Spice Up Your Life.

Round two- hosted by Miss Kelsey who chose the main dish of Spicy Thai Delight. She usually makes this dish using only chicken, but since she had never experienced the joys of tofu we decided this would be an appropriate time to expose to the soy product in all its glory. Breaking boundaries. Pushing comfort zones. Alas, she did not approve.. maybe it's an acquired taste?

Also a word for the wise, spicy dishes such as these are best paired with white wine.

Spicy Thai Delight
Ingredients:
4-5 peppers (assorted colors)
1 white onion
6-8 white mushrooms, sliced
4 chicken breasts, diced

1 package firm tofu, cubed
1 can water chestnuts
1 can diced pineapple
1 packet red curry mix (contains: soy, cayenne pepper, curry, flour)
1 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2/3 cup water
Process:
Combine the last four ingredients in large bowl; set aside.
Cook chicken and tofu in two large frying pans.
Simultaneously sautee peppers and onions in separate pan from chicken and tofu for 10 minutes; combine with chicken and tofu.
Add mushrooms and sauce mixture. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Add water chestnuts and pineapple.
Serve over rice

 

Cucumber salad:

Ingredients:

2 organic cucumbers

1 organic small sweet onion

½ cup sour cream

1 tbs. salt

1 tbs. cider vinegar

Process:

Peel and cut the cucumbers.

Peel and thinly slice the onions then mix with cucumbers and salt in a bowl and let sit for 30 minutes

Drain liquid then add sour cream and vinegar.

Chill and serve.

Fried Rice
        Ingredients:
             4 cups calrose rice
             6 cups water
             1 cup sliced organic carrots
             1 cup frozen organic peas
             1/2 cup chopped organic yellow onion
             2 tsp. organic sunflower oil
        Process:
             Add rice and water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and bring down to a simmer for 20 minutes.
             After the rice is cooked, let the rice cool and perform the next steps
             In a large fry pan add the onions and carrots and 1 tsp of sunflower oil. Sauté.
             Once carrots and onions are tender add the rice and peas and 1tsp of sunflower oil. Sauté.
             Add soy sauce for more flavor.

Fried Bananas 
        Ingredients:
              6 peeled bananas
              organic japanese fry roll paper
              3 cups vegetable oil
              Powered sugar
              Cinnamon
              Vanilla Ice Cream
        Process: 
              Take peeled bananas and roll them in powered sugar and cinnamon.
              Wrap the bananas in the fry roll paper
              Drop them into a pan with hot vegetable oil and fry until golden brown.
              Take them out and dry by placing them on paper towels to absorb the oil.
              Serve with a scope of vanilla ice cream.