Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen Recipes from the East for Health, Healing, and Long Life
by Wang, Yuan; Sheir, Warren; Ono, MikaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-09
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Summary
Award-Winner in the Cookbooks: International category of the 2010 International Book Awards Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchenreveals how easy it is to tap into the 3,000-year-old secrets of the Eastern healing arts. This entertaining and easy-to-use book provides scores of delicious recipes, anecdotes about various herbs and foods, and all you need to know about acquiring ingredients-even if you donrs"t know the difference between a lotus seed and the lotus position.Highlighting "superfoods," such as goji berries, as well as more familiar ingredients like ginger, garlic, and mint,Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchenincludes indispensible information:bull; An overview of traditional Chinese medicine, herbs, and food therapy bull; Details on 100 healthy Asian ingredients bull; Healing recipes for common health concerns, including fatigue, menopause, high cholesterol, weight control, and diabetes
Author Biography
Dr. Yuan Wang, former head physician of several departments of the Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in China, is a faculty member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) in San Diego. Warren Sheir is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist as well as a PCOM faculty member. Mika Ono is an award-winning writer and editor. They each live in Southern California.
Table of Contents
| Preface: Three Paths to the Healing Power of Food | p. ix |
| Introduction: Delicious Recipes, Healthy Life | p. 1 |
| Add East and West, Stir Vigorously | p. 1 |
| Balance-The Missing Ingredient | p. 3 |
| Deep Roots, Flowering Branches | p. 3 |
| Chinese Medicine in a Nutshell | p. 5 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 15 |
| One Hundred Healthful Asian Ingredients | p. 19 |
| Recipes | |
| Sumptuous Soups | p. 63 |
| Vitality Fish Soup | p. 64 |
| Buddhist Tofu Soup | p. 66 |
| Basic Miso Soup | p. 67 |
| Pleasing Pumpkin-Miso Soup | p. 68 |
| Gingery Pumpkin Soup | p. 69 |
| Curry Favor Pumpkin Soup | p. 70 |
| Decongesting Daikon Soup | p. 71 |
| Classic Korean Seaweed Soup | p. 72 |
| Mushroom Medley-Miso Soup | p. 74 |
| Watercress-Miso Soup | p. 75 |
| Easy Eggplant Soup | p. 76 |
| Savory Squash and Azuki Bean Soup | p. 78 |
| What-to-Do-for-a-Hangover Soup | p. 79 |
| Japanese New Year's Soup | p. 80 |
| Augmenting Asparagus Soup | p. 82 |
| Steadying Spinach Egg Drop Soup | p. 83 |
| Simple Winter Melon Soup | p. 84 |
| Renewing Rib and Winter Melon Soup | p. 86 |
| Classic Chinese Ginseng-Chicken Soup | p. 88 |
| Healthful Herbal Chicken Soup | p. 90 |
| State-of-Return Chicken Soup | p. 92 |
| Change-of-Pace Chicken, Mushroom, and Lotus Seed Soup | p. 93 |
| Lotus Root-Chicken Soup | p. 94 |
| Flu Season Soup | p. 96 |
| Savory Side Dishes, or Vegetarians' Delight | p. 99 |
| Potent Pan-Fried Pumpkin | p. 100 |
| Terrific Tofu and Mushrooms | p. 102 |
| Cool-as-a-Cucumber Salad | p. 103 |
