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"This is the recipe as taught in the Main Line School Night [winter, 2005] class on Regional Chinese Cooking by Betty Foo, chef & co-owner of the Hunan Restaurant in Ardmore, PA. Betty and her husband are from Hunan and have returned to visit, so the recipe is authentic to the region, both by family history, by recent comparison, and by my own review..."

Ingredients: dried mushrooms, cornstarch...

"Entered for safe-keeping, from Weight Watchers Magazine September-October 2008. 3 "thingies" per serving. Original recipe called for 10-oz package of fresh sugar snap peas and baby carrots. Serve with "Quick Mushroom Barley Pilaf WW" for 2 "thingies" per serving."

Ingredients: cornstarch, boneless sirloin steaks...

"A common appetizer in the Hunan province of China, smacked cucumbers got their name because of the way you whack the cucumbers with the flat of a cleaver blade to encourage them to absorb the flavors of the dressing. From the Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook."

Ingredients: chili oil, cucumbers, garlic...

"This is an incredibly easy, tasty and inexpensive dish. The name comes from the ground pork looking like ants mixed in with the vermicelli which looks like tree branches."

Ingredients: vermicelli, dark soy sauce...