Chinese Fried Rice

I found Becca's recipe for fried rice and modified it a little. Joe loved it. He said it was the best fried rice he has ever had. So- I thought I had better write down the recipe :)

6 green onions (slice at a diagonal the entire onion- green and white)
3 eggs (discard two egg yolks before whisking them with a fork)
Sesame oil
Canola oil
Soy Sauce
3 Cups cold rice ( I cooked mine and then stuck 3 cups in the freezer for a little while)
Salt & pepper
1 C. peas
2 carrots julienned

Slice green onions, set aside. Heat 1 tsp. sesame and 1 Tbs. canola oil in a stir-fry skillet. Pour in beaten eggs. Add 1/2 tsp salt and pepper to taste. Cook until eggs are lightly scrambled. Remove eggs from skillet. Heat 1 Tbs. Canola and 1 Tbs. Sesame Oil in skillet. Add rice. Break rice up using a wooden spoon. Stir around for a few minutes on high heat and sprinkle 2-3 Tbs. soy sauce over the rice. Turn heat to medium and add eggs, green onions, carrots and peas. Stir fry for a few minutes and then shut off heat. We had this with egg rolls and it was delicious.

Mom's Instant Cocoa

This recipe is from Joe's side of the family. It is so yummy!

1 8 quart pkg. Instant milk (powdered milk)
1 21 oz container Nesquik
1 1/2 C. powdered sugar
8 oz. powdered cream
Mix together. Store in a large container. Add 1/3 C. dry mix to a cupful of hot water. Enjoy!

The cream is found near the coffee section of the grocery store. The original recipe calls for 1 lb. Nesquik but I prefer more chocolate.

Puffed FRENCH TOAST!

Warning: If you are looking for a low-fat healthy breakfast- this is not it!
This recipe is from my sister Becca. We had this at Lake Powell. It is very filling and definitely a special occasion breakfast. They are almost like donuts.

2 Eggs
2 ½ Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. flour
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
12 slices Texas style toast, cut in half diagonally

In large skillet or frying pan, heat about 1/4” of vegetable oil (not olive oil) over medium heat. In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, milk, flour, and baking powder. Test oil heat by flicking some water into the frying pan. If it pops, reduce the heat. If hardly anything happens, turn up the heat. If it sizzles, it’s just right.

Working quickly, take each ½ slice of bread and soak it both sides in the milk/egg/flour mixture. If you leave it in too long, it will get soggy, but you want to make sure enough of the egg mixture has soaked into the bread. Gently shake to remove excess batter and place in hot oil. Cook until puffed, golden brown, and a nice crispy crust has formed on each side (probably 3-5 minutes per side; you really need to babysit them and make sure they’re cooking correctly) and then remove from oil and drain on a paper towel. While cooking remaining French toast, keep cooked pieces warm in an oven set to the lowest temperature it will go.

When ready to serve, roll each piece in cinnamon sugar. If you’re feeling extra naughty, go ahead and drizzle a little maple syrup, buttermilk syrup, or scoop some honey butter on top.

tips

I keep RICE in a large container. I mix half brown rice with half white rice. Then it is more healthy and tastes just like white rice.

Whole Wheat flour is good for you! I use 100% Whole Wheat flour in pancakes, waffles and bread. 50% can be used in some cookies, biscuits, muffins, etc. I also add chia seed to almost everything that I bake.

My sister-in-law Clarissa shared this tip with me....
Orange peels keep brown sugar soft. I had a bag of brown sugar that was as hard as a rock. I put it into a container with a couple of orange peels and now it is super soft.