Homemade Sushi…
I make this about once a week…
I am addicted…
Hunan Dumplings
To make Dumplings
1/2 lb ground raw pork
2 tbsp finely chopped water chestnuts
1 tbsp tamari
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sesame seed oil
about 36 wonton wrappers
Chicken or veggie stock
Green onions (chopped)
mix all ingredients together and fill wonton wrappers. Bring a large pot with veggie or chicken stock and chopped green onions to a boil and add dumplings in batches of a dozen for a few minutes (they will float when done)… the pork will cook while boiling… (this makes a good soup in itself with the broth and wontons)
When done, drain and add Peanut sauce
Peanut Sauce
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup hot water
4 tsp tamari
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sambal Olek or other garlic chile sauce
2 tsp of chopped green onions
heat all the ingredients on low heat in a sauce pan and add to dumplings… (great sauce for fresh spring rolls also)
serve with rice and garnish with green onions..
Oatmeal “pudding”…
This is one of the boys favourite breakfasts… and it tastes like rice pudding…
3 cups of Milk (I use Vanilla Almond Milk)
pinch of salt
about a tsp of cinnamon
a bit more than a tsp of Vanilla
a tbsp of Maple Syrup (the real stuff of course!)
a handful of raisins
1 1/2 cups of Oats
In a pot, bring mix Milk, salt, Maple Syrup and raisins to a simmer… add Oats and then cook on low until done…
Chocolate Oatmeal Variation: Change the milk to Chocolate milk, or milk + a few tsp of cocoa to taste and leave out the cinnamon…
Pouding Chomeur (poor man’s pudding)
This is a traditional french-Canadian dessert that was made during the depression era… the ingredients are simple and were cheap and it is one of those staple desserts in french-canadian homes…
(yes… it is full of sugar… but OH so good)
Cake:
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Sauce
- 3/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup butter
In a bowl sift flour and baking powder together… in another bowl, cream butter and sugar and add vanilla… then slowly add the milk and flour in alternating 1/4 cup increments until all together and smooth… spread in a buttered baking dish…
for the sauce… in a sauce pan, mix all the sauce ingredients together and bring to a boil… boil for a few seconds and then pour over the cake batter (do not mix)
bake in a 325 preheated oven for 45 min
Carrot Cake
this is an amazingly moist Carrot cake… I have make it both with or without cream cheese frosting and each way is perfect!
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 3/4cups sucanat (or brown sugar)
1 cup applesauce
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.
3. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; make a well in the centre and add sugar, applesauce, eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth.
5. Stir in carrots, coconut, walnuts and pineapple.
6. Pour into 9×13 inch pan and bake for about 45 minutes.