Gloria Bley Miller - The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook

Pros: clean layout; simple recipes; LOTS of recipes; fantastic flavors; authentic tastes
Cons: not exactly written for a modern American kitchen & cook; some confusions

I can't even remember how long ago we bought this cookbook, but it's been a while since we used it. My husband has been so busy with his job that most of our cooking for the last several months has consisted of making our own freezer meals. Homemade...

Pros: fantastic variety and depth of information; great recipes!
Cons: none

I can remember very clearly the evening I fell in love with Chinese cuisine.

I was about 6 years old and my father was graduating from law school. Our whole family gathered at a fancy Chinese restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, for a feast such as...

Pros: the only book you'll ever need
Cons: ingredients may be hard to find

This is the Bible of Chinese cooking! I've collected and read cookbooks for the last 20 years and this one is my favorite, bar none! Most Chinese cookbooks have recipes for Americanized Chinese food, not what most people really eat in their homes....