I've decided to embark on a new venture. I've just started another blog. This one's asian inspired and will hopefully be a little less random. I intend for it to be more structured, well thought, but yet still lighthearted. Hope you enjoy!
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Magical wonton skins
I've never used wonton skins before. Lately, I've been trying to expand my asian cooking repertoire and happened to see wonton skins at the grocery store and decided to buy a package. Turns out you can do a lot with them. Using them was easier than expected, it just happened to be more labor intensive is all. The skill required was surpringly not difficult.
I ended up making wontons/dumplings as well as crab rangoon. Making the mixture for the insides relatively easy and didn't require too many ingredients. The main ingredient/base for wontons is ground meat and the base for crab rangoons is cream cheese.
Wontons have a few basic cooking methods. Boiling, steaming, and pan frying. I personally like to boil or steam for just a few minutes and then pan fry them to crisp them up a little bit. If you boil them too long, they get a little too soggy and can fall apart. Crab rangoon is all about frying. If you don't have a deep fryer, which I do not, you can just heat oil in a pan. I used a small sauce pan which allowed me to use less oil, but only allowed me to cook a few. I ended up having to do a few batches, but it turned out just fine. They cooked in just a minutes or two and turned our very nice. Now on to more experimental fillings for both my dumplings and my crab rangoons.
I ended up making wontons/dumplings as well as crab rangoon. Making the mixture for the insides relatively easy and didn't require too many ingredients. The main ingredient/base for wontons is ground meat and the base for crab rangoons is cream cheese.
Wontons have a few basic cooking methods. Boiling, steaming, and pan frying. I personally like to boil or steam for just a few minutes and then pan fry them to crisp them up a little bit. If you boil them too long, they get a little too soggy and can fall apart. Crab rangoon is all about frying. If you don't have a deep fryer, which I do not, you can just heat oil in a pan. I used a small sauce pan which allowed me to use less oil, but only allowed me to cook a few. I ended up having to do a few batches, but it turned out just fine. They cooked in just a minutes or two and turned our very nice. Now on to more experimental fillings for both my dumplings and my crab rangoons.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Kindle
I've finally broken down and gotten it, well my mother-in-law bought it for me for xmas. I've resisted for so long that its a little bittersweet. On one hand, its small, lightweight, accessible to wi-fi and near instand downloads, can carry multiple books, has a good battery, and is ultra convenient. On the other hand, its black and white/grey, non-personal, and it doesn't look good on my bookshelf.
I'm ashamed to say that there may be no turning back from this. Since xmas, I've already read 2 books and am working my way through a third. The size, weight, and convenience is the best part about it. Its so slim that it just fits into a jacket pocket. Also, with the wi-fi, you can just download a book from the Kindle itself. You don't need to hook it up to a computer. Just a few button pushes and voila, a brand new book to read. Also, I'm pretty sure the books are cheaper than if you were to buy them at the bookstore.
Have no fear though, I'll still re-read the books on my bookshelf because I like it and possibly for nostalgia.
I'm ashamed to say that there may be no turning back from this. Since xmas, I've already read 2 books and am working my way through a third. The size, weight, and convenience is the best part about it. Its so slim that it just fits into a jacket pocket. Also, with the wi-fi, you can just download a book from the Kindle itself. You don't need to hook it up to a computer. Just a few button pushes and voila, a brand new book to read. Also, I'm pretty sure the books are cheaper than if you were to buy them at the bookstore.
Have no fear though, I'll still re-read the books on my bookshelf because I like it and possibly for nostalgia.
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