Broccoli Fried Rice

brocolli fried rice

Broccoli Fried Rice doesn’t taste exactly like what you’d find in a Chinese restaurant, but it’s very tasty. Plus, if the rice is already cooked, the dish can be prepared in less than ten minutes. Faster than takeout!

Note: You will need a large, high quality, non-stick frying pan to make the Broccoli Fried Rice.

Ingredients

1 1/2 – 2 cups day old onion-flavored brown rice

1 1/2 cups frozen broccoli heads

1 medium onion

1 egg

2 tablespoons neutral-tasting oil

soy sauce (to taste)

salt (to taste)

Directions

Slice the onion in half. Cut each half into diagonal strips. Stir fry the onion on a high flame, in a large non-stick pan, in 1 tablespoon oil, till lightly browned.

In the meanwhile, place the broccoli into an microwave safe dish and cook for 2 1/2 minutes on high. Allow to cool for 1 minute and then gently squeeze out excess moisture. Use a paper towel to mop up additional moisture. Don’t worry if the broccoli is still slightly damp. Divide each head of broccoli into 3 mini heads.

Add broccoli to pan and cook with onions for another minute or two.

Break the egg into a cup and stir till blended. Push vegetables to one side of pan and add egg. Cook till egg is set.

Remove the vegetables and cooked egg from the pan.

Add the remaining oil and cook cold rice till hot. Add vegetables and egg mixture and cook for another minute to combine flavors.

Add soy sauce and additional salt to taste.

To make onion-flavored rice: Make like usual, but add salt and onion soup mix to the boiling water, before adding the rice.

Note: Rice must be cold and day old or it will stick to the frying pan.

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Floral Mosaic Card

floral mosaic card

Description : The Floral Mosaic Card can be made with any stamps you have lying around the house.

Craft Link : Floral Mosaic Card

Source : Carolyn’s Stamp Store

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Craft Your Own Board Games

free board games

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m a practical crafter. Almost everything I make is useful… skirts from leftover fabric, frugal gifts, inexpensive toys, etc.

Most of my recent crafting has been based around creating homemade print-and-play board games.

A print-and-play game is a board game that allows you to print instructions, board, pieces and cards all for free. All you need to do is to supply card stock, a printer and ink.

Here are the games I found online. I haven’t yet tried all of them out. I put an * next to the games I have actually made and enjoyed.

Before using these links, here are a couple of tips:

Ink is expensive. You may not want to print out a game until you have read the instructions thoroughly to be sure you will enjoy it.

Even if the instructions look good, you may still want to hear what others say about the games. Board Game Geek has rating for almost every game listed here.

If you do decide to print a couple of games, consider printing the full color ones in black and white. You can fill them in with colored pencils one day when you or the kids are feeling crafty.

Always print game board, cards and pieces on cardstock. Cardstock in available at Staples, Office Depot or any other office supply store.

Glue the cards onto a second slice of cardstock before cutting out. They will last longer and feel more “real” that way.

Game pieces and maps are nicer to work with if two slices of cardstock are glued to their bottoms.

Make sure the links to all parts of the game are functional before you begin to print. You don’t want to find out a map is missing after having already printed 5 pages of instructions and 2 charts.

Decide how you will store your new games. Resealable plastic bags placed inside an empty board game box, accordion folder or large manila envelope all work well.

Don’t go overboard. It’s easy to go crazy when you hear the word free. If you are not much of a board game player, downloading two or three games is plenty.

Most of the games on this list are for older folks. To find free board games for younger kids, check out Printable Toys For Young Children and Printable Toys For Pre-Teens.

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Fashion Handbag Tutorial

fashion handbag tutorial

Description : This Fashion Handbag Tutorial is super easy….the project started out as a place mat.

Craft Link : Fashion Handbag Tutorial

Source : Wrights

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Vegetarian Jambalaya

great american vegetarian

Even though I’m a vegetarian, I grew up in Maryland, and I’ve never stopped yearning for southern food. Until lately, I’ve been out of luck. Home-style southern cooking just hasn’t been a popular topic among vegetarian cookbook writers.

Fortunately, things have begun to change.

With the publication of the Vegan Soul Kitchen, Cookin’ Southern Vegetarian Style, and Great American Vegetarian, vegetarians can now enjoy their southern roots without eating meat.

Great American Vegetarian, by Nava Atlas, is the source for my favorite Vegetarian Jambalaya recipe. This recipe is full of delicious creole flavor, without including a speck of animal products. Plus, it healthy!

Vegetarian Jambalaya by Nava Atlas

Ingredients

3 cups water

1 1/4 cups raw brown rice

2 tablespoons canola oil, divided

8 links soy “sausage”

1 large onion, chopped

3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced

4 celery stalks, diced

1 medium green or red bell pepper, diced

1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes

1 teaspoon each: paprika, dried oregano, dried basil

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

cayenne pepper to taste

salt to taste

Directions

Bring the water to a simmer in a saucepan. Stir in the rice; cover and cook at a gentle, steady simmer, covered, until the water is absorbed, about 35 minutes.

Heat just enough of the oil to lightly coat the bottom of large, nonstick skillet. When hot, arrange the “sausage” links in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, gently turning them until all sides are golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside until needed.

Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until translucent. Add the garlic, celery and bell pepper, and continue to saute until all the vegetables are lightly browned.

Add the remaining ingredients except the salt. Bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes.

Cut the “sausage” links into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Add to the skillet and simmer briefly, just until they are heated through.

Combine the skillet mixture with the hot cooked rice in a large serving bowl and toss together thoroughly. Season to taste with salt (and a bit more cayenne if you’d like) and serve at once.

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DIY Block Posters

diy block posters

From The Website …

Upload an image from your computer and choose how many sheets wide you would like your poster to be once printed. Once you’re happy with your selection, you can download the PDF file containing your newly created images and print each one massively blown up, resulting in a huge pixel poster to stick on your wall.

Craft Link : DIY Block Posters

Source : Block Posters

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Turn Photos Into Desktop Wallpaper

Description : Turn Photos Into Desktop Wallpaper with a very easy-to-use utility. This wallpaper (with calendar) of my newest grandchild, took me less than a minute to produce.

Craft Link : Turn Photos Into Desktop Wallpaper

Source : Big Huge Labs

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