Photo credit: Gene Michael Bradley
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Canadian graffiti.
If it wasn’t so cold, I’d consider moving.
READER GIVEAWAY!
Trudy runs her own business selling pendants with healing properties, as well as performing tarot and crystal readings.
She’s generously agreed to send custom-made pendants to five lucky readers…all you have to do is comment below with your favorite style by Saturday at midnight. I’ll post the winners’ names Sunday…so check back then to see if you won!
My favorite pendants:
Melting butter and sugar
Pouring over hot butter mixture
Let’s talk about Steamed Mini Pork Buns. I order them often (in fact, I ordered them for dinner last night), but have been unable to take a pretty picture of them - hence my usage of the photo above - because let’s be honest: the things aren’t exactly supermodels. They are, however, tiny, juicy, and unspeakably delicious, and their absence on a Chinese takeout menu means I ain’t orderin’.
I also love enormous, fluffy pork buns, which are a totally different animal from the ones pictured above, but possibly even tastier. Obviously Momofuku’s are next-level, but Citysearch has a good breakdown of Chinatown’s Best Buns (“Top Bun” goes to Sun Sai Gai)
Also, cool: I found a recipe for how to make Momofuku’s buns yourself at home: http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/diaryofafoodie/2008/04/porkbellybuns. If you live in NYC (or anywhere pre-made buns are readily available), skip the bun-making step and focus on the pork.
