2020 COOKATHON #2 Continued …

Today I decided to add a few more meals to what I cooked up and posted yesterday (2020 COOKATHON #2). When the weather settles down and I start spending more time in my garden … and hopefully hiking soon; I’m not going to feel like pulling a meal together at Suppertime. I’ll be too bushed.

I made the Mustard-Broiled Flounder with Tilapia fillets because flounder isn’t available in my immediate area at the moment, and I had Tilapia fillets in my freezer. The recipe intrigued me: I’d never heard of using horseradish on fish before. This recipe is simple and easy to make, and smells like it will taste good.

I actually woke up thinking about Egg Foo Yung, so I made it this afternoon ;-) I used red cabbage, because that was what I had on hand and was too lazy to drive into town to buy green cabbage … and that is why my chinese-style pancakes are green: the blue juice of the red cabbage and the yellow yolks of the eggs = green. I burst out laughing when I saw the batter and my thoughts immediately went to ‘Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs & Ham’ story :-D

They may look funny, but I am sure they will taste just fine – and I will get a good laugh out of them every time I pull them out of the freezer. It is good to have humor in your day ;-)

The Turkey-Leek Casserole is a repeat recipe posted to my Blog –(http://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2017/12/turkey-leek-casserole.html).

I used a new type of noodle in the dish this time … it should be interesting to eat ;-)

I also put small foil cups of fruit in 4 foil pans; I haven’t done this before, so I’m not sure how well the fruit will hold up in the freezer – we’ll see when I pull them out and eat them. I used White Peaches. Bob had seen them in the store and wanted to try them: he liked them, so I bought more … and then, Bob was no more. So today I opened a can, and managed to scoop them into their designated foil cups without crying. I am healing.

I divided this can of sliced peaches among the fish and egg foo yung meals.

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MUSTARD-BROILED FLOUNDER ~ Makes 2 servings

½ Garlic clove, minced * ¼ teaspoon Salt * 1½ teaspoon prepared Mustard * ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice * ¼ teaspoon Horseradish * 12 ounces Flounder fillets * dash ground Black Pepper

Using flat side of a knife, mash garlic and salt together to form a paste. In a bowl, combine garlic, paste, mustard. Lemon juice, and horseradish. Sprinkle both sides of fish with pepper. Transfer fillets to a broiler rack that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Using a pastry brush, brush mustard mixture evenly over one side of the fillets. Broil approximately 5 minutes – or until fish flakes easily with the touch of a fork.

Ready for oven

I cook my meals for freezer fare – I portioned the finished meal out for 2 meals (added some canned spinach & peach slices – covered the food with plastic wrap, and added a roll); covered the filled pan with its lid, trimmed the excess foil & wrap, & labeled it. Then I froze them

EGG FOO YUNG ~ Makes 2 servings

1½  cups shredded Cabbage * 1 cup COOKED Brown rice * ½ cup grated Carrot * ½ cup sliced Scallions * 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds * 1 Garlic clove, minced * ¼ teaspoon minced fresh Ginger root * ¼ teaspoon ground Black Pepper * 4 Eggs, beaten * 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce * ¾ cup Chicken Broth * 2 teaspoons Cornstarch, dissolved in 1 Tablespoon Water

In a bowl, combine cabbage, rice, carrot, scallions, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, and pepper.

In another bowl, beat eggs; stir into vegetable mixture.

Spray a non-stick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Drop ¼ cup of batter for each pancake into heated skillet; cook, turning once, until brown on each side. Repeat until all batter is used.

In a small saucepan, combine broth and soy sauce. Bring to a boil – stir in dissolved cornstarch and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Serve sauce over pancakes.

Egg Foo Yung Sauce

I cook my meals for freezer fare – I portioned the finished meal out for 2 meals (added a half-cob of corn to each pan & some peach slices – covered the food with plastic wrap, and added a roll); covered the filled pan with its lid, trimmed the excess foil & wrap, & labeled it. Then I froze them.

TURKEY-LEEK CASSEROLE: (http://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2017/12/turkey-leek-casserole.html)

Baked

I cook my meals for freezer fare – I portioned the finished meal out for 4 meals (added a roll – covered the food with plastic wrap); covered the filled pan with its lid, trimmed the excess foil & wrap, & labeled it. Then I froze them.

It’s been a relaxing day today – even with the cooking; I ate one container of the Penne with Shrimp and Pepper Sauce that I made yesterday … it was pretty good. Now, I’m going to kick back and relax, look for the 3 stars in the night sky that signal the close of Shabbat, enjoy a small goblet of white wine; and see if I can see the smiley face in the heavens that is supposed to appear tonight :-D

Shavua’tov (Hebrew)/Gute vokh (Yiddish): “Have a good week” :-D