grilled strip or New York steaks (choice meat from Safeway - $3.99/lb U special) - perfectly medium rare but my spouse would have wanted it more cooked. I made the error of giving them their piece first, then cutting the pieces for our child, and then giving myself the final piece. I should have removed my piece first so that my spouse’s piece would have cooked longer while resting. Of course, in On the Rocks movie, Bill Murray wants his steak well-done at his supper at 21. Ouch.
baked potatoes
Sauteed onions cooked with red wine
raw vegetables with Bittman sour cream onion dip
Girl Scout cookies
Ice cream
Originally Posted by
StuckInYYZ
For the the tamales, I think you're referring to zhongzi (or ba-zhang)... That's different. I usually add a bit of light soy sauce (have way too many packets lying around from takeaway sushi this year). I don't think that's fatback in there though. I know what you're talking about but the ones I have had usually have some fatty meat (more meat than fat and that has been steamed to near melting) no sausage but sometimes a salty egg yolk. I always keep a few of these in the fridge in case I feel lazy about cooking...
how do you get yours? Do you make them?
I really only get mine at a cantonese place in sf sunset - one of the classic won ton noodle spots that is still cash only. Their tamale is made by another vendor so they don’t always have it. Theirs definitely has the fat back, lob cheung sausage, and salted egg yolk. I don’t get this item at many other spots, so I’ve probably only eaten 10-25 units in the past decade. I love them and might try to seek them out - most of those places with this gem in lotus leaf actually are only serving the sticky rice with chicken and lob Cheung which is ace and not as great as my beloved tamale. I was even in the sf sunset last week and yet I STILL refuse to go to any lovely Asian spot to get carryout. I didn’t even go to the donut shop that I’ve loved for decades! I just walked on by...
Originally Posted by
teddybear99
Today was my 53rd Birthday. There is a Filipino (maybe Asian?) tradition to eat long noodles on special occasions to promote long life.
Therefore, I made Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce with a Cole's Mini Garlic Loaf for a late Dinner after coming home early from work. I fell asleep for a few hours before being awaken by my wife asking if we were going to eat. She wanted me to get Lo Mein delivered, but her favorite Chinese restaurant is temporarily closed as it is being renovated after 30 years in business.
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happy birthday! May this be your best year for you :-)
The longevity noodles are also part of Chinese culture with birthdays and I believe memorial luncheons. It’s nice to see so many great similarities with different cultures.