Comments on: Rocking and (Spring) Rolling

By: Lynn (The Actors Diet)

Lynn (The Actors Diet) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:50:05 +0000

you definitely should check out mama testa’s – my hubby and i were seriously contemplating a 2 hour drive after watching the throwdown episode….it’s funny that your boyfriend says they’re not authentic b/c in the episode they kept saying how authentic they were! good thing he wasn’t doing the judging!

By: biz319

biz319 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:09:09 +0000

You did a great job on those egg rolls!

I have had more than my fair share of cooking failures:

1. leaving sugar out of cupcakes
2. cooking a whole chicken on the grill that was still frozen on the inside!
3. making a souffle, only to have the bottom of my stove pop up and threw the WHOLE thing all over my kitchen – it took an hour to clean up!

Needless to say, after no. 3, we ordered pizza!

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:23:43 +0000

I call my stepdad “Not-Dad” and my step sister and brothers Not-Sister and Not-brother. lol… just to mix it up.

And same with Susan, my dad has been dating the same woman for some 20 years off and on and it’s weird just calling her my dad’s gf. She’s part of the family. Her son too. Damn modern-day blended/broken families.

Those rolls look fantastic. I’ve never tried anything like that! I may have to. Wonder where I can find those spring wraps? Were all the veggies raw or did you blanche them first?

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:48:31 +0000

Those spring rolls look fabulous!! Is there a huge difference between those wrappers and wonton wrappers? I’ve been able to find wonton wrappers around here, but I found they were too calorie dense to be worth it (surprising, because they look like nothing!).

Ha, I hate the term “step-mom” too. Neither of my parents married their significant others, so I feel even sillier saying “my dad’s girlfriend” when they’ve been living together for over a decade!