Mock Asian Noodles

I like to make Asian-ish style noodles at my house when we have vermicelli, and that's exactly what I did here. I don't get the recipe from anywhere I just throw together what I like. I tried to measure as I went along so I could invent a recipe.

Mock Asian Noodles

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of chopped carrots
3 stalks of chopped celery
4 scrambled eggs
2 cups chopped mushrooms
250g brown rice vermicelli
3 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp grape seed oil (or olive oil if you prefer)

Instructions:
Leave water to boil in a pot. Chop the carrots, celery, and mushrooms. Then saute the chopped ingredients. After they are mostly sauted set them aside in a dish. Put the vermicelli noodles in the boiling water and put in the oil (so the noodles don't stick). Scramble the eggs and chop them with the spatula to your preferred size of pieces. Add to the sauted ingredients to the eggs in the pan. Add 1 tbsp of soya sauce. Drain the vermicelli noodles and add them to the pan. Add the other 2 tbsp of soya sauce 1 at  time. Mix the ingredients and let them cook together for a few minutes. Enjoy.

Tuna Casserole

The recipe for tuna casserole I found here.Once again the tuna lured me in, and I only had to change up a few ingredients to feast on my fish.

Ingredients: 
8 ounces egg noodles
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 chopped small onion
1 tsp black pepper
1 can tuna (with juice)

Directions: Boil the noodles. Preheat oven to 325. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, reserving half the cheese. Place mixture in a 4 serving casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve.

Changes: The changes that occurred during this cooking experience were with the choices of food. For the noodles I used a little over 1 cup of rotini. Instead of cream of celery soup I used the broccoli alternative. For grated cheese I sprinkled more over the top. I neglected to put celery or onion in my casserole because of their revolting taste, however I sprinkled a large amount of onion powder into it. Lastly I admit i drained the tuna without thinking about it. BUT I promise this one actually tastes good.

Also is anyone REALLY desires to see the outcome, I have photos on my phone but I lost the connector so I can't download them. This applies for my other recipes as well. I will not repeat this message.

Crepes

I found the recipe here, This was super easy to make and it was delicious. 
Ingredients 
2 eggs
1 cup milk 
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil  

Combine all the Ingredients and process it until smooth, put in the refrigerator for 1 hour. After the hour is done Pour 1/4 cup into a skillet and cook for 2 to 5, turn once until golden brown. 

Yogurt drops

I found this on pinterest and thought this was perfect for our blog. 

Flavored yogurt into a plastic bag. Squeeze dots onto cookie sheet 

and place in freezer. ready in about an hour.

Lasagna

Lasagna

I found this recipes in one of my Mom's cookbook.
1 Small Onion
1 1/4 lb hamburger
28 oz can tomatoes
6 oz can tomato paste
15 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chili powder and salt
1 Tbsp parsely flacks
9 lasagna noodles ( oven ready)
1/2 lb cheese shredded
500 g cottage cheese
parmesan cheese, optional

Brown hamburger with chopped onion, Add all of the tomatoes and sauces also add all the species. Let is simmer for a 1/2 hour. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, if not oven ready. layer sauce, cottage cheese, noodles and cheese, continue until finished  Sprinkle with parmesan
 cheese. Bake for 1/2 hour at 350 F 

Curry Bacon Stir-Fry

http://www.pork.co.nz/recipes/pork-curry-stir-fry/

• 500g NZ Trim Pork fillet or trim pork leg rump steaks cut into strips
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 - 4 tbsp curry paste
• 1 green pepper deseeded and diced
• 400g can tomatoes in juice, chopped
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander or parsley

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
2. Add the onion and cook 2 - 3 minutes until soft.
3. Add the pork and curry paste and cook 2 - 3 minutes.
4. Add the green pepper, tomatoes and pepper to taste.
5. Cook 1 - 2 minutes until heated through.
6. Stir in the fresh coriander.
7. Serve immediately with naan bread and curried vegetables                           I did not put all the ingredients in, i put carrot instead, and potatoes

California Roll Maki

California Roll

Ingredients:

• 1 avocado
• 3/4 cup imitation crab
• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups Japanese rice
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 sheets of nori (dried seaweed)
• white sesame seeds

* you will also need a bamboo sushi mat! it looks like this:

Preparation
Put the rice in a large bowl and wash it with cold water. Repeat washing until the water becomes almost clear. Drain the rice in a colander and set aside for 30 minutes. Place the rice in rice cooker and add water. Let the rice soak in the water at least 30 minutes. Start the cooker. When rice is cooked, let it steam for about 15 minutes.

Prepare sushi vinegar (sushi-zu) by mixing rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan. Put the pan on low heat and heat until the sugar dissolves. Cool the vinegar mixture.

Spread the hot steamed rice into a large plate or a large bowl. Please use a non-metallic bowl to prevent any interaction with rice vinegar. It's best to use a wooden bowl called sushi-oke. Sprinkle the vinegar mixture over the rice and fold the rice by shamoji (rice spatula) quickly. Be careful not to smash the rice. To cool and remove the moisture of the rice well, use a fan as you mix sushi rice. This will give sushi rice a shiny look. It's best to use sushi rice right away.

Peel an avocado and cut it into strips or mash it. Tear imitation crab into a bowl and season with salt and mayonnaise. Cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. Put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat. Spread a quarter portion of sushi rice on top of the nori sheet. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice. Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top. Place avocado and crab horizontally on the seaweed. Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside the cylinder-shaped sushi. Press firmly the bamboo mat with hands, then remove the rolled sushi. Make more rolls. Wipe a knife with a wet cloth before slicing sushi. Cut the sushi roll into bite-size pieces.