The (attempted) murder of joy (reprise)
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For years I have had an ambivalent attitude towards Christmas. It would
require a 3,000-word essay to clarify why I tend to feel a deep sense of
futility...
5 hours ago
I'm jealous. You have a proper Wok. I have an electric stove and the wok doesn't work without gas flames licking the base! Looks quite yummy actually. No bamboo shoots or water chestnuts? The real secret is sesame oil . . just a dab.
ReplyDeletegreat title......and YUM. Is the chili sauce recipe your own?
ReplyDeleteyummy! Looks great! I just made sweet and sour stir fry pork last night--Mr Jackson was skeptical at the mention, but after the first bite was an immediate fan!
ReplyDeleteWe'll be right over!
ReplyDeleteWhat's for dessert?
ReplyDeleteDA-ROOOL! DA-ROOL! ( ala Daffy Duck, of course )
ReplyDeleteI still like you, but I'm harboring eeeeevil jealous thoughts right now!
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody!
ReplyDeleteBaino - Actually, I prefer peanut oil.
Kelly - Yup. It's actually really easy. You get a string of dried chili peppers and soak until tender (usually overnight). Put the peppers and the water they soaked in in a blender and add lots and lots of minced garlic. Puree. If the paste gets too dry and thick, add vinegar (preferably rice vinegar) liberally. Puree until the paste reaches the consistency of tomato paste. And keep in mind when using this stuff that a little bit goes a long, long way!
Megs - Huh? Jealous of who/what?
Burp. Good to see you live it up, Roy!
ReplyDeleteYum.
ReplyDeleteOf your meal, of course. :)
ReplyDeletelooks pretty good and healthy... hope it tasted as good as it looked.
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