tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post4917045627634968477..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Chow Mein - revisited on ANZAC DayJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-70387331714129848042011-06-16T00:05:37.962+10:002011-06-16T00:05:37.962+10:00I love the sound of this homey version of chow mei...I love the sound of this homey version of chow mein. And I love old cookbooks like that!eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49869505110294010742011-05-05T09:13:00.797+10:002011-05-05T09:13:00.797+10:00That's so sad - that Chinese food is contamine...That's so sad - that Chinese food is contamined with MSG so often - because I love it so much, but you can hardly eat at a Chinese restaurant without getting stuffed with it.<br /><br />I don't buy special sauces, either. There's always a big bottle with basic, non-GMO soy sauce or tamari in my fridge, and I'm careful to buy none that contains more than soybeans, water, and salt. (Some also have ethanol or sweetener. Eek.) I use that to make all kinds of sauces and marinades myself.Kath (My Funny Little Life)http://myfunnylittlelife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3984976149510451212011-05-03T22:35:58.147+10:002011-05-03T22:35:58.147+10:00Thanks Kath - I like the chow mien being made with...Thanks Kath - I like the chow mien being made without all the msg - in fact I am not much of a fan of chinese food due to the msg and don't buy many of the special sauces<br /><br />Thanks Ricki - it was great to have an extra long weekend though means there is no extra long weekend to look forward to :-(Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81379909967617201782011-05-03T11:34:12.342+10:002011-05-03T11:34:12.342+10:00The Chow Mein does sound fantastic! What a lovely...The Chow Mein does sound fantastic! What a lovely way to spend your holiday (and lucky you, two days instead of one!). Loved the cover of that cookbook--yes, so very 70s!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50991256909669435122011-05-02T22:57:15.857+10:002011-05-02T22:57:15.857+10:00I've never heard of ANZAC Day before - that wa...I've never heard of ANZAC Day before - that was very interesting to read!<br /><br />Your Chow Mein looks fantastic! Must be a wonderful recipe to finish up leftovers in delicious way. :) Funny, I've never ever thought of putting rice and noodles into the same dish. :) I also avoid MSG like crazy since a few years now (which isn't easy because when you buy at the Asia store, it's in almost *everything*, at least in all sauces that are a bit more special than just regular soy sauce or tamari).Kath (My Funny Little Life)http://myfunnylittlelife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3021857051314804712011-04-29T23:36:47.153+10:002011-04-29T23:36:47.153+10:00Thanks Shauna - you are right about the name - rem...Thanks Shauna - you are right about the name - reminds me of the adults of my childhood<br /><br />Thanks City Hippy Farm Girl - that is definitely tom selleck's moustache :-)<br /><br />Thanks Quince poacher - I agree that there is less glorification these days of ANZAC Day but the service still seemed quite black and white about who were the good guys and who were the enemies. Chicken noodle soup was indispensable in my mum's kitchen too though it is a sign of the times that I don't think it appears so much these days. My mum had a Nursing Mothers Association cookbook but I don't think this is it - it really is just called Recipes!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-64845681170092035502011-04-29T23:02:11.988+10:002011-04-29T23:02:11.988+10:00I really enjoyed your post Johanna. Regarding ANZA...I really enjoyed your post Johanna. Regarding ANZAC Day, I agree that we went through a period of what I consider to be questionable glorification of it, but I also wonder if that has subsided a bit, and there is now more of an emphasis on understanding the impact of the experience on such very young people? Just a little shift that I've sensed in the last couple of years. <br /><br />I loved the chow mein recipe. I think in my house it was known as kai si mein. Or maybe that is another delight of 60s and 70s Australian cooking. That packet of chicken noodle soup - I don't know what my mother would have done without it! Is that the Nursing Mother's Association cookbook I spy? I still pull out my copy now and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60210620174574769572011-04-29T06:30:15.917+10:002011-04-29T06:30:15.917+10:00Love that picture. It looks like Tom Selleck's...Love that picture. It looks like Tom Selleck's in the kitchen with a baby on his back.cityhippyfarmgirlhttp://cityhippyfarmgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-41369716138512344002011-04-28T23:21:15.290+10:002011-04-28T23:21:15.290+10:00"Nola McCarthy" - that is such brilliant..."Nola McCarthy" - that is such brilliant old-school Aussie name :)Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972771695771196585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55078425326511549962011-04-28T22:41:26.237+10:002011-04-28T22:41:26.237+10:00Thanks Lisa - love your nut roast and love the sou...Thanks Lisa - love your nut roast and love the sound of leftover chow mien on toast - so many yummy carbs!