What are you having for dinner? 2.0

[Dee Marshall]

Tonight I had lobster fried shrimp, egg drop soup, an eggroll and some jumbo fried shrimps. My dad brought Chinese food home. I totally love Chinese food but Chinese food is something I haven't been able to replicate at home. No matter what recipes I use it's just never the same as the food in a Chinese restaurant.

Mine isn't either. Usually it's better. Randi swears that she likes my sweet and sour chicken better than the restaurant's.

The spy who came in from the cold in the War Between the Sexes.

[Julia1996]

Mine isn't either. Usually it's better. Randi swears that she likes my sweet and sour chicken better than the restaurant's.

The spy who came in from the cold in the War Between the Sexes.

My eggrolls are really good. My family likes the Chinese food I make but for me most of it just isn't the same as the restaurant Chinese.  Maybe I need better recipes.

[Roll]

Mine isn't either. Usually it's better. Randi swears that she likes my sweet and sour chicken better than the restaurant's.

The spy who came in from the cold in the War Between the Sexes.

In my experience, it's really dish dependent. Fortunately, Sweet and Sour chicken is one of the more readily copyable ones because it's delicious. The hard recipes are those with ingredients it's just not practical to keep on hand like chinese spirits or random ultra specific rock sugar. I have gotten some of that kind of stuff from a local asian market that sells to restaurants, but it always goes bad before I can use even a 1/10th of it.

Eggrolls, wontons, etc. are pretty easy to replicate taste too, but way too work intensive. I love pot stickers, but dear god is folding each a pain.

[Dee Marshall]

My eggrolls are really good. My family likes the Chinese food I make but for me most of it just isn't the same as the restaurant Chinese.  Maybe I need better recipes.

I've never succeeded with egg rolls. I have some wrappers, maybe I'll try again tomorrow. If you want I can transcribe my sweet & sour recipe here. Nag me if it's not here within 24 hours.

The spy who came in from the cold in the War Between the Sexes.

[Roll]

My eggrolls are really good. My family likes the Chinese food I make but for me most of it just isn't the same as the restaurant Chinese.  Maybe I need better recipes.

https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Cooking-Chinese-Jeni-Wright/dp/0385482027/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517546025&sr=8-1&keywords=cooking+chinese+easy+as+1+2+3

I've used that book for years, it's pretty solid and simple and explains rarer ingredients.

[Julia1996]

In my experience, it's really dish dependent. Fortunately, Sweet and Sour chicken is one of the more readily copyable ones because it's delicious. The hard recipes are those with ingredients it's just not practical to keep on hand like chinese spirits or random ultra specific rock sugar. I have gotten some of that kind of stuff from a local asian market that sells to restaurants, but it always goes bad before I can use even a 1/10th of it.

Eggrolls, wontons, etc. are pretty easy to replicate taste too, but way too work intensive. I love pot stickers, but dear god is folding each a pain.

I've never made potstickers before but I have made pierogies. Those are a pain to make. The German potato dumplings my dad loves so much are also kind of a pain to make.

[Cassi]

I had:

Lobster
Butterfly Shrimp - that didn't fly away
Buttery Mash Pataters
Milk

[Julia1996]

I had:

Lobster
Butterfly Shrimp - that didn't fly away
Buttery Mash Pataters
Milk

That sounds really good Cassi. Did you make all that ?

[Cassi]

That sounds really good Cassi. Did you make all that ?

Well, I put the lobster in a pot, I stirred up a package of mashed taters, and I put the shrimp in the oven.

I made it or what I reflected I did and my daughter and I had a nice meal together.

[V M]

I made a pizza    When I find another image hosting site I'll start posting pic.s again

[ChrissyRyan]

I think fish may be on the menu today.

[Roll]

In a bit going to start cooking Philly Cheese Steak using a unique twist... Marinated in Hoisin sauce. I read about some Korean BBQ variations and opted to give it a try. I wanted to make some spicy cabbage to go with it, but the store had crappy cabbage in stock so I didn't buy it.

[ChrissyRyan]

In a bit going to start cooking Philly Cheese Steak using a unique twist... Marinated in Hoisin sauce. I read about some Korean BBQ variations and opted to give it a try. I wanted to make some spicy cabbage to go with it, but the store had crappy cabbage in stock so I didn't buy it.

Good ingredients help make for a better result, that is for sure.

[davina61]

fish curry from freezer with veg curry from same place and some boiled rice, making Koftas tomorrow night , that's lamb meatballs in curry sauce. Might be hot as 2 green chilies in meat balls and 2 in sauce so shopping after work as only have 1 in fridge.

[MollyPants]

My partner made a roast courgette soup for supper and then we went to an exercise class. So far so healthy. Next we get home both hungry and go and buy a big portion of chips and battered sausages with mushy peas. Mmmmhmmmmm.

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[Julia1996]

My partner made a roast courgette soup for supper and then we went to an exercise class. So far so healthy. Next we get home both hungry and go and buy a big portion of chips and battered sausages with mushy peas. Mmmmhmmmmm.

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Mushy peas??? NASTY!!!!! Yarf! !😣😖😵

[MollyPants]

Mushy peas??? NASTY!!!!! Yarf! ![emoji21][emoji37][emoji43]

Say whaaaat? [emoji50] They're like the best thing ever with chips!!! [emoji16]

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[Julia1996]

Say whaaaat? [emoji50] They're like the best thing ever with chips!!! [emoji16]

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Peas should be outlawed and scoured from the earth. I totally hate peas. Ewww!

[Cassi]

Peas should be outlawed and scoured from the earth. I totally hate peas. Ewww!

Even Goober Peas?

[Kendra]

Visualize whirled peas.