I bought a bunch of freeze-dried meals from REI to bring with me camping. I cooked one for dinner today to try out both the food and the cooking process.

Food: Chicken and Noodles
Cooking Process: Boiling Saltwater via Chemical ReactionThe food was pretty tasty. The noodles were soft, the sauce was flavorful and the chicken was tender. Only ( Read more... )

So I've attempted fried rice a few times before, but they were made of fail because I skipped looking at any recipe.

Last night, I actually looked at a recipe, and it was tasty! Hooray!

• 2 cups rice, cooked
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 2 tablespoons oil (I used olive oil, but cheaper oil should be fine)
  
• 1 chicken breast, cooked
  
• garlic salt (or regular salt)
  
• a ( Read more... )

So I bought these frozen fish with beer batter in the hopes that they would be good. They weren't. Much too greasy. So I thought maybe I'd try making fried rice with a small amount of fish, and it'd be ok ( Read more... )

Check the below closely for my corn salsa recipe.

Required inventory:
1 jar of chunky salsa (down with picante!)
1 can of corn
1 can of black beans

Procedure:
1. combine ingredients.
2. enjoy with chips.
3. put the leftovers up on a auction house for a profit.

My Cooking skill: beginner ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I made a blackfin tuna saute and deglazed with vinegar to make the sauce. It came out delicious. I'm proud of myself.