<br /><br />Thanks Anh - I wonder if you were served it because it was what your home stay mother usually made or did she think it would make you feel at home?<br /><br />Thanks Cakelaw - it is worth going once to a dawn service but am not sure I could go every year - yes the dad is hilarious isn't he!<br /><br />Thanks chopin and my saucepan - my recipe notebook is an old unused diary that I found from 1989 - the recipe evolved a lot later<br /><br />Thanks Hannah - it wasn't too cold this year but my niece quin had been other years and was well wrapped up and making sure my younger niece maddy was well wrapped too<br /><br />Thanks Lorraine - my dad didn't have a mo either so I thought men with moustaches looked funny or were trendy young things<br /><br />Thanks Mel - have never been to the march - hope you have made up for your lack of chow mein since your childhood - I loved it<br /><br />Thanks Joanne - it was a good day - easter and ANZAC Day together made a 5 days weekend so it seemed a lot more of a holiday than usualJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-8431431275773869182011-04-28T22:02:34.977+10:002011-04-28T22:02:34.977+10:00What a fun celebration of ANZAC day! I love this o...What a fun celebration of ANZAC day! I love this old cookbook...probably has some real gems hidden within it! The chow mein sounds absolutely delicious!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38765847709527602612011-04-28T20:41:34.478+10:002011-04-28T20:41:34.478+10:00Sounds great! I must be one of the only Aussies ar...Sounds great! I must be one of the only Aussies around that was never served chow mein as a child. Have never been to the dawn service but I have attended the march for several years.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057980932079998162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-1088758249807015262011-04-28T19:32:07.941+10:002011-04-28T19:32:07.941+10:00Hehe look at that drawing! And that's what men...Hehe look at that drawing! And that's what men all looked like then isn't it! I remember wondering why my dad didn't have a moustache :PLorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16169220990916311622011-04-28T14:05:48.081+10:002011-04-28T14:05:48.081+10:00"Recipes". I like it - straight and to-t..."Recipes". I like it - straight and to-the-point ;) I haven't been to a dawn service in many, many years, though I can still remember the pain and subsequent numbness in my feet as a result of the freezing cold...Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58243935379848870862011-04-28T13:59:33.743+10:002011-04-28T13:59:33.743+10:00Time honoured recipe if I read your cookbook corre...Time honoured recipe if I read your cookbook correctly, June 1989 :)chopinandmysaucepanhttp://chopinandmysaucepan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33675643190500917082011-04-28T12:39:05.216+10:002011-04-28T12:39:05.216+10:00Your photos are gorgeous! I have never ventured t...Your photos are gorgeous! I have never ventured to a dawn service. Love your chow mein, and had a giggle at the drawing of the hirsute 70s dad.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81151295197347023742011-04-28T09:57:12.088+10:002011-04-28T09:57:12.088+10:00Johanna! Chow mein the Aussie style! yay for it. W...Johanna! Chow mein the Aussie style! yay for it. When I first came to Australia as a teenager, I lived in a homestay and my host "mother" would make this all the time.Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-76377906623902429652011-04-28T09:43:12.828+10:002011-04-28T09:43:12.828+10:00Ok so I am pretty sure that is the EXACT chow mein...Ok so I am pretty sure that is the EXACT chow mein my mum used to make for us when we were growing up. I used to love having it for lunch the next day, served on toast with a drizzle of soy sauce!<br /><br />Ps - I made my first nut roast! Check it out :) http://www.bakebikeblog.com/2011/04/little-nutty-roast.htmlLisa (bakebikeblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14802600386274518441noreply@blogger.com