It’s been a whole week! Where have I been?
I rarely ever leave this alone for so long, but my kitchen has looked like a warzone (still does) since last week. Why? I’ve moved. If you’ve been following the blog, I was just apartment hunting a few weeks earlier. We’ve found just the thing - a two-bedroom apartment in the heart of New Toronto (that’s way, way southwest corner by Long Branch, if you live in TO) on a gorgeous little quiet street.
This morning I was awoken by birdsong. Dispite the fact that my whole place still looked like a tornado went through it, and moving down from my last apartment - a three-storey walk-up - was hell, it was worth it. Now, if only they didn’t wake me an hour earlier than I had to be up.
Once my kitchen is in order, I can start cooking again. But for now, you might hear more rambling from me about eating pizza. With anchovies on it. Who likes anchovies?
June 28th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Welcome back. I do! I do!
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Yes, please: Anchovies, olives, sausage, pepperoni, cherry peppers, crushed red pepper, meatballs, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, garlic
No, thank you: ham, pineapple, chicken, clams, bacon, salami, marshmallows, scallions, oregano, tofu
Maybe (if I live long enough): potato chips, fried chicken, Chinese yuk sung pork floss
Boy, we missed you.
June 28th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Aw. Thank you.
They put marshmellows on pizza??
I’m sure they’ve probably done pork floss on pizza in China already. In HK there was seafood pizza (clams, white fish, shrimp, lobster, mussels, weird jellyfish things, the works) 10 years ago, or more.
Love anchovies. Bonus: when I order “half with anchovies please” I’m guaranteed with that half. Nobody else seem to want to touch it.
But…how could you not like bacon?
June 28th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
welcome back! good for you, finding a new place. anyway, i like anchovies, but not too much. i miss pizza. yeah, japan’s got pizza, but something’s wrong with the pizza here. i think it’s because they put too little meat on it (or i think i’ve been unlucky with the restaurants here). i’ve seen domino’s pizza boxes here in the office but i can’t find the number (note to self: try reading the box… reply to self: i can’t read japanese…) i miss decent NY style pizza.
June 29th, 2006 at 6:17 am
Good! More pizza for Sally.
The last time I was in Hong Hong was 1977, the pizza was like chung yuw biang with scallions sprinkled on top of what appeared to be ketchup, and thoroughly nasty.
My dear friend was very homesick and ordered it in a hotel dining room, and I was horrified. I had convinced him to travel to Hong Kong and Taiwan with me, so felt responsible. But not enough to try the Hong Kong pizza.
I like bacon just fine, but not on my pizza.
I return to Hong Kong on Sunday. Anything I should see? I shall probably skip the pizza…
June 29th, 2006 at 9:49 am
There’s Disneyland HK. (Yeah, I missed that! They tore down the old Lai Yun carnival, and put up…Disneyland.)
Pizza was much better by the mid-80’s. They have pizza hut chains in HK now, and since the locals have to compete, it really is good. Just don’t try to order it in the night markets or anything.
June 29th, 2006 at 11:40 am
Thanks, I believe I will pass on Disneyland HK. I will miss the old Yuw Lok Cheong. I seem to remember riding a pony at Lai Yun.
Unless someone has me at gunpoint, there will be very little chance of me putting anything called “pizza” in my mouth, let alone setting foot in any Pizza Hut, while I stay in Hong Kong.
But I may be in those night markets catching up on about 30 years of DVDs. Thanks!
June 29th, 2006 at 10:42 pm
HHHMMMM…………I LOVE ANCHOVIE, THE MOSTLY I COOKED THEM WITH PEANUT AND REDPEPPER IT IS SO GOOD WITH SOME INGRIDIEN , YEAHHH DON,T FORGET PUT SOME LIME LEAVE…HEHHE. SALLY I LIKE WITH YOUR RECIPY YOU WROTE I WILL TRY CHIKEN AND PEANUT SOME TIME..LOL….I LOVE FOOD
June 29th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
THINKING ABOUT PIZZA ….DID YOU EVER THINK MAKE TANDORI CHIKEN PIZZA……………
July 2nd, 2006 at 5:16 am
BTW, my kids loved when I’d fry toast points in anchovy butter.
Unsalted butter 2 large pats
anchovy paste (or minced anchovy) 1 tsp
basil 1 tsp
parsley 1 tsp
olive oil 2 tbsp
Brown diagonally sliced bread slices until kids start screaming for them, but before they set fire to anything valuable.
July 6th, 2006 at 7:14 am
Gerry/ Like shrimp toast (mmmm shrimp toast) but with anchovies? Certainly a cheaper alternative.
Somehow I just can’t imagine kids liking anchovies. (but I guess mine will. I hope.)