3 sweet anise pound Recipes

butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, grated lemon peel, anise extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt

boneless pork loin, dark soy sauce, garlic cloves, pounded flat, cinnamon stick (or cassia bark, if you can get it), whole star anise, chinese shao hsing cooking wine, sesame oil, sweet potatoes , about 1 1/2 lbs, spicy rice powder (found in oriental supermarkets if not available whir 1/2 cup uncooked rice in a blender until the co)