my mom is the oddest lady.

[vash]

damn..no wonder I need therapy.

I made the BOMB Szechuan chili oil. very complexed flavored. I texted my mom about it. she texted me back, saying, "I am out, I need some"

I rush to the store to buy some stuff to make it for her. figured i'll mail it to her. I make a second batch, jar it up..and text her I am mailing it to her. she says, "don't, I don't eat spicy anymore"
"okay, i'll send it to (brother) and you can taste it"
"no, he doenst eat spicy either (he does)"

"okay forget it"

I **** you not. I cannot recall a single gift I have ever given her that she didn't krap all over. one year she said NOT to waste money and send her gifts. so all of her children skipped mothers day. she called me the next day saying we didn't think about her..WHAAAAA! there is no winning, no right answers with the lady.

my bad ass chili oil is boxed up and going to my sister. I am glad I don't have kids. I would eff them up with my training.

group therapy..and beer.

[sc_rufctr]

I'd send it to her anyway... lol

[masraum]

I've seen enough videos on youtube to know that many Asian mothers seem to do the whole guilt trip thing as a standard practice.

We know you well enough to know that you turned out great, Cliff!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I'd send it to her anyway... lol

Absolutely. Mail it to her. When you don't mail it to her, she'll later give you grief because you didn't.

Based on past history, you should know to NOT take her at her word.

[Joe Bob]

Hell, if sis don't want it....I'll take it or a list of the ingredients to make it myself.

You can pick your friends but you're stuck with your family.

[fintstone]

She was hinting that you need to get out of the kitchen and follow some manly pursuits...like when you were wrenching on that old 911. Time to go fishing (or buy another air cooled).

You mean she didn't ask about grandchildren? When and how many?

[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by masraum

Absolutely. Mail it to her. When you don't mail it to her, she'll later give you grief because you didn't.

^^^this

[stevej37]

Mothers always want attention...they just don't want money spent on themselves.

[vash]

Originally Posted by fintstone

She was hinting that you need to get out of the kitchen and follow some manly pursuits...like when you were wrenching on that old 911. Time to go fishing (or buy another air cooled).

You mean she didn't ask about grandchildren? When and how many?

nothing manlier than being able to do EVERYTHING.

i'll put my chili oil on something I kill or catch. and cook.

[911 Rod]

Sounds like my Italian mom. lol

[LWJ]

Your Mom is still training you for combat.

It is a trick. She does the mind F to you so that you will be equipped to deal with an unfair world.

1) Ship her the chili oil.
2) Her second response was the test / game.
3) Get YOUR game on. Be proactive and anticipate the moves of your opponent.
4) Then, start thinking two and three moves ahead.
5) View your Mom not as the loving parent but a dispassionate Jedi Master.

(Or, I could be totally wrong and in that case just ship some chili oil my way.)

On a serious note. Sorry. I get what it is like to not have the parent you want / need. It sucks.

[Amail]

Split it up into several small bottles and send them out to worthy Pelicans. You won't go un-thanked.

[look 171]

Around her circle of friends, she will sing the song of praise about you none stop if you just send the damn thing to her.

[ramonesfreak]

perhaps after saying she was out and needed some, she felt guilty about your packing it up and sending and instead of just saying dont, she says she no longer likes spicy

ide mail it anyway, to score some points

and how about you teach us how to make this oil??????....im tired of buying store bought stuff that sucks. My biggest crop each summer is chili peppers and i run out of things to do with them....and I love chili oils

[vash]

Originally Posted by look 171

Around her circle of friends, she will sing the song of praise about you none stop if you just send the damn thing to her.

you don't know my mom. hahaha...

[URY914]

My mother-in-law passed away last week. She hasn't said a nice thing about anyone or anything in 5 years.

[vash]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

perhaps after saying she was out and needed some, she felt guilty about your packing it up and sending and instead of just saying dont, she says she no longer likes spicy

ide mail it anyway, to score some points

and how about you teach us how to make this oil??????....im tired of buying store bought stuff that sucks. My biggest crop each summer is chili peppers and i run out of things to do with them....and I love chili oils

I followed this Korean lady on YouTube.

easy. I used avocado oil

1/4 oil in wok. dump in 1/4cup or so of diced shallots. brown them.
add 2 tble spoons of soy sauce around the edge to get it to sizzle.
dump in Doubanjiang a Chinese fermented bean paste. easy to find in Asian section. you need it for Mar Po Tofu anyways
cook it a bit stirring, reduce heat.

now everyone in the pool!
3/4 cup of oil (total is 1 cup)
1/4 cup chili flakes. the type you put on pizza would work. I used a hotter version the oil tempers the heat a lot.
big pinch of salt
pinch of 5-spice powder
1 tablespoon of whole Szechuan pepper corns, ground in a mortar pestel.she said to toast them. not needed, you are putting them in hot oil to bloom anyways.
1.5 tablespoon sugar.
I put in 1/4 teaspoon of MSG. my first version I skipped it and I am amazed there is a difference.

let cool, and jar it, put it in the fridge.

[vash]

oh. it looks like this.

[pwd72s]

Enjoy her while you can, Vash.

What I wouldn't give for more time with my bubbleheaded mom...

[ramonesfreak]

yup. thats the stuff I love. Thanks ill do it this summer

my wife was on a roll perfecting pork or shrimp dumplings...but, since she doesnt love them, she lost interest and I have to beg for them :-(

---people thing im crazy but my wife makes amazing chicken soup and ill put about 3 spoonfuls of that chili oil in the bowl of soup and stir

I can use my own chili flakes which are way hotter than the spice isle versions....I usually grow thai or dragon chilis and dry them in my dehydrator and then grind them in an old coffee bean grinder either into a powder or in this case, ill leave them coarse