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Chicken & Lotus Root with 3 Flowers

Chinese New Year is Monday, January 23, 2012, the year of the dragon. Here is a recipe to ring in the New Year. Serve this dish with steamed jasmine rice or serve as part of a multi-course meal. Chicken & Lotus Root with 3 … Continue reading

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The Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

The above photo was taken September 2007 at the Summer Palace in Beijing by my daughter, Kathy, during our visist to China. An immature lotus seed pod is at center left. There are two species of the lotus genus, sacred lotus also … Continue reading

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