tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post2891166664595118401..comments2024-03-08T06:00:44.143-05:00Comments on Playing with Flour: Shrimp with lobster sauce (because I love Chinese takeout)Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-28179021753635807852017-05-01T16:14:46.539-04:002017-05-01T16:14:46.539-04:00Knives at the dinner table are also considered to ...Knives at the dinner table are also considered to be a sign of very poor taste by those who embrace Confucianist beliefs. <a href="https://www.restaurantlistings.com/restaurants/AZ/Phoenix/chinese" rel="nofollow">Phoenix Chinese Restaurant</a>Wept Overhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500801017426958415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-30902444041618793092013-10-12T22:44:25.584-04:002013-10-12T22:44:25.584-04:00So strange...I thought I replied to this ages ago!...So strange...I thought I replied to this ages ago! Anyway...thanks for the comment, Shannon! I'm glad you had such a great friend who exposed you to amazing food. We should all be so lucky! I checked this particular cookbook out at the library too (you know I'm a frequent visitor there...) and I wanted to buy it since it had a lot of simple recipes that I'd like to have around. I've tried several now..it's been fun! Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-31390678816576242972013-10-03T09:47:44.121-04:002013-10-03T09:47:44.121-04:00me too with the early love of chinese cuisine! alt...me too with the early love of chinese cuisine! although i didn't ever live in Hong Kong, i was lucky enough to be best friends with a girl who's parents were from Indonesia, and were also excellent cooks. It was all chinese food all the time in their house, and i was blessed to spend quite a few evenings being exposed to authentic meals most people don't get to have regularly. My continuing obsession with chinese food (and yes, also chinese takeout) is due to those early years, i imagine. this looks beautiful! and i'm adding this cookbook to my library rental list...i hope they have it. Oddly, I just requested a fuchsia dunlop asian cookbook from there that needs to be picked up! twin brains. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198781416825763430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-127764051999870472013-09-29T10:36:43.015-04:002013-09-29T10:36:43.015-04:00Same her, Kiran - love a good stir-fry. Thanks!Same her, Kiran - love a good stir-fry. Thanks!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-78432889038115786812013-09-29T03:57:05.356-04:002013-09-29T03:57:05.356-04:00I can never pass up a good story-fry, especially o...I can never pass up a good story-fry, especially one that is as delicious as this!Kiran @ KiranTarun.comhttp://kirantarun.com/foodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-39345977337169448712013-09-28T09:02:18.639-04:002013-09-28T09:02:18.639-04:00Hi again Wendy - I checked the book out of the lib...Hi again Wendy - I checked the book out of the library and read it! Boy, I learned a whole lot!! It was very interesting and, honestly, I had no idea about most of the history she talks about. The whole fortune cookie focus is interesting - when we were in SF over the summer, the hotel had the best tasting ones in the lobby, and now I know all about the makings of that! What a lot of research went into the book and I liked the whole international perspective. Thanks for recommending it to me. I truly appreciate it!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-9614995042791623812013-09-27T07:36:22.129-04:002013-09-27T07:36:22.129-04:00Hi Tiffany - I hope you make this one day! It'...Hi Tiffany - I hope you make this one day! It's so good and easy...I've been wondering why I never tried to make more restaurant faves at home before. : )Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-64657679397609852452013-09-27T02:36:12.900-04:002013-09-27T02:36:12.900-04:00Monica, this looks so good and tasty! Chinese foo...Monica, this looks so good and tasty! Chinese food is always great, but I rarely try making my own. I'll have to save this recipe, shrimp with lobster sauce is also one of my favorites :)Tiffany | baking at tiffanyshttp://bakingattiffanys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-81685842545754950382013-09-25T21:00:49.519-04:002013-09-25T21:00:49.519-04:00I hear you! I remember what you're talking ab...I hear you! I remember what you're talking about...my mom makes them and they are really good. I know what we call them in Chinese (Cantonese) but I don't know what they're called (if anything!) in English since I've never seen it on a menu or heard anyone mention it in English!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-78647707824122713482013-09-25T20:59:17.157-04:002013-09-25T20:59:17.157-04:00Hunger-inducing is a very nice compliment for a fo...Hunger-inducing is a very nice compliment for a food blog. Thanks, Monica!