About this book: An old Chinese saying identifies fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea as the seven basic necessities of life. Now Ms Lisa Yam teaches you the updated five necessities of decent cooking - stock, curry of different hotness, pickled vegetables, all-purpose sauce and three classic chicken dishes. Together with rice and noodles that are easy to make and delicious at the same time, you can always pull off a feast in no time.

	Contents
8	5 Ready-made Basics in the Kitchen
	Simple and Dellclous Treats
40	Pork Chop Rice with Egg Sauce
42	Thai Fried Eggs with Rice
44	Rice with Twice-cooked Pork Belly
46	Chicken a la King
48	Rice with Mandarin Fish in Thick Soup
50	Rice with Dried Shrimps, Dried Bamboo Shoots and Dried Black Mushrooms in Soup
52	Rice in Minced Pork and Baby Oyster Soup
54	Rice with Japanese Miso Soup
56	Hot Pot Rice with Dace Belly
58	Rice with Salted Salmon and Pork
60	Rice with Black Pepper Sauce and Duck Breasts
62	Deluxe Shanghaiese Cabbage Rice
64	Hot Pot Rice with Large Oysters
66	Fried Rice with Diced Pork and Shrimp Paste
68	Hot Pot Rice with Assorted  Vegetables
70	Fried Rice with Ginger in Pumpkin
72	Western Fried Rice
74	Hot Pot Rice with Chicken, Taro and Olives
76	Stir-fried Noodles with Sweet and Sour Pork
78	Stir-fried Instant Noodles with Flowering Chives and Pork
80	Stir-fried Instant Noodles with Assorted Vegetables
82	Stir-fried Udon with Beef Tenderloin and Pickled Mustard Greens
84	Udon with Large Prawns in Soup
86	Japanese Pork Chop Cutlet and Noodles
88	Noodles with Fried Chicken Steak in Teriyaki Sauce
90	Cold Saba Noodles with Crabmeat Sticks and Cucumber
92	Vietbanese Rice Vermicelli with Chicken and Sichuan Specialty Sauce
94	Cold Saba Noodles with Stir-fried Minced Pork and Ground Soybean Sauce
96	Cold Saba Noodles with Seafood and Miracle Whip
98	Thai Cold Saba Noodles with Raw Prawns
100	Cheese and Mushroom Omelette
102	Angle Hair Pasta with Large Prawns
104	Chinese Pancakes in Traditional Style
106	Simple Chapatti Pizza
108	Simple Okonomiyaki
110	Fried Wontons with Sweet and Sour Sauce
112	Silver-needle Noodles with Pork and Vegetables
114	Fried Bread in Traditional Village Style