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DINNER: Friday, March 14, 2003

DINNER: Friday, March 14, 2003

Tonight was a show night for HENRY V, so it was dine on the go for us. I brought home a salad for Wendy, and I had a Gyro from the Greek place down the street.

DINNER: Thursday, March 13, 2003

DINNER: Thursday, March 13, 2003

Simple food tonight, really. We ate crab legs, cheese, crackers, and carrots in the following manner: Take a bite of crab leg. Push Mr. Face off the plate. Take some cheese and a cracker. Push Mr. Face away. Pick up some carrot. Shove Mr. Face…

DINNER: Wednesday, March 12, 2003

DINNER: Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Wendy & I ran some errands before stopping at the grocery store to pick up the week's groceries and the fixings for tonight's dinner. The salmon looked good, so we got some of that. Some califlower, carrots, onions, and mushrooms as well. I prepared baked…

DINNER: Tuesday, March 11, 2003

DINNER: Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Tonight, we ate a traditional Chinese rice dish brought to us by our neighbor, whose mother makes these at home. We don't know what they're called — can anyone help?

It's sticky white rice with meat, fish, nuts, dried shrimp, and other items mixed in. An amount of the rice mixture approximately equal in size to a burrito is pressed together then folded into large green leaves, then tied with string.

To heat these packets, they're dropped in boiling water for several minutes (though our neighbor confessed that they will heat them in the microwave), then the leaves are removed. They are excellent with soy sauce, and are very filling.