Spring rolls have become a recurring food in my life. Gone from never to once every month or so. When I discovered I could eat and enjoyed these little treats at home, I would use my Fry Daddy for prepacked ones (so bad for you, but soo good). I then graduated to making my ownContinue reading “Spring Rolls”
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Sammiches, Guac, and Polenta fries
With my new love of working with yeast and a realization that I had a small pouch of rare whole wheat flour I had stored away, it was bread time baby!! Look at that golden whole wheat mama!! But moving on… Fresh warm bread sandwich= onion, tomato, and some sort of lettuce. And guacamole ^_^PolentaContinue reading “Sammiches, Guac, and Polenta fries”
Saucy baked tofu and friends
After waking up late on Sunday, amazingly, I wasn’t craving pancakes. I decided to forgo breakfast and go straight into lunch as it was 12:30. I was feeling a bit saucy. On a toaster oven tray place: -3 thin slices of tofu, with a mix of oil and BBQ-ish sauce brushed on it.-leftover brown riceContinue reading “Saucy baked tofu and friends”
Bread!
Sadly where I live there is no fresh bread. I must make some! I hop on over to the handy http://www.vegweb.com and look for yeast bread. Easy Big bread pops out immediately. It’s easy, but it takes time! With half the recipe, I made a small plain loaf and a garlic-herb loaf in my tinyContinue reading “Bread!”
Vegetable soup
Sick once again, I was craving comfort home food. So I tried to replicate my mom’s vegetable soup the best I could. I cannot find tomato soup, so I bought some vegetable juice. But it was sort of sweet so I added some salt and vinegar to try and cut the sweetness, it worked toContinue reading “Vegetable soup”
Ramen!
Ah ramen, the savior of college students everywhere! It’s cheap and filling. The down fall? It’s fried and has a TON of calories (go ahead, read the pacakge). You don’t have to use everything that comes in your ramen packet (spices, oil, broth packet, and sometimes they have meat in it), so you can cutContinue reading “Ramen!”
Down home cookin’!
A sick day at home, you want comfort food with no effort.So the sick day menu included:Garlic Mashed PotatoesBrown Onion GravySauteed Garlic MushroomsToast Garlic Mashed PotatoesBoil some chopped potatoes until they easily break when pierced with a fork (about 8-10 min). I keep the skin on.Drain, put in a large bowl with freshly minced garlicContinue reading “Down home cookin’!”
Baked Tomatoes
A co-worker generously gave me a bunch of tomatoes. I knew I couldn’t finish them off before they went bad so I decided to try my hand a baked ‘maters. I have no idea what they are supposed to taste like, but in a way that let’s me play with it more. First thing:Cut theContinue reading “Baked Tomatoes”
Veggie Pizza
MMMM PIZZA!!! Veg (fresh & chunky!):onionmushroomspinachgreen pepperavocado (oh yes!!) HERE’S THE KEY:Marinade those veggies with some dressing. I used an Onion dressing. Give it a light toss and let it sit for 5 minutes while you assemble the crust and sauce. Pre-made pizza crust DIY Sauce: I used ketchup, oregano, garlic and a little basil.Continue reading “Veggie Pizza”
Light Tofu in Broth
This soup is super quick and easy! It’s also nice and light, but the broth keeps you from being hungry afterwards! Broth:Boil water and wakame (or other sea veggies),cubed firm tofu and finely chopped onion.(Maybe add some garlic powder and a hint of soy sauce if you want more flavor) Once boiling, add dumpling doughContinue reading “Light Tofu in Broth”
Ronin Dining 