Pi Day how are you celebrating?
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Comments (4)There were 8 adults and 3 kids here for a bbq. I made homemade pizza, shrimp and crab on crackers, a cheese platter and grilled brats, kielbassa, etc. cut up. Then we had baby back ribs, homemade cole slaw and potato salad, spinach salad with grilled chicken, baked beans, hamb and hot dogs. Homemade strawberry shortcake and banana cake with whipped cream. I am exhausted! DS son and family arrived Fri night, I didn't think they were coming till Sun morn. So needless to say it was very active here. I didn't get a chance to fuss with the table, we ate outside and it was very warm here today. I used a blue and yellow floral table cloth, stems with blue and yellow, blue naps, a yellow watering can with fresh daisies, and 2 yellowish shell candles. The kids went donwn to the bay for a while. Tomorrow everything will have to get cleaned again, and all the towels and linens to wash! But, it was nice...tiring but nice....See MoreTax Day! What Are You Cooking To Celebrate?
Comments (28)We use the preserved vegetable also. We also never rinse. DH uses it in his stir-fry pork dish w/o green beans also. I will link to the brand that we buy. As jkom says you don't use any ginger etc in this traditional dish. In the book The Good Food of Szechwan by Delfts there is a traditional recipe . It is Gan-bian Si-ji-dou. The beans are called "four season beans" and are longer than our traditional beans. You do first deep fry the beans. There is no sauce to speak of. Here is his recipe: 1 1/2 # four season or regular green beans 3-4 dried shrimp 2 Tbsp finely chopped Szechwan vegetable 1/4 # pork 2 Tbsp. finely chopped green onion Wash and dry beans and cut into 2-3 " lengths. Chop shrimp finely. Chop vegetable, pork and green onion. In a bowl mix seasoning: 2-3 Tbsp soy sauce 2-3 Tbsp rice wine 1 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 3 Tbsp water 2-3 Tbsp sesame oil 1/2 to 1 c oil for deep frying Heat oil in wok and deep fry beans in batches and allow oil to get back to heat in between batches. Beans should be wrinkled, crackled and soft and dark. Remove all but 2-3 Tbsp oil when beans done. Heat over high heat and stir fry pork til beginning to brown. Add the chopped vegetable, and shrimp. Heat throughly. Add the beans now cont to toss and all all seasoning mix. Stir. Add the green onion now. Cont .to cook til all liquid gone. Serve hot. Please post pics when you make this ! When DH next makes it I will also. Will be fun to compare notes. c Here is a link that might be useful: Preserved vegetable....See MoreDoes You Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas?
Comments (5)When our kids were at home, we celebrated the 12 days of Christmas. We did do gifts, although only the one given on 12th Night/Epiphany/Feast of the Three Kings was a big one. The others were small, sometimes shared (such as a family movie), and for years they involved a treasure hunt each day to find them. They loved the treasure hunts so much that it didn't matter if the treasure was nothing more than a colorful pen or a candy bar. We kept up our tree and lights through Jan. 6th (even got a nastygram from the HOA in one neighborhood for not taking down the outside decorations fast enough.) At least once, but more often on the 26th and again on the 2nd, we had "backwards day" for which we ate pizza for breakfast and french toast for supper and stayed in our pajamas all day. Since we homeschooled, we scheduled a break from Christmas Eve until Jan. 7th. Our kids were into Legos, K'Nex, Puzz3D, and all sorts of building toys, so we spent a lot of our time working together to assemble new sets. We also watched the movies (VHS back then) they received, as well as old favorites. We took turns choosing the menu for each day so that everyone had favorite foods (even when that meant PBJs for supper.) On Epiphany, we enjoyed our first King Cake of the season (which runs until Mardi Gras.) Whoever got the "baby" (we used a plastic baby hidden from the bottom, but some people use a large nut) was the King (or Queen) of the Feast. These days, we're not together for most of the 12 days of Christmas (if at all.) I order King Cakes for each of us from a bakery in New Orleans that delivers them on (or the day before) Epiphany, but that's all we do now....See MoreLet's Celebrate Pi Day!
Comments (2)AND if you were born on 3/14 (in any year), you are a PIsces! Did you know that frisbees--like those on your table--were (reportedly) based on pans from the Frisbee PIE company?...See Morecooper8828
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