Someone gave me American brownie mix for my birthday. We don't have regular ovens, so I had to make them in my toaster oven. I made four little pans in total. I got the little pans at the "western" grocery store. They were expensive, but worth it. The Chinese don't bake, everything is fried or boiled. I've never seen a full size oven here, and I'm pretty sure only the foreigner apartments have toaster ovens. I've learned to cook pretty well with very few appliances, though. I have a microwave, the toaster oven, a rice cooker and a hot plate. I hardly ever use the hot plate, as it has two settings: high and off. But the rice cooker is very handy, it automatically shuts off when the juice is done so nothing ever burns. I make dumplings and veggie curry in it all the time.
And, this is a sucker someone gave me for my birthday. The gristle part was the candy, kind of like a blow pop. Yummm...gristle candy!
Someone gave me American brownie mix for my birthday. We don't have regular ovens, so I had to make them in my toaster oven. I made four little pans in total. I got the little pans at the "western" grocery store. They were expensive, but worth it. The Chinese don't bake, everything is fried or boiled. I've never seen a full size oven here, and I'm pretty sure only the foreigner apartments have toaster ovens. I've learned to cook pretty well with very few appliances, though. I have a microwave, the toaster oven, a rice cooker and a hot plate. I hardly ever use the hot plate, as it has two settings: high and off. But the rice cooker is very handy, it automatically shuts off when the juice is done so nothing ever burns. I make dumplings and veggie curry in it all the time.
And, this is a sucker someone gave me for my birthday. The gristle part was the candy, kind of like a blow pop. Yummm...gristle candy!
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ps: the snacking fishies... no thanks. evar. *shudder*
Thanks for letting me know it wasn't getting boring, I am glad you like hearing about it. I am never quite sure when I am boring people to death by talking about China.