Kim Shook

I did something tonight from Jeff Mauro on Food Network called “General Tso’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich”. Chicken thighs marinated in hoisin, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, orange sauce, and cornstarch, then fried and bathed in a sauce made from the same marinade plus ginger and garlic. You top it with an “Asian” slaw. Fried thighs with and without the sauce: Slaw: Sandwich: They were actually pretty good – a little sweet. I left out the hot peppers and next time I make them, I’ll add some white vinegar to the marinade to add a little acid. Quick pickle of radish and cucumber: Southern green beans and potatoes: Didn’t go with the rest of the meal, but SO good!

I haven't seen that season, so I don't know her at all. But I have to confess a sneaking love of her reading her Tweets about Paul ("The Tool") Hollywood. 😂😂😂

I am a total sissy when it comes to spice. I have to be careful how much regular BBQ sauce I use on ribs or it will build and overpower me.

I'm going to have to figure out a way to cook my own al pastor and cut back on the heat. I haven't been able to eat the ones I've tried, but love the combination of pork and pineapple and GRILL.

Nice to see so many folks from my now-hometown of Richmond VA – Evrim Dogu and Evin Dogu, Sub Rosa Bakery Mama J’s An Bui, Mekong and The Answer Brewpub Sandeep “Sunny” Baweja, Lehja Though, I do wish they’d stop putting Richmond VA in the mid-atlantic. They are confused. We are the south. 😊

@liuzhou – from what I can see, you got a wonderful crust on that burger. That crust is my favorite part of a burger. @mgaretz – that tri-tip is gorgeous. I really need to track one down. A couple of recent meals - finished up leftover chicken and waffles from a first time visit to a new restaurant: Chicken was heated up in the CSO on bake/steam and then I toasted it and the waffle. Bite: The waffle was malted and incredibly good. Sunday night we had an Academy Awards watching buffet – a lot of the components were from the freezer. My dad’s chopped salad with creamy Parmesan dressing (leftover from a church potluck on Friday night): Iceberg, Swiss cheese, black olives, chickpeas, tomatoes, salami and English cucumbers. The tail end of some fruit from the fridge: Orange rolls and pineapple upside down biscuits from Xmas: Mini quiche and country ham (the ham goes on the pineapple biscuits): @JohnT's sausage rolls:

Got a craving the other day: White bread, American cheese, Campari tomatoes and Duke's. Mmmmm.

OMG - those eggs are perfection.

Murray's is now in the Kroger stores in my area. We feel very lucky!

Oh, no. No raw fish for me. Mr. Kim has tried me on everything - he even took me to Morimoto in Philly. We've determined that I do NOT like raw fish. The only thing I liked on the huge platter he had was eel - LOL. Don't care for uni either. I am very sensitive to texture. Most things that are gooey or slimy or pasty get to me.

Pretty sure your method of wrapping up the steak without the bone is how I saw them do it on ATK or CC once. Really interesting way of getting everything cooked evenly. Thanks for all the info. So, maybe salmon is the only thing in the world that I prefer less fatty. 😉

I share a salmon weirdness, but I am even odder - I love lox, canned salmon and fresh salmon fillet, but don't like salmon steaks at all. 🙄

That is pretty much how I make my shrimp burgers. Looks delicious!

Me, too. Any luck with the Hawawashy? All I got were pictures of motorcycles. So Kerry didn't get the yogurt sauce, but got a motorcycle instead? Cool. 😁

This deserves more than the "laugh" I gave it. I burst into wild laughter when I read this and startled both Mr. Kim and the cat. Perhaps the best response ever on eG!!!

Or Nathan's.

Lovely! I'm so glad your day was saved. Completely understand the tears. I'm so stressed out dealing with my mother's problems that the slightest little thing sends me off. Was the table at the restaurant actually carved and glass placed over it? That's what it looked like - gorgeous, if so. Also, Canadian Goodwills are VERY different from ones in the US. I can't imagine one here taking ANYTHING back. "Caveat Emptor" is their motto, I'm sure.

Just gorgeous, @mome23! Looking forward to your contributions!

@gfweb - I cook pretty low-end. Fairly ordinary stuff. Because of that, you might find that @btbyrd's assessment of FL more helpful than mine.

😊Confusion was about chicken on the bone. What about that bothers you? And can you cut it off the bone and then eat it? Is it the feel of the bone on your teeth or just the boniness of them? Can you eat other meats off the bone. I promise there is NO criticism here - I'm really just curious. I have a SIL who won't eat chicken off the bone lest she come across a vein, so I was wondering if it is the same kind of thing.

Better than you might expect. FL got a lot of bad press some years ago about their meat/poultry. Some of the stores, at least, were changing expiration dates and selling bad meat. I think that the exposure about that really caused them to make changes. At the stores I shop at, I find the quality very good and very clean. I even find some cuts there that I can't always find everywhere else.

Hi! I've got a friend who is going to visit and wants 3 things... Your favorite Montreal restaurant (trying to get more details from him here) Your favorite poutine Your favorite smoked meat sandwich. Thanks so much!

Personally, I like Food Lion a lot. They are usually smaller than the other chains and I get truly personal service at mine. I have gotten to the point that I buy all of my day-to-day deli items there. They always have Fiorucci hard salami (Mr. Kim's favorite) in stock and I really love their store brand Off the Bone ham. I find their produce better than either Kroger or Publix most of the time. I find the prices competitive and, even though they are small, I can do the majority of my shopping there. They do not have the spectacular deli/cheese/bakery items that you find at Wegman's and very few specialty items. It totally depends on how you cook, of course and stores may vary by area (when I am in NC, I find things there that I can't find here).

I've already printed out the information that you gave me re: your recent one. That is definitely happening! Did you see where I called out @Shelby for beating me to it? 😁

It was just a quiche Lorraine. Very simple, but creamy - the way I make mine. I've never tried Wegman's quiche, but based on their other stuff, I'd imagine it is very good.