Best New Recipe of 2008

This recipe gets the award for being beautiful to look at, simple to prepare, and incredibly tasty. It is the entire family's new favorite on our menu.

Noodles with Broccoli and Meat (Cambodia)
Kuy Tew Cha (goi dieu chah)
Serves 4

Cook according to package directions:

• 8 oz. Chinese noodles or thin spaghetti (250 g) (I use spaghetti.)

Drain. Add 1 T. oil (15 ml) to keep noodles from sticking together, cover, and set aside.

In separate saucepan, cook or steam until tender-crisp:

• 1 1/2 c. broccoli, cut in pieces (375 ml)

Meanwhile, in separate frypan saute 8-10 minutes in 1-2 T. oil (15-30 ml):

• 2 cloves garlic, minced


• 1/2 c. pork, cut in small pieces (125 ml)


• 6-8 shrimp, shelled and deveined

Add broccoli to meat along with:

• 1-2 T. soy sauce (15-30 ml)


• 1 t. sugar (5 ml)


• 1/2 t. salt (2 ml) (optional)

Toss with noodles and serve with additional soy sauce as desired.

Note: We make substitutions for the meat frequently, with great results. We've used pork, chicken, beef, and frozen imitation crab each on and its own or in combination with one of the other meats. I love that I can make it with whatever I have on hand.

— from Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook by Joetta Handrich Schlabach, 1991, Herald Press.


Not only is this dish tasty, it's very easy to make and only dirties one frying pan. Our family eats this at least once a week now!

Best New Recipe of 2008

This recipe gets the award for being beautiful to look at, simple to prepare, and incredibly tasty. It is the entire family's new favorite on our menu.

Noodles with Broccoli and Meat (Cambodia)
Kuy Tew Cha (goi dieu chah)
Serves 4

Cook according to package directions:

• 8 oz. Chinese noodles or thin spaghetti (250 g) (I use spaghetti.)
  

Drain. Add 1 T. oil (15 ml) to keep noodles from sticking together, cover, and set aside.

In separate saucepan, cook or steam until tender-crisp:

• 1 1/2 c. broccoli, cut in pieces (375 ml)

Meanwhile, in separate frypan saute 8-10 minutes in 1-2 T. oil (15-30 ml):

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 c. pork, cut in small pieces (125 ml)
• 6-8 shrimp, shelled and deveined

Add broccoli to meat along with:

• 1-2 T. soy sauce (15-30 ml)
• 1 t. sugar (5 ml)
• 1/2 t. salt (2 ml) (optional)

Toss with noodles and serve with additional soy sauce as desired.

Note: We make substitutions for the meat frequently, with great results. We've used pork, chicken, beef, and frozen imitation crab each on and its own or in combination with one of the other meats. I love that I can make it with whatever I have on hand.

— from Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook by Joetta Handrich Schlabach, 1991, Herald Press.


Not only is this dish tasty, it's very easy to make and only dirties one frying pan. Our family eats this at least once a week now!

Breaking Free

Mike Is Being an Artist Again

From a Sonlight buddy's blog. I love to read about folks my age who are rediscovering their lost passion for art. :)

(While your visiting listen to the fiddle music. It's great!)

The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY
Monday, December 29, 2008...

Outside my window...
The sun is reflecting on the surface of the pond and the light is blinding. The reflection is shimmery all around the edges and it's beautiful.

I am thinking...
About my New Year's Resolutions.

I am thankful for...
Herbal tea and guaifenesin with real pseudoephedrine.

From the learning rooms...
The students are taking a break from bookwork to enjoy their Christmas gifts. I'm preparing new schedules because I had only planned through December.

From the kitchen...
Jars of jam and recently dried basil sit on the counter waiting to be wrapped for Christmas gifts. Evidence of many glasses of herbal tea (for sore throats and coughs) sit on the counter. I want to get motivated and plan menus for January but it's hard for me to think about food when my stomach is lurchy from sinus drainage. For dinner we'll have leftovers from this weekend.

I am wearing...
Gray sweats, a black turtleneck, and old birkies without socks. Cleaning day.

I am creating...
Bags for gifting the jam and basil, a candle with my dd(11) for her grandmother's Christmas present.

I am going...
To stay home all day. This evening we're going to see the lights at Beech Bend.

I am reading...
My Bible and the latest issue of Sojourners magazine.

I am hoping...
This beautiful weather lasts all week. Later today or tomorrow I'd like to brave the swamp in the front yard and rearrange my bird feeders. It's much easier to brave the swamp when it's warm!

I am hearing...
The washing machine, dh working on his computer, a clock ticking. When I was being blinded by the pond there were lots of birds, I wonder where they went.

Around the house...
It still looks like Christmas, but everything is mostly tidy. Here and there is evidence of the fact we've been ill for a couple of weeks. Like the dust. Dd(14) and I do most of the dusting but because this virus has triggered our asthma the dusting has gone undone.

One of my favorite things...
Warm liquids on sore throats ~ coffee, tea, or chicken broth

A few plans for the rest of the week:
A trip to Nashville for dh's follow-up appointment on his shoulder followed by a stop at our favorite Chinese buffet! Basketball practice, finish the candle, tied the lap blankets I'm making for the dc, January menu plan, lots of time at home.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Please stop by and visit Peggy at The Simple Woman to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women" and read the guideline for creating your very own daybook. She's taking a break for the holidays, but I decided to start posting today anyway.