Szechuan Fried Rice

Chef’s Notes: Knowing that we wanted stir-fry was the easy part. I set up the scene with buying mushrooms (actually two packs of mushrooms. You know when they tell you don’t go to the store hungry cause you’ll buy junk. SmithCale buys almost a pound of mushrooms…) and a bell pepper. Then I took a gamble. Rice on the side? Noodles? Szechuan sauce for sure. What about protein? When in doubt, blob it out (i.e. throw it all in one wok!). SmithCale always sneaks a jalapeno or two into our cart at the store, I think he does it just to challenge me and see where I’ll find a place for them. Because I hate to waste anything!

Plan of Attack:

1. Cook Rice

2. Chop

3. Wok

Ingredients for 2:

½ C jasmine rice

Wok oil

1” fresh ginger, peeled and minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ C snow peas, cut diagonally

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips

1 jalapeno, seeded and julienned

6 oz mixed mushrooms

2 eggs

1/4 C Szechuan sauce

Fresh cilantro

Instructions:

1. Cook rice according to package directions
2. Heat wok oil in a wok over medium-high heat
3. Add ginger and garlic, sauté 1 minute
4. Add snow peas, bell pepper, jalapeno and mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes
5. Add rice, then crack eggs onto mixture and scramble 1-2 minutes
6. Mix in Szechuan sauce
7. Top with cilantro
8. Enjoy!

Food for Life,

the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time

Furry Greek Tragedy

Butters had a very traumatic Friday.

She went in to get her teeth cleaned, and heaven help us if we need to do that again.

Fool her once, shame (and guilt) on you.

So, needless to say she got to do whatever she wanted to this weekend. Thankfully that short list included napping and lizard watching.

Here she is showing off her arm buzz-cut.

and just for a little laugh, my fave picture of first time I tortured her when we sprayed for bugs and had to wait outside.

Food for Kitties,

the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time