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Sweet and Sour TVP Pork

First, you will need some chunky TVP (texturized vegetable protein) I altered this recipe from http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/tvpswees.htm Yield: 4 servings * 1 cup TVP chunks * 1 tablespoon ketchup * 1 3/4 cups hot water * 1 cup carrots – (1 large carrot), sliced * 1 green pepper, large chop * 1 cup water * 20Continue reading “Sweet and Sour TVP Pork”

Gnocchi

Just with some marinara sauce and some Mozzeralla Sheese. At first Mozzarella tastes like mozzarella, then it kinda tastes like glue. But it’s growing on me in small amounts mixed with other things. Pronounced: “Nyoh-khi”

Jalebi

To continue the Indian kick is a nice Indian dessert: Jalebi. (although in some parts of the country it is eaten with breakfast)I actually had only ever had this at one Indian restaurant, and only occasionally at their buffet (the rest of the time they had Galub Jamun. I would watch bitterly while who everContinue reading “Jalebi”

Indian Curry

Since the turn of the millennium, there has been an epic battle.Which do I like better, Indian or Mexican?In the motherland, I could make my own Mexican food if I had a craving. But Indian food is a bit trickier with its wonderful blended spices. The more often I ate Indian, the more my cravingsContinue reading “Indian Curry”

Pesto

It’s been a magical food find week. A jar of garlic puree, a jar of basil puree, tri-color swirl-shaped pasta and fresh spinach! I’m sure you know what that equals!Pesto!!Pesto is usually wrought with cheese, and chopping up your own basil can get expensive (depending where you live I guess). So the jar of pureedContinue reading “Pesto”

Curry Udon

Curry Udon is probably my favorite food ever.It’s indulgent, succulent, full of fat and calories and all that bad stuff that makes it tastes so good.Japanese curry is very different from Indian curry*. It’s smooth, savory, thick and mild (if you want). You will need –Veggies. Staples are onion and carrot chunks. Broccoli is niceContinue reading “Curry Udon”

Pierogi Power!

Thanks to LittleVehgen for reminding me I haven’t eaten pierogi in at least 8 months. So sad seeing that I love them so much. So I decided to make some too! First, I know it is a sad fact not everyone knows what pierogi are. Thankfully, Wiki has a good entry on it (and differentContinue reading “Pierogi Power!”

Trifle

My dude is British and I have heard him say “trifle” a few times in his craving-fits. I had never heard of trifle, the word itself reminds me of “tripe” something my grandfather used to eat. So that was a put off. In reality, it is a dessert. It sounded odd, but the image searchContinue reading “Trifle”

Spring Rolls

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”

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!”