Grace Lin
The Ugly Vegetables
Talewinds, 1999Chinese food offers for Grace Lin an endless source of book material. Her The Ugly Vegetables recounts in bright pictures and pared down sentences her slow but sure affection for her mother's gardening and cooking skills. At first, when neighbors' flowers bloom, she feels mixed about her family's decidedly un-photogenic plantings. But after the neighbors join the family in a hearty post-harvest meal, she couldn't be prouder. With a guide to Chinese vegetables and soup recipe.
I especially like Fortune Cookie Fortunes, which conveys a quirkier and wittier point of view. As with her other books, this one features her family, each of whom opens a cookie to reveal a revealing fortune. Delightful and delicious.
Grace Lin
Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Alfred A. Knopf, 2004
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