Why do I love to cook? It’s all about that kitchen mindset. A place for comfort, a place to call my own and a place to escape for just a while. But what if that kitchen was more than just a comfort zone? For author Mandy Lee, a move from New York City to Beijing it was a place to acclimate and save her sanity. Mandy’s book is a very personal look into curbing the depression that set in after she made the move with her husband. If you think New York City is crowded just Beijing. Mandy call this more than a cookbook, it’s a moving memoir that she happily shares with us. But how did this all happen? Let’s hear it from the chef. It’s not every day I get a phone call from Hong Kong...
Overall it's a beautiful book, a personal look into her life that includes recipes for people and pets and why for Mandy a recipe is often the answer to a question. You can follow Mandy Lee on her award-winning "angry food blog" LadyandPups.com, Feel free to share your own stories of why you kitchen is where you escape to with me @ ann.kelly@cmg.com.
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM ANN KELLY’S KITCHEN
Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters - Gordon Ramsay