Incredible Chinese Food

On the way to a business meeting this past week. Kim Brown and I stopped at the new Ding How Asian Bistro on Highway 51, near Rice Road. This was not your ordinary Chinese, all-you-can-eat, slop trough. This was great Chinese food, the way it should be prepared and enjoyed. We both ordered a special. Mine was the Shrimp with Five Mushrooms. Kim had the Special Eggplant with Pork. Both were outstanding. I wish we had thought to get pictures before we finished devastating the plates, but we were too busy eating. I will go back again soon and I will get pre-eating photos. Here are the "after" shots.

Tom's Plate "After"

Kim's Plate "After"

Bar Food and Leftover Ribs

No cooking tonight. I don't consider reheating in the mircowave to be cooking. Tonight was the "First Ink" party for my friend Jack Criss and the premiere issue of the Greater Jackson Business Journal. The event was at Sal & Mookie's and was well attended by contributors and advertisers. It was delightful catching up with some people I haven't seen in a while and meeting some new folks with common interests. Our food tonight was above-par bar nibbles. We had a paninni plate with several varieties of pressed sandwiches, some hot wings and fried ravioli. It all went well with cocktails. As bar food goes, Sal & Mookie's gets high marks.

When Kitty and I got home, we were still a bit hungry so I unwrapped the ribs from last night and nuked them a bit. They hit the spot. I would show a picture of the demolished bones, but it might be a little embarrassing for both me and the pig. Gnawed bones are rarely flattering.

Tomorrow is a big day. I'm cooking on Midday Mississippi (WLBT at noon) and cooking my favorite meal of the year, Standing Rib Roast and Yorkshire Pudding for the family before late church. I'll have plenty of pictures of that.

Bon Appetit!
~Tom