Stinky tofu / Firefox clearing / Noise / Planet Hollywood Potstickers
Tonight, I called Jeremy to see if he'd be able to make it to the Night Market. He couldn't since (as Jon said) his parents were in town - so I joked that it meant I had to eat a lot of stinky tofu for him. His response was "Yes, please!" Haha. Maybe I will eat at least two pieces, although my brother's more known for eating the stinky stuff than I am! (at least it isn't durian!) Then Diven got on MSN to bug me in Netspeak: does he REALLY not want me to talk to him anymore? :P He even linked me to some comics where this guy gets teleported into Counterstrike and people use a lot of Netspeak, since he picked up some of this stuff from gaming forums. I know MSN and ICQ were two of Netspeak's originators, but really. Yuck. Later, he called me certain names because of tofu - I asked one person in joke form, and the other asked me presumably for real! What am I supposed to do? Cheating, indeed... :P
I've had a problem with Firefox clearing the sites I put into the address bar on the drop-down menu, and also making all visited links UNVISITED every time I restart the computer. It also cleared most (if not all) of the data on drop-down boxes in text fields such as the Google input bar a few days ago, and it's annoying! Tonight, I decided to do the sensible thing and ask the people over at the Mozilla forums. To my surprise, I got an answer within two minutes. It wasn't what I was looking for, but I think I have it resolved now. Whee!
Hey, here's a story Jasmine might like since she DETESTS her loud neighbors:
Judge finds landlord liable for noise
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York judge has ruled in favor of a resident who complained her landlord failed to stop loud music from being blared by neighbors.
The ruling, by State Supreme Court Justice Walter Tolub, means landlord Archives Inc. will not receive $1,000 and a month's rent from Celine Armstrong when she breaks her lease and the landlord may be forced to pay Armstrong $80,000 in back rent and $200,000 in punitive damages, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Eric Sherman, an attorney for Armstrong, said his client's apartment was made unlivable by loud music blasted by her neighbor.
"It was happening at all hours of the day and night, 11, 12, 1 in the morning. Music so loud her bedroom wall vibrated. She couldn't think, she couldn't sleep, she couldn't work at her desk, and she couldn't even watch television," Sherman said.
Sherman said Armstrong's complaints to the landlord and doormen "were ignored for 20 months."
I bet she wishes it could be resolved that way!
Planet Hollywood Potstickers
Menu Description: "Six potstickers filled with fresh ground turkey meat, and seasoned with ginger, water chestnuts, red pepper, and green onions. They are fried and served in a basket with spicy hoisin." Here's a special recipe from one of the most popular theme restaurant chains. Potstickers are a popular Asian dumpling that can be fried, steamed, or simmered in a broth. Planet Hollywood has customized its version to make them crunchier than the traditional dish, and it's a tasty twist that I'm sure you'll love. Since hoisin sauce would be very difficult to make from scratch, you can use a commercial brand found in most stores.
1/4 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced green onion
1 teaspoon minced water chestnuts
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (no seeds)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg, beaten
Vegetable oil for frying
12 wonton wrappers (3 x 3-inch size)
On the side: Hoisin sauce
1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients except the egg, wrappers, and oil. Add 1 tablespoon of the beaten egg. Save the rest of the egg for later. Preheat oil in a deep fryer or a deep saucepan to 375 degrees. Use enough oil to cover the pot stickers -- 1 to 2 inches should be enough.
2. Invert a small bowl or glass with a 3-inch diameter on the center of a wonton wrapper and cut around it to make a circle. Repeat for the remaining wrappers.
3. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon of the turkey filling into the center of one wrapper. Brush a little beaten egg around half of the edge of the wrapper and fold the wrapper over the filling. Gather the wrapper as you seal it so that it is crinkled around the edge. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
4. Deep-fry the potstickers six at a time in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are brown. Drain on a rack or paper towels. Serve with hoisin sauce for dipping. If you want, add some crushed red pepper or cayenne pepper to the sauce. Serves 3 to 4 as an appetizer.
