Fried Ginger Tofu

We had two tubs of just-expired tofu so I used Geri's Fried Ginger Chicken recipe and made this.  I liked it so much that I might've eaten a whole tub's worth by myself.

Pasta at Ross

There was choke made in Italy pasta the other day at Ross.  They were $2.99 each except for the first one which was $3.99.

Dd's Beer Braised Pot Roast

This looks so yummy! 

 

BEER BRAISED POT ROAST

 

1 ½ # chuck roast*

salt, freshly ground black pepper

1 ½ TB olive oil

4 cloves garlic, smashed

1 small onion, chopped

8 cipollini onions, peeled

6 oz. fresh shiitake mushrooms, large size, stemmed, quartered

2 sprigs thyme

1 bay leaf

1 TB tomato paste

2 TB apple cider vinegar

1 TB flour

1 ½ c. beef stock

12 oz. brown ale

Remove beef from refrigerator and let rest for 1 hour to come up to room temperature. Pat beef dry; generously season on both sides with salt and pepper. 

In a large saucepan over medium high heat sear beef in oil until well browned, about 4 minutes. 

Carefully flip and sear on reverse side another 4 minutes. Remove to a plate. 

To the pot add garlic, chopped onions, thyme and bay leaf. Saute until golden, about 4-6 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook 2 minutes.  Stir in flour until well combined. Add vinegar, stock and beer, and bring to a simmer, scrapping up any browned bits. Return beef into pan. Cover; cook 45 minutes. Flip roast over. Add cipollini onions and mushrooms; continue cooking 45-60 minutes, until fork tender. 

Let rest 15 minutes before slicing. 

*Optional to cut chuck into stew sized pieces. Cook for 40-60 minutes until tender.   Serves 3-4.

Peanut Butter Cookies

I made these about a month ago for Wendell and a couple of his softball buddies.

They came out good . . . you kinda can't go wrong with peanut butter cookies.

I found an easy recipe at the Allrecipe site.  I cut the recipe in half because half was 'nuff.

Fried Ginger Chicken

Wendell saw my comment saying "maybe I might try to make it" on Geri's Fried Ginger Chicken blog post, and he bought a HUGE bag of frozen chicken thighs.

After a bit of a delay because I kept putting it off, I finally made it.

Not to brag (actually I AM bragging), but it came out sooooo ono.  You should try to make it even if you might not be a good cook (like me).  Your family will be impressed.

Motor City Pizza from Costco

 I usually prefer thin-crust pizzas, but this deep-dish pizza from Costco was really good.  

It was $14 something for a 2-pack.  The pizza came out just like the picture on the box.

Yummy!!  Worth the extra carbs.

Humongous Blueberries

 My brother bought these blueberries from Sam's Club recently.

Same Thing?

I sprinkle this furikake on top of my popcorn just before adding in the kakimochi.  It's my favorite snack of late.

I got the smaller bottle on the left from Times.  The larger container on the right is from Costco.  They both have the three-man pyramid logo next to the name "mishima" on them.  They both say "Nori Komi Furikake".  They seem to be the same thing except for one difference . . . 

The one on the left as proudly stated in big bold letters is a PRODUCT OF JAPAN, while the one on the right as seen in not so big letters is a Product of China. 

On Da Desk

Sometimes I end up erasing the whole page.  ☹️

Dd's Rainbow Drive Inn Shoyu Chicken

 

RAINBOW DRIVE INN’S SHOYU CHICKEN

 

2 ½ #s chicken thighs

1 slice ginger, smashed

¾ tsp. garlic, minced

½ c. soy sauce

¼ c + 2 TB sugar

1 TB + 1 ½ tsp. apple cider vinegar

1 TB + 1 ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce

¼ tsp. black pepper

Optional: slurry: 3 TB flour + 3 TB water

Garnish: sliced green onion

 

In a medium saucepot cover chicken pieces with sauce ingredients.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 35-40 minutes. Stir flour slurry 

into sauce, stirring until thickened. Garnish with green onion. 

Serves 3-4.