apparently, we had a full house today for lunch - and no plan. i pulled out some zhu rou from the freezer (the "safer" kind from the cold meat market) and ayi pointed to the rice maker. sure. why not. (mifan - rice) then she pulls out the dark mushroom soyish sauce. and i sighed. thought i'd try a different tactic today. so i pulled out sesame oil, black vinegar (see? i do have a well stocked pantry), ginger, garlic and other veggies from the fridge. tried to explain what to cook. "ahaaaa!" i thought. THIS will solve our bland soy sauce and black pepper funk.
not so much.
not so much.
she found a bottle of heinz (izzit still 57??). ouch. varkenkidlets had a hard time swallowing this one. and ayi came out into dining room clicking her head - ta bu xihuan? um, yep. she/he no like. quite hard to stomach after watching the glisteny parts separate and pool up before your eyes...
and then found the iceberg lettuce i bought (JUST FOR TACO NIGHT). there was still half a head left. she cooked it. with garlic. and chicken flavored msg.
and this? well it was dark green before it was cooked - looked almost like leafy kale with big stalks. THIS looks more like cooked cucumber. and it very well could have been cooked cucumber (had a couple in crisper). maybe she switched it out on me. either way. methinks it was cooked just with sugar and chicken flavored msg.
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