fusion stir fry

The stir fry included onions, garlic, shrimp, a can of water chestnuts, and chopped fennel and broccoli rabe. I used plain vegetable oil (maybe soy?), added a bit of hot sesame oil at the very end, and served it with soy sauce. The brocsolli rabe and fennel were already sending it in a kind of Italian direction, so I served it with orzo, to which I added both butter and sesame seeds. That's it!!

Back to my basics

For some reason, I have not made a simple vegetable stir fry with rice for ages. Last night Duncan's train was late, so we decided not to go to the poetry reading at the Pleasant Street Tea Company. We got to the library just before closing and picked out 3 DVD's to take home. Duncan chose which one to watch while I made a quick supper.
I made a quick stir fry in the wok with sliced onions, garlic, ginger sauteed in vegetable oil (soy, I think). When the vegetables were soft I added cubed tofu (firm, or extra firm?), and then broccoli in small pieces which I microwaved for a couple of minutes, and sliced red cabbage which I added to the broccoli for the last minute. A bit of hot pepper sauce, and then chopped fresh parsley and basil, completed the stir fry.
I served it with rice to which I added about a half cup of carrot juice (because the rice came out kind of dry).
The movie was fabulous -- After the Wedding, a Danish film. We ate the stir fry with chopsticks. Ever notice how hard it is to eat with chopsticks and watch a subtitled movie?