| Open Sesame Eggplant | p. 104 |
| Special Spicy Spinach | p. 105 |
| Cleansing Seaweed Scrambled Eggs | p. 106 |
| Simple Seaweed Salad | p. 108 |
| Three-Color Noodle-Seaweed Salad | p. 109 |
| Fresh Lotus Root Salad | p. 110 |
| Sesame-Lotus Root Stir-Fry | p. 111 |
| Down-to-Earth Burdock Root and Carrot Stir-Fry | p. 112 |
| Umeboshi-Sesame Asparagus | p. 114 |
| Black Sesame Asparagus | p. 115 |
| Korean-Style Bean Sprouts | p. 116 |
| Soybean Sprout and Wood Ear Salad | p. 117 |
| Japanese-Style Greens | p. 118 |
| Seaweed-Sweet Potato Simmer | p. 119 |
| Ginger-Snow Pea Rice | p. 120 |
| Chrysanthemum Broccoli | p. 121 |
| Bok Choy with Wood Ear and Shiitakes | p. 122 |
| Sesame Cellophane Noodles with Mushrooms and Bok Choy | p. 124 |
| Mushroom Brown Rice | p. 126 |
| Triple Mushroom Mélange | p. 128 |
| Move-the-Qi Daikon Salad | p. 129 |
| Korean Five-Grain Rice | p. 130 |
| Black and White Wood Ear Tofu | p. 132 |
| Spicy Cucumber and Wood Ear Salad | p. 133 |
| Miso-Tahini Green Beans | p. 134 |
| Garlic Green Beans | p. 135 |
| Balancing Bitter Melon Eggs | p. 136 |
| Pan-Fried Bitter Melon and Potatoes | p. 138 |
| Leek and Wakame with Miso Sauce | p. 139 |
| Marvelous Main Dishes | p. 141 |
| Soothing Shrimp with Asparagus and Goji Berries | p. 142 |
| Wasabi Fish Cooked in Sake | p. 143 |
| Spring Seafood Stew | p. 144 |
| Silver-Wrapped Fish with Tangerine Peel | p. 146 |
| Salmon with Wood Ear and Cellophane Noodles | p. 148 |
| Five-Color Stir-Fry with Scallops and Ginkgo | p. 150 |
| Fish Dish for Vigor | p. 152 |
| Silver-Wrapped Chicken with Galangal and Ginger | p. 153 |
| Life-Force Chicken and Mushrooms in Wine | p. 154 |
| Perilla-Roasted Drumsticks | p. 155 |
| Five-Spice Powder Chicken | p. 156 |
| Ginkgo Chicken in Foil | p. 158 |
| Classic Korean Ginseng-Stuffed Poultry | p. 160 |
| Silver-Wrapped Lamb with Sichuan Peppercorn and Star Anise | p. 162 |
| Champion Chicken with Goji Berries | p. 163 |
| Five-Spice Lamb Skewers | p. 164 |
| Warming Fennel Lamb | p. 165 |
| Strengthening Stew | p. 166 |
| Ten-Treasure Dumplings | p. 168 |
| Vegetable Variety Pot Stickers | p. 170 |
| Kung Pao Creation | p. 172 |
| A Flurry of Curry | p. 174 |
| Magnificent Mizutaki | p. 176 |
| Mouthwatering Meal in a Minute | p. 178 |
| Sesame-Mushroom Soba Noodles | p. 180 |
| Soba Noodles with Miso-Sesame Sauce | p. 182 |
| Five-Element Stir-Fry | p. 183 |
| Longevity Mushrooms with He Shou Wu | p. 184 |
| Here, There, Anywhere-Breakfast, Snacks, Dessert | p. 187 |
| Breathe-Easy Fritillaria Pear | p. 188 |
| Ginger-Honey Pear | p. 190 |
| Take-a-Deep-Breath Baked Lime Apple | p. 191 |
| Outstanding Oatmeal | p. 192 |
| Go-To Ginger and Jujube Porridge | p. 194 |
| Blackberry Boost Cereal | p. 196 |
| Cinnamon-Chestnut Congee | p. 197 |
| Pining for Pine Nut Porridge | p. 198 |
| Smooth Black Sesame Cereal | p. 199 |
| Sweet Black Rice Pudding | p. 200 |
| Always-on-Call Ochazuke | p. 201 |
| Healing Lily Bulb Congee | p. 202 |
| Yin-Yang Cuscuta Seed Congee | p. 204 |
| Power-of-Ten Porridge | p. 206 |
| Grounding Ginger and Green Onion Congee | p. 208 |
| Sustaining Pumpkin Congee | p. 209 |
| Enhance-the-Qi Mountain Yam Congee | p. 210 |
