The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
Author: Jennifer 8 Lee
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2008-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0446511706

If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.

The Fortune Cookie Christmas

The Fortune Cookie Christmas
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1994
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 0935326537

Read the charming story aloud. Write special fortunes for family and friends. Bake fortune cookies. Make tree ornaments. This book includes the story and historical facts, an easy fortune cookie recipe, and fortune strips.

The Fortune Cookie Book

The Fortune Cookie Book
Author: Margery Read
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Astrology, Chinese
ISBN: 9781888952384

The Fortune Cookie Book is a novelty cookbook and gift item that brings the tradition of the fortune cookie to our relationships with family and friends. Containing recipes for various flavors, it explains how to make cookies and provides more than 500 unique fortunes.

Good Housekeeping The Best-Ever Cookie Book

Good Housekeeping The Best-Ever Cookie Book
Author: Good Housekeeping
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1950785564

A cookie for every craving: From classics like chocolate chips to decadent delights (hello, skillet cookie sundae), this collection will become your go-to baking book. Everyone loves a cookie! Whether you go right to the chocolate or are more of a buttery shortbread fan, there's a special cookie here just for you. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen presents their best-ever, tested-‘til-perfect recipes so you can find your soulmate in sweetness. Plus, a chapter devoted to holiday cookies will become your favorite for celebrations all year round. Chapters include: BAKE YOUR BEST COOKIES: Classic Sugar Cookie Dough, Spice Cookie Dough, Royal Icing, tips for decorating like a pro, and gifting and sharing cookies DROP COOKIES: Strawberry-Oatmeal Cookies, Glazed Sourdough Snickerdoodles, Razzy-Jammy Thumbprints, Ginger Crinkles SLICE & BAKE COOKIES: Matcha Cookies, Chocolate-Pistachio Slice & Bakes, Lemon Icebox Cookies, Lime & Coconut Coins, Pecan Crescent Cookies BARS, BLONDIES & BROWNIES: Millionaire Shortbread, Orange-Turmeric Squares, Brown Butter Hazelnut Blondies, Double-Stuffed Brownies SPECTACULAR COOKIE CREATIONS: Alfajores, Apple Pie Rugelah, Homemade Honey Graham Crackers, Cookie Shooters, Homemade Fudgy Ice Cream Sandwiches, Skillet Cookie Sundaes, Walnut Biscotti HOLIDAY COOKIES: Chinese Almond Cookies, Jammin’ Heart Cookies, Hamantaschen, Nan-e Berenji, Lemon Curd Egg Cookies, Chocolate Dipped Macaroons, Coffin Sandwich Cookies, Nankhatai, Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies, Fruitcake Crisps Whether you're baking for a special occasion or just for a sweet treat, you'll find tons of inspiration from the gorgeous photographs, clever ideas from the Test Kitchen editors (including gifting tips to pack them like a pro!), and inventive variations that all come out perfectly every single time.

The Ultimate Gluten-Free Cookie Book

The Ultimate Gluten-Free Cookie Book
Author: Roben Ryberg
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0738213764

From a beloved gluten-free cookbook author (90,000 books sold), more than 100 gluten-free recipes for everyone's favorite cookies

That's How the Fortune Cookie Crumbles

That's How the Fortune Cookie Crumbles
Author: Eric A. Sleith III
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0557101336

Eric A. Sleith III has written a new book that is titled, That's How the Fortune Cookie Crumbles. The author presents actual fortunes that he has collected over the past 20 years from numerous Chinese restaurants. But don't be fooled by the title, this book illuminates many profound existential and spiritual concerns such as ultimate meaning and responsibility, as well as every day matters like money, career, and child-rearing. Yet, it reads like a daily devotional or book of inspirational quotes. Eric is a licensed and board certified mental health counselor and has taught at the college level for over a decade. His educational background and impressive credentials provide legitimacy to his writing, but he possesses the unique ability to present deep and thought provoking ideas in a down to earth and jargon free manner.

Fortune Cookie Fortunes

Fortune Cookie Fortunes
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-11-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307982602

Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs—they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure. As she waits and watches, she notices magical things happening in her family. Could the fortunes really be right? And what about Pacy’s fortune: “You will see the world in a new way”? Well, yes, it’s true! Pacy has been seeing the world through fortune cookies! This exhuberantly illustrated story about every kid’s favorite part of a Chinese meal also includes a brief history of the fortune cookie. What will your fortune be? Crack! Open up a cookie and find out.

The Picture Book Almanac

The Picture Book Almanac
Author: Nancy J. Polette
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440842779

This essential guide has exactly the right books to help you celebrate special days throughout the year—even "holidays" you've never heard of—and provides hundreds of fun titles and activities that could inspire your students to become life-long readers. Young students need to continually be presented with a vast variety of types of books, authors, illustrators, and subject matter in order to find the perfect concept or image that sparks their imagination, takes their comprehension to a new level, or helps them turn the corner to becoming a book lover. Nancy J. Polette's The Picture Book Almanac: Picture Books and Activities to Celebrate 365 Familiar and Unusual Holidays can be used year-round as a key to open that great literary treasure vault. The books Polette has painstakingly selected for their value as learning opportunities tie into both familiar and unusual holidays, ranging from official, nationally recognized holidays to obscure ones such as Milk Day and Thesaurus Day. The daily featured book titles cover the classics, such as books in the Paddington Bear series and Cinderella to outstanding current and just-published titles, collectively representing the best choices for collection building over time. This book is an excellent tool for collection development as well as an indispensable resource for reading teachers and classroom teachers.

The Girls' Book of Secrets

The Girls' Book of Secrets
Author: Gemma Reece
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2011-11-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1780550618

The Girls' Book of Secrets is the indispensable secret guide to keeping cool and confident and coping with the mysteries of modern life.

Ill-Fated Fortune

Ill-Fated Fortune
Author: Jennifer J. Chow
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2024-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250323045

A Woman's World must-read cozy mystery! A Book Riot and Criminal Element Most Anticipated Cozy Mystery! The first in the heart-warming and deliciously mysterious Magical Fortune Cookie series from Lefty Award-nominee Jennifer J. Chow. Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom’s apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, California. Her mother’s enchanted baked goods, including puffy pineapple buns and creamy egg tarts, bring instant joy to all who consume them. Felicity has always been hesitant in the kitchen herself after many failed attempts, but a takeout meal gone wrong inspires her to craft some handmade fortune cookies. They become so popular that Felicity runs out of generic fortunes and starts making her own personalized predictions. When one customer’s ill-fated fortune results in his murder, Felicity’s suspiciously specific fortune has the police focusing on her as the main culprit. Now Felicity must find a way to turn her luck around and get cleared from suspicion.