Fried Rice

Chef Azuki had a lot of left over rice.  Her mother always taught her not to be wasteful.  "Mottainai" is a word that means wasteful and throwing away leftovers is SO mottainai.  Well if you have left over rice what is better than making fried rice.

Fried Rice

Ingredients;

5 strips of bacon slice into 3/4” pieces (Reserve 2 Tbsp. bacon oil)

5 Cups of Rice

5 small stalks of green onion

2 eggs

1 Tbsp. Shoyu (soy sauce)

¼ tsp. salt (optional)

1/8 tsp. pepper (optional)

Directions:

1.     Grab a pan or wok and fry up bacon!

2.     Remove bacon and discard all but 2 Tbsp of oil

3.     Heat oil on medium heat

4.     Add rice

5.     Add bacon and green onions

6.     Gently stir

7.     Open up a hole in the center of the rice so you can see the bottom of the pan

8.     Lightly scramble two eggs and put it in the center

9.     Continue scrambling while cooking

10. When it reaches a soft scramble, start mixing the rice into the egg.

11. Add shoyu (soy sauce) and mix in

12. Taste it 

13. If you think it needs a little more flavor add salt and pepper to taste

Don't worry we're not wasting one kernal of rice.  The family devoured the fried rice!  No more leftovers here.

BeaNspiration:  Don't forget recipes that use up all the leftovers!

It's time for LOVE!!!!!!!

Some sweets for your sweetie!!!!!!!

Berry Café Tiramisu

½ C ground coffee beans

1 ½ cups of water

½ - 8 oz. container of 1/3 less fat cream cheese tub

1 C of light cool whip

3 tsp. of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ½ carton of raspberries

1/2 carton of blackberries

Directions

1.  Make 1 ½ cups of strong coffee in coffee maker

2.  Beat light cream cheese and cool whip together on high for two minutes

3.  Put thin layer of coffee in flat pan and dip flat side of ladyfingers in for a brief

     moment to soak in cookie halfway

4.  Line the bottom of a 8 by 8 baking pan with soaked lady fingers

5.  Add  ½ cream mixture on top

7.   Dust 1 Tbsp of cocoa powder through a sifter

6.  Add berries scattered 

7.  Then another layer of coffee soaked lady fingers.

8.  The rest of the cream mixure

9.  Another dusting of cocoa powder

10. Cover the top with raspberries
11. Set overnight or at least 3 hours

Grab a big spoon and dig in.  A delicious dessert to share with your sweetie!

BeaNspirations:  Love everyday!

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Ingredients:

1 bag or container of chocolate pellets for dipping fruit

3-4 baskets of strawberries

Directions:

1.  Wash, pat dry and let strawberries continue to dry on paper towels

2.  Follow the microwave directions to melt chocolate using a microwavable bowl
       (Be careful, microwave times may vary...don't burn the chocolate!)

3.  When chocolate is perfectly smooth take it out and dip strawberries, one at a time.

4.  Place on wax paper or parchment paper to dry

5.  When it's finished you can design a platter with the strawberries, even place them in

     small cupcake cups like Chef Azuki did.

The fresh strawberries are a healthy, lighter alternative to cake.  You still get your chocolate rush.  So mix and match, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and milk chocolate,

satisfying everyone's cravings!

BeaNspiration: Delicious inspiration for romance comes from the simplest things!

Teriyaki Pork Loin Roast

A delicious way to end the day.  Chef Azuki and her family are enjoying a wonderful meal with this pork loin as the main attraction.  It's a great meal when you have some extra time for baking this succulent pork loin.

Teriyaki Pork Loin Roast

Ingredients:
3 cloves of crushed garlic
1 T fresh rosemary
1/4 tsp pepper
5 T teriyaki sauce
2 1/2 lb boneless pork loin

Directions:
1. preheat oven to 400 degrees
2.  Combine the first 4 ingredients together
3.  Rub mixture over pork
4.  Place pork in a foil lined baking pan with the fat side down
5.  Bake for 30 minutes
6.  Flip pork loin and bake for 25 minutes more
7. Remove from oven and it let it stand for 10 minutes
8.  If you want to add more flavor, pour any leftover sauce over the pork

It's ready to slice and serve.  Delicious!!!!!!!!!

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