Cabbage Rolls Unrolled

1 small head of cabbage (1 to 1 1/2 lb)
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1 lb ground beef (raw)
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 8oz can tomato sauce
16 oz water

Peel a couple of outer leaves from the cabbage, cut so they lay flat in a large cake pan.  Shred the rest of the cabbage.  Layer rice, onion, carrot, ground beef, shredded cabbage.  Repeat layer. Sprinkle salt, sugar and liquids over entire pan.  Cover tightly with foil and place on baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degree in the center of the oven for about 2 hours.  Very hot!  Taste best the next day.

Pizzelle (Bank Kep)

Here are the ingredients to make banh kep:
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups rice flour (found in Asian supermarket)
1 can coconut cream (found in Asian supermarket)
Milk - enough to add to coconut cream to make 2 cups
3 Tablespoons corn starch
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
2 Tablespoons white sesame seed, toasted
Pizzelle Maker

In a bowl beat eggs until the whites break down, add sugar beat until light in color.  Add half the flour, and half the coconut cream, whisk until just mix.  Add remaining flour and cream.  Add corn starch, whisk out all the lumps.  Add melted butter and white sesame seeds.  Let stand for 1 hour.  When ready heat pizzelle maker, follow instruction.  Pour 1 tablespoon of batter per pizzelle, close the lid and wait for it to brown.  I set mine on #4 out 5 in terms of brownness.  These pizzelles are thin, brown and crispy.  This recipe should take about an hour to make.  Store in a ziploc bag and these should last a few days.  If they get soft, place them on a cookie sheet in a 275 degrees oven for 8-10 minutes and they will crisp right up

Kale Chips

A friend of mine has been making these for a while now.  I have never had kale, so I thought it would taste bitter.  But as my little L is starting to eat solid food, I want to feed him more green vegetables.  I saw a grocery store advertisement last week and organic kale was on sale.  I picked up a bunch and asked my friend how to make it.  It is super easy she said.  And it is.  Here is what you will need.

1 bunch of kale, any variety, washed and dried.  Remove leaves from stem
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 teaspoon of sea salt

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Place kale on baking sheet, drizzle olive oil over the leaves, then sprinkle the sea salt.  Use your fingers and rub oil and salt into the leaves and tear into bite size pieces.  Lay them in a single layer, you might need to use more than 1 baking sheet.  Bake for 10 - 20 minutes rotate pans and turn the leaves half way thru.  Check for crispiness.  These tastes like the roasted seaweed that we get at the grocery store.

Convection Oven - cook at 250 degrees for 4 minutes, rotate cooking sheet and cook for another 2 minutes.

Other variety to try:  black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, garlic salt, parmesan cheese

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cookies
 - 3/4  cup sugar, depending on how sweet you like your cookie
 - 1 egg
 - 1 cup natural peanut butter, stirred

Heat oven to 350.  Mix sugar and egg well, then add mix in peanut butter.  Using 2 spoons drop spoonfuls on a baking sheet.  Deep a fork in sugar and press on the cookies to flatten. Bake 8 - 10 minutes.  Makes about one dozen.