Amy Tan's Family's Jiao-zi

January 2010's cookbook is The Breath of a Wok by Grace Young.  My mother-in-law gave it to me as a bridal shower gift, and I had yet to do much more than thumb through it.  Liam loves Asian food, and really wanted dumplings, so we decided to make the recipe for Amy Tan's Family's Jiao-zi.  They weren't as complicated ingredient-number-wise as the dumplings/pot stickers we usually make, which was actually refreshing.  Liam is a master dumpling pleater, so I don't mind having to roll out 50+ wrappers.  This was also our first time boiling them (in a wok!), as we usually do pot stickers.  I don't think I like one style of cooking more than the other - we'll probably end up boiling half and making the other half pot stickers, and will definitely borrow elements (like the dipping sauce!) from this recipe for future dumpling attempts.