Recipes

Quick eggy breakfast #1

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 thick slice of French bread

olive oil

Serves 1

Difficult rating: beginner (hot stove and tricky timing!)

Directions:

1) Fry the egg sunny-side up to your liking. Heat a frying pan to Medium Heat and pour a little bit of olive oil in. When it's hot, crack the eggshell and put the egg in. After the whites are cooked, pour in a little water and cover the pan. (this makes the yellow cook without turning the egg over!) Then let it cook to perfection.

2) Meanwhile, toast the bread. Then slide the egg out of the pan and onto the piece of toast in one piece. Sprinkle with salt and pepper or furikake, if you like. It also goes nicely with a slice of ham!

*Goes good with fruit, milk, and juice. Or if you're in a hurry, toast two thin pieces of bread and make a sandwich out of it. So if you're prone to getting to work or school late, this is a good breakfast for you and it's full of protein to get you through the morning!

Lunch/Dinner

Italian-Japanese Tofu ala Parmagiana

Ingredients:

1 package firm tofu, drained

About 1/2 jar of pasta sauce (or as much as you like)

2 string cheeses or about 1/2 cup shredded mozzerella cheese

 

olive oil

dried oregano or furikake

Serves 2-3

Difficult rating: beginner+ (hot stove, hot oil, hot oven, don't let anything burn!)

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.

1) slice tofu cube into 1/2" thick slabs or "steaks". Heat olive oil in a wok or frying pan (enough to cover) until very hot. Pan fry tofu on both sides until golden.

2) in an oven-proof cassarole dish, brush some more olive oil on the bottom and edges. Arrange the tofu and pour pasta sauce over it. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake until the cheese melts and browns. When it's done, carefully place the pieces of tofu on plates without upsetting the cheese. Throw on some oregano or your favorite flavor furikake and enjoy!

Serve with spaghetti and a vegetable such as broccoli or chard for a complete dinner. Or eat with toast for a light meal.

Curry the Cat's Favorite

Fish and Veg!

Ingredients:

1 small package fresh fish (cod, tilapia, halibut, etc)

1/2 large carrot

1/2 cup frozen peas (boiled, drained)

1 small red bell pepper

 

 

1/2 inch fresh ginger root

olive oil

sauce

1 tsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar

1 tbsp. cooking sake

2 tbsp. water

half and half 2 tsp. water/cornstarch, disolved

Serves 2-3

Difficult rating: beginner++ (hot stove, sharp knife, raw meat)

Directions:

1) wash the bell pepper, and peel the carrot and ginger root. slice the fish in bite-size pieces, carrots into rounds (then use a shaped vegetable slicer for fun shapes!), bell pepper into little squares, and mince the ginger.

2) heat a medium size skillet to high. Pour some olive oil in. When it's heated, turn the heat down to medium and stir in the ginger. Next, drop the fish in and brown on all sides. Throw the vegetables in and stir. **be quick, DON'T LET ANYTHING BURN!** Pour in sauce ingredients and let simmer until the vegetables are tender and fish is cooked through. Stir in cornstarch water to thicken the sauce.

Serve with hot white or brown short rice! Also good with a little hot chili sauce, if you like spicy.

Snacks & Drinks

Sweet 'n Sour Smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 cup frozen cranberries

small handful of peanuts (or almonds)

1 small banana

1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt (Curry the Cat recommends Nancy's brand yogurt for all the good cultures and perfect sourness!)

1/2 cup nonfat milk

3 or 4 ice cubes

Serves 1-2

Difficult rating: easy beginner!

directions:

1) Get all the ingredients out and ready along with some measuring cups. Then drop the ingredients in the blender in this order:

1. ice cubes

2. milk

3. frozen berries

4. nuts

5. banana

6. yogurt

2) Place the lid on the blender and blend until everything is well mixed in. Taste to see if it's yummy and then pour your smoothie into a tall glass or two smaller glasses if you're sharing.

*If it's not sweet enough for you, add some honey to it. Honey is super sweet and it's super good for you, too!*