I just got back from Wegmans, where, in addition to my normal grocery shopping, I impulsively bought myself some Asian food for lunch. I've had better vermicelli noodles, but the dumplings really are good. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that I absolutely love dumplings in general. Whenever I go to Chinese buffets, my plate immediately gets filled up with their sushi and dumplings and various dim sum. Otherwise, I don't get to eat them, since we don't have many good Chinese places near where I live.
Anyway, I have no idea what makes them so delicious. I know there are many varieties, but so far I've only met a handful I didn't like, and quite honestly, that only tends to be because they're watered down versions of the real thing, if that makes sense. I guess the combination of what-have-you in a bize-shell shell.
I also think it's a little strange that a lot of things I don't generally like, like pork or soy sauce, can still taste really good when put in dumpling form.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Cherries
(Long time no post: blame a home that fails to inspire, and how busy school can make me once it starts)
I have a massive sweet tooth, which, among other things, means I love fruits. It's always better to eat a handful of strawberries than to eat a bar of chocolate, anyway. So, I try to keep at least some fruit in my fridge at all times.
Yesterday, I was grocery shopping and saw that they were selling cherries for $3.99/lb. Expensive, but I've seen worse. I couldn't resist buying some. At the moment, the bag is more than half gone, but since I read somewhere that they only hold for a few days, and because my fridge has a bad habit of freezing things at random, I suppose it's a good thing. I don't even mind the pit, quite honestly.
I just love the way they taste, you know? Sweet yet mildly sour, yet never too overpowering. It also brings me back to my childhood. For a few years, I lived with my Babcia in Poland, and she had a garden behind her house. I remember, with a good deal of certainty (I was maybe 4, so memories can get a little shaky at times), that there was a cherry tree there. She also grew cucumbers for pickles, and had strawberries and peas and flowers. It was a really lovely place. I think one day I want to have a garden like that: fruits and flowers, and a cherry tree.
I have a massive sweet tooth, which, among other things, means I love fruits. It's always better to eat a handful of strawberries than to eat a bar of chocolate, anyway. So, I try to keep at least some fruit in my fridge at all times.
Yesterday, I was grocery shopping and saw that they were selling cherries for $3.99/lb. Expensive, but I've seen worse. I couldn't resist buying some. At the moment, the bag is more than half gone, but since I read somewhere that they only hold for a few days, and because my fridge has a bad habit of freezing things at random, I suppose it's a good thing. I don't even mind the pit, quite honestly.
I just love the way they taste, you know? Sweet yet mildly sour, yet never too overpowering. It also brings me back to my childhood. For a few years, I lived with my Babcia in Poland, and she had a garden behind her house. I remember, with a good deal of certainty (I was maybe 4, so memories can get a little shaky at times), that there was a cherry tree there. She also grew cucumbers for pickles, and had strawberries and peas and flowers. It was a really lovely place. I think one day I want to have a garden like that: fruits and flowers, and a cherry tree.
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