white pizza

Ingredients:

one roll of pillsbury refridgerated pizza dough
2 cups of ricotta cheese
2 cups of shredded mozzarella
1 teaspoon grated garlic or dried garlic powder
fresh basil leaves (optional)
mini cut tofu cubes (optional)

Unfold pizza dough over greased foil on pan. Spread ricotta evenly. Spread with grated garlic and top with tofu and mozzarella. Top on a few basil leaves for added aroma and color. Bake as directed on pizza dough package.

Sticky rice

Ingredients:

3 cups sweet rice (sold in smaller bags in asian groc)
4 cups water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dates
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup peeled roasted chestnuts

Mix ingredients into rice cooker and press start. When the rice is done, you will have a sweet treat.

Quick Stir Fry

Ingredients:

1 lb of sliced beef/chicken or pork
1 sliced onion
1 sliced green or red pepper
2 cups broccoli or snowpeas
3 Tsp of olive oil
3 -4 Tsp of soy sauce
dash of rice vinegar
3 - 4 Tsp of molasses
dash of kosher salt coarse

Cook onions in frying pan with olive oil for a few minutes until soft. Add in meat and cook until starting to brown. Add in vegetables with a dash of salt and spread sauce of soy sauce, rice vinegar, and molasses. Mix well and serve once vegetables start to soften.

Serve with rice.

Rice cake soup

New Year means Dduk-guk for good luck.

Ingredients:

2 cups sliced rice cake ovalettes (Asian food stores)
4 cups chicken or veg broth
1/2 cup frozen vegs of choice
1/4 cup chopped onion
dash of garlic
dash of salt/pepper

Add all ingredients together and bring to a boil. Rice cakes will be soft when done cooking.

Cold Buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce

This is such a summer treat.

Ingredients:
1 package of buckwheat noodles (Asian food stores)
1 bottle of soba noodle sauce (like Kikkoman brand)
pinch of finely chopped scallions
pinch of finely grated radish
wasabi to taste

Boil water and cook noodles (1 bunch per serving) for about 5 minutes until cooked. Rinse in cold water. Pour chilled soba noodle sauce into small serving cup for dipping noodles. Add ice cubes if want to serve colder. Put noodles neatly in a circle pattern and onto a wooden bamboo plate (one that drains is best) or any flat plate. On the side garnish with radish and top with scallions and side of wasabi.
To eat, add the radish, scallions, and wasabi to the sauce and then dip the noodles into the sauce and eat bite for bite (or dip for dip).
For an added treat serve with favorite kind of tempura such as shrimp or sweet potato slices.

two ingredient cucumber "kimchi"

This is about the most simplest side dish ever and real yum.

Ingredients:

1 cucumber sliced
vinegared red pepper paste to taste (sold in Asian food stores)
toasted sesame seeds (optional as garnish)

Basically mix the cucumber slices with a few teaspoons of the red pepper paste and serve immediately.

turkey chili

This is a simple chili recipe, so easy.

Ingredients:
1 package of ground turkey
2 cans of stewed tomatos
1 can of red beans
1/2 chopped onion
pinch of garlic
salt/pepper to taste
olive oil
1 chopped green pepper (optional)

Brown turkey (salt/pepper to taste) in saucepan with olive oil and then add rest of the ingredients to a boil. Turn down heat and let boil gently for 15 minutes and then serve. Garnish with cornbread or your fav bread.