19 March 2009

i love spring break

i'm on spring break this week and next and so i've been cooking, which i haven't really done since school started. it's wonderful! right now i'm waiting for butter to soften so i can make dessert to bring to my parents' house tonight. a few nights ago, i made this quinoa-stuffed red pepper dish and a cabbage salad. the quinoa mix had diced leftover pork chops, fresh mozzarella, kale, onions, garlic and spices. it was pretty awesome.

the cabbage salad is an old standby. rick immediately recognized it as his aunt's ramen salad. this is what happens when two midwesterners get together. my mom used to (and probably still does) make this salad all the time -- they probably have the same newspaper recipe. anyways, it's just cabbage, cukes, carrots, scallions, toasted almonds, toasted sesame seeds and crushed ramen noodles. the ramen spice packet is mixed with rice vinegar, sesame oil, a little sugar and a little salt to make the dressing. it's really the easiest thing ever.

2 Comments:

Blogger Heather W. said...

Was the quinoa bitter at all? Were we just not prepping it right when it came out bitter? Just reading the word quinoa makes my tongue unhappy. I don't think you can get it in Thailand. So, I'm probably safe here.

7:12 PM  
Blogger Heather W. said...

It all looks temptingly tasty, though.

7:12 PM  

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