In Communist China, man eats shark
Wal-mart sells shark! OK, not my Wal-mart. That would be too cool to see.
Category: China
Weekend fun: French toast
Main ingredients: Bread, milk, cinnamon. Special flavorings: Honey, which usually sells for 25 RMB ($3.71) for a jar. While it’s comparable to U.S. prices and doesn’t seem very expensive, I do live in a country where things are usually a small fraction of American prices. Still, it’s better than using maple syrup, which goes for […]
Handicap fun
China, which is not exactly known for its high safety standards, has this to offer those in wheelchairs: What angle is that? 30 degrees? (Not good with eying angles.) And yes, it has apparently been closed off with caution signs. It does look kind of dangerous.
Last night’s dinner: Ratatouille
Ever since I saw the preview for the Pixar movie, I’ve always wanted to eat ratatouille. Not that the movie really explained what it is, but I came away with the impression it was some sort of lame, poor-man’s vegetable stew/soup that is undergoing a rediscovery. Vegetables — good! Then I started to look at […]
Last night’s dinner: Hachis Parmentier
Hachis Parmentier is, apparently, the French version of shepherd’s pie, that I baked in my mini-loaf pans: Pretty delicious, though nothing memorable. Nothing especially French about it, either. So, meh. Main ingredients: ground beef, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, parmesan. Special flavorings: nothing special. Total cost: 40 RMB ($5.91) for six servings. Yeah, pricey. For shepherd’s pie.
Weekend fun: Homemade croutons
We had a lot of lettuce leftover from the hamburgers, so naturally, we used it for a salad. (Is there anything else you can make with lettuce?) I used to make this kind of salad a lot at home because it was easy, cheap and delicious, so I don’t know why I never tried to […]
On language
You’ve probably seen the article on how language might influence the way we approach the world in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. Basically, it said our mother tongue forces us to pay attention to certain details based on the way it is used. For example, as anyone who has ever learned a European […]
Last night’s dinner: Monster hamburgers
My boyfriend got it into his head that he wanted to be like Rocky and eat Rocky hamburgers, which are big manly burgers that clog your arteries just by being thought of. Basically, we made hamburger patties (fried in a pan, not grilled, because we don’t have a grill), then piled on all sorts of […]
Last night’s dinner: Gazpacho salad
I was in a soup mood, but this gazpacho was a salad. Although, I’ve never had gazpacho as a soup or salad, so what do I care? I thought the recipe looked really interesting, to eat and to make. And then it turned out to be really easy to make and the best salad I’ve […]
Weekend fun: Pancakes, banana pudding and more
The weekend is when I have time to try out fun food — things that I actually love to eat. In most cases, it means desserts. Sometimes it means a nice breakfast. This past weekend, it meant pancakes, banananananana pudding and carrot cake! Blueberry Pancakes Main ingredients: flour, milk, eggs, blueberries. Special flavorings: wildflower honey from […]