Kim Shook

While out yesterday, we picked up lunch at Pop’s Dogs & Ma’s Burgers (a tiny little place - you walk in and there is a counter across the entire place in front of you - a cash register in the middle and 3 stools on either end: Mr. Kim’s burger was slightly overcooked, but otherwise perfect – great griddle char. They had run out of hot dog buns, so my dog was wrapped up in a piece of white bread: I loved it – reminded me of self-made after school snacks as a little kid. For some reason, we always had hot dogs, but almost never had buns!

I have definitely done this. And I have done it way before Quarantine.

Welcome from me, too, @jongm91! I hope you find interesting discussions here. I hope you'll share your food and your country with us.

I've never seen it in a jar. Only in the big squeezy thing. Which I hate, because so much gets wasted.

Well, I already posted last night's dinner on the dinner thread, but considering what it was (and will be again tonight!), I thought I'd post it here, too. This was from our favorite local Chinese-American restaurant. We've been going there for more than 30 years. They've watched our daughter grow from lump in my tummy to a 36 year old who goes by herself sometimes. The owner greets us with "It's my PuPu ladies". LOL. We have a lot of time and family tradition invested in this place and we want it to stay open. So it has been our choice more often than anywhere else during the quarantine. I've already told Mr. Kim and Jessica that it is my choice for Mother's Day. We started with fried noodles and wonton soup, egg roll, and crab Rangoon: My crispy honey shrimp on rice and a little of Mr. Kim’s orange beef:

It's a giant, crazy marshmallow. And, no, I'm not 12. I just was entranced with the look of it. I didn't finish it, but wanted to know what it was like. I'm thinking about lighting a candle later. I'm thinking it would be tastier if weed were legal in VA. 😄

@Shelby – don’t know how I forgot about using cornflakes as a crunchy coating. I oughta lose my GRITS card! Jess made that potato casserole with the cornflakes topping and bought the largest economy size box, and I am tired of eating bowls of cornflakes as my midnight snack! Thanks! I’m glad that Ronnie got some fishing in. Does this mean he’s not going to be available for Banana Identification anymore? @shain – your challah is gorgeous! And what makes your egg salad Japanese-style? I loved that meal. It would make a lovely Mother’s Day brunch! For dinner last night we were craving fried chicken or Chinese. Our favorite Chinese won out. Fried noodles and wonton soup, egg roll, and crab Rangoon: My crispy honey shrimp on rice and a little of Mike’s orange beef: This is what’s left after Mike and I ate 3 fortune cookies: Feeling a little judged. 😁

Robird – bought the Frigo yesterday. After my last go round with light cheese sticks (put on pizza and they didn’t melt), I figured I’d follow your directions. Should be doing that soon! Mortadella and ham on toasted ATK Sandwich bread, chips and salsa and a gorgeous pear.

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This morning: The last of my homemade bread for a few days. We got to Aldi and they had their Pane Turano bread, so we’ll use that until it’s gone.

Those green beans look amazing and I sure wish our Walmart made a sandwich that looked that good!

I am so sorry to hear this. I remember it so well from our trip to NYC in 2007. What I said in that report: "It was turning very cold, so getting to the Pegu club was a relief. Mr. Kim was very suspicious of y’all when we were trying to find it. I think that he thought we were going to be shanghaied! But we opened the door and all that warm red and the jazzy music enveloped us and he was his old trusting self again. We climbed the steps and were instantly comfortable with that atmosphere! Unfortunately, there were no seats available at the bar (I like to watch ), so we found a table and ordered drinks. I distinctly remember writing down what we had and can’t find the paper anywhere. Mr. Kim had something with ginger beer in it and mine had some brandy. Whatever, they were delicious. It was so delightful sitting there sipping a complex, delicious cocktail, listening to beautiful music in those sophisticated surroundings. And watching the lovely YOUNG people. Honestly, I have never felt so old and fat as I did this trip. Everywhere we went, we kept saying, “we are the oldest and fattest people here.” It was very odd. In Richmond, we are rather attractive and au courant. In NYC? Not so much." Thirteen years older and I'd still love to sit in those surroundings with that music and truly be attended to by those lovely children!

