Asian Chicken with Rice

My has it been a long time since I posted anything! I temporarily lost my will to experiment with cooking and ended up eating some rather boring food over the course of the last year (or eating the wonderful things that my girlfriend cooked up for me of course). However tonight I was cooking something new and finally remembered to post it, so let's hope we get a new batch of recipes going!

This one has a very delicious sauce, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do:

require 'white_rice'

ingredients = {
  :white_rice => 0.5.recipe,
  :chicken_breast => 1,
  :soy_sauce => 1.tbsp,
  :sherry => 2.tbsp,
  :egg => 1,
  :corn_starch => 1.tbsp
}

if you.like? :onion
  ingredients[:onion] = 1
elsif you.like? :onion_powder
  ingredients[:onion_powder] = 0.5.tsp
end

if you.want?
  # you can add stuff to the white rice just by sticking it in the pot
  # while it cooks
  you.make :white_rice, :with => you.select [:corn, :peas, :chopped_spinach]
else
  you.make :white_rice
end

bowl << :soy_sauce << :sherry << :egg

if ingredients.key? :onion
  you.chop :onion, :finely
  bowl << :onion
elsif ingredients.key? :onion_powder
  bowl << :onion_powder
end

you.mix bowl.contents

you.slice :chicken

bowl << :chicken << :corn_starch

you.mix bowl.contents

pan.element.set_heat :medium

pan << bowl.contents

until pan.contents.cooked?
  you.mix pan.contents
  pan << :water if pan.contents.too_thick?
end

plate << :rice
plate << pan.contents

you.eat

Mac and Cheese

ingredients = {
  :macaroni => 3.cups,
  :milk => 2.cups,
  :flour => 0.25.cups,
  :salt => 0.75.tsp,
  :garlic_powder => 0.75.tsp,
  :grated_cheese => 1.cup
}

# first the mac
pot << :water
pot.element.set_heat :high

you.wait until water.boiling?

pot << :macaroni

you.stir pot.contents

# now the cheese
small_pot << :milk << :flour << :garlic_powder << :salt

you.stir small_pot.contents, :with => :whisk

small_pot.element.set_heat :medium_low

you.stir small_pot.contents until small_pot.contents.thick?

small_pot.element.set_heat :off
small_pot << :cheese
you.stir until cheese.melted?

# now mix the two

you.wait until pot.contents.cooked?

pot.contents.strain

pot << small_pot.contents

you.stir pot.contents

you.eat

Paté Chinois

This is a variant of the shepherd's pie recipe I posted a while back, courtesy of Julie:

require 'mashed_potatoes'

ingredients = {
  :mashed_potatoes => 1.recipe,  # do this exactly like in the other recipe
  :ground_beef => 0.5.pounds,
  :corn => 1.cup
  :salt => you.decide
  :pepper => you.decide
}

pan << :ground_beef, :salt, :pepper
pan.element.set_heat :medium

class Meat
  def cooked?
    not self.red?
  end
end

until meat.cooked?
  you.stir :occasionally, :with => :wooden_spoon
end

casserole_dish << :meat_mixture
casserole_dish << :corn
you.spread :corn, :evenly
casserole_dish << :mashed_potatoes
you.spread :mashed_potatoes, :evenly

oven.turn_on 350
oven << casserole_dish
you.wait 25.minutes

you.eat

Shepherd's Pie

require 'mashed_potatoes'

ingredients = {
  :mashed_potatoes => 1.recipe, # do this exactly like in the other recipe
  :ground_beef => 0.5.pounds,

  # for the vegetables, use whichever ones you want
  # these are the ones I like
  :corn => 1.cup,
  :carrots => 1,
  :peas => 1.cup,

  :worcestershire_sauce => 2.tbsp,
  :chili_powder => 2.tbsp,
  :paprika => 1.dash,
  :cheese => you.decide,
}

you.peel :carrot
you.slice :carrot, :into => :small_pieces

pan << :ground_beef << :worcestershire_sauce << :chili_powder << :carrot << :peas << :corn
pan.element.set_heat :medium

class Meat
  def cooked?
    not self.red?
  end
end

until meat.cooked?
  you.stir :occasionally, :with => :wooden_spoon
end

casserole_dish << :meat_mixture

casserole_dish << :mashed_potatoes
you.spread :mashed_potatoes, :evenly

casserole_dish << :paprika

you.grate :cheese
casserole_dish << :grated_cheese

if not food.hot?
  oven.turn_on 150  # doesn't need a very high heat
  oven << casserole_dish until food.hot?
end

you.eat