Tidbits
If you can't find wonton wrappers, you can also use eggroll wrappers for this recipe. Eggroll wrappers are much bigger, so you will be wasting more of the dough when you trim the wrappers to 3-inch diameter circles. But in a pinch, this is a quick solution. Potsticker wrappers can also be found in some supermarkets, but I've found the wonton wrappers and eggroll wrappers, when fried, taste more like the restaurant version.
I've had a problem with Firefox clearing the sites I put into the address bar on the drop-down menu, and also making all visited links UNVISITED every time I restart the computer. It also cleared most (if not all) of the data on drop-down boxes in text fields such as the Google input bar a few days ago, and it's annoying! Tonight, I decided to do the sensible thing and ask the people over at the Mozilla forums. To my surprise, I got an answer within two minutes. It wasn't what I was looking for, but I think I have it resolved now. Whee!
Hey, here's a story Jasmine might like since she DETESTS her loud neighbors:
Judge finds landlord liable for noise
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York judge has ruled in favor of a resident who complained her landlord failed to stop loud music from being blared by neighbors.
The ruling, by State Supreme Court Justice Walter Tolub, means landlord Archives Inc. will not receive $1,000 and a month's rent from Celine Armstrong when she breaks her lease and the landlord may be forced to pay Armstrong $80,000 in back rent and $200,000 in punitive damages, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Eric Sherman, an attorney for Armstrong, said his client's apartment was made unlivable by loud music blasted by her neighbor.
"It was happening at all hours of the day and night, 11, 12, 1 in the morning. Music so loud her bedroom wall vibrated. She couldn't think, she couldn't sleep, she couldn't work at her desk, and she couldn't even watch television," Sherman said.
Sherman said Armstrong's complaints to the landlord and doormen "were ignored for 20 months."
I bet she wishes it could be resolved that way!
Planet Hollywood Potstickers
Menu Description: "Six potstickers filled with fresh ground turkey meat, and seasoned with ginger, water chestnuts, red pepper, and green onions. They are fried and served in a basket with spicy hoisin." Here's a special recipe from one of the most popular theme restaurant chains. Potstickers are a popular Asian dumpling that can be fried, steamed, or simmered in a broth. Planet Hollywood has customized its version to make them crunchier than the traditional dish, and it's a tasty twist that I'm sure you'll love. Since hoisin sauce would be very difficult to make from scratch, you can use a commercial brand found in most stores.
1/4 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced green onion
1 teaspoon minced water chestnuts
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (no seeds)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg, beaten
Vegetable oil for frying
12 wonton wrappers (3 x 3-inch size)
On the side: Hoisin sauce
1. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients except the egg, wrappers, and oil. Add 1 tablespoon of the beaten egg. Save the rest of the egg for later. Preheat oil in a deep fryer or a deep saucepan to 375 degrees. Use enough oil to cover the pot stickers -- 1 to 2 inches should be enough.
2. Invert a small bowl or glass with a 3-inch diameter on the center of a wonton wrapper and cut around it to make a circle. Repeat for the remaining wrappers.
3. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon of the turkey filling into the center of one wrapper. Brush a little beaten egg around half of the edge of the wrapper and fold the wrapper over the filling. Gather the wrapper as you seal it so that it is crinkled around the edge. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
4. Deep-fry the potstickers six at a time in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are brown. Drain on a rack or paper towels. Serve with hoisin sauce for dipping. If you want, add some crushed red pepper or cayenne pepper to the sauce. Serves 3 to 4 as an appetizer.
Tidbits
If you can't find wonton wrappers, you can also use eggroll wrappers for this recipe. Eggroll wrappers are much bigger, so you will be wasting more of the dough when you trim the wrappers to 3-inch diameter circles. But in a pinch, this is a quick solution. Potsticker wrappers can also be found in some supermarkets, but I've found the wonton wrappers and eggroll wrappers, when fried, taste more like the restaurant version.
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