Tam Eats

Japanese Omelette. Known to be on the sweeter side.  I followed the recipe, but next time I will keep it more savory. Usually a rectangular pan is used, but I didn't want to go out of my way to get it. Recipe Must keep oiling the pan after finishing each roll. (linked recipe shows good pictures on oiling) Pour more batter, make sure to lift the rolled egg to get it under bc that will help prevent the egg from browning and getting burned. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Finally figured out the wide chopstick technique on my last flip. Mirin and Light Soy Sauce. So when you buy Mirin (Japanese cooking rice wine).... if are a stickler, you really need to look at the ingredients. Many have high fructose corn syrup. If you can't find it, I've found this substitute: Add between 1 and 2 tablespoons of sugar to 1/2 cup of white wine, vermouth, or dry sherry to replace 1/2 cup of mirin

Cookie dough craze. Found this at Sprouts from a friend's recommendation. Yes, yes, it is good. No eggs and no dairy product.  You can eat it raw, straight out of the container, or even bake it! The baked cookies are good. Hits the spot. They are kinda thin and soft in the center and crispy at the edges. Done in about 9-11 min in the oven at 375 For me,  I think this is a great deal bc it will last me a long time. I like that I can scoop a little of this when I'm craving something sweet and be satisfied.

This week was full of good finds! Unfortunately, I did not take a picture of a dish I had at a Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Palace , in Arlington. I was busy catching up with my girlfriends. It was perfect for a rainy day. The dish is called Bun Bo Hue Chay = Vegetarian Beef Vermicelli Soup. It was wonderful bc it was loaded with varieties of tofu, vegan beef, and meatless pork loaf.  Full of flavor. Good stuff. The restaurant has a large vegetarian selection also. Another find was in Dallas called Da Munchies. The people were so sweet and the food is made to order.  Vegan soul food full of love... you know it's not going to be healthy 😅😆... but it is soooo goood.  This is an oyster mushroom po boy. I was impressed bc I have tried "chik'n tenders" made with oyster mushrooms before... it was oily and super soggy b/c of the juices leaking onto the batter. This had a great crunch, no sog, and bold flavors. ALSO strangely not oily.. not even the tots.  I ate about hal...

Yeah... NOOCH. I love nooch. 😁😂 Nutritional Yeast powder is really good and offers so much nutrition.. as it's name itself states. So recently I have made nutritional yeast cheese. It's much easier than making cashew cheese.... and simple ingredients is always a go for me. I really enjoy the nutty flavor that this has too and the recipe I use now is super creamy and flavorful. Bob Mill's Cheese Sauce recipe  ... it is pretty basic, easy to customize. my favorite is adding garlic powder and paprika. At the time I made this for the first time, I still had spaghetti squash and trying to find a dish my husband would like. Spaghetti squash broccoli cheese casserole is really good!!... but I've given up on that vegetable with him. Mac-n-Cheese the NUMBER ONE FAVORITE LOADED NACHOS + Vegan Chorizo from TJs, stopped adding olives though. Never been a big fan anway Well, this isn't the most healthy dishes, it's def carb heavy. Still good anywa...

Making pumpkin brownies Recipe here All that turned into this. Honestly, the flavor was really good but coconut flour in this recipe gave it a kinda dense, chalky texture. Def would use regular flour instead. Always. Watching. Just fed up that I wouldn't give them some brownies Food haul? All my TJ goodies. Chocolate chunks were to make these with some leftover coconut chia muffins.  Love this stuff. It's muop xao hanh la tom. This squash is what luffas are made from. I love it sauteed with green onions and shrimp. Seasoned with a little fish sauce. My mom mainly makes it into a soup which is really good too. Day old rice is the best to use for fried rice. Really quick one with celery, grated carrot, egg, and soy sauce 

Wow. Well, I forgot how time consuming it is to make gumbo.  It's a really rewarding meal though. The more quality time I spent with my gumbo, I couldn't wait to eat it!  The nutty aroma of the roux made me know I was doing it right. This is prob the most nerve wrecking part because if it's burned, it's OVER. 9:00 PM and I've only added the holy Trinity: celery, Bell peppers, and onions It's finally done!! Added shrimp to the gumbo. ☺️ https://noshon.it/recipes/shrimp-andouille-and-okra-gumbo/#_a5y_p=2561806 My adjustments: 2 tbs creole seasoning, 3 tsp gumbo file, no andouille sausage, and used vegetable broth instead

Still having spaghetti squash in the fridge... I decided to make hashbrowns with it. Squeezed out as much liquid from it as I could and put it on the skillet.  I ran out of eggs, so that's all it was. Straight up spaghetti squash. Next time, I would chop it up and mix it with an egg. But here is our breakfast with some green tea.

Another vegetable from the parent's plethora of veggies. I love Eggplant. I love how simple recipes can be and taste so satisfying. Main: Eggplant, ginger, garlic, green onions. Sauce: 2 tbs oyster sauce, 2 tbs light soy sauce, and 1 tsp of sugar, few splashes of water to thin out sauce Stir fried the ginger first then added everything else. I seriously just added everything to my taste buds liking. Decided to add a heaping spoonful to Give it a nice subtle kick of heat Added this to mimic ground pork that's usually added to this dish. Finished. Brown rice topped with the goods with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds and Sriracha.

Yes, this is just a post about watermelon juice.   I think watermelon is a hard fruit to get the right flavor for drinks.  Many times, it tastes like a jolly rancher... Not good.  My husband was disappointed that he got duped by Tropicana thinking it was 100% juice cuz he saw the word "natural" and "no artificial flavors" Sadly, we ended up just pouring it down the drain... It was on sale, no wonder.  The same day he bought that horrible drink, he came home with 2 small watermelons though. (Must have been a buy 1 get 1 free deal? he's a sucker for that) With as much watermelon that we had for 2 people... we decided to use the juicer.  This tastes wonderful! No added anything. It separates though. I've seen it happen with Central Market's bottled fruit juice... so I wasn't alarmed to see it settle down. Just shake it up and enjoy.

Today's inspiration was from what I thought was a bust from Trader Joe's. Man, ALMOST always I am happy with my purchases there and I was very interested in this new item on the shelf called "Carrot Cake Spread." Seems weird, but I love carrot cake. That's why I bought it.  I've read it's a love it or hate it kinda thing I guess. I DIT NOT like it. However, it brought me to this wonderful recipe which I fudged a little, so that I could use the spread and as a PLUS: omitted several ingredients, esp the honey... b/c the spread had it already.  I feel lots of desserts/sweets have WAYY too much sugar in the recipes. They're chillin' in the fridge right now, but I tasted it already and definitely using this again in the future. Carrot Cake Oatmeal Bites Ingredients 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup shredded carrots, packed 1/2 cup almond butter 2 heaping tablespoons of Trader Joe's Carrot Cake Spread 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp gr...

Rubbed with olive oil, salt and pepper. In the oven at 380° face down for about an hour. Diced veggies and rosemary and sauteed it up with salt, pepper, and soy sauce. I made a small batch with Alfredo sauce, topped with the sauteed mushrooms. Trying to see other types of ways to prepare the spaghetti squash.