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I've puddled around with trying to make a decent own dipping sauce for Trader Joe's gyoza, and never been quite happy with the result, but I think having knuckled under and finally added sugar, I may be closer to something like what I was wanting. Here, mostly for my own reference, and that of anyone else who may care, is today's recipe:

Pretty Good Dipping Sauce

1/4 C Soy Sauce
Juice of 1/2 good sized lime
2 heaping tsps minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp Gourmet Garden Ginger Spice Blend (or comparable quantity fresh grated ginger, if you got it)

Whisk all ingredients together. Dip your damn' gyoza. Nom.

I've never found a printed recipe for the cocktail that a bartender at the local restaurant Cactus used to do. Last time we were at Cactus, it was no longer on the menu. Anyway, I was reminded that I should at least write down my best guess at what goes in it so it doesn't go totally lost:

Whiskey Tropicale

Bourbon whiskey
bitters
lime juice
mango juice or mango blend
ground nutmeg

Shaken with crushed ice to blend, strained to serve. Why no, I don't have any proportions. I think I have generally used a mixed mango-passion fruit juice from Trader Joe's but keep meaning to try with straight mango from Looza. I'm pretty sure the original was not a blend juice but just straight mango. No idea what whiskey they used, but I've been happy using the Bulleit bourbon.