Top global Asian food blogger Bee Yinn Low of RasaMalaysia.com debuts her first cookbook, EASY CHINESE RECIPES (September 10, 2011: $24.95) in bookstores nationwide. With a foreword by Jaden Hair, TV chef, food blogger and author of The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, the book provides the secrets to authentic Chinese home cooking.
Growing up in a Chinese household in Malaysia where cuisine and culture go hand in hand, Low‘s favorite noise was the sizzling sound of Chinese cooking in her home in Penang. After moving to Southern California and working as a business professional, she found she had little time to spend in the kitchen. Determined to master the art of fundamental Chinese cooking with only the ingredients found in local supermarkets, she developed versions of her favorite Chinese dishes that had all the taste but were a lot less work. To share her love of Asian food, she began blogging about her recipes and photos that she took herself creating a following of over 500,000 readers a month. A frequent traveler to Asia, she discovers and experiences something new on each trip, developing her taste buds and sharing her culinary experiences with readers on RasaMalaysia.com, making it one of the Internet’s most popular Asian food sites.
The cookbook is a collection of Low’s all-time favorite dishes that are simple and easy to cook and eat at home. Highlight recipes from the book include familiar favorites like Tasty Lettuce Wraps, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Pot Stickers, Yangzhou Fried Rice and Chinese takeout favorites like Simple Egg Drop Soup, Kung Pao Chicken and Beef with Broccoli.
A few of the topics and recipe highlights Low can discuss are:
- How Bee Yinn Low went from a full-time business professional to one of the most successful food bloggers on the World Wide Web by pursuing her passion in Asian cuisine.
- How to make your favorite Chinese takeout dishes—like pot stickers, fried rice, spring rolls and kung pao chicken—in minutes.
- The Essential Chinese Kitchen (sauces, spices and kitchen equipment).
- What to eat if you’re planning a trip to China and where to find the best Chinese food in the U.S.
- Cooking tips on how to make your favorite Chinese dishes at home with ingredients found at your neighborhood market.
- A dim sum & dumpling party—making dim sum and dumplings at home with friends and family.
- Noodles—China’s answer to pasta. How to make kid-friendly recipes outside of mac & cheese and spaghetti for something different for your family to enjoy.
About the Author
Bee Yinn Low is the publisher of the hugely successful and popular Asian recipes site Rasa Malaysia (http://rasamalaysia.com), which is currently the largest independent Asian recipes blog on the Web. The site draws a staggering 1.5 million page views per month, with half a million active readers and fans from the United States and all over the world. Born and raised in Malaysia, Low is a Chinese-Malaysian. She prides herself as a Chinese food and Asian food specialist and evangelist. Previously, Low worked as a business executive in one of the world’s largest media companies, specializing in social media, online marketing and international business development in the United States, China and Asia. Her passion for food and cooking has turned her into an Asian food authority. Her easy, tried, tested, and, most importantly, delicious recipes and cooking have earned her many accolades.
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