The Kamikaze Cook #40 Spicy Tofu with Noodles

I love bourbon sauce! Carl's Jr. had a burger out for a short time with this delicious, sweet/spicy sauce that I adored. While in the supermarket, I found a envelope mix and thought I'd try it at home. I put it on some chicken and it was good, but a bit to spicy for me. I'm a wimp when it comes to hot. So, with leftover sauce, I decided to try it on tofu. Between the noodles and tofu, the spiciness was contained and I enjoyed it very much. Still wish Carl's would bring that burger back though...

Dice tofu into bite size pieces and marinate in bourbon sauce while preparing the rest of the meal (or longer). Cook egg noodles per package instructions. Heat a pan with a bit of cooking spray or oil. Place marinated tofu into pan and simmer while noodles are cooking. Then add green beans. (You can use fresh or canned.) Once noodles are fully cooked, strain and place back in large pan. Toss tofu and green beans in with noodles and keep on low heat for 5-10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

The Kamikaze Cook #39 Another Marinated Vegetable!

You may have seen the recipe below for the North Woods Inn marinated red cabbage recipe (under #27). Well, I wanted something tangy and crunchy one day but I was out of cabbage, so I decided to use carrots instead and it works just as well. The carrots are great in vegan/vegetarian dishes, on salads or just by themselves!

The Kamikaze Cook #38 Feta, Katamala Olive Biscuits

I don't know about you, but I love feta and katamala olives together. Must be the Greek pizza in the frozen section of Trader Joe's...I digress.

Since I had those two items (thank you 99cents only store) I decided to create a new item. I don't mean to pat myself on the back, but hell, these were good!

Use your favorite, easy, biscuit recipe. Add diced katamala olives, crumbles of feta cheese and parmesan cheese. Roll biscuits out onto board with parm cheese on it instead of flour. Bake as you normally would.

Mine didn't turn out quite as fluffy as I'd hoped- could be I didn't use enough baking powder, or that I'm just kinda crummy at making bread items. I vote the latter. However, I opened these suckers up and smeared "almost butter" (that's Land O'Lakes margarine) on them and they were awesome. Try it and see for yourself!

The Kamikaze Cook #37 White Gingerbread Toast

I found a simple "white" (no molasses) gingerbread online. It turned out well, but I wanted to spruce it up, so I sliced it, toasted it in the broiler and smothered it with cream cheese. Yuuuuuuum!

Recipe:

2c flour
1c sugar
1/2c butter
1/2t ginger
1t cinnamon
1/4t nutmeg
1/2t baking soda WITH 3/4c sour milk (I used regular)
1egg, beaten
1t baking powder

Mix flour, sugar and butter together until crumbly. Reserve 1c. Add rest of ingredients. Pour 1/2 crumbs onto bottom of 9x13 pan (greased). Pour batter onto crumbs then pour rest of crumbs onto top. Bake 350 for 45 min. or until brown and toothpick comes out clean.

The Kamikaze Cook- Lessons, Notes & Flops

Sadly, I have another "lesson" right after the last one. Must be the moon phase or something.

Anyway, I was making my usual, homemade pad thai dish when suddenly, the shaker cap for the ginger stuck to the cap without my knowledge! You can probably guess what happened- about 1/4 cup of ginger landed in my dish. Yuck. I can take a bit of ginger, but this is too much.

I added more sugar....and orange juice....and coconut but it's still WAY gingery.

Everyone say the lesson with me- always check that the shaker cap is securely on the spice before you shake.

The Kamikaze Cook- Lessons, Notes & Flops

Who doesn't enjoy a delicious salad with cheese, sunflower seeds and some hearty hard boiled eggs? Well, if you're like me, you'd better be more careful. I started these eggs a'boilin' when I went into the other room, thinking, "Sure, I can hear the timer from here and besides, how could I forget that I have something on the stove?"

A picture is worth a thousand words and I don't get my salad tonight. This never happened in my last place...

The Kamikaze Cook- A Kamikazeism

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