I agree with @Duvel - have them bring the drinks and desserts. If you can get ahold of a few slow cookers, a Tex-Mex theme is good and cheap and a lot of it can be done ahead of time. i did it for my daughter's graduation for about 50 people. Three hot items - beans, chicken, beef and then a bunch of toppings - lettuce, tomato, sour cream, cheese, salsa, hot sauce. Chips, hard and soft tortillas and street corn which can be served room temp. I served assorted shot glass desserts. Most everyone can find something they like in such a collection and if you decide to make it pot luck, it is an easy menu to divide up.

I am not much of a leftover fan, but when I have chicken, dressing, and gravy, I make an exception. Without gravy: And with:

Not to mention meat, produce, and fish!

Saba and balsamic are cousins, I think. And Saba is already thick. They are about the same price. And I'm not sure that there is a lot of difference between the two. I find saba a little more gentle, if that makes any sense at all.

How did I not know about this? I buy the light string cheese. Do you think that will work?

No pistachios - which I really don't mind, but peppercorns - which I do. I try to ignore them now, but when I was a little girl I would laboriously pick them out of each slice before eating my sandwich. The worst was when my mom would make salami and mortadella sandwiches and both would have peppercorns. 😄

Cheese stick, mortadella, salami, “cheater” sweet dill pickles, Castelvetrano olives, and Keebler Toasteds onion crackers trying to pass as wheat. There was one sleeve of the onions in a 2-sleeve wheat box. 😄

@Toliver– thank you so much! I do tend to sometimes feel insecure about my food, but everyone at eG is so nice and supportive that I know that I needn’t. @Ann_T – your cioppino is lovely! I’m quite sure that I would embarrass myself by demolishing an entire loaf of bread sopping up that gorgeous sauce! @ddelima – that whole meal is fantastic looking, but that bread is especially amazing looking! @CantCookStillTry – damn! Once again I am torn between hitting “like” and hitting “laugh”. You are someone I’d love to spend some time with. Mr. Kim is working from home today and “Sh!t” made me cackle so loudly that he came to find me! Dinner last night was chicken spaghetti (thanks for the idea, @kayb), Brussels sprouts, and the last brioche roll: This is really my favorite way to have sprouts now – they are sliced, sautéed in ghee, and topped with saba:

Here you go!

I couldn't agree more! @liamsaunt - that is a wonderful looking fish sandwich. What is that beside it? They look like a cross between Fritos and batter fried celery. 😄 Our dinner of Shame – Hamburger Helper: Along with corn and a perfectly nice salad: Hamburger Helper has been a guilty pleasure my entire adult life. My mother never made it, but as soon as I got into my own apartment, I started making it as a cheap meal. When we got married, it turned out that Mr. Kim liked it, too. The last couple of times I’ve made it, though, I’ve not enjoyed it as much as I used to. I find it watery and less flavorful (that last part could be due to my compromised palate). I’m wondering if the product has changed or am I getting too highfalutin for HH? Mr. Kim says he didn’t notice any difference. Jessica came over and cooked something completely ersatz and really delicious. She cobbled together a few different internet recipes and added this and that and came up with a version of the Chinese buffet fake crabmeat casserole: It was creamy and loaded with the fish. Much better than the buffet. More than 10 years ago @Domestic Goddess posted a recipe for a ham and fake crab salad that I've used over and over again. She was a Filipino living in Korea. She mentioned to me that the fake crab was very popular in both places. I've never apologized for liking it since. 😁

Yay! What wonderful luck.

@weinoo & @blue_dolphin Peanut butter and bananas - one of my favorite flavor combinations. Breakfast: ATK sandwich bread, IP eggs, and sage sausage. And my companion:

I love pickled baby corn, but never eat it without thinking of Tom Hanks in Big! 😂