From Sacrifice to…Fancy Shmancy Ice Cream: Fulfilling Immigrant Dreams

It’s always a fun challenge to condense everything you want to express into one, single comic panel. This week, I decided to tackle one again.

So, did I actually spend $85 on six pints of ice cream? Yes because Jeni’s Ice Cream is SO delicious and I really want to try the homemade banana bread and pineapple upside down cake which are not available anywhere near me. So, delivery it is.

Did my husband think me insane? Yes. But, he has his Transformers and I have my…fancy shmancy ice cream.

Also, my birthday and Mother’s Day are coming up. Gifts of appreciation for myself are well deserved ????

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Springfield, Missouri Cashew Chicken

In the 1960s, Chinese American chef David Leong invented his own version of American fried chicken and gravy. But what started as one man’s savvy business decision became a hit dish for hundreds of restaurants around Springfield, Missouri.In the 1960s, Chinese American chef David Leong invented his own version of American fried chicken and gravy. But what started as one man’s savvy business decision became a hit dish for hundreds of restaurants around Springfield, Missouri.

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With my Tiktok FYP inundated with British Chinese food, this Missouri Chinese food phenomenon is another interesting look at how Chinese food adapts and changes depending on the place and time.

Some packaging challenges during the pandemic

supply chain challenges mean that ice cream pints look more like soup pints.

Gracies Ice Cream:

You may have heard me or other restaurants talking about how hard it is to get various supplies and ingredients these days, for example I’m waiting on a freezer I ordered end of April and there are no more clear compostable cups in America because there are no more clear plastic cups in America. In other news, for the next few weeks our pints are going to be in containers that say Hot and Fresh.

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