Trying a new ingredient

Tonight I thought I would try using the Vegetarian BBQ 'Pork' (or cha siu as Steph from Vegan About Town informed me - I love learning new things) in a stir fry.
I fried it up first and tasted it prior to adding it to the sauce and I really liked it. I don't usually use mock meats but I'm not against it. I really don't see any problem with using it, as I don't associate it with trying to replace meat. I do try to avoid using it because I imagine it is so processed.

Anyway, I made a stir fry, as I mentioned, and used this teriyaki sauce recipe. It was very nice and especially easy to make. On the back of the cha siu (see, I'm learning!) it also has a recipe for a sauce, so I might try that one next time.

The noodles are from the asian shop on High St also, and were so cheap - like $1.20 for 500g!

Took the kids to the pools today, met up with G and her boys and the kids had a blast.
I have a really sore throat at the moment and I totally believe that it is from all the talking I have done in the classroom for the last 2 weeks. I've spent the last 6 months at home on the internet (read:not talking much) and teaching really gives the throat a workout!
I've got 4 more days teaching this week...

Tahn

Stir fry and 1 Pan Fudge Cake

INTERRUPTION TO THIS POST:

I'm watching Good News Week as I post, and the panelists were talking about how chickens only have one 'exit' hole. Tom Gleeson said 'An unfertilised egg is really just a convenient period'. AWESOME!!! That's pretty much what I say to people about eggs!!! Got lots of  eeeww's and screwed up faces, but also it hopefully got a few people thinking!! Nice one, Tom!

Anyway back to the post.

Recently, when I discussed in a previous post that I would like a website that you can just put in the ingredients and it spits out a suggested recipe, Vegetation came to the rescue and suggested I try Supercook.
It is a really good site. Once you sign up you can add the foods in your kitchen and it will suggest recipes from all over the web. You can even exclude items!! So then you only get vegan recipes! NICE!

So we tried a few recipes tonight. First, for dinner we had Stir Fried Sesame Vegetables with Rice. This got rave reviews on the website and it was REALLY nice! But...it said it served 4 people, but I think it would barely feed 2. I had a tiny, tiny serve and the kids had a small serve and we really did not have enough to feed us all. So I would probably triple this recipe next time.

You can see how tiny my serve was!

While I was making dinner, YM was in charge of making 1 Pan Fudge Cake. The beauty of this cake is that it is made IN THE PAN!!!! No dishes!!! How cool!!

Ok, so, we ended up leaving this in the oven for 50 minutes instead of the 25 minutes the recipe states. BUT, after eating it, and noticing a small vein of 'fudginess', I totally believe we overcooked the cake. It seemed WAAYYY too runny at the 25 minute stage, but next time I'll get it out and let it sit and see if it fudges up more, because the fudgy vein is DELICIOUS!!!! Also, even though it says to do it in an ungreased pan, I may try lining it with baking paper. Although, maybe if I only cooked it for the 25 minutes it may have come out easier. I'll try it again tomorrow.

So, Monday over, work tomorrow. It is suppose to be 28 degrees tomorrow so I may get to wear a skirt :) (one of my goals is to wear a skirt or dress once a week). I'll see how I feel in the morning when I put it on!
How gorgeous was today's weather??!! I made the most of it by mowing the lawn, trimming up my roses and taking the kids for a bike ride (while I jogged) to Coburg Lake. Tomorrow I also have a 'handyman' coming to check out the tiling I need done in the bathroom. I have got a bit of work to do to get this house ready for rent early next year. Hopefully, they don't want to charge me too much!

Tahn