Monday, May 14, 2007
yes! a kitchen.
My 'family' is a surrogate family that has cradled & nurtured me since my earliest days here in Nanjing. Lots of connections with them: their niece was studying English in Nanjing before heading to college in Shandong province (she helped me with my chinese), and when Kate came out to visit in January we went over there, chowed half their menu items & hung out.
Tonight I went to my family's place and, again, hung for a bit. They let me cook up my very own tomato+egg dish, appropriately named 西红柿鸡蛋 (tomato+egg in chinese), and I realized how much of a snap it is. Why isn't this popular in the states? So easy, so fast. And tonight was all high-heat wok cooking action. Tomato + egg + ginger + garlic + green onion + salt + sugar + of course, MSG!
It was over in about 30 seconds. but it was a good time and the results were satisfying. In my dorm room there's only a hot plate, having a fully kitchen to do this in was nice.
Then, on the walk back to my school, I noticed that everyone around me was wearing pajamas. Everyone, not just kids, and they were walking all through the neighborhood in complete comfort. People prob think i'm a bit nutty b/c I had a wry grin on my face the whole way home. maybe I was just jealous - if there wasn't work to do I would put on my own pjs and join them.
Thats just another thing we, for whatever reason, don't see enough in the US. I'm pro community pajama party. Where do you stand?
Tonight I went to my family's place and, again, hung for a bit. They let me cook up my very own tomato+egg dish, appropriately named 西红柿鸡蛋 (tomato+egg in chinese), and I realized how much of a snap it is. Why isn't this popular in the states? So easy, so fast. And tonight was all high-heat wok cooking action. Tomato + egg + ginger + garlic + green onion + salt + sugar + of course, MSG!
It was over in about 30 seconds. but it was a good time and the results were satisfying. In my dorm room there's only a hot plate, having a fully kitchen to do this in was nice.
Then, on the walk back to my school, I noticed that everyone around me was wearing pajamas. Everyone, not just kids, and they were walking all through the neighborhood in complete comfort. People prob think i'm a bit nutty b/c I had a wry grin on my face the whole way home. maybe I was just jealous - if there wasn't work to do I would put on my own pjs and join them.
Thats just another thing we, for whatever reason, don't see enough in the US. I'm pro community pajama party. Where do you stand?
# posted by Scott @ 5:16 AM 
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i'm definitely pro community pajama party. sounds as if you had a lovely and relaxing time with your family surrogate.
they will always be part of our family now that they have held you in their hearts and home--esp 'THE KITCHEN'!
LOVE,MA
they will always be part of our family now that they have held you in their hearts and home--esp 'THE KITCHEN'!
LOVE,MA
hey, scott!
looking forward to your returning to the states--i know you will miss being in China--you have loved being there, but we folks here in the states, love you as well--you will just have to divide your time between there and here, that's all. love, Ma
looking forward to your returning to the states--i know you will miss being in China--you have loved being there, but we folks here in the states, love you as well--you will just have to divide your time between there and here, that's all. love, Ma
"divide my time"...couldn't have said it better myself, ma. now to find families in latin america, the middle east & iceland.
Since this post, this same family has met & fed many of my students - all of which agree that their food is some of the best in Xiao Hang (my small town here in Nanjing). Same goes for their personalities. Lucky us.
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Since this post, this same family has met & fed many of my students - all of which agree that their food is some of the best in Xiao Hang (my small town here in Nanjing). Same goes for their personalities. Lucky us.
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