These Chinese recipes are easy, healthy, delicious and especially welcome as Chinese New Year approaches. Sasha Gong and Scott D. Seligman make cooking Chinese food a pleasure with The Cultural Revolution Cookbook, simple, healthy recipes from China's countryside" These Chinese recipes derive from Professor Gong's early years in China, during which time she was sent to the countryside and then prison during the Cultural Revolution. The book includes back stories about the recipes from that difficult period in China's recent history. On the last slide see more links to China articles and healthy recipes.
Toast 1 cup sesame seeds over medium heat until they begin to pop. In a wok, over medium-low heat, melt 1 cup sugar. Stir until it becomes a syrup. Add sesame seeds and mix well. Pour into muffin tins and allow to sit for 10 minutes until solidified.
