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Monthly Archives: June 2013

It’s a Giveaway!!

[This giveaway has ended] No, it’s not a special sale on vegetables (although I must confess that I’ve participated in some of those crazy Asian supermarket runs). 

Posted byyangszechooJune 27, 2013July 30, 2013Posted inBooks, The Ghost BrideTags:book, cheongsam, giveaway, iPhone case, Malaysia, Shanghai Tang, The Ghost Bride, writing9 Comments on It’s a Giveaway!!

Dungeness Crab is Delicious

At every single aquarium I’ve visited, from San Francisco to Singapore, I’ve seen people pointing at endangered specimens and saying things like “Ooh, I love this in black bean sauce” Or “I remember when your uncle went fishing and we ate SO many of these things.”

Posted byyangszechooJune 12, 2013November 10, 2018Posted inEatingTags:aquarium, Asian food, dungeness crab recipe, ginger and scallion, sea cucumber5 Comments on Dungeness Crab is Delicious

Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine’s Book Club Pick, NYTimes and Publishers Weekly Bestseller, Amazon’s Spotlight Pick for Best Book of the Month, Book of the Month Club, Starred Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, and Booklist reviews.

“Mythical creatures, conversations with the dead, lucky numbers, Confucian virtues, and forbidden love provide the backdrop for Choo’s superb murder mystery. Mining the rich setting of colonial Malaysia, Choo wonderfully combines a Holmes-esque plot with Chinese lore.”—Publisher’s Weekly (starred, boxed review)

“Choo has written a sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.” —Kirkus (starred review)

An Oprah.com Book of the Week, NYTimes bestseller, Carnegie Medal nominee, Indie Next List Pick, Barnes & Noble Fall 2013 Discover Great New Writers selection, Indigo Spotlight Pick, Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Best Fantasy , Glamour Magazine Beach Read, Good Housekeeping Magazine August Book Pick. Yangsze Choo's debut novel THE GHOST BRIDE is a historical fantasy set in 1890s colonial Malaya and the Chinese world of the dead. August 2013 HarperCollins/Hot Key Books.
Eating and Reading are two of my favourite things which I often do at the same time. Here, you'll find recipes and book reviews, with recommendations about snacks to eat and which novels to pair them with.

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