I keep coming back to this book.

The recipes are easy to follow, the ingredients aren't terribly hard to find (even in my small east coast US town), and the results are always delicious. The stories are thoughtful and I enjoyed reading about Hannah's process of becoming a vegan chef. Most importantly, the food is DELICIOUS. I left China several years ago but still crave certain comfort foods. They're included in this book and they taste far better than anything I've found in restaurants around here. If you're new to making Chinese food, that's no problem. Hannah gives plenty of tips to make sure the dish is successful. I also appreciate the fact that none of the ingredients go to waste. If you buy a pantry item for this book, you'll use it in just about every chapter. I personally dislike when books recommend you buy an ingredient that's only mentioned in one or two recipes. I've borrowed this book from the library four different times. At this point, I'm just going to buy it.