We used to go to our Provo Chinese buffet whenever we really wanted some time to just sit and discuss our future plans. Joe took me there when we were first dating and we fell in love with the place. I took him there after we found out we were pregnant with our first child and we sat in one of the booths and made lovey-dovey plans for eons.
Well this lack of appropriate Asian cuisine in Alpine has prompted Joe and I to try to re-create some of our favorite dishes at home. We (and by "we" I really mean "I") are learning to love cooking new things and trying out new recipes. So far we have attempted to make orange chicken, coconut shrimp, California rolls, salmon rolls, cream cheese wantons, pot stickers, chow mien. chicken teryaki, and broccoli beef. Someday soon we want to make Peking pork. yum! Hopefully our time here in Texas will result in our mastering the art of cooking Americanized Chinese food. (And hopefully we will fine a way to reduce the salt, fat, and carbs in all of these recipes!!)
Eric and I felt the same way about the Chinese food in Alpine & did our own sushi rolls at home. So fun!! Eric had learned to make sushi during grad school in Colorado (where it seemed like everyone knew and loved sushi-making & we had some VERY unusual combinations of fish/veggies/fruits!) Anyway, it is just too, too bad if never occurred to us to have ya'll over for a sushi party. So sad! :(
ReplyDelete~ Jen, Eric, Amy