These were the actual recipes used during Scamper’s recent weekend get together… you can read all about it here:
- Movie Night aka Scamper Flies By The Seat Of Her Pants
- Movie Night aka Scamper Flies By The Seat Of Her Pants – Part 2
Dim Sum is a Chinese rolling buffet. Traditionally, carts of delicacies are rolled through a packed hall of hungry fans. Some are steamed. Some are fried. There are varieties that are baked and roasted too. Dumplings, pork buns and noodles are accompanied by spare ribs and roasted duck. If you like Chinese food, you’ll love dim sum. We recently discovered that a dim sum party is tremendous fun. Everyone can participate in making something wonderful.
Ingredients
- 1 package of shrimp chips
- 1 1/2 quarts of oil to fry

Preparation
- Make sure that the oil is heated to about 400 degrees.
- Place the discs in the oil and get ready.
- You will need to have a large bowl nearby
- Within a few minutes the puffed up chips will rise to the surface of the pot
- They don’t explode like popcorn but they will overflow
- The oil tends to whisk off of them as they hit the air so you don’t need to put them on paper towels
That may have seemed like a lengthy description but if you were unprepared, you wouldn’t have been ready.

Ingredients
- 3c shredded green papaya
- Most Asian markets will sell it already shredded in the refrigerated section of herbs and vegetables. If you can’t find it, buy 2-4 green papayas and use a large cut grater. They should resemble coleslaw shreds
- 10 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 15 fresh green beans
- 2 Tbsp dried shrimp
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2-3 Tbsp fish sauce
- 3 limes juiced
- 3 Tbsp palm sugar
- 3 Tbsp roasted salted peanuts, crushed into small, uneven pieces
Preparation
- Combine the tomatoes with the papaya
- Roll the green beans with the palm of your hand, applying pressure
- Remove the ends and cut the beans in half
- Toss them into the papaya
- Toss in the dried shrimp
- In a separate bowl, whisk together. Fish sauce, garlic, lime juice and palm sugar
- Pour the liquid over the salad and toss
- Top with crushed nuts
- Chill for an hour
We sent guests home with Chinese take-out containers that we found at the market. They liked it even more the next day
Ingredients
- 2 cod fillets
- 1/3 c white or yellow miso paste
- 1/4 c sake
- 1/4 c mirin
- 4 Tbsp palm sugar

Preparation
- Boil the sake and mirin for 30 seconds or until the alcohol smell is gone
- Remove from heat
- Whisk in miso and sugar until they dissolve and the marinade is smooth
- Let the marinade cool
- Pour the mixture over the cod fillets in a large zip lock bag
- Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hrs. Up to 2 days. We only had time for 3 hrs and it was terrific but overnight is better
- Preheat oven to 400
- Pan sear the fillets to brown the outside
- Roast on an oiled baking sheet for 3 min per side
- The fish will easily flake when done
Ingredients
- 2 Chilean sea bass fillets
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/4 c dark sesame oil
- 1/3 c soy sauce
- 1/4 lime or orange juice, you can combine both also. Include pulp
- 2 tsp fresh sliced ginger
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1Tbsp palm sugar
- 6 scallions, chopped
- 3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
- Combine all of the ingredients other than the fish
- Marinate fillets in the refrigerator for 3 hrs to overnight
- Sauté in the marinade
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