We chilled that Sake that we had not had with the tuna patties the other night. It was an filtered variety. It is just okay. I much prefer the unfiltered kind that we get at LuLu's. It had a more robust flavor. I'll tryand edit this post later with more information about the two types.
So tonight I had to work late so we picked the easiest meal that we had choosen for the week.
from AllRecipies.com
These are a great meal when you want something quick, yet are sick of the same old thing like Mac and Cheese. We usually use dumpling sauce in place of the teriaki, but today we ended up using Hosin because that is what we had on hand.
Sauted Green Beans
I don't really have a recipe for these. I keep trying different things in hopes of copying a favorite dish from a local restaurant, LuLu's Dim Sum and Then Sum.
This time I sauted a couple of cloves of garlic in some oilve oil with a drizzel of sesame oil. Then I added fresh green beans. After that cooked for a bit, I poured on some oyster sauce and some Hosin sauce. I sauted that until the beans were crisp tender and then added toasted sesame seeds.
This is as close as I have come to the dish I was trying to imitate, but it is still not right. Sean thought it was too salty, but I thought the salt level was just right.
We would have had some Sake with dinner, but we forgot to put it in too chill so we will stick with water tonight.
So we created this site ages ago and then failed to use. I am making posting in the blog daily (or nearly daily a goal)
This will benefit me in that I will have a record of meals we liked/didn't like. I will also have a quick online refence to all of my favorite recipes in time.
This will benefit you (the reader) in that you will be able to get your hands on that recipe that I promised to send you six months ago and then failed miserably at doing.
I was actually going to start this yesterday, but then we didn't cook anything. We went to Celtic Fest. Then came home and took a nap (or I did at least). We did not come up with a menu for the week and leave for the gorcey store until around 7pm. Therefore, we knew we would be home late. We just picked up fresh veggies (Green pepper, tomato, cucumber), dip, cheese, and sausage. We combined that with some whole grain wraps we had at home and called it dinner around 9:30.
I have not decided which item on our list we will be having tonight, but I will try to post the recipe tonight or tomarrow.
Oh Yeah, that frying pan up in the corner there. That is used in my kitchen all the time!
From: All Recipes
"South Asian influenced beans with a kick. Great served over rice or in a tortilla as leftover burritos. Serve over rice (jasmine rice is my first choice). They come out really spicy, so add only as much spice as you're comfortable with."
This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite dishes. The Asian curry flavor is fantastic and the beans give it a heartiness that many vegetarian dishes don't have. You can, of course, adjust the level of spicyness to your own liking, but as listed, the recipe has some real kick.
Creamy Carrot With Curry Soup
We had a crapload of carrots and needed a good way to use them. Since we like squash soups with curry, I thought this would be a good choice. I used a bit more half and half than the recipe called for and substituted toasted almond slivers for the pistachios. The almonds added a rich nuttyness to the flavor and a crunch that was very nice. Since Sean doesn't like cooked carrots, but liked this soup, this recipe is probably a keeper.
This recipe could easily substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth if you wanted it to be vegetarian.