We saw a commercial for Mexican food, when we were participating in one of our favorite “stay at home” pastimes. We didn’t want to pick up food, or go to the store and buy ingredients, so we had “make-due” Mexican! Don said enchiladas, refried beans, and rice would be nice. After raiding the pantry, I…
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Food in Ft Worth and Beyond
It was a week of cooking and eating out in the Ft Worth area, with my brother. The first night I was there, we found some great frozen Chantrelle Ravioli at Sprouts Market. We made ravioli and shrimp for supper, and there wasn’t a morsel left. We found a nondescript place in Burleson for lunch,…
BBQ Pork Fried Rice
You remember those BBQ ribs and greens we had the other night, click here. Well, Don decided fried rice would be good with the leftovers. Just a word, never underestimate the power of using leftovers in fried rice, it’s awesome. I was skeptical of the BBQ ribs, but it was amazing in the fried rice….
Fried Rice (Cooking for One)
PrintFried Rice (Cooking for One) Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 1 Ingredients2 TBSP peanut or coconut oil 2 green onions, chopped, including green 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh garlic, finely chopped 1 cup cooked rice 1/4 cup frozen peas and carrot combination 6 jumbo shrimp, cooked 1 scrambled egg,…
Cooking For One
One of my readers reminded me, I don’t really have specific recipes for cooking for one. Dishes that are simple to do, without a lot of leftovers. I know it’s easy to cook a little larger amounts and freeze in portion size, but realistically some of us will never take it out of the freezer…