Morning!
Have you ever watched "Home Alone" where the young boy is left home alone while his family goes on vacation and he finds unusual things to do? Well, being "home alone" has been unusual and interesting. We've not had burglars like in the movie (whew!), but I've found some fun stuff to do! Don's been gone most of these days and will be gone all day today but I am enjoying the time. I could have cleaned the garage, the basement, washed the curtains, weeded the backyard...I'm saving those for another time! Instead, I've cranked on the music ("rock on" as Mia would say!), read my bible and just enjoyed the "leisure-ness" of reading God's word. I have also gotten the hang of "Suduko". I have tried many times before but could not figure it out - at all. Ha! I finally got it!

I have done a little, very little, cooking for myself. I fixed "fried rice" - something Don has absolutely no interest in. Years ago my sister-in-law, Donna, and I were in charge of Women's Fellowship - I'm talking 30 years or so. We had scheduled a cooking demo for French crepes from a local kitchen shop. They canceled at the last minute but gave us their equipment to use. We hadn't a clue what we were doing, but did it anyway - and enjoyed doing it. So we decided to do another demonstration and this time chose to do Chinese. I bought a little Chinese cookbook - seemed authentic - and we made egg rolls, fried rice, and such for the ladies. The recipes were great. I still have the cookbook and that's where the fried rice came from. Here's the recipe- it's easy and tastes so good!

Fried Rice Cantonese
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. onion, diced
1/2 c. celery, diced
1/2 c. fresh or frozen peas
1/2 c. ham or barbecued pork, diced (I used chicken)
1/2 c. cooked shrimp (not canned) (I omitted this - didn't have it on hand)
3 c. cold cooked rice (I used minute rice...brown rice would be good, too)
2 stalks green onion, diced
2-3 T. soy sauce, or to taste
4 T. oil

Preparation: Make certain all ingredients are diced to the same size as the peas.

Cooking: Heat wok (I used a regular skillet) to very hot. Add 1 tsp. oil and reheat. Stir fry egg for 20 seconds; set aside. Add 1 tsp. oil and stir fry onions & celery for 1 minute; set aside. Add 1 tsp. oil and stir fry peas for 1-2 minutes; set aside. Add 1 T. oil and stir fry ham, pork, or chicken for 2 minutes or until cooked thoroughly if using chicken; set aside. Add 2 T. oil and stir fry rice, breaking up lumps as you fry. Add all other ingredients and season to taste with soy sauce. Mix well & serve. Makes 4-6 servings. (Courtesy of the Chinese Village Cookbook)

Have a great day..."I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalm 27:13 & 14

Much love,
Debbie