http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/ An illustrated food blog by Michele Humes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-146 atalie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:11:15 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-146 Thank you! It is almost too scary looking to eat. I'll peel it with a chainsaw. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-145 Melissa Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:40:39 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-145 I know exactly how you feel. It happens every time I go home, and my parents wonder why I hole myself up in the house. Try Crystal Jade for xiao long bao. I don't know if it's the best in HK, but it certainly trumps those awful things you get in New York.
Try Crystal Jade for xiao long bao. I don’t know if it’s the best in HK, but it certainly trumps those awful things you get in New York.]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-144 AppetiteforChina Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:23:21 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-144 I love everything about HK except the weather. Going there after being in mainland China often feels like escaping to a tropical island (as in it's relaxing by comparison.) Then again, going to NYC after mainland China also feels like escaping to a tropical island. But I do empathize with returning to a city and realizing you've outgrown it. Hang in there! http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-143 Michele Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:57:28 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-143 Oh! I have a really good recipe. You peel it and cut it up into small chunks, and you do the same with an equal volume of Granny Smiths. Lots and lots of cubed butter on the bottom of a large saucepan; the apples and celeriac go in on a low heat. Cover and allow to soften fully, maybe 30 min. When it's done, put it in a blender and add heavy cream a bit at a time until you get something that's a little looser than mashed potatoes. It is the best thing with duck or lamb. p.s. You have to "peel" it by cutting off the root ends, halving it and slicing off the skin with a big knife. A peeler won't do you any good at all.
You peel it and cut it up into small chunks, and you do the same with an equal volume of Granny Smiths.

Lots and lots of cubed butter on the bottom of a large saucepan; the apples and celeriac go in on a low heat. Cover and allow to soften fully, maybe 30 min.

When it’s done, put it in a blender and add heavy cream a bit at a time until you get something that’s a little looser than mashed potatoes.

It is the best thing with duck or lamb.

p.s. You have to “peel” it by cutting off the root ends, halving it and slicing off the skin with a big knife. A peeler won’t do you any good at all.]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-141 atalie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:53:38 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-141 There is nothing harder than returning to the city of your youth only to find that you have outgrown it. I bought celery root today for the first time. Can you post a recipe for me? Otherwise I'll be forced to read your competition: orangette. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-140 Michele Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:40:47 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-140 It's not that I find it unwelcoming. I grew up here, but, after so many years abroad, I feel like a foreigner. I agree that it's one of the world's great cities, but I don't know if it's for me. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/04/13/back-in-the-sar/#comment-139 Kian Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:28:45 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=51#comment-139 I love Hong Kong. I'm sorry you found it unwelcoming. I like the hustle and bustle of the city. I like the cosmopolitan. I like the food. I like the fact that it is like being in China but not quite. People are civilized and orderly unlike in mainland China. But I must agree I do not like the humidity and heat.
I like the hustle and bustle of the city. I like the cosmopolitan. I like the food. I like the fact that it is like being in China but not quite. People are civilized and orderly unlike in mainland China.

But I must agree I do not like the humidity and heat.]]>