TO and Becca go Asian...

Welcome to week two of domestication!  This week TO and Becca have on the menu Stir Fry!!!!  Also edamame, rice, "Sassy Spring Rolls", and fortune cookies.  You might be thinking wow so much to take on for week two, but with our simple instructions you will be eating a delicious semi Asian meal in no time...or around an hour.  


First up for recipes this week:


Sassy Veggie Egg Rolls

Recipe Courtesy of Hungry Girl

Ingredients

2 and 1/2 cups dry cole slaw mix

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped bean sprouts

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup canned pineapple packed in juice, drained and chopped

1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped

1/4 cup reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

Salt and black pepper, to taste

12 large square egg roll wrappers (often stocked near the tofu in the fridge section of the market)

Cooking Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place slaw mix in a microwave-safe bowl with 2 tablespoons water. Cover and microwave for 3 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, drain water, and transfer to a large bowl.

Add all other ingredients except for wrappers to the bowl and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Place two egg roll wrappers on a clean, dry surface. Evenly place 2 heaping spoonfuls of the veggie mixture (1/12th of the total mixture) onto each wrapper, in rows a little below the center of each square. Moisten all four edges of each wrapper by dabbing your fingers in water and going over the edges smoothly.

Fold the sides of each wrapper about ¾ of an inch toward the middle, to keep the mixture from falling out of the sides. Then, roll the bottom of each wrapper up around the mixture, and continue rolling until you reach the top. Seal the outside edge once more with a dab of water.

Repeat process with all other wrappers, making sure you have a clean, dry surface each time. Place all of the egg rolls on a large baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Lightly spray the tops of the egg rolls with nonstick spray.

Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, until golden brown.

Allow to cool slightly, and then cut each egg roll in half. Party time!

Makes 12 servings

Edamame 

Buy at store in freezer section.

Follow instructions on bag.

Top with Sea Salt.

Don't eat the pods! (This goes out to JP)

Stir Fry (Veggie Style)

6 normal size Carrots, peeled and chopped evenly

2 peppers of fun colors, we used red and yellow, julienned

1 container of fresh mushrooms, chopped

1 bag of ready to steam broccoli and cauliflower, break apart

1/2 cup of Kikkoman Stir Fry Sauce

onion (optional...if it was up to TO there would never be onion) to taste

Heat veggies in a wok.  Stir in Sauce.  Cook til al dente (like pasta). Approximately 15-30 mins on med to high heat.  

Rice

Instructions on box.  

Love, 

Uncle Ben

Fortune Cookies

Buy at store or jack from local favorite Asian spot.

Open til you find the fortune you like best.

TO's Tidbits: 

Does anyone know how to make beautiful, fluffy, sticky rice? Is it just because I'm white that I'm incapable of perfecting this seemingly impossible side dish? I only know a handful of Asians and felt uncomfortable calling them, so I resorted to consulting Uncle Ben. But he does a shotty job of explaining how to create a chopstick worthy rice. 10 minutes in a bag....that's all we get. That's BS. What's the trick here? 

Booze with Becca:

Sake to me????  Well since I'm not an Asian booze expert and Taylor is currently playing hockey, tonight's meal was accompanied by a domestic brew.  Yuengling Light was the booze of choice. I've recently converted TO to the delicious taste of Yuengling and Yuengling Light.  With only 99 calories per bottle...feel free to throw back the six pack!  (TO did the math...594 calories for the WHOLE pack, enjoy!)

Tonight on the Tube:

Grey's was a rerun (thanks Dad!).  Channeling our inner 17 year old: Tonight marked the return of The Vampire Diaries after an extra long holiday break. Not too much has changed in Mystic Falls...Damon finally offed that annoying old Jillian look-a-like British vamp. Deuces.  Elena is still not realizing she should totally make out with Damon.  Tyler kisses Caroline. Matt kisses Caroline (everyone was kissing Caroline in this episode). A werewolf /vampire hook up...yay!  The new blonde werewolf looks like one of the lawyers from SVU.  I think she might be...can anyone confirm?  

Up next week: Tailgating with TO and Becca...in preparation for Super Bowl Sunday!

TO and Becca learn to cook...week 1

Welcome to our blog all of our fellow domestic divas in training and maybe some of those that are seasoned!

This blog is four almost five years in the making.  "Grey's and pizza" was a tradition started in fall 2006 and has evolved over the past several years.  From frozen to delivery "grey's and pizza" became "grey's and dinner."  This was a fun Thursday night for all of us girls to get together and watch some television, eat some hopefully tasty food and fellowship.  As most of our friends have moved away TO and Becca have stuck together for this time honored tradition.  So as our shows have expanded to other favorites (ex. Vampire Diaries) we hope to broaden our cuisine.

2011 hopes to bring in new recipes and new partakers in this once a week attempt to domesticate ourselves.  We are hoping to expand our library of recipes and find some new favorite dishes.  This blog is where we can share our new treats and get some feedback on what to try next.

So with all of this said lets get to what happened in week one...

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 pound shredded, cooked chicken
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 large can enchilada sauce (green kind)
1 large box of chicken broth
1 can black beans drained
1 cup of rice
1 can of corn drained
1/2 tsp garlic powder (or two cloves)
1 tsp of cumin
1 tsp of chili powder
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of black pepper


Combine everything in a pot and bring to a simmer.

Crispy Strips

7 corn tortillas
vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with the oil, cut into strip and bake for 10 minutes.

TO's Tidbits: The original recipe directions called for the soup to bask in the warmth of a crock pot for a good 8 hours. We got a pretty late start and almost made it through hour one before impatiently giving up and transferring everything to the stovetop. We're beginners, so we get an out. To make this pleasantly simple Mexican inspired soup more visually appealing, top with crispy strips, do a dollop of daisy, and sprinkle with your favorite shredded cheese.

Booze with Becca:  This week was an unexpected Mexican theme.  Luckily the fridge was stocked with Pacifico; my favorite Mexican beer. Add a slice of lime and enjoy in a frosted mug or straight out of the bottle (in your favorite koozie of course).   Pair this recipe with any south of the border beer of choice and follow with a shot of Patron....or start with a shot of Patron to make the cooking experience a little more interesting!







Next week...Asian...stay tuned!

On tonights episode of Grey's: Not their best episode.  We did however learn Callie is knocked up with McSteamy's love child...and Meredith is barren.  What will happen to Lexie and McSteamy now?!?!