[Jamestown1630]

This month – some Asian treats, and a salute to the people who brave the sea to the benefit of us all.

(If you would like on or off of this monthly cooking thread, please send a private message.)

-JT

[kiryandil]

A really good 2015 Japanese film, Sweet Bean:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4298958/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Bean

[dynachrome]

kimchi is one of the foods of Valhalla.

[kiryandil]

Re: The Edmund Fitzgerald

Lake Superior will kill your @ss without blinking.

[Blurb2350]

Many grocery stores now carry kimchee. I’ve seen it — and bought it — in my local Safeway and Walmart. Look in the refrigerated area of the produce section. It’ll do wonders for your newly-fashionable “intestinal flora.”

[mylife]

I adore it all...

[Deplorable American1776]

Amen to those who do hazardous jobs including the fisherman of the Alaskan and Grand Banks areas.

45 years ago was when Edmund Fitzgerald when down, heard Gordon Lightfoot sing at Grad Night '76 at Disney. Second time at Grad Night First time at Grad Night was in 75 heard Brownsville Station sign Smoking in the Boys Room...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for the mention of The Edmund Fitzgerald. It is a HUGE deal in northern Wisconsin, and remembered every year. I’ve only been to Lake Superior a few times; we went swimming in August and the water was STILL frigid beyond belief, even at the shoreline. Some winter seasons the ice isn’t gone until July.

Great song, and I love Gordon’s music, too. :)

[IamConservative]

A very simple but fast meal with savory Asian flavor.

Egg Roll Skillet

- 1 lb fresh ground pork, unseasoned.
- 1 14oz. bag Dole Classic Coleslaw
- 1 tbsp roasted sesame oil
- 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

Brown sausage into a fine crumble in a covered skillet. After brown, to the sausage and drippings, add sesame oil, soy sauce and ginger to meat and combine well. Add and stir the coleslaw in well. Cover and cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes. Cook time dependent on how much tooth you like in the cabbage. You want a little bite left in the cabbage as you would expect in an egg roll.

Certainly room to explore with this idea. Different ground meats. Different Asian flavor profiles. Different vegetables.

This is a good, simple low carb meal in a bowl. A hearty teenage boy; just put the skillet in front of him and stand back at a safe distance.. :)

[Liz]

Merry Christmas.

[vis a vis]

Love these threads. Does anyone have a foolproof chocolate covered pretzel recipe, using chocolate chips instead of “melts”? I always come up with a molten mass that is hard to roll onto the pretzel rod. Although today’s goof made a great truffle rolled into crushed espresso beans.

Thanks.

Merry Christmas everyone.