Too Lemony Too Salty Dressing

After 100 years of marriage I finally made a dressing that made E's heart swell.

6 anchovies mashed up

1 big clove garlic mashed up

Mash the anchovies and garlic together

Mix in a little country mustard

Mix in a little Worshteshire Sauce

Too much fresh ground pepper

Add too much lemon

And don't add enough olive oil

Toss with butter leaf lettuce.

Cheating Pesto Pasta with Chicken, Sun Dried Tomaotes, Olives and Mozarella

After teaching for Alana last night I went to the Bridge to pick up fixings for dinner. We already had pasta, store bought pesto, kalamata olives, some chicken and lemon at home. I got some sun dried tomatoes (packed in oil), a red onion, some more pre roasted chicken, some slivered almonds and fresh mozzarella balls. I was feeding three. So I made a pound of pasta and had leftovers.

1. Start water to boil.
2. Pull off the meat of the chicken and tear into desired size pieces. Place in large bowl.
3. Thinly slice desired amount of sun dried tomatoes. I think I used about 10.
4. Tear open and pit desired amount of Kalamata olives. I think we used about 15 or so.
5. 1/4 and thinly slice desired amount of red onion.
6. When water is boiling, salt and add pasta. Tonight we used strangled priest shapes.
7. Meanwhile, heat some oil and pan toast a handful of slivered almonds until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
8. In same oil, toast up some red pepper flakes and other desired herbs. Tonight I just added some Mexican oregano. Add oil and herb mixture to ingredients in bowl and toss.
9. When pasta is done, drain. Add to big bowl and toss with pesto. Add almonds and toss.
10. Salt and pepper.

Serve bowls, adding the small mozzarella balls on top.

Fried Wontons and...Fried Rice!

Haha! I added to the Fried Rice tonight.

Anything can be stuffed in a wonton wrapper and fried up and served with a dipping sauce and be successful.

Tonight I did this:

1. Sauteed some minced shallot and garlic and red pepper flakes

2. Eventually added some drained soft minced tofu.

3. Eventually added some shredded napa valley cabbage

4. Eventually added some tamari soy sauce, rice wine and rice vinegar.  Allowed to saute for longer.  Eventually removed from heat and cuz I was in a rush, put in a bowl and put in freezer to cool it down.

5. Meanwhile, prepped veggies for fried rice.  Minced green onions, carrots and celery.  Sauteed these over high heat, eventually adding brown rice and eventually adding some tamari soy sauce. Allowed this to "fry".

6. When tofu mixture was cool, started to heat some oil in a non-stick pan.  Began wonton assembly.  When about 15 wontons were made, oil was hot enough.  Dropped wontons into pan to begin frying.

7. Meanwhile, added 2 eggs to rice mixture and rolled together, turning off heat when done.

8. Turned wontons as necessary and removed to paper towel on a plate to drain.

9. To serve, mixed soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, chili oil toasted sesame oil, a little sugar and a little water together for a dipping sauce.  Put rice, wontons and dipping sauce in small bowl on a plate.