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May 31st, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 11 comments

Above picture: Spring rolls 2 ways, baked and fried. See how pretty???
Do I have to explain how good these are? I don’t think I do. But I will anyway. Everyone likes spring rolls, whether they’ve tried them or not. I’ve met so many finicky eaters in my life, who say they don’t like chinese food, [...]

May 31st, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 3 comments

 
This is how we roll. Spring rolls, that is.  And bake them, and fry them.
For this recipe, be sure to get SPRING ROLL WRAPPERS. NOT EGG ROLL WRAPPERS. This is a spring roll recipe. You can find them at any asian market, or the ‘ethnic’ food section of your supermarket if possible. If all you [...]

May 31st, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment

Freezing and storage:
Place spring rolls in a single layer on a sheet pan. Make room in the freezer to place the sheet pan inside, for 30+ minutes. This prevents them from freezing together in clumps.

Take out of freezer, and place in zip lock freezer bags, in a single layer.

If frying, do not let them thaw [...]

May 30th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 4 comments

Have you ever ran out of a bottle of store-bought salad dressing, and wondered how to make a simple homemade dressing? If you have these ingredients, you can make a dressing.
I was always told that people drowned their salad in dressing (and bacon bits, and ham, and cheese, etc.) to make it tolerable before choking it [...]

May 29th, 2009 | Subscribe to comments | 7 comments

How to go wine tasting without looking like a total idiot. And how would I know anything about that, you wonder? I’m not so sure either. But I do know how to keep it real while wine tasting.