Saturday, March 6, 2010

Apple Banana Smoothie

require 'food_processor' or 'blender'

ingredients = {
:banana => 1,
:apple => 1,
:milk => (2..4).cups,
:cinnamon => you.decide
}

banana.slice
apple.slice

if you.have? :blender
blender << :apple << :banana << :milk << :cinnamon
blender.blend
else
tall_plastic_dish << :apple << :banana << :milk << :cinnamon
food_processor.stir until tall_plastic_dish.contents.smooth?
end

you.eat
makes 2.servings

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Kimchi Fried Rice

require 'kimchi'
require 'white_rice'

ingredients = {
:white_rice => 1.recipe(2.people),
:kimchi => (5..7).pieces,
:onion => 0.25,
:eggs => 2,
(:olive_oil or :peanut_oil) => 2.tbsp,
:sesame_seeds => 1.tsp
}

you.chop :onion

pan << :oil << :onion
pan.element.set_heat :medium

you.wait until onion.soft?

pan << :kimchi << :sesame_seeds

you.wait 3.minutes

pan << :rice

you.stir pan.contents

pan << :eggs

you.stir pan.contents

you.wait until egg.cooked?

you.eat

Monday, March 1, 2010

Kimchi

ingredients = {
# most grocery stores carry this, it looks like a cabbage but longer
:napa_cabbage => 1,
:garlic => 1.piece,
:ginger => 1.tbsp,
:hot_chili_flakes => 1.tbsp,

:coarse_salt => 1.tbsp,
:water => 4.cups,

# you can add other veggies too, as you like:
:green_onion => 2.tbsp,
:carrots => 1,
:cucumber => 1
}

you.wash :napa_cabbage
you.cut :napa_cabbage, :into => 4.pieces
napa_cabbage.pieces.each do |piece|
piece.remove_core
piece.separate_into_leaves
end

begin
# try to intersperse the cabbage leaves and salt
big_bowl << :napa_cabbage << :coarse_salt
big_bowl << :water
ensure
big_bowl.water_level > big_bowl.napa_cabbage
end

fridge << big_bowl

you.wait 1.day

big_bowl.drain
you.rinse big_bowl.contents

you.chop :garlic, :ginger, :other_veggies

big_bowl << :garlic << :ginger << :hot_chili_flakes << :other_veggies
you.mix big_bowl.contents

jar.clean

big_bowl.contents.each do |piece|
jar << piece
jar.pack
end

jar << big_bowl.drain

jar.seal
dark_room_temperature_place << jar

you.wait 2.days

you.eat
fridge << jar