Cooking the Books--Every Grain of Rice: Thurs. 5/28 7-9

Join mbh, pairs4life and me at the Fearless Food Kitchen on Thursday evening cooking up a few dishes from Fuschia Dunlop's great Chinese cooking primer, "Every Grain of Rice"!! We're still finalizing the dishes but it will definitely be VEG-friendly, with meat options for our carnivore friends. Mostly it will just be delicious!

Sign up here: http://petersongarden.org/event/cooking-the-books-fuchsia-dunlop/?instance_id=152

The class will feature:

• A hands-on class preparing a meal of several of the instructors’ favorite dishes from the selected book. The menu will be vegetarian-friendly.

• Tips and suggestions for creative menu ideas from the book.

• Sharing of great food and conversation—just like the best book clubs!

About This Month’s Selection: Every Grain Of Rice


“A must-have for anyone who wants to cook Chinese food at home, home cooks and professionals alike.”—David Chang, Momofuku

Fuchsia Dunlop trained as a chef in China’s leading Sichuan cooking school and possesses the rare ability to write recipes for authentic Chinese food that you can make at home. Following her two seminal volumes on Sichuan and Hunan cooking, Every Grain of Rice is inspired by the vibrant everyday cooking of southern China, in which vegetables play the starring role, with small portions of meat and fish.

Try your hand at stir-fried potato slivers with chili pepper, vegetarian “Gong Bao Chicken,” sour-and-hot mushroom soup, or, if you’re ever in need of a quick fix, Fuchsia’s emergency late-night noodles. Many of the recipes require few ingredients and are ridiculously easy to make. Fuchsia also includes a comprehensive introduction to the key seasonings and techniques of the Chinese kitchen. With stunning photography and clear instructions, this is an essential cookbook for everyone, beginner and connoisseur alike, eager to introduce Chinese dishes into their daily cooking repertoire.
So grab a couple of friends and sign up to spend the evening learning to prepare some delicious Chinese dishes—no book purchase required!

We'll also have some fun snacks and it's always BYO.

Hope to see some of you there!