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Quarantine Dinner #46: Spam Fried Rice

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:08:53+00:00May 6th, 2020|

You got mail! I started using a computer in 1986 back then the world was beginning to change but no one knew it yet… I used to communicate using a modem at very low speeds 300 baud to be exact. I used to run a bbs which is a bulletin board service where people could post messages and files for each other. Quarantine Dinner #46 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Main idea: Spam Fried Rice. Original publish date preserved. You got mail! I started using a computer in 1986 back then the world was

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Quarantine Dinner #43: Hand-Pulled Noodles

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:09:08+00:00May 3rd, 2020|

If you don’t succeed… I remember the first time I and Jesse saw someone in a window on bayard st making hand-pulled noodles. We watch the man twist and pulled noodles until they multiplied into a bowl full of noodles. I went inside and spoke to the manager I asked if it would possible for the master to teach Jesse who was 11 at the time. Quarantine Dinner #43 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Main idea: Hand-Pulled Noodles. Original publish date preserved. If you don’t succeed… I remember the first time I

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Quarantine Dinner #41: Egg Foo Young

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:09:13+00:00May 1st, 2020|

Hong Kong gardens... Growing up in Chinatown I ate all kinds of eggs fried, hard-boiled, soft boiled, water eggs, steamed egg custard, and omelet even the thousand year old egg 🥚 😲... When I was a kid we never had egg foo young as most people know it a deep-fried dark omelet filled with vegetables and some protein in almost a flying saucer shape then topped with some ubiquitous brown sauce. Quarantine Dinner #41 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Main idea: Egg Foo Young. Original publish date preserved. Hong Kong gardens... Growing up in

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Quarantine Dinner #34: Bao

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T23:04:41+00:00April 24th, 2020|

Getting steamy... If you never tried a Chinese pork bun or Bao, Baozi in Chinatown. You should try one they are two types baked and stream and are filled with diced char siu which is Chinese roast pork mixed with a thick.sauce and onions. Quarantine Dinner #34 Quick Notes Quarantine dinner story cleaned up for easier reading. Main idea: Bao. Original publish date preserved. Getting steamy... If you never tried a Chinese pork bun or Bao, Baozi in Chinatown. You should try one they are two types baked and stream and are filled with diced char siu which is

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Quarantine Dinner #29: Lo Bak Go

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T18:21:34+00:00April 19th, 2020|

5:15 am. How does my mind work? I just write the title and let the misspelled words and bad grammar flow. Then somehow, food shows up at the end. 5:15 AM Brain Dump How does my mind work? It’s funny how I start writing. I just write the title and let the misspelled words and bad grammar flow! It’s almost like an unconscious stream. I really don’t know what the next sentence is until I write it. I had no idea I was going to write that. Kind of like every time you pass the refrigerator in the kitchen

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Quarantine Dinner #27: Chicken Curry

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T18:21:13+00:00April 17th, 2020|

Curry in a hurry. Curry is not what you think it is. It is not just yellow powder in a supermarket jar. Curry Is Not What You Think Curry is not what you think it is... You probably think, yes I do! It is a yellow powder they got in the supermarket, and sometimes it says Jamaican curry. Before we get into that, let’s talk about where it comes from. First, the original name was not curry. It was kuri, which means sauce or relish for rice. Kuri originated from East Asia and dates back to 2500 BC, but

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Quarantine Dinner #23: Peas With Beef

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T04:10:49+00:00April 13th, 2020|

Green peas with beef over rice. When I was a kid growing up, this was one of my favorite dishes. Quarantine Dinner #23 Green peas with beef over rice. When I was a kid growing up, this was one of my favorite dishes. It was about $1.50 for this back in the day. It was either ground beef or sliced beef, and sometimes served with a fried egg on top. Comfort Food Details Green peas Beef over rice Oyster sauce-based sauce Minced onion Sometimes a fried egg on top The sauce is oyster sauce-based with some minced onion. This

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Quarantine Dinner #20: Crispy Pork

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T03:57:28+00:00April 9th, 2020|

Siu yuk. Plating was not my concern with this dish. Crispy skin was the mission. Quarantine Dinner #20 Siu yuk. Plating was not my concern with this dish. I was experimenting with a piece of pork belly and trying a different way to get the skin crispy and crunchy, but not in that hard-bite kind of way. I wanted to be able to bite with my front teeth, not my side teeth. The Goal Tender skin crunch Fatty underline that sticks to your lips Meat perfumed with five spice Crispy without becoming a hard bite I wanted that tender

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Quarantine Dinner #15: Kung Pow Chicken

By Tommy Gunn|2026-05-12T03:54:51+00:00April 2nd, 2020|

Missing takeout? I made Kung Pow chicken. Pretty simple, easy, fast dish to make. Quarantine Dinner #15 Missing takeout? I made Kung Pow chicken. Pretty simple, easy, fast dish to make. I was planning on making something else, but had to switch up at the last minute. Quick Notes Fast dinner Takeout-style at home Last-minute switch up Jesse was busy with homework, so he was only available to eat Jesse was busy with homework to do anything but eat. It seems like he has more homework now than before.

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