Milkshake Busters

Guest post! From John and Kyler:

Kyler and I made some burritos the other night (for Cinco de Mayo) and were out of rice.  Working with what we had, we turned to potatoes instead as the starch to hold these veggies together.

Pick your favorite veggies out of the drawer and start frying, starting with the most dense ones.  Ex: Potatoes, then carrots, then onions, peppers, then beans and spinach.  Of course this is open to interpretation.  Mix in some ground chipotle pepper and salt.  Serve with lettuce, cheddar cheese, salsa, and sour cream fix’ins.

Make bad jokes while you’re at it:

K: What do pirates eat to get their carbohydrates while out at sea?

J: I dunno, what?

K: Starrrrches!

K: Where do fortunate pirate families get to send their kids in urban areas?

J:  Charrrrter schools?

K:  Seeeeck!

Meredith and I have a challenge going.  We try to find the instant ramen bowl with the least possible english.  If you’re really into it then you don’t care what’s in it.  The running competition has been going for a number of years.  I guess we just have a thing for Japan.  This one is the best I’ve found so far.  I have no clue what’s in it.  The brand “Master Tong” is in english so not a complete shut out, but the best I’ve found so far.  Extra points always go for how many packets are inside the actual bowl itself.  If the noodles, vegetables, sauce, oil, powder, and quick assembly spoon are all self packaged, you win.  Try to find some of your own, let us know.

I made a quiche.  Not a hard thing to do.  Smoked salmon, green onion, orange bell peppers, and cheese.  As usual it was quite excellent.  Kyler and I enjoyed it.  Brought it to work.  Nobody really wanted any of it.  I guess you don’t give cops quiche.  Its probably not the sort of thing you serve to anyone whose culinary experience hasn’t moved beyond the omelette.  It was, however, Steph’s first taste of quiche and she enjoyed it so i guess that’s a bump.

I do believe its time for some Monkey-Fighting Family Bowl.  God knows I love making the Family Bowl.  What?  You inquire as to the name?  I’ll tell you why I call its the Family Bowl.  I cook the chicken in egg.  What’s this bull about not cooking the calf in its mothers milk?  I flipped that shit on its head.  Wonderful fresh veggies cooked in dashi broth.  Yeah, I got that.  Top it with toasted sesame seeds and teriyaki sauce?  Sure thing, broseph.  Serve it all on top of some grade-A udon noodles sitting in rice vinegar and you got yourself a meal that would make Jesus come back for a bite.  Yeah, I know what I’m doing in the kitchen.  Maybe I’ll let you come by some time and check it out.

Braised chicken and vegetables with yukon gold garlic mashed potatos.  Generous helping of cream sauce.

Swiss chard, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, and bean threads in a red curry coconut broth, garnished with lime and dark tamari. Brown the tofu in some sesame oil first and use dried mushrooms so that you can add a little of the rehydrating broth to the coconut milk mixture. Then crack an egg in the whole mess and let it poach for a little while in the soup. Sub brown rice for bean threads and sprinkle on some chopped cilantro. Not a bad weeknight dinner.