Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook 101 Delicious Recipes from My Mother's Kitchen

Home chefs will enjoy preparing these Chinese home cooking-inspired dishes with this easy-to-follow Chinese cookbook

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"Katie Chin honors the remarkable culinary career of Leeann Chin with this cookbook. Whether you love Chinese-American favorites or prefer unexpected delights, you've come to the right book." — Grace Young, author of Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge

"Certain to be an enduringly popular addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections." — Midwest Book Review

"Katie Chin brings us into her Chinese-American kitchen and makes our mouths water with recipes that beg to be cooked and shared. She writes with warmth and enthusiasm, and best of all enormous love and respect for her one-of-a-kind mother, who taught Katie everything she knows about authentic, simple, fresh Chinese cooking." — Katie Workman, author of Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook

"This book is a great pick for those wanting to make new and classic Chinese-American dishes at home. Many of the recipes are easy to prepare with a minimal amount of time and effort." — Tara's Multicultural Table blog

" Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cooking is a beautifully illustrated celebration of Leeann Chin's amazing mastery of the complete array of flavors and techniques in Chinese cuisine, and her unique ability to make them accessible to Westerners. Certain to be an enduringly popular addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections." — Midwest Book Review

"Filled with nostalgic family memories and simple-to-prepare Chinese recipes, this book is so much more than delicious food that you can make at home. It's for anyone who enjoys Chinese food and heartwarming storytelling." — Bee Yinn Low, Author of Easy Chinese Recipes and Easy Asian Takeout and owner of RasaMalaysia.com blog

"A perfect gift for Mother's Day, the book pays tribute to Katie's late mother, the legendary chef and restaurateur, Leeann Chin, and features a collection of beloved family recipes, as well as a funny and frank account of her family's Chinese-American upbringing and subsequent food adventures with her mother and later, her own children." — Examiner.com

"Off the bat, one of the things we appreciate about Katie's teaching style is her care in breaking down certain steps to more sizable bites of information…" — OC Weekly

"…this brightly illustrated and well-organized volume offers just what the beginner needs. Unlike some earlier-generation Chinese cookbook authors, Chin is able to take advantage of today's increasing availability of Chinese ingredients throughout America." — Booklist

"…this book is filled with really great recipes that have inspired me. It turns recipes that seem unachievable into something simple and flavorful…If you are interested in adding some more Chinese foods to your kitchen skill set, I'd definitely start with this book." — FakeFoodFree.com

"If you are new to Chinese cooking, this is wonderful book to start with…Katie understands cooking at home, because that's what she does." — AsianLifestyleDesign.com

"The recipes in this book are easy to follow and have ingredients that are easy to find as well." — Crafty Moms Share blog

"Chin's cookbook delightfully shares the legacy of the Chin family with personal anecdotes of her friends, neighbors, children, and late mother, the legendary chef and restaurateur, Leeann Chin." — Asian Fortune News

"The book is a compilation of recipes which are simple to make, even for the most novice of cooks." — Diary of a Mad Hungry Woman blog

"The book is very well made, with well-chosen typefaces, high-quality paper and binding, and informative and clear recipes, descriptions, and background. It's a fantastic Chinese food cookbook for anyone." — Hello-Happy.com

"Some of the recipes in Everyday Chinese are dishes familiar to any American diner…There are also some homier foodsàBut the most interesting parts of this cookbook are probably the more novel dishes…" — HapaMama.com

"I'll give this a really great review because I really like this book!" — Greg Burch, Host of KSCO Flavors

"I'd recommend this book if solely on the fantastic introduction section with descriptions and photos of every ingredient and product that I've been unsure about." — Foodess.com

"This book is ideal for someone new to Asian cooking and I'm enjoying it myself even though I am familiar with this cuisine and not afraid to tackle new dishes. I've read the recipes — they are straightforward with helpful hints "Cook's Note" and not complicated in the least." — The Cookbook Junkies blog

"…if you don't know who Katie Chin is, you are totally missing out…This phenomenal cookbook is a celebration of Katie's mom, Leeann, and provides mouth-watering recipes that literally anyone (seriously — ANYONE!) can create in their home. We can't recommend it enough!" — TheLilMamas.com

"Katie's funny, frank account of her family's Chinese-American upbringing and subsequent food adventures with her mother and her own two children, accompanies the book's easy-to-make recipes. Each dish is introduced with an anecdote that evokes a certain time and place in Katie's memories…Entertaining, highly informative, and a delight to the eye and palate. Highly recommended for the novice and cooking aficionado alike." — Adoption Today magazine

"…the book is an excellent cookbook, with clear instructions…The recipes themselves are easy to read, and include simple ways to cook and prepare the food. The anecdotes into Ms. Chin, her mother, and how she gets her kids to eat things like mushrooms and spinach really make the book more personal." — This Kid Reviews Books blog

"So approachable…" — Kitchen Chat podcast

"Filled with gorgeous photography and easy-to-understand recipes, this cookbook deserves a place on your kitchen shelf." — Shockingly Delicious blog"…the cookbook to add to your kitchen arsenal. You too, can unleash the Chinese wok master within!" — ShesCookin.com

"Make Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook part of your cookbook collection and you too can make Chinese food every day!" — OC Food Diva blog

"…packed with warm memories and enticing recipes." — TableConversation.com

"This cookbook celebrates the value of family, a heritage culture passed from a mother to a daughter, a culinary tradition and innovation from one generation to the next, and treasured dishes from KatieÆs family to ours. Chef Katie Chin delivers her passion and love for her heritage with this cookbook. There is a family story or a culture note from Katie at the beginning of each recipe. It makes every dish special with a personal touch." — Miss Panda Chinese blog

"When it comes to demystifying Chinese cooking, my friend Katie Chin, daughter of restaurateur Leeann Chin, knows what it takes to bring tasty recipes into American homes." — King Features Syndicate

"Her book's introduction is rich with such personal recollections and anecdotes, which continue throughout the recipe section." — China Daily

"Katie's love of cooking flourished at an early age—watching and later helping her mother, Leeann Chin, prepare delectable Chinese dishes in her multiple restaurants. Katie inherited her mom's passion and talent, and has become a respected food writer, cater, teacher and television personality in her own right…In addition to Katie's easy-to-follow recipes, she has woven fond memories from her childhood throughout the book." — She Paused for Thought blog

" Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook is an excellent book for beginners who just started preparing Chinese food at home. At the beginning of the book the reader is guided through a comprehensive, informative and easy to understand list of ingredients, their properties and what they are being used for. The next chapter is filled with useful cooking how-tos on everything from wok seasoning to which tools to buy for successful Chinese cooking at home." — RiceandSticks.com

"In Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook the reader will learn how to make everything from sauces, soups and deserts and everything in between. Basic cooking techniques and proper use of utensils are all covered. Photographer Masano Kawana did an incredible job filling the pages with beautiful full color photographs of almost every dish." — Texas Kitchen blog