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So Spicy

I had an eggplant so I looked online for a recipe for one. I found Indian Eggplant Curry. It was a nice recipe, just a little too spicy. We added yogurt to tone it down some. I should have cooked the eggplant longer. Dinner was still nice.

Not Feeling Adventurous

I passed on the bone marrow, the quails, the Cornish hens, the pork loin, and the filet mignons. "Not today," I thought. I just was not feeling very adventurous. I did not even pick out so many exciting vegetables and fruit. Actually, the only cool new-to-me veggies I got were rappini/ broccoli rabe, parsley root, and a leek. Furthermore, I purchased some safe apples and oranges.

special edition: shastya

so i thought i'd post a bunch of pics of our little darling just because everyone loves baby pictures! so what has shastya been busy with lately? oh, just eating, fashion/ruffles, alphabet blocks, topology optimization reading, and russian nesting dolls . . .

 

 

 

Pizza Baozi

I made my first attempt at pizza baozi (Italian Chinese fusion cooking)! They turned out delicious. They had a real Italian flavor, but not quite pizza. If I make them again sometime, and want them to taste more like pizza I will add more cheese, more tomatoes, and I will use pepperoni instead of ground beef.

I only had 1 cup of self-rising flour so I added some all-purpose flour, yeast, sugar, and warm water to my usual recipe.

Pizza Baozi:

Dough:

1 Cup Self-Rising Flour

2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

2/3 Tsp. Yeast

1 Cup Warm Water

2/3 Tsp. Salt

3 Tsp. Brown Sugar

Filling:

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 Onion

1/2 Green Bell Pepper

1/2 Yellow Squash

1 Roma Tomato

2 Tsp. Minced Garlic

3 TB Mozzarella Cheese

1 TB Parmesan Cheese

1 Tsp. Red Pepper Flakes

2 Tsp Italian Seasoning

2 Tsp. Basil

2 Tsp. Salt