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This is one my favourite things to make from my mom’s cookbook. I often put in more garlic and add grated fresh ginger.


Fast-Fry, Hot and Sticky Sweet MeatFast-Fry, Hot and Sticky Sweet Meat with Carrots, Spinach and Long Grain Brown Rice

Serves 4.
Ready in 15 minutes.

Have everything measured and ready because this is fast.

Up to 1 lb raw or cooked meat or chicken
2 TB olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 TB tamari
2 TB honey

1. Cut meat into matchsticks (julienne).

2. Heat oil on high heat. Don’t let it smoke.

3. When hot, add meat and stir to coat evenly and brown. If meat is raw, cook until almost done. If meat is cooked, heat and brown only.

4. Add garlic and brown 30 seconds. Add tamari and honey. Stir all together until hot and sticky.

Serve with rice or millet, or in pita bread, and with shredded cabbage and carrots.

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Apple Crumble

During my time at Cambridge I have been an avid college rower. One of the main benefits of rowing a lot is eating a lot! Before races or when we need morale boosting, we usually have a crew meal where we all eat together and usually eat way too much. People have been know to have to unbutton their jeans on the cycle ride home.

For a crew meal during the recently passed May Bumps 2007, I made this Apple Crumble Recipe from an Australian recipe blog, Exclusively Food. Because I was making dessert for 9 hungry rowers, I made a triple batch. I made few modifications to the recipe. As they suggest, I substituted brown sugar for the white sugar in the topping. I also used walnuts in the topping instead of pecans or almonds because I didn’t have any. I had to adjust the flour-butter ratio in the topping as well because when I mixed it up it I thought it was way too buttery for a crumble topping.

I managed to cycle into town with two Pyrex baking dishes of crumble in my bike basket and the crumble was enjoyed by all.

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