Ingredient: ginger

Ahhh, Chinese food in New York City.    Temptingly easy.   Less expensive than other kinds of takeout (sometimes).   Delicious.  REALLY bad for you! Chinese is one of Andrew's favorites and I'm pretty particular to dumplings of all kinds.   But this is a great recipe for eating right away OR for refrigerating (in separate elements - my recommendations below), with no added MSG (where does one even buy that?), and pantry-friendly ingredients. Speaking of pantry friendly, I have a post under this page detailing my pantry strategy.   I keep a lot of Asian ingredient staples in our kitchen due to Andrew's love...