Easy Peasy Szechuan

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I am about to sing the praises of my rice cooker...again! I love it! The other night I had the notion to make some Chinese and so was looking through the sauces in the Chinese section of the grocery store. I decided it had been too long since I had some Szechuan so I bought a bottle of that sauce and headed home with it. It was so easy! All I did was put the rice in the cooker with the water, added the chicken and sauce, a few veggies and voila! Easy Szechuan Chicken in less than an hour! And hardly any prep! Aren't these ready made sauces a wonder? Mind you, I toyed with getting the powder and making my own sauce. It would have been less expensive but I was unsure of the quality of the powder and I could see the bits of pepper in the bottled sauce. Since I had never made Szechuan before I wanted to be as sure as I could that it would turn out good. And it did. If you'd like to check out the recipe, you can have a look at my blog. What short cuts have you found useful in your adventures in cooking? When I was young my mother used to make Chow Mein but that was the extent of her Chinese cooking. I have tried making sweet and sour and have a couple recipes that I like to use more than others. What dishes do you like to make? Have you ever had a Chinese recipe flop on you? Please share your stories. Thanks much.