A few weeks ago, The House of Love and Friendship (the boys and I) had the unexpected pleasure of having a very special guest from Chongqing, China. Cui Li and I met at my mom’s funeral last October and she actually lived with my mom and dad for quite a while. She worked with the Chinese immersion program that Utah has implemented in some schools and has now decided to go home to Chongqing since “Utah is so boring.”
Before going home, Cui Li planned an Alaskan cruise with her friend. She encountered visa problems while trying to board and they forbade her to go on the trip since they would pass through Victoria, BC. She was pretty bummed but Taylor and I decided to have her spend the week with us. The awful people at Royal Caribbean treated her like crap and didn’t refund her money: one more reason I hate cruises. It turned out the cruise was full of old people who go to bed at 6 PM and her friend said it wasn’t fun at all. Cui Li, on the other hand, made the most of her stay in Seattle and I’m pretty happy that we were able to show her such a good time.
The night before she left, she decided to thank us with a traditional Chinese meal. We visited many Asian markets and she cooked all day. The food tasted better than any Chinese food I’ve ever had. Cui Li even demonstrated how to eat chicken feet, saying they are a common snack for girls to eat at the movies, which made me laugh tons.
I wanted to attach some pics of the delicious food and to publicly declare my love for Cui Li. She was one of our best guests ever! Even Alfie (my dog) loved her!
Now I can’t wait to go visit her in Chongqing and eat chicken feet at the movies! (Though she says boys don’t eat them very often, unless they’re drinking beer.) Sign me up!
Here is Cui Li cooking up a storm!
My favorite: Sautéed green peppers with egg-white marinated chicken.
Second favorite: BBQ pork ribs. I ate so many!
Third favorite: Cui Li’s famous spicy chicken legs.
Last favorite: Chicken feet. They actually tasted good. Taylor and I just couldn’t stop thinking about Gertie and Flo, our chickens.
Second to last favorite: Jacob’s taint. JK, it’s my favorite.
