Chinese food—how I love it! I confess that throughout my life I’ve eaten
heavily battered and fried food, which I considered fine Chinese cuisine. Wrong.
My daughter has decided I should learn to use chopsticks. Lately she’s cooked irresistible meals of Asian-flavored
vegetables with fish and insisted we use chopsticks. I’ve lived a long and
happy life without acquiring the skills of using chopsticks. I just poke my
food with a fork and stuff my mouth. Imagine eating at her house. She serves meals with no
silverware on the table.
Now in my seventies I’m learning to eat with two sticks held
by arthritic hands. I’m overweight. I've discovered the need to slow down,
enjoy conversation over dinner, and eat at a move civilized speed. At least, I
need to do so when I’m eating Asian dishes. Obviously, I’m consuming fewer
calories and eating more nutritious food.
Practicing this ancient art, which is new to me, I’m
learning to use chopsticks to eat stir-fried food. We stir fry chicken with a
variety of our favorite vegetables often. We season our stir fry with Chinese
Five Spice and a tiny bit of soy sauce, low-sodium formula. I like to add
copious amounts of ginger. I'm sloppy with the chopsticks, but my technique is improving.
Mastering the use of chopsticks is one way we are loving
our healthy habits without going on a punitive diet.
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Through March 23, 2017, my newest novel, which I co-authored
with Sarah Walker Gorrell, is free as a Kindle e-book. Travelers in Painted Wagons on Cohay Creek shows what happens when Travelers (Gypsies) moved near south Mississippi pioneering
families in the early twentieth century. Please download a copy and give us a
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