The other problem is that the beef here doesn't taste the same as in the US so unless it is cooked with a lot of seasoning, it doesn't taste very good. We could never have a steak or burger at home. The biggest limitation is actually not having a full size oven to cook in. I'm using the toaster oven to do all of the baking so none of my casserole dishes will fit. I plan to make a trip to IKEA this week to see if I can find smaller baking dishes. If you have an easy recipe that requires only common ingredients (like ingredients that you can find at a 7-11), please send it to me. You can send them to me at the yahoo account if you don't want to post them here. My email is JackieHNguyen@Yahoo.com.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Recipes Needed
It's been difficult cooking at home here since the stores here do not sell alot of ingredients that I need to cook the usual meals that I cook at home. And then there's the anxiety about using local products. We eat alot of pasta dishes (I brought pastas and spaghetti sauce from home) and stir fry. Outside of that, it's been meat loaf and mac n' cheese. Sydney's been rolling her eyes when it's dinner time. And the ayi has been more vocal about the lack of variety in my cooking --- I can't prove it but I think Sydney is putting her up to it. If Sydney can make the ayi take her outside, she's capable of anything.
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I have a great fish recipe and I think fish will work well there. I just made it last night and its simple and delish. I bought 2 fillets of orange roughy and just lightly coated with flour, salt, and pepper. Cooked it in a large sauce pan with olive oil to get it nice and crispy. Then for the sauce, I used 1 ounce fish sauce, 3 ounce water, 1 lime juiced, 1 scallion chopped, 1 tablespoon of garlic chili sauce. Bring that to a boil and then stir in 1 tablespoon of corn starch mixed with 2 tablespoon of water. It should get it nice and thick and then pour over fish and serve with steamed rice. You might want to cut back on the chili sauce for sydney.
What about black beans & rice? (Though I'm not sure if they have black beans there.) You can add chopped bell pepper, onion, tomato, cilantro. Then sprinkle cheddar or jack cheese on top, add sour cream if you like it (and can find it).
Cassi and Tyra--Yum! You're both hired!
Jackie--What is the response on the pork disease scare? Has it all been pulled from the shelves?
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