Sunday, November 15, 2015

Lucky Peach 101 Easy Asian Recipes


Lucky Peach 101 Easy Asian Recipes is the perfect cookbook for someone who loves non-traditional Asian food. The recipes are simple and the ingredients are obtainable; both with the home cook in mind. The book starts off like most with an introduction into necessary equipment and pantry items. The pantry items were divided into 3 levels, basic, intermediate and champion. All levels thoughtfully explain ingredients with photos showing the brands that they recommend and use themselves.

My favorite chapter is the one titled Super Sauces. The premise of this chapter is that these “Super Sauces can be dumped over nearly any food lingering in your fridge to make delicious dinners".

Some of the text is slightly sarcastic, a type of writing that I very much enjoy. A great read, reminding one not to take themselves too seriously in the kitchen.


I prepared the Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce which was delicious. The bok choy was blanched until crisp-tender, the garlic chopped and cooked in oil until golden brown. I served these greens topped with the garlic and a drizzle of oyster sauce over a bed of brown rice. Any type of greens could be substituted here. Next on my list to make is the Carrot-Ginger Dressing which looks good enough to eat by the bowlful.

I received this book from Blogging For Books for this review.

Cheri Savory Spoon
Cheri Savory Spoon

Mysavoryspoon was first started in 2010 as a way to journal recipes that I had collected from cookbooks, magazines, family and friends. Most everything was savory, using legumes and whole grains. Along the way I discovered a love for baking. Now a couple times a month you might see some type of sweet pie or treat.

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    1. It is a great book, totally worth it. They also have a quarterly magazine that comes out.

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  2. This is my kind of cookbook. Perfect for weeknight meals. We had green beans and carrots tonight - haha so bok chop and rice is right up my alley!

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    1. Hi Tricia, we are eating more and more veggie based meals, sometimes hubby doesn't even notice anymore.

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  3. This is a great recipe. I grow bok choy in my garden during the fall/winter season. This recipe looks delightful.

    Velva

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    1. Hi Velva, thats amazing that you can grow bok choy, will check it out and see if I can grow it here. Thanks for checking the email thing out for me.

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  4. I love a cookbook with a sense of humour :)
    The bok toy looks delicious :)
    Thanks so much for sharing,
    Julie
    Gourmet Getaways

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  5. The recipe sounds good, but I think the cover would have put me off buying the book :)

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  6. I haven't had BOK CHOY is FOREVER - it needs to be re- acquainted to my taste buds!

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    1. Hi Gigi, I know I never have it enough either. Great recipe!

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  7. I bought my book! Love it already. Have tried a shrimp recipe and it was fab! We eat a lot of Asian here and I love Lucky Peach so I love the book and for good reasons! It is good. And fun to read!

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    1. Hi Abbe, I agree, I love reading the Lucky Peach articles on-line too.

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  8. Sounds like a very nice recipe. I just heard a lecture on all the numerous types of garlic, which originated in China. I wonder if the types of garlic make a difference in Chinese foods.

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    1. Hi Mae, I would imagine they would, how interesting.

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  9. Very interesting book. Thanks for posting it. I love bok choy and we do prepare many greens this way - with oil and garlic and then oyster sauce to bump up the final flavor. It's so good.

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    1. I agree Monica, I will be fixing spinach and broccoli this same way to try it out.

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  10. What a wonderful idea, Cheri! I love the idea of serving this alongside another Asian dish and having a simple homemade 'takeaway'. The book looks great!

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  11. Look this type of cookbook. This recipe sounds and looks divine, Cheri.

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  12. It sounds like a great cookbook and bok choy with oyster sauce looks very tasty, Cheri.

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    1. Thanks Angie, never thought to drizzle oyster sauce over veggies like that before, delicious!

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  13. Love the idea of approachable Asian food. Most of the time I don't have the ingredients to make most recipes, I stock my pantry with basics. This book sounds great. Love the bok choy dish.

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  14. Sounds like a great cookbook to add to my repertoire! We love Asian inspired dishes around here :)

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  15. The bok choy looks yummy. Sounds like a wonderful cookbook.

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  16. Looks like a delicious recipe and a fun book. D

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  17. I first head of Lucky Peach from my SIL who has a culinary degree. Great recipes and I love those Asian flavors too.

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    1. Hi Susan, the recipes are perfect for the home cook.

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  18. Great cookbook for those times when you crave some yummy food. bok choy is so good and healthy.

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  19. sarcasm would almost make me read a recipe book. ;)

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  20. Definitely going on the wish list! I also delight in a bit of spice in a sentence... Think I might head straight to the sauces section. Your bok chou with oyster sauce looks sublime!

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    1. Hi Kim it was, I have used fish sauce in dishes like this and was always turned off, oyster sauce is so much more mellow but with a wonderful flavor. Thanks!

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  21. Oh, my mouth is watering! That dish sounds absolutely delicious.

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  22. I love bok choy and used to cook with it all the time. I'll definitely be picking some up tonight on my way home from work!
    I enjoy some witty writing as well, Cheri. Sounds like a fun read :)

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  23. This sounds like a cookbook that's a good reader too. On my wish list too!

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  24. This book sounds like an interesting cookbook to have.Bok Choy dish looks delicious and we love to eat Bok Choy too.Once I prepared Bok Choy with Soy sauce,that came out delicious too and other steps are mostly similar to the recipe shared here...

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  25. Looks like a really fun cookbook! And I love the tone! Sarcastic and fun is just my style!

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  26. This book is on my list! I almost bought it the other day, but I have a bunch of cookbooks that I haven't even cracked yet, so I can't buy more until I've used them a little. (I need rules.)

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