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-45597377756661319482013-09-25T20:58:52.052-04:002013-09-25T20:58:52.052-04:00Thank you, Georgia! You should absolutely make yo...Thank you, Georgia! You should absolutely make yourself a big plate of this - I need to do that!! : )Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-29106166451887891532013-09-25T16:48:54.583-04:002013-09-25T16:48:54.583-04:00I definitely enjoy the dishes my MIL makes over so...I definitely enjoy the dishes my MIL makes over some of the takeout stuff I grew up with. Sometimes she takes the restaurant dishes and makes them a bit healthier (and usually tastier!) at home. This looks great! Oh, and remember those bamboo/banana leaf things with sticky rice we couldn't remember the name for? I think it's "zong". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-82513078592330277492013-09-25T13:33:52.691-04:002013-09-25T13:33:52.691-04:00Wow, this literally looks delicious!!! I am so hun...Wow, this literally looks delicious!!! I am so hungry haha (:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333522129684354079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-12030680092209229132013-09-25T13:30:00.808-04:002013-09-25T13:30:00.808-04:00Monica, this looks SO mouthwatering! I love a good...Monica, this looks SO mouthwatering! I love a good twist on take-out at home and you NAILED it, girl. I've gotta make this for myself (and just myself, hehee) one night.Georgia | The Comfort of Cookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06382602040250560926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-32026483956864656982013-09-25T13:18:43.068-04:002013-09-25T13:18:43.068-04:00True - there's a huge difference between "...True - there's a huge difference between "authentic" Chinese food and the takeout type. Time and place for everything but nothing beats healthier home cooking, I think! : )Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-11162619248082631622013-09-25T08:43:30.182-04:002013-09-25T08:43:30.182-04:00I have ZERO desire to eat takeout ever again...but...I have ZERO desire to eat takeout ever again...but lots of desire to recreate it at home! Definitely need to check out this cookbook! I used to work with a woman who was Chinese and she took me to an authentic Chinese restaurant once...what a difference. It's crazy how disparate the two are!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-60859652253674272282013-09-24T20:13:23.502-04:002013-09-24T20:13:23.502-04:00Thanks, Juliana. Appreciate your comment.Thanks, Juliana. Appreciate your comment.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-53648186151383891432013-09-24T20:12:58.931-04:002013-09-24T20:12:58.931-04:00Thank you - you're the expert so I'm thril...Thank you - you're the expert so I'm thrilled if you approve! The fermented beans would really change the flavor profile, wouldn't it...and I think we're going for clean and light with the shrimp.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-59404132146732103332013-09-24T13:44:25.216-04:002013-09-24T13:44:25.216-04:00This shrimp dish looks delicious, so flavorful...e...This shrimp dish looks delicious, so flavorful...everything that I am looking in a meal.<br />Thanks for the recipe Monica...hope you are having a lovely week :DJulianahttp://simplerecipes.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-74274245164097138692013-09-24T13:27:12.699-04:002013-09-24T13:27:12.699-04:00This looks unbelievable! Great post!!This looks unbelievable! Great post!!CQUEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589822757850120820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-25286049454004348352013-09-24T04:12:46.783-04:002013-09-24T04:12:46.783-04:00Doubt if I have ever encountered a takeout dish lo...Doubt if I have ever encountered a takeout dish looking so nice like this. And I believe it is a smart idea to skip the fermented black beans here : ). TasteHongKonghttp://www.tastehongkong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-44272085134050980722013-09-23T21:20:06.978-04:002013-09-23T21:20:06.978-04:00I hate feeling guilt after eating...I know what yo...I hate feeling guilt after eating...I know what you mean! I'm excited you might try this. Hope you like it!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-72541608579195233552013-09-23T21:19:38.979-04:002013-09-23T21:19:38.979-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-45271921405901378182013-09-23T21:19:28.470-04:002013-09-23T21:19:28.470-04:00I would definitely go authentic far more often tha...I would definitely go authentic far more often than the Americanized version but some of those dishes *are* good! : ) I'm glad I love shrimp and seafood a lot more now than I did as a kid. Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6628445235517647413.post-64424445695335768232013-09-23T21:18:07.427-04:002013-09-23T21:18:07.427-04:00I hope you give it a try, Dawn! I plan to make it...I hope you give it a try, Dawn! I plan to make it often as well. Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439320856223502707noreply@blogger.com