  I have several recipes or two from friends and there is a neighborhood restaurant that does a few homestyle dishes.

I had heard ( Read more... )