| Restoration Porridge | p. 212 |
| Mild Mung Bean-Kudzu Congee | p. 213 |
| Sweet Fruit and Nut Rice | p. 214 |
| Sticky Sesame and Walnut Balls | p. 215 |
| Poria-Black Sesame Biscuits | p. 216 |
| Sweet Decorated Rice Balls | p. 218 |
| Simple Peach Kanten | p. 220 |
| Sweet Red Bean Soup | p. 222 |
| Rejuvenating Wood Ear and Red Date Dessert Soup | p. 224 |
| Five-Fruit Dessert Potage | p. 226 |
| Chestnut-Lotus Dessert Soup | p. 227 |
| Loquat Herbal Soup | p. 228 |
| Celestial Papaya Dessert | p. 229 |
| Comfort in a Cup | p. 231 |
| Got-to-Have-It Green Tea | p. 232 |
| Soothing Ginger-Honey Drink | p. 234 |
| Expanding-Horizons Chrysanthemum and Goji Berry Tea | p. 235 |
| Mulberry-Chrysanthemum Tea | p. 236 |
| Legendary Ginseng Tea | p. 237 |
| Harmonizing Ginger-Perilla Green Tea | p. 238 |
| Scintillating Cinnamon Tea | p. 239 |
| Ginger Black Tea | p. 240 |
| Five-Flavor Berry Tea | p. 241 |
| Pulse-of-Life Tea | p. 242 |
| Meditative Mint, Ginger, and Tangerine Tisane | p. 243 |
| Boost-the-Qi Tea | p. 244 |
| Roasted Cassia Seed Tea | p. 245 |
| Restful Honeysuckle and Mint Green Tea | p. 246 |
| Lullaby Longan Tea | p. 247 |
| Kudzu Tea | p. 247 |
| Calm-the-Spirit Tea | p. 248 |
| No-More-Cough Mulberry Leaf Tea | p. 249 |
| Soothing Sipping Broth | p. 250 |
| Heart-Healthy Tea | p. 251 |
| Classic Cold Cure | p. 252 |
| Cornsilk Tea | p. 253 |
| Lightening Lotus Leaf Tea | p. 254 |
| Conquer-Your-Cough Pear Juice | p. 255 |
| Walnut-Almond Milk | p. 256 |
| Almond Soy Milk | p. 257 |
| Memory Drink | p. 258 |
| Lotus Root Drink | p. 259 |
| Pleasant Persimmon Punch | p. 260 |
| Cheerful Cherry-Berry Beverage | p. 261 |
| Mixed and Sundry: Stocks, Sauces, and Toppings | p. 263 |
| Quick Kombu Dashi Stock | p. 264 |
| Dashi of the Sea | p. 265 |
| I-Can't-Believe-It's-This-Easy Mushroom Stock | p. 266 |
| Classic Korean Fish Stock | p. 267 |
| Vegetable Stock with Kombu and Ginger | p. 268 |
| Shiitake-Astragalus Vegetable Stock | p. 269 |
| Immunity-Boosting Chicken Stock | p. 270 |
| Chicken Stock with Ginger and Wine | p. 271 |
| Bone-Building Stock | p. 272 |
| Some-Like-It-Hot Chili Oil | p. 273 |
| Five-Spice Powder | p. 274 |
| Delicious Dumpling Dipping Sauce | p. 275 |
| Japanese Noodle Dipping Sauce | p. 275 |
| Do-It-Yourself Dumpling Wrappers | p. 276 |
| Creamy Umeboshi Dressing | p. 278 |
| Umeboshi-Sesame Dressing | p. 279 |
| Miso-Tahini Dressing | p. 280 |
| Get-Up-and-Go Garlic Sauce | p. 281 |
| Togarashi Topping | p. 282 |
| Sesame Shake | p. 283 |
| Korean Cabbage Kimchi | p. 284 |
| Appendixes | p. 287 |
| Glossary of Common Traditional Chinese Medicine Terms | p. 289 |
| Recipes for Common Health Concerns | p. 295 |
| Conversion Chart | p. 311 |
| Suggested Substitutions | p. 313 |
| Resources | p. 315 |
| Brick-and-Mortar Asian Food and Herb Shops | p. 315 |
| Online Herb and Asian Food Suppliers | p. 316 |
| Plant and Seed Suppliers | p. 316 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 317 |
| Bibliography | p. 317 |
| Useful Web Sites | p. 319 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 321 |
| Index | p. 323 |
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