They like western Chinese, so that’s what I’m doing. We got one of those fruit baskets for Christmas and have a couple of apples and pears left, we have some 4 year-old raw milk white cheddar, and picked up some soprasseta, finocchiona, and peppered salame, so bingo! we have appetizers.
- Hot and sour soup
- Rabbit with peanuts in hot bean sauce
- Orange beef
- Twice-cooked pork
- Sounding radish
I made that amazing butter pound cake yesterday, and about half of it is left. That will have to do for dessert.
I’ll probably tone down the heat just a bit. Not much. But I don’t want them to shoot into orbit from the dining room table. If they want hotter, we have plenty of chili oil.
Darren says:
If I find myself passing through Pennsylvania some time in the not-so-distant future, would you invite me over and have that *exact menu* for dinner? Wow, that sounds good!
December 31, 2007, 8:18 pm