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I was online late one night looking up energy saving tips when I had a real craving for some good old fashioned sushi. My friend called me up and told me about a great place open late that made the best rolls in town, but I wasn’t interested. You see, a long time ago I had taken stock of my spending and I found it was much cheaper and, in many ways, much more rewarding to make my own. I had all the right tools and I certainly had the time so I was ready to go. I will show you how you can make sushi of your very own.

What you will need:
1 Rice Cooker
1 Rolling mat
1 Spatula
1 Bag of small grain rice
1 Bag of Nori sheets
1 Avocado
1 Cucumber
1/4 Pound of fresh fish (preferably salmon)
1 Bottle of rice vinegar
1 Cup of water

What you will need to do:
1. Put in a cup of rice and a cup of water. Depending on how hungry you are, you may want more but start with this. Turn on the rice cooker and let the rice cook.

2. When finished, pour a few drops of vinegar onto the rice and stir with the spatula.

3. Cut the avocado and remove the pit. Scoop out all of the flesh and set it aside. Finely dice a cucumber and set it aside as well. Chop up the fish.

4. Lay down a sheet of Nori and spread some rice evenly on top of it. Then fill the middle with a mixture of avocado, cucumber and fish but not too much.

5. Wrap the nori shut and use the mat to roll everything into a roll. Once you have everything neatly rolled, remove it from the mat and chop it up.

6. Enjoy the meal and don’t get discouraged. Sushi masters spend years perfecting their art.

Spring rolls are very tasty and packed with a lot of vegetables. They are great as a side dish or an appetizer, served with your favorite sauce.

8 Spring Rolls
cup Carrots – shredded
cup Cilantro
cup Peanuts – chopped
cup Onions – sliced
cup Green Pepper – sliced
cup Yellow Pepper – sliced
cup Mushrooms – sliced
2 tbs Lime Juice
2 ounces Crab Meat
2 ounces Jasmine Rice

Cook rice according to the package.

Mix cooked rice, shredded carrots, cilantro, chopped peanuts, sliced

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After many attempts at getting the right orange chicken combination I discovered that the secret to making the best orange chicken is in the sauce. The best recipe I have found consists of combining 1 cups of water, 2 tablespoons orange juice, cup lemon juice, 1/3 cup vinegar and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and bringing it to a boil. Stir in 1 tablespoon grated orange zest, 1 cup packed brown sugar, teaspoon minced ginger root, 2 tablespoons chopped onion, and teaspoon red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture back to a boil and then remove it from heat and cool for about 15 minutes.

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Prep time is 45 minutes, and cook time is only 15 minutes. You can make 64 potstickers just like takeout in an hour!

Ingredients:

1 tsp salt
1 lb lean ground pork
2 c finely chopped cabbage
1 tbsp chopped green onion
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
2 tbsp sherry rice wine or white wine
1/2 lb peeled and finely chopped shrimp
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c chicken stock
64 wonton wrappers or 1 pkg

Sauce:

1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2

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Cooking chicken chow mien is a pretty easy process. You can either use a skillet or a wok if you have one. You want to begin with melting about cup butter or margarine to saut your vegetables with. There are many different vegetables you can use in chow mien. Celery, onions, mushrooms, baby corn, green bean or Chinese vegetables such as water chestnuts and bean sprouts. When using bean sprouts you don’t want to add them at the same time as your other

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