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Note to self: no matter how nice a night it may be, walking from 4t St & 2nd avenue to 35th & 6th avenue to catch the express bus home is really not a good idea. Even if you were wearing your comfy walking heels.
It really was a lovely night, though. Summer in the city can be hellish, but once the sun goes down and the wind picks up, it's party-town in the street cafes and bars and just generally Hanging Out. It's not just in warm weather, either: one of my favorite memories of NYC is walking with a group of people, Winter 2001, through snow-coated streets from one bar to another, just generally feeling good to be alive and out and enjoying the relative peace and quiet of the snowfall... (those of you who've read FREE FALL have read a description of one such night -- minus the supernatural stuff, thankfully)
Question 1: What's your favorite weather-related night out memory?
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One of my favorite cooking terms is "wok hei," which I was taught (and I may be wrong) means "flavor or spirit from the wok." In other words, the resulting taste you get from food cooked in a wok.
Stir-fry is one of my favorite styles of cooking, because it gives you so much opportunity to mix and match flavors, from the traditional Chinese elements (scallions, garlic, ginger, celery, string beans) to more unusual (potato, cabbage, apples, pineapple, etc). It also lets me use up whatever's in the fridge in a healthy and cost-effective manner.
One of my favorite 'easy, feed-the-writer-on-deadline' meals is chicken thigh meat, sliced, with dried pineapple chunks, string beans, shredded carrots and cashews, with garlic and soy sauce. Scallions optional.
Question 2: What's your favorite stir-fry?
It really was a lovely night, though. Summer in the city can be hellish, but once the sun goes down and the wind picks up, it's party-town in the street cafes and bars and just generally Hanging Out. It's not just in warm weather, either: one of my favorite memories of NYC is walking with a group of people, Winter 2001, through snow-coated streets from one bar to another, just generally feeling good to be alive and out and enjoying the relative peace and quiet of the snowfall... (those of you who've read FREE FALL have read a description of one such night -- minus the supernatural stuff, thankfully)
Question 1: What's your favorite weather-related night out memory?
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One of my favorite cooking terms is "wok hei," which I was taught (and I may be wrong) means "flavor or spirit from the wok." In other words, the resulting taste you get from food cooked in a wok.
Stir-fry is one of my favorite styles of cooking, because it gives you so much opportunity to mix and match flavors, from the traditional Chinese elements (scallions, garlic, ginger, celery, string beans) to more unusual (potato, cabbage, apples, pineapple, etc). It also lets me use up whatever's in the fridge in a healthy and cost-effective manner.
One of my favorite 'easy, feed-the-writer-on-deadline' meals is chicken thigh meat, sliced, with dried pineapple chunks, string beans, shredded carrots and cashews, with garlic and soy sauce. Scallions optional.
Question 2: What's your favorite stir-fry?
