Guys, I’m sorry to say this, but I didn’t take a picture of our meal! Gah!
Whoops.
But I did make it, and it was quite successful. Whee!
It uses pretty much a whole head of Chinese cabbage, so if my produce box sends me one of those, I am ready. <flexes bicep>
Bring it on!
On your advice, I did not use Shitakes and opted for white button mushrooms instead. Because we are not intense mushroom people. 😉
And the great thing is that with the oyster sauce and ginger, even the mushroom-haters among us thought that they were pretty tolerable.
I think next time I’d stir-fry the cabbage just a little less so that it has a bit of crunch to it. But other than that, I’d keep the recipe the same.
So, yay!
(This recipe is from the December/January 2016/2017 issue of Cook’s Country).
Next Week’s Recipe
As you may remember if you follow me on Instagram, my grandpa died back in December.
my grandpa, my dad, and me eight years ago
But for a variety of reasons, we haven’t had his memorial service yet. It’s actually going to be this coming week, so I’m going to be flying out to South Dakota.
That little town in South Dakota was one of my favorite places in the whole world, and I used to love, love, love to go visit my grandparents and cousins there when I was a kid. I haven’t been there since I was 17, and I wanted to go back and say goodbye to that special place one more time.
And it will be good to see all the relatives on my dad’s side of the family too.
I won’t be gone the whole week, but it’ll be enough that I’m thinking maybe it’s not the week to try a new recipe. There’ll be time for that later.
Your turn!
What new recipe did you try this week?
Randi MacDonald
Tuesday 28th of March 2017
I'm sorry about your grandpa. I love Shiitake mushrooms. The depth of flavor is amazing.
Cindy
Saturday 25th of March 2017
I am sorry to hear about your grandpa. I lived in SD. almost my entire life and just moved to Illinois 2 1/2 years ago. I lived in the small town of Roscoe, SD. I would be interested to know what little town in SD. that you are referring to.
Kristen
Saturday 25th of March 2017
Ah, so you were farther north! My grandparents lived in Marion, SD, which is closer to Sioux Falls.
Carla
Saturday 25th of March 2017
I'm so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Mary Ann
Friday 24th of March 2017
So sorry to hear about your Granpa. It's hard saying good-bye to those special places, but you will always have your memories. My parents had a house on Lake Gaston the we had to sell after they both died. My sons and I went back for one last look and it was so hard. It still makes me cry. Good luck.
Mrs. Daisy @ Dirt Road Daisy
Friday 24th of March 2017
I feel that way about where I grew up, it's something my siblings and I share that no one will ever really understand. When we are all gathered at my dad's farm, we act like kids again and our significant others just shake their heads :) Enjoy your trip and the memories!