Minimalist Vegetarian Recipes II
2022-01-01 00:00:00
中國(guó)新書(英文版) 2022年2期
From the perspective of a competent housewife， seasoned chef， and professional nutritionist， this book has selected 72 everyday vegetarian recipes low in fat， vegan， light in oil and salt， sugar-free， non-fried， and free from white rice or white flour. They are all effortless to make while being super delicious. The book encompasses the following eight sections： the steamed， the boiled， the pan-fried/stir-fried， the mixed， the raw/semi-raw， soups， grains and cereals， and sugar-free pastries and desserts. The recipes also come with 63 heart-warming and anecdotal stories from the author and readers， offering a wholesome enjoyment of delicious food and beautiful writing combined.
Minimalist Vegetarian Recipes II
Susu
Huaxia Publishing House
October 2021
79.00 （CNY）
Susu
Known as “Susu the Fairy Chef” and “Little Fairy Su，” she is famous for her use of minimal ingredients and minimalistic techniques to create extraordinary flavors， which are often described as “amazing” by the public. Vegetarian or not， any foodie may be attracted by her creations.
My mom calls doughnuts “sweet rings，” while my dad calls decluttering “tidying up the room.”
When discussing decluttering， the first thing that comes to mind is getting rid of stuff. When it comes to getting rid of stuff， the first thing that comes to mind is getting rid of other people’s property. We can always find some use for our stuff while finding other people’s stuff obsolete.
Decluttering is not a contest about getting rid of stuff. Some people have nothing but the clothes on their back. I am still far from becoming like Mai in “My House Is Bare” （A Japanese TV series on decluttering）.
Decluttering is not the ultimate goal but finding what is most important to you is. For as long as I can remember， my dad used to get rid of things that he didn’t use very often， even in those days of material poverty. I suppose that a tidy home was of utmost importance in my dad’s mind. Therefore， any non-essential items that may jeopardize the home’s cleanliness deserved to go.
The intangible is often much more challenging to grasp than what’s tangible， for instance， affairs that consume our time and emotions that consume our hearts.
When the heart is lost， it feels busy. When there is a void within the heart， and we are unclear of what truly matters in our lives， we can’t help but try to fill ourselves up with all kinds of things. In the process of being filled up and preoccupied， we get increasingly lost.
I quit an enviable job quite a few times， and people remarked on my spontaneity. However， I just knew what exactly mattered to me at that stage of my life. After embarking on an all-raw diet， I emptied the fridge and packed and sent away all the remaining ingredients.
After I started working on the recipes， I filled up the fridge once again to cope with the inspiration that popped up spontaneously.
What truly matters will alter with the changes in time and space. The only constant is that I am what truly matters to me regardless of when and where I am.
I am the cause of everything. Cherish this cause to bear sweet fruits. If one disagrees with cherishing oneself as what truly matters， then the first step of decluttering should be to throw oneself out.
Anything can be dispensable， as long as you safeguard the love， until you become that love yourself.
