Homemade Take Out - Ginger Lime Stir Fