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Being a little overactive lately and New Year

Jos

Hey everyone, how’s everything? Are you ready for the New Year yet? Any plans?

I don’t have one and am not planning for one either. My plan would be just chill and stay home. New Year’s Eve is the WORST time ever to go out. Traffic jam, crowded places, drunk drivers etc, you name it. So I prefer to have a nice, calm and safe New Year’s Eve.

We got another rain yesterday and it’s been FREEZING and blowing. I’m currently freezing in my room while typing this post.

Anyway, on Sunday we planned to have lunch at Ka Shabu Asian Fondue because I wanted to use Groupon that I got.

But bummer, they closed for lunchtime on that day. Special holiday hour, I guess.

So we swung by to this one instead: Sushi on Fire

K ordered this Crunch Rolls - was ok..I only had one...just like California roll topped w/ tempura batter and drizzled with teriyaki sauce

nothing beats complimentary miso soup in the cold weather!

Lil bro ordered a bowl of ramen...that guy really likes ramen as much as rice 😀

Mine - New York steak - I felt like having meat that day..and for some reason they forgot that I asked for extra salad in place of the rice

apparently they were kind enough to give me that extra salad!

I gave all the california rolls, rice and the fried gyoza to the boys. I only ate the steak and the salad (with very minimal dressing)

So what does the title of the post mean?

Well I’ve been pretty active in my kitchen ~~experimenting~~ cooking simple stuffs yet healthy and want to share them with all of you! 😀

Basic ingredients that I used in the following recipes:
Half of jicama – shredded (I used my Cuisinart food processor)
Bell peppers
Carrots
Cabbage
Garlic
Salt and peppers to taste

Stuffed Bell Peppers (Vegan)
1 package of firm tofu – pressed and drained – I used Furama tofu brand
Curry paste
5 bell peppers
2 carrots
2 cloves of garlic -minced

Note: I drained 2 packages of tofu, but actually I only used 1 (4 tofus total)

Directions:

Coarsely chopped carrots in your food processor

Blend tofu in the food processor until smooth

Mix the mashed tofu, carrots, minced garlic and cabbage together until everything incorporates

Put about 1-2 tsp3 of curry paste - don't put too much or it'll has some bitter taste. Mine turned out that way..lesson to learn

Mix until everything incorporates. Also salt and pepper to taste

Slice the bell peppers horizontally, remove the stems

Stuff the bell peppers with the tofu mixture

Preheat non stick skillet medium heat and greased lightly with extra virgin olive oil.

Pan fry the stuffed bell peppers with the tofu mixture side down in medium heat

You could cover it to speed up the process 🙂

Serve them over a bed of steamed cabbage

I had extra ingredients left so I made another batch of Cauliflower Fried Rice cooked with a bit of butter. This time it tasted even better than the first time I made it! Guess the extra veggies gave it more flavor. Hubby surely loves it!

I have one more recipe to share but this post is already long enough so I’ll post it next time 🙂

The year 2011 is upon us and we heard lots of people making New Year resolution/goal/intention/plan etc etc.

Personally, I am not a New Year resolution/goal/plan etc type of gal. For me it’s just another year and I don’t usually try to make a resolution or a goal or anything like that. I can always set my goal anytime, doesn’t have to be around New Year. I’m just hoping the year 2011 will be better than this year and the economy will pick up.

How about you? Do you have any New Year resolutions/goal/plan/intention etc?

Happy New Year!

Tagged: cauliflower fried rice, recipes, stuffed bell peppers

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