In article >, "Gregory
Morrow" <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net>
wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>
> > Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok? Did a shortcut on the
> > marinade (some bottled crap) and it was awful - tasteless. Used a
> > small hunk of top round that I sliced thin. When I went to thicken
> > up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by virtue of
> > quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
> > tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was

> Doesn't sound too different from a lot of the stuff I've encountered
> at some Chinese carry - out places...and I bet yours was a lot better
> than some of the stuff I've had at such places.

Gregory, this had no taste. It was disgusting. Like Terry said, "what
the hell was I thinking?" I'd take the bet.
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