Cooking runs in the Leong family. Sam’s late fatherwas a renowned Cantonese chef and his mother used to run her own chicken ricestall. His wife, Forest is herself a Thai chef and his son, Joe Leong, is a buddingpastry chef.Sam Leong: A FamilyCookbook is as much acelebration of food that has kept the Leong family cooking together, as a collectionof Chinese family favourites.Put together by Sam and his family, this treasuryfeatures recipes for time-tested dishes such as stir-fried chicken with basilleaves, everyday staples such as winter melon soup, and contemporary favouritessuch as salted egg crab, which Sam himself enjoys preparing and eating togetherwith his family. Bonus recipes include sweet treats such as tiramisu andvanilla panna cotta, which would not be out of place on any modern Chinesetable today.Whether you’ll be cooking for or with your family,these dishes will bring you together as you make them a part of your family’sdining repertoire for years to come.