Soba Noodles n Ice Cream

Wheat soba noodles and soba sauce

Cook according to directions, rinse in cold water, drain and plate. Pour soba sauce over soba noodles. Mmmmmmmmm.... so glad for some asian dishes!!!! 

And Ice Cream with maraschino cherries and sprinkles for dessert! :D even more yumminess (:

Homemade Pork Dumplings

This is 1.5lbs of ground pork, 3tsp kosher salt, some freshly ground pepper, about a 1 tbs of zested ginger (could've used more, didn't really taste the ginger this time), about 4-5 cups of shredded cabbage, 3-4 mushrooms-sliced, and about 1.5 tbs of sesame oil.

shredded cabbage

dumpling wrapper, sesame oil and ginger

brown mushrooms

fully wrapped dumplings

best when pan-fried. 

To pan fry, pour about a tbs of oil onto a heated frying non-stick pan. place dumplings so they are not touching each other. pour about 1/2 a cup of water into the pan. cover. let cook for about 5-7 minutes over medium heat. if water hasn't boiled completely, let boil uncovered. once the bottom has browned, flip it over and brown other side.

Then eat your deliciousness! :D

No Mess No Fuss Pork

Get some pork pieces, put on foil. Add spices and salt and any other seasonings along with chopped tomatoes for color. Wrap up tightly and place in a cast iron, then place in oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-2 hours or until cooked. This was okay. I wouldn't recommend trying it out though. Twas one of the blander-tasting foodie...

Tomato n Beef Casserole w/ Baked Potato

The last of the tomato and beef casserole with a scrumptious baked potato topped with sour cream, cheddar cheese and a sprinkling of chopped green onion along with a couple of slices of tomatoes. I'd say the baked potato was the best part. Haven't had that in awhile! Mm-mmmmm

PS: To make the baked potatoes, simply wash'em well, dry them, coat with light layer of olive oil (or any veggie oil) and sprinkle with kosher salt. I wrap them individually in foil and bake them in the oven at 350 for about 30-40 minutes. (Some people don't wrap them though.) I check to see if they are done by poking it with a knife on top. If it punctures easily, it's done. If you have trouble, the potatoes aren't done yet.

Kookie Krisp Breakfast

Two french toasts with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top, sliced bananas, and kookie krisp cereal with a nice cold glass of milk makes for a tasty sweet breakfast. Om nom nom nom. :D

Massive Banana Split Sundae

Here we started off with just three bananas...

And we finished plating with 5 whole bananas, a crap ton of Neapolitan ice cream, whip cream, maraschino cherries, various colored sprinkles and kookie krisp cereal.

Needless to say it was freakin' fantastic :D

Tomato n Beef Casserole w/ Mash Potatoes

This is pretty good but I prefer the Tamale Pie with the cornmeal crust on top instead of the bottom. If you are interested in the recipe, go here.

Tomato and Beef Casserole

I was getting sick of everything we were eating and wanted to try something different. Sadly, this turned out to NOT be different from what we've been eating lately. Major sigh!!! Luckily, my fiancee was feeling the same as I and we decided to go out to eat. hehe. We went to King Buffet and gorged on salmon sashimi and sushi. Mm-mmm good!