curry noodle

quick and easy week day stir fry:

chicken tenderized with corn starch
spring onion sliced
green pepper sliced
red onion sliced
bamboo sliced

tossed into pot, then added softened rice vermicelli
add  curry powder, tumeric, cumin, hot pepper.
yummy in a hurry!

Summer heat

OMG! I just realized my last post was in March. I seriously need to do some updating. To be fair Jenny's Kitchen in May wasn't very active.

Made Duck Porridge in April. I think I used the Duck that I got from my Trip home on 4/20 to make it.

Super easy, threw all the ingredients (rice, duck, scallions) into a crock pot set it on low for 4 hours and viola! 

 Went to the farmers Market one day and came back with this amazing salsa! So this is my attempt to utilize the salsa for something other than chips
- Broccoli (steamed)
-Green Peppers (grilled)
-Chicken (grilled)
And top it off with some extra spicy salsa for a light and healthy meal!

Took a trip to H-mart in early May and came back with a few goodies!

- Broccoli (steamed)

-Bulgogi (pre marinated, just stir fried) 

- Mapo Tofu (used pre-packaged sauce, but added in my own peas and carrots)b

 A taste of home! I was really craving this soup that Mom and Dad always makes so i attempted it myself!
- Chicken broth
- Soy puffs
- Tomato
- Vermicelli
- Mushrooms (optional, I just really like mushrooms!)

Finally, with summer practically here on the east coast, I was inspired by summer BBQ food by making this lightened up version of Mac n Cheese

- Whole Grain Elbow Macaroni

-1/2 pint Skim Milk

- Gouda

- 1 cup Reduced fat Sharp Cheddar (half of the bag)

- White meat chicken

-Turkey Bacon

-BBQ sauce

- 2 TB Flour

- 1hour of time (yeah this take a bit of work)

This makes a rather large serving, so I plan to freeze the rest to eat at a later date!  

Weekend Stir Frying

P is studying at the coffee shop (to stay awake)
I find myself with some defrosted chicken breast, and some 1-2 week old green peppers.
What can I make with this?
Answer:
chicken with green pepper and crimini mushrooms in a garlic black bean sauce.

Tremella (or how white fungus got a fancy name)

People are so smart. Asian people eat weird things like fungus. White people don't like words like "fungus." So a genius in marketing decided to change the label to "tremella" and lo and behold, a new fad in dining started!

I made uh hem...tremella today (shh! don't tell anyone it's actually white fungus) with some dried dates, medlar, and bosc pear (what I had in the fridge)...


Two hours later (and a cracked pot later) I got some steaming fungus soup and some deliciously skin healing and soothing properties.

I ate it warm, but this soup is also delightful when served cold.

After A Long Week...A Crack[ed] Pot!

I use the slow cooker only about once a month or less.
I wash the insert in the dish washer sometimes, hand wash other times.
Today I took it out to cook (white fungus soup, you will see later) and it was cracked (granted, I was trying to use it on the stove top-so having read up on it afterwards, I guess that's a no-no)

Anyways, I think this slow cooker is residua from our lives in LA, so I  think it's met it's slow demise.
Time to replace the liner ($18) or buy a new one ($20-30?)
I haven't decided for sure, but am leaning towards discarding and replacing anew only after we move.