The Elements of Life: A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009
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- Title
- The Elements of Life: A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living
- Author
- Su-Mei Yu
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471757071
- ISBN 13
- 9780471757078
- Item weight
- 3.43 pounds
This beautifully designed book
- Includes an interactive wheel that helps you calculate your elemental sign
- Explains how to plan meals appropriate to your home element
- Offers tempting recipes for every home element, season, and time of day
- Shares dishes with a delicious variety of ingredients and flavors, from Cold Soba Noodles to Stir-Fried Chicken or Port with Watermelon Rind
- Contains beauty, mind, and spirit sections with recipes for face masks, hair treatments, and massage oils based on each home element
- Features more than 120 full-color photographs of finished dishes and life in Thailand
Written by the IACP Award–winning author of Cracking the Coconut and Asian Grilling, the simple, inspiring recipes and straightforward, easy-to-follow advice found in The Elements of Life will inspire you to live according to the elements and follow a traditional path to health, beauty, longevity, and inner peace.
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About the Author
Su-Mei Yu was born in Thailand to Chinese parents and lived there until she was fifteen, when she was sent to boarding school in the United States. After stints as a social worker and an assistant professor, in 1985 she opened Saffron, the first Thai restaurant in San Diego, which has received national acclaim. Yu writes frequently for food magazines including Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, and Gastronomica. Also the author of Asian Grilling and the IACP Award?winning cookbook Cracking the Coconut, she lives in La Jolla, California.
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