Breaking news on Day 67 to the USA Launch: B&N selects Sweet Mandarin as...
Some breakthrough news on Day 67 to the USA Launch… My publishers St Martin’s Press emailed and were estatic saying – This is Huge! I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from them on Saturday...
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Sweet Mandarin Launches in America and Canada Today
Dear Friends, Finally, we have launched in America and Canada. It is such a pleasure to share our family story with yourselves. I hope you will support my family and buy a copy of the book. It is...
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Helen Tse is the keynote speaker for the NAAAP Annual Convention and Lisa Tse...
NAAAP (The National Association of Asian American Professionals) invited Helen Tse to address their twenty second annual convention with representation from over 25 states in the USA. NAAAP’s...
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American Schools use Sweet Mandarin for English Literature and World Literature
Student Literary Encounters Students throughout America have been relishing Sweet Mandarin for their lessons in English Literature and World Literature. It was wonderful to visit some of these young...
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I never knew my grandfather…
My grandfather, was called Kwok Chan. He was born in 1914, four years before my grandmother. Though no one had seen or spoken to him for many years previously, we know that he died in 1961, a year...
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It has been said that the Chinese will eat anything that walks on four legs...
It has been said that the Chinese will eat anything that walks on four legs with its back to the sky. In actual fact, Leung joked with Lilly that only the tables and chairs were safe from the voracious...
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Waterchestnut and Prawn Dumpling? Buy the dim sum cookbook and learn how to...
This is a really easy recipe but very effective and a party pleaser. Try this recipe at home and see what you think.This book is now available to purchase in Waterstones and online with Amazon. Also...
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How did we end up in the UK?
Mrs. Woodman senior’s concern for her amah’s well being was exceptional. Unlike the majority of expatriate families, she genuinely cared about the plight of the local Hong Kong Chinese. With a brutal...
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Crispy Won Tons
These are one of my favourite dim sum. They are a great party food and are so easy to make. You can fill the wontons with any filling of your choice. I prefer using prawn as it makes the wontons light...
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Women in China
When I travelled to Guangzhou in 2002, I found China to be a country that was careering head first towards the 21st Century. My base was a hotel housed in a skyscraper which was circled by endless...
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The Story behind Sweet Mandarin
“To the ruler, the people are Heaven; to the people, food is Heaven”. (An ancient Chinese proverb) My grandmother, Lilly Kwok, was born in 1918 small village in Southern China. As an unborn child, she...
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Chicken Stock
Chicken stock is one of the key ingredients in Chinese cooking and is used as a base for many of the recipes in this book. This really simple Chinese recipe is for a light, delicious and naturally...
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