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It's not just another ordinary chili...Floral Szechuan flavor coats your mouth and lips, and gives you a mellow numbing sensation in each bite. Szechuan chili brings you to another world where ordinary ingredients are sexed-up by exotic touch and imagination.
Beet Risotto, finished with goat cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Melanie and Peter invited me to go to Mel's parents' house in Pennsylvania for Xmas. We had hot pot for Xmas lunch, and prior to that, we opened a lot of presents! I got a nice Japanese cookbook, by Emi Kazuko, and a bottle of this season's new extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
I am grateful to have great friends like Mel and Peter; they made this Xmas memorable while my family was away.I made a Key Lime Pie (with regular limes...I admit it) for my Xmas lunch with Peter, Melanie, and her relatives. I topped the pie with meringue and pie crumbs, which gave the pie some texture in every bite.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!