Cooking Lesson #1

Alrighty, for those of you who don't know me very well.. One of my least favorite things in this world (and I mean least) is cooking. I know, I know.. As a wife now that's not good. I told myself once we moved into Seattle & Jesse started his job, I would have tons of time on my hands to teach myself.

Well......... It's not that easy.

So, Jesse (being the absolute wonderful cook that he is), cooks most of the time. Unless we're talking boil the water, toss the noodles in & add sauce, I'm useless. Well that's not completely true. I know a few things but the point is I want Jesse to be able to walk through the door after a long day at work and me have dinner (a good & healthy dinner) all ready & waiting for him. Therefore, I am starting a new thing where I am going to blog about the recipes I watch him & help him cook. This way I have to 1. think about for longer than just while he is doing it & 2. I will now have a spot to go back to, for me to get the recipes from or even just remember things we have cooked in the past to make again.

Here goes...

This recipe specifically we (as in he) completely made up.

Ingredients:

Garlic

Cauliflower

Green peppers 

Red peppers

Onions 

Bok Choy 

Steak 

Ginger 

Coconut Oil
Butter
Beef Curry Seasoning
Lemon pepper
Celery salt 
Poultry seasoning 
Olive oil

Prep everything. 

1. Wash and chop all the veggies 

Bok Choy

Beef

Cauliflower, onions, red & green peppers

Types of Cutting 

Julianne- Slice thin and long 

Chop- Cut into more or less bit size pieces 

Dice- Cut into tiny squares 

The wok is very thin so it heats very quickly. Start slow- Med to med high. 

Put the coconut oil in (about two tablespoons). A little butter. Watch how quickly the coconut oil melts. That will tell you how hot the wok is. 

Put the meat in. Listen for the noise. Stir it around. 

Season the meat with Chile powder and ginger, salt and pepper. Just trying to brown the meat for now. Not cooking all the way

Now that we have this delicious brown broth we will take the beef out & add in other ingredients.

 Add the onions into it to caramelize. 

We want to cook these down to wear they are transparent. Onions are a fundamental flavor builder. 

Add garlic.. It only takes about 30 seconds.

 Add the curry. Mash up the curry after adding it. 

Add the coconut milk (2-3 cups).

Let the mixture start boiling. 

Keep the heat up. 

Once your mixture is boiling, toss in the cauliflower and peppers 

Add lemon pepper, celery salt, poultry seasoning, and some olive oil. 

Stir. Cover. Simmer. 15-20 minutes. 

In the mean time, chop up some green onions. 

When the cauliflower is soft enough for you, add & mix the meat back in. 

Put the bok choy on top. Do not mix it. Let sit onto to steam. 

Once the bok choy is all wilted, it's done! :) 

Top the dish with some onions & it's ready to eat!

We did it & it was delicious!

A day of Exploring Seattle

The day after we got back from Mt. Rainier we went into Seattle for a little bit of exploring the area. We started at Magnuson Dog Park for Buddy. A few people I talked to at Mountlake Terrace Dog park suggested it because of the big swimming area for dogs; and boy were they right! Buddy loved it! :) 

I'm pretty sure it was like walking into doggy heaven for him! 

After spending a couple hours at the dog park, we then drove to Seattle Botanical Gardens Park. It was beautiful but in a different way than I expected. Lets just say I can't wait to walk this park come fall time! ♥

My awesome hubby & I ♥

The Sea Fair was going on this weekend so during our walk in the park, the blue angels were flying over head!

We then went to Milky Moo's Homemade Ice Cream which was delicious, and then into Discovery Park to see what all the hype was about. It is most definitely a beautiful & huge park! I can't wait to do some hiking in it :) 

Mt. Rainier Adventure

The weekend after my birthday Jesse and I left the city to go camping in Mt. Rainier National Park. 

A mustang gang taking their cars for a drive up mt. Rainier :) 

Due to not making reservations before we left, our trip was short. But it was beautiful and so worth every mile out there just to be out of the city for one night! 

Until next time Mt. Rainier ♥