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Baklava! and a Wok on da’ Wild Side…

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I've had my "crew" onCameradownload_043 Baklava Watch over the last few days.

Well today, Jo's package arrived, and my oh, my! Not only did it contain her wonderful Baklava, but smoked bacon, paprika sausages, and pepperoni that never made it past the "unpacking" stage! The Baklava was excellent, there were two types, and both were yummy. Thanks Jo, you made my 4th weekend! Can't wait to try the sausages – they look fab!Baklava01

I also decided to take The Big Kahuna Burner for a "test" drive. I first took a half pound of beans sprouts and did a quick stir fry with only salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Man this thing can rip!!!Bigk03 I turned it on at full blast and the stir fry was done in about 15 seconds. The Bean sprouts were fully cooked yet crunchy, and very tasty. The second dish was Chicken with Thai Basil. I had my "mise", and everything else ready. But it became obvious I wasn't ready for this. Everything happened so quickly, that the chicken became somewhat over-cooked! The chicken was still tender, really super tender, but some pieces were a bit scorched! I need to control temperature a little better next time. The dish was done in less than 5 minutes! This is the "real deal"….

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2/3 Lb Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts cut into strips
3 Tb Oil
3 Cloves Garlic Minced
4 kaffir lime leaves cut into strips (remove center stalk)
2/3 Cup Straw Mushroom
1/2 Cup Bamboo Shoots Sliced
3 Dried Chili's
20 Leaves Thai Basil
1/2 Cup Oyster Sauce

Heat wok, add oil and sear chili's, add garlic and kaffir lime leaves. Add chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes (or less on wok stove). Add bamboo shoots and straw mushrooms and stir fry until chicken is cooked. Add oyster sauce and mix well. Remove from heat and add Thai Basil.

yoso silly: Now Make Pizza”Like Dad Used to Make”

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I thought this was really funny. A series of comments on Reid’s great blog:Onokinegrindz regarding a long standing pizza place back home in Honolulu (Magoo’s), started taking us on a looooong trip down memory lane. There were discussion about various (now long-gone) pizza joints, an ice cream parlor, eventually leading us to Appian Way pizza. If no remembers the Appian Way Pizza Kit, it was sort of like the Macaroni and Cheese kit for pizza, a package of dough mix and a can of sauce – just add water!!!

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Now this is the regular crust kit, but funny thing is I don’t remember any other variation on this.

To make this even funnier, Appian Way Pizza is available through Amazon; Appian Way Pizza Kit. I love the "Features" where it says "Create your own pizzaria style pizza at home"!!!! Now last time I remember pizzaria is spelled pizzeria…. What made me depressed is the "Just like Dad used to make!", I guess that really starts to date us……so if you remember making this….well fill in the blanks. Also, it costs $33, but it seems to be for a case of 12, so if you buy this you can make your authentic pizzeria style pizza in your own home!

BTW, I don’t recall the pizza made with this stuff as being really that bad. But I thought, I’d give everyone a couple of laughs!