Last night we went to Lobster King for dim sum on the way home–sometimes I crave those turnip cakes dipped in vinegar, hot peppers and soy!–and I tried something new that I don’t think I would have if the waiter hadn’t recommended it: bean curd skin with shrimp. Doesn’t sound appetizing, does it? But he was right on when he told me that if I liked the turnip cakes and the chive dumplings, I’d like it. It was a thin, crispy shell of bean curd wrapped around a generous portion of shrimp and fried. Yum. Try it next time you’re in.

What a week. I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I had a nasty virus last weekend (it actually lasted four days) and while I feel fine now, I’m in need of rest and unfortunately, a lot of catching up on things that haven’t been done. I had to cancel a cooking get-together I had planned for tomorrow night and I don’t even know at this point if I’m going to cook at all. I hope you eat better than I do this weekend, because I could be happy with microwave popcorn…

Everyone have a good weekend!