Archive for December 13th, 2006

Hoisin Sauces

By oda - Last updated: Dec. 13, 2006 9:58 p.m.

Hoisin sauces are not all alike. I usually buy the Lee Kum Kee version because it’s easily accessible to me in Flushing. But we’re not in Flushing anymore. So I decided to make lettuce wraps tonight (which is really scary since now they’re saying it’s the lettuce that gave people E.coli at Taco Bell), but [...]

Passing Away of Peter Boyle

By oda - Last updated: Dec. 13, 2006 1:21 p.m.

Peter Boyle has passed away last night at the age of 71. Various sites are reporting that he was suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease. I remember watching him on Everybody Loves Raymond, a show that I hated, but was always on. He was the only character I actually liked. I found Ray, Robert, [...]

Tipping During the Holidays

By oda - Last updated: Dec. 13, 2006 10:30 a.m.

It’s that time of year again, figuring out who to tip during the holidays. When we lived in Flushing, it was no problem, it was only the super, but since he ignored our letters when we needed him and never did anything for us, we never tipped him. But now we live in the city [...]