Mapo Tofu Bowl

I like serving it in a small individual bowl like this.

This is my easy go-to dish made with a little bit of tofu. I happened to have leftover tofu from the other night, and I needed to consume it before getting spoiled. All you need is tofu, onions, garlic, ginger and some seasoning. A popular Chinese take-out made at home!



Mapo Tofu Bowl

1 cup cooked rice
1/2 block tofu, cut in bite sizes
1 onion diced
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 tsp ginger grated
1 small Japanese eggplant sliced
2 green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp canola oil
1/2 tsp Chinese garlic chili paste, I like it spicy, but you can adjust it.
1 Tbsp ketchup
2 tsp soy sauce
1/3 cup water
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp granulated chicken bullion
1/4 tsp sesame oil

Heat canola oil in frying pan. Sauté chili paste, garlic, ginger and chopped onions till onions are translucent. Add in eggplant and tofu and cook for a few more minutes. In a small bowl mix soy sauce, ketchup, chicken bullion, water and cornstarch. Pour the sauce mixture into the pan. Stir-fry till the sauce thickens and everything is well coated. Toss in green onions. Drizzle in sesame oil at the very end. Serve it on a bowl of cooked rice. 



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Dismembering the Meatloaf Man

For those of you who were curious about how we ate the meatloaf man, here are some pictures of how he went....

I ate an arm, my hubby ate half of the head. 

Leftover limbs in a casserole dish

• Here is the recipe for the meatloaf man. 

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Not So Scary Meatloaf Man

Looks a bit like a gingerbread man....

I have been compelled to make halloween foods. You know, the scary and gross looking foods that make you go ewww! So I decided to try a meatloaf man. There are a lot of versions of this out there, some really creative. I saw one with spaghetti pouring out of its tummy. I'll go with the one with a knife stuck in its heart. Just use whatever the meatloaf recipe you like and have fun.



Not So Scary Meatloaf Man

1.5-2 lb. lean ground beef
2 eggs, beaten
1 onion, diced small
1/2 cup panko
1/4 cup milk
1 cup Ritz crackers, crumbled by hand
1 Tbsp parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp ketchup, and more for drawing face and blood
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Dash of paprika and nutmeg
2 pimento stuffed green olives

Preheat oven to 350. Mix panko and milk and set aside until it absorbs all the liquid. Sauté the onions until they are nice and caramelized. Let it cool a bit. Combine all of the ingredients in a big bowl and mix. Lay a sheet of parchment paper on cookie sheet and dump the beef mixture. Mold it into the shape of a man. Bake for 35 minutes or until the inside temp reaches 160 degrees.
Place olives on the loaf for the eyes, use ketchup to draw its mouth. Stick a knife into the body with ketchup around it.

Ewww!

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Spooky Time, Y'all!

Halloween in southern style

I drove by our neighborhood to find some interesting halloween displays. We usually don't carve a pumpkin because it is rather messy, but we still enjoy looking at what people are doing in their yard. 

This guy is coming out of their flower bed.

The pumpkin man is watching the people go by.

Is it just a white picket fence? Wait, they're bells. Wait, it's a skeleton!

Spiders on the web

Rock the house!

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