Delicious Potstickers!

I got together with my Oki Native Sisters and we made homemade gyoza!

Everyone brought a couple ingredients each and we had a great time putting them together and of course eating them!!

They are super easy and fun to make. Something I want to do more often with my Fish Fam.

Oh so good!!!

Recipe here at Damn Delicious....

Ingredients:

-1lb. ground pork

-1 cup shredded green cabbage

-3 oz. Shitake mushroom, diced

-2 garlic cloves, pressed

-2 green onions, thinly sliced

-1 tbsp. hosin

-1 tbsp. freshly grated ginger

-2 tsp. sesame oil

-1 tsp. siracha, or more to taste

-1/4 tsp. white pepper

-36 wonton wrappers

-2 tbsp. vegetable oil Soy sauce, for serving

Directions: 

1. In a large bowl, combine pork, cabbage, mushrooms, garlic, green onions, hoisin, ginger, sesame oil, Sriracha and white pepper.
2. To assemble the dumplings, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potstickers in a single layer and cook until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side.
4. Serve immediately with soy sauce, if desired.

Check out her other potstickers here. So many to choose from!!

She has a lot of really good recipies, especially Asian recipes, which we eat a lot of. So check her out!!!

Enjoy!

Leftovers for Lunch....

Last night we had the boys favorite Teri Chicken, so leftovers were for lunchu!

My oldest whipped together some sesame noodles and it smelled delicious!

Sesame Noodles Sauce

• Wide rice noodles, the kind for Pho, cooked and drained
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons Pure Sesame Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Hot Chili Oil
• 4 Tablespoons Canola Oil
• 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced Thin

Directions

• Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. 
• Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
• Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
• Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. 

Throw in some perfectly steamed broccoli, which after the water reaches boiling point add the broccoli to your steamer tray and cook for 5mins. They come out perfect on our stove. Then rinse them off in cold water to stop them from cooking further. 

The Party Plate: "Corn Chip Pie!"

Today's lunch plate was a leftover leftover party!!!

In lieu, of the awesome chili recipes, we put all our leftovers from the last few days on this plate, thus the party plate!!...

Frito Corn Chips on the bottom, leftover homemade veggie chili, mixed w/ our leftover Annie's Organic Mac&Cheese and black bean soup, and green beans. Then topped with sharp cheddar cheese and our salad!

Oh yeah, who doesn't like a party plate and lifesaving leftovers all in one!

My kids sure enjoyed the party :)

Pork & Pineapple Pizza

 My favorite TV show is Food Network. 

I've gotten so many good ideas, tips, help, & encouragement.

We've never had a TV with cable, but I'm sure grateful that while

we live here at my in-laws condo we have it!

This meal was inspired by a FN Show Sandra's Money Saving Meals.

 She made a pork roast & was using it for all kinds 

of dishes and one of them was pizza....

The kids were hungry and I though HEY! I have a big leftover bowl of  Kula Pork in the fridge

from a church even I went to that our Hawaiian Relief Society Pres. made. I also had a frozen cheese pizza in the fridge, and a Maui Fresh Pineapple was also sitting in the fridge ready to use!

With my little sous chef we spread the pork all over.

Chopped up some onions & pineapple.

 Baked it in 10min.

 Added some fresh cilantro.

And "Cucumber Chips"

Sprinkled w/ S&P love!

(Salt & Pepper)

 

Ohhh, it looked good and they happily enjoyed it!

Lunch Lately...

 Grilled organic chicken w/ baked cauliflower and onions that I tossed in olive oil, turmeric, sea salt, and garlic powder.

Grilled organic chicken w/ my leftover veggie lasagna.

Avocado & Eggs

This is a great snack or lunch. Whole wheat honey bread, organic boiled eggs, avocados, sprinkled with Himalayan Pink Salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. 

Broccoli Pecan Pasta

Tru Roots Gluten-free noodle, lightly steamed organic broccoli, pecans, Italian dressing, & cayenne pepper.

Good Tip with the Broccoli...

After steaming put in very cold water or ice water to stop it from cooking and losing more nutrients. We like our steamed veggies to still be a little crunchy.

Guac Egg Salad Sandwich

I like to make our egg salad sandwiches a specific way...

1. Boil organic eggs, so the yolks are soft and not cooked hard. 10-12mins. You can do longer. Check out how to "Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs".

2. Dump hot water and then run cold cold water over the hard boiled eggs and let them sit in cold water for a few minutes. This makes the hard shell peel off very easily.

3. Break away the solid whites and take out the yolks and put them in different bowls.

3. The make a spread I use 1/2 to a 1/4 of the yolk, from the batch of boiled eggs, to mix either with all or one of these things...avocados, hummus, mayonnaise, and/or grapeseed oil veganaise. The above pic was a mixture of the yolk, avocados, and veganaise. The yolk is where all the cholesterol is found, so that is why I don't use all the egg yolks.

4. Next I slice up the solid egg whites into pieces. 

5. Then mix the whites into the creamy spread mixture.

I love to add cayenne and/or black pepper. You can also throw a bunch of other things in like julienne carrots or cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. This is one of my favorite sandwiches! 

Egg Salad Sandwich & Coconut Tapioca

 There is a local health food store here in Maui called Alive & Well. They have a deli with freshly made salads, sandwiches, sushi, desserts, juice, smoothies, etc. Offering raw, organic foods, and local produce. I've eaten a lot of different salads from there that taste delicious and this egg salad sandwich was amazing!

This (vegan) coconut tapioca was super good as well! Gotta learn how to make this at home.

 So many good choices.

Next time I will try this...yumm!

Kale & Shitake Mushroom w/ Quinoa

Agong also made this delicious dish. Fresh kale from his garden, shitake mushroom, and garlic sauteed in butter and served with quinoa. I always love his cooking!

Black Bean Burger

I get these Chipotle Black Bean Burgers at Costco. They are really good, but have a lot of ingredients. We need to find a good homemade black bean burger recipe. If you know of one let me know, thanks! I put organic hummus and dijon mustard on multigrain rounds. For the toppings I put raw zucchini, baby portabella mushrooms, red onions, and spring mix salad greens. Yum!

Grilled Cheese Tuna With Organic Soup & Salad

Grilled cheese tuna sandwich with an organic salad and organic red pepper tomato soup!

Homemade Veggie Pizza

My kids love helping make homemade pizza and even better they love eating it! On half of the pizza I put a little cheese and the other half no cheese. Topping are onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, fresh basil, and zucchini really, the options are endless with toppings. For the crust I've done white and whole wheat, both tasting great. Just get online and test out different recipes. Making the dough isn't as hard as I thought it would be, but then using my Kitchen Aid mixer helps a lot! If you do make whole wheat crust just be prepared to wait about two hours for the time it takes to rise! Here is the whole wheat recipe I've used and here is a fast and easy recipe, I got from a friend, for the white crust...

Basic Pizza Dough

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

1.  Mix the yeast and water in a small bowl, cover, and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.   (If you'd like add 1 teaspoon of sugar to this just to make the yeast lively)

2.  Mix the oil, honey, salt and yeast mixture in a large mixing bowl.  If using a food processor, add 1 cup of flour at a time, up to 3 cups, mixing well after each addition.  You may have to stir in the third cup of flour by hand, depending on your machine.  Or mix in all 3 cups of flour by hand with a wooden spoon.

If the dough seems too wet, mix in more flour, 1/4 cup at a time until the dough is soft.  Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead in more flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough is moderately stiff and somewhat firm to the touch, about 6 minutes.

3.  Lightly grease pizza pan with oil and roll into shape desired or breadsticks etc.  Let rise a couple of minutes before putting toppings on.

For breadsticks:  roll into sticks and brush with butter and garlic salt.  Let rise for about 15 minutes and then bake at 425 for 10 minutes, brushing with more butter/garlic halfway through.

This is a very soft but not sticky dough.  You could probably do this in the bread machine as well.

***I've substituted the oil with applesauce and the honey with agave. Tasted great!  

Tuna Mix Sandwich

In this "Tuna Mix" Sandwich there is canned tuna with finely julienned/diced carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, and cooked sprouted beans. I also mixed in mayonnaise, organic dijon mustard, and some relish. I grilled them and served it with fresh mangoes, cucumbers, and sugar snap peas.

Long Bean Tofu Stirfry

 I love making stir-fry's and after living in China for a while I quickly learned American Chinese food and China Chinese food are so so different! Chinese food made in China is really really good. After we moved back from China I got pregnant and all I craved was veggies and rice like I had in China. I frequently made this dish. It's also a good thing my husband knows how to cook and does an amazing job at imitating our favorite foods in China!

When I first started cooking I hated that I had to chop up so many things. Then I said to myself, "You know what I need to get over this feeling and be happy to do it because if I want these fresh veggies in our food then I'm going to be doing it day in and day out for a really long time and I need to be able to enjoy it!" I'm happy to say that I really enjoy chopping up veggies...haha, it has become a way to de-stress.

I fry the garlic and onions first until the onions are mostly cooked I add a little soy sauce as well, add the mushrooms and green beans w/a little bit of water and cover the pan. After a couple of minutes I put in hoisin sauce (found in Asian stores or maybe in the Asian isle at your local grocery store), a little vinegar, and maybe a little sugar just right in the pan. I go with whatever amounts I feel is best. Then Lastly I add the tofu and let it if cook for a minute. I like the beans to still be a little crunchy and not soft, cook everything according to how you like it. 

*I have a ton of juice pics to post, but I just have to get them off of my FB page and put ALL of them on here. :)

Mango Chicken Quinoa Dish

I chopped up orange, yellow, and red peppers.

I cooked organic quinoa. I fried garlic and onions. Then I added the chicken and peppers and I squeezed in fresh orange juice with some lime and lemon as well. Then I put in the mangoes. It was served warm and good, but it was even better the next day after all the juices soaked in and cold from being in the refrigerator.