Happy Easter ! Well, it was Easter last weekend and in Canada we have Good Friday as a Statutory Holiday. It is normal practice for us to host the family meal with Turkey and all the trimmings. This year was different. We were invited to our daughter's for WON TUN. For those who do not know, Won Tun is a dumpling and usually filled with some sort of meat and perhaps some vegeables. They are wrapped in a square noodle like paste and usually boiled (Not unlike Ravioli).
(Grand daughter on left with our brother in law)
Of course we have to bring our own ingredients and make them ourselves. Everyone has to chip in and make enough for themselves to eat. Today is a family affair.
Everyone has their own idea as to how to make them, what to put inside but these are the ones I made. They are filled with pork
(These are the ones made by Mrs Skoot)
Even Natassia has her own style, more flat and only contain green onions
(Left: boiling water, Right: homemade chicken soup broth)
It is important not to use the soup broth to boil these Won Tun dumplings as the water will become thick and starchy. It is normal practice to boil them first in the water and they are fully cooked when they float. Because they are pork, we leave them in a little longer. Doesn't affect the doneness.
You scoop them out of the boiling water, after they are fully cooked, put them in a bowl and add some chicken broth. Then time to eat.
(the first of many bowls)
After we were all filled and full we settled down to an assortment of French pastries and cake from a local parisian bakery
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The following photos are for Gary (Mr H-D, from the UK)
I was going to just email Gary the pictures of my small USB moveable pin charger which is capable of charging (nearly) any Li-ion battery . This includes batteries for digital cameras, cell phones and other batteries up to 3.6V . It takes nearly no room at all and I carry it as a spare, just in case . I think the pix will speak for themselves so if you have any questions, then just ask.
(rear view, it's made by Lenmar)
(folded up, looks like a clothes pin)
(same view with USB connector ready for action)
(Loonie and nickel, for scale)
Believe it or not, it is micro-processor controlled, will detect proper polarity without turning battery around and has status LED's to inform when your battery is fully charged. Don't leave home without a spare battery charger, especially if you are on a 15,000 mile ride across the USA riding a H-D
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And finally to include some motorcycle content:
And to Chris, I do have more than one bike. Here is a recent addition to the stable
