Jimmy on May 18th, 2009

This week I’ll be traveling all over South Carolina for work, causing me to fall a bit behind in the Land of Plenty series, but I resolve to restock my Sichuan pantry next weekend and dig in. Luckily, I have a few posts queued up for this week so you won’t get withdrawals, or what [...]

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It’s been two weeks since the previous Land of Plenty post (Kung Pao), but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up! In fact, I’m cooking more Sichuan than ever before, though the meals I make aren’t always a direct recipe from Fuchsia Dunlop’s cookbook. The whole point of this series (for me) is to gain understanding [...]

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Jimmy on April 27th, 2009

Continuing the Land of Plenty series, this weekend I made on of my all time favorites – Kung Pao chicken. There is some interesting historical background on this dish in the book, which you can also read on this website (which also has the Kung Pao recipe). Kung Pao is great because it has significant [...]

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