Omurice

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Omurice originates in Japan and is most popular among children. This dish starts with savory fried rice and is then topped with a fluffy omelet and ketchup. The recipe below is big enough for 1 adult sized portion. I really enjoyed this dish. The ketchup tastes very good with the savory rice. The omelet made this dish fun in appearance and more filling than just rice, offering protein to keep you full until lunch. I recommend you try this recipe at home!

What You Will Need

  • 1 Cup Rice
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • (Opt.) Other veggies diced, i.e. Celery, scallion, etc.
  • 2 Eggs, Beaten
  • 1/2 Tbsp Butter
  • Small frying pan
  • Ketchup for serving

Directions

1. Heat frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add oil, rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and any veggie chosen. Stir and coat all of the rice. Once hot, turn rice onto serving plate and form into a small mound in the center of the plate.

2. Return pan to heat. Add the butter and coat the bottom of the pan. Add your eggs. Using a spatula, push cooked egg into the center of the pan, and let the raw egg fill in opening on the bottom of the pan. Once most of the egg is cooked, remove it from the heat. Flip your omelet over on top of the rice mound. The heat from the cooked eggs will cook the remaining egg. Top with ketchup and enjoy!

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Potatoes, Eggs, Peppers and Onion, Breakfast Casserole

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This was my first attempt making a breakfast casserole. I really liked the flavor of the added peppers and onions, and it tasted great with some ketchup. I used mozzarella for this casserole, and it was somewhat boring. I would recommend a Jack cheese or a Sharp Cheddar cheese. This casserole could use some stronger flavor, so a semi-soft cheese that melts well with a strong flavor would be best. Because this casserole had a weak cheese, the casserole really need help with some ketchup. If you did want to use a lighter cheese, I would recommend adding some cooked breakfast sausage or diced ham. However adding the extra protein isn’t necessary if you don’t want. For this casserole, I used a 7×11 casserole dish, and I was able to get 8 adult sized servings. You could add a bit more of everything to use a 9×13, which would 10 servings if desired. The leftovers can be stored in the fridge, plated, and reheated for 1 minutes in the microwave.

What You Will Need

  • 1/3 Bag of Frozen Peppers and Onions (or 1 fresh pepper and 1/2 onion sliced)
  • 4 Potatoes, Cleaned and Shredded
  • 5 Eggs, Beaten
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • Mixing Bowl and Fork
  • 7 x 11 Casserole Dish
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheese of your choice
  • Aluminum Foil

Directions

  1. Heat Oven to 350 F. Shred your potatoes and cover the bottom of your casserole dish. Thaw your peppers and onions in a microwave save bowl with the butter. Or, heat your butter in a frying pan over medium-low heat; Once melted, add your sliced veggies and cook until tender. Add your veggies to your potatoes, and mix. Then evenly spread mixture over the bottom of dish.

2. Crack your eggs into your mixing bowl, add your sour cream, and mix until the sour cream incorporates. Pour mixture evenly over shredded potatoes and veggies. Evenly cover with your shredded cheese.

3. Cover with Aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil then bake for another 10 minutes or until the center is fully cooked at 160 F. Let cook 15 minutes before serving. Serve with ketchup or salsa.

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Spiced Dessert Bread

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Nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon are your staple spices of fall into winter. These spices remind everyone of this crisp time of year. This bread was made to be more of a dessert than your standard bread, but it’s not so sweet you couldn’t enjoy it with a cup of coffee for breakfast. This bread stands alone as a sweet bread, or can be pair with a scoop of vanilla bean and some warm apple topping. This recipe makes one standard loaf, or 14-16 slices.

What You Will Need

  • 1 Tbsp Yeast
  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Warm Water
  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Cloves
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Bread Pan
  • Non-stick Spray

Directions

  1. In a bowl, add yeast, flour, sugar, warm water, oil, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix until a smooth dough forms. Oil your bowl and your dough, then let rest 1 hour until doubled in size.

2. Grease a bread pan. Knead your dough till smooth, then transfer to greased pan. Let rise until doubled in size, another hour. Heat oven to 350 F. Once dough is doubled, bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minute before move to a plate or cooling rack.

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Meals Without Refrigeration

This weekend, Josh and I were looking at an end of season camping trip. As the weather was getting colder, we decided it was now or never for finally going on a summer trip. We chose not to, but I did lots of research, and below that I will have a list of refrigeration free meals and snacks. This is not only a good resource for future camping trips, but it’s a good idea to have some of these items in storage for the next possible natural disaster.

Meals

  • Cereal with Evaporated/Powdered Milk
  • Oatmeal with Evap./Powdered Milk, with dried fruit
  • English muffins with Butter or Jelly packets
  • Bagels with Butter
  • Muffins, Banana/Pumpkin Bread
  • Canned Meat Sandwiches/Soups (Tuna, Chicken, Ham/Spam, Salmon, Clams, Etc)
  • Boxed Mac & Cheese
  • Canned Pasta (Ravioli, Spaghetti Os, etc)
  • Canned Soup (Condensed Chicken Noodle, Vegetable Beef, Chicken and Rice, Etc)
  • Spaghetti with Red Sauce
  • Cheesy Chicken Casserole, make in a pot over fire, and used canned chicken, exclude cheese if don’t have shelf stable
  • Tuna Salad Cucumber Boats
  • Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
  • Fried Rice with canned veggies/meat
  • Tuna Noodle with Evap./Powdered Milk and Canned peas

Snacks

  • Peanut Butter on bread
  • Crackers, Chips, Nuts, or Cookies
  • Pop Tarts
  • Fresh Fruits/Veggies
  • Apple Sauce
  • Granola Bars
  • Trail Mix
  • Fruit Cups/ Canned Fruit
  • Muffins
  • S’mores

English Muffins

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The original recipe is found here.

These English muffins were very delicious. The original recipe calls for instant yeast, however I substituted in active dried yeast instead. They both seem to work well, however instant yeast seemed to provide less rise during cooking. I also believe that waiting 12-18 hours was unnecessary with active dried yeast, since it seemed to only mature the flavor of the dough. My dough almost had no rise, and with active dried yeast you’d probably be fine cooking these muffins in an hour rather than waiting 12-18. I rolled my dough to about 1 cm thick and that was plenty for the rise I wanted. I also rolled some thicker, and it had no real affect on the overall thickness of my muffins, the only thing that did seem make a difference was what temperature you cooked them at. My first three rose very little due to the pan not being fully hot and heated before cooking. The rest popped up like balloons due to the heat within a minute. My oven has heat settings from 1-9 and I used 4 for this recipe.

What You Will Need

  • 2 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Active dried yeast
  • pinch of Salt
  • 2/3 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 Tbsp Butter

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine first three ingredients. In a separate microwaveable bowl, add your wet ingredients and butter. Microwave until liquid is finger warm and the butter can melt.
  2. Slowly add ingredients until a dry dough has come together. Mix until smooth adding additional liquid sparingly.
  3. Leave dough in bowl and cover with a tea towel and let sit for 1-2 hours. Turn out dough onto a floured surface.
  4. Roll out dough to be 1 cm thick, then use a 3 inch cutter or cup to make dough rounds. Flour both sides of the round and place aside.
  5. Rework dough then repeat step 4 until out of dough. Cover with tea towel and let rise another 45 minutes.
  6. Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium to medium-low heat.
  7. Use a spatula to move the dough to the frying pan leaving room for minor expansion. Cover with a lid and leave for 8 minutes.
  8. Flip your dough, cover, and let cook another 3 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Let cool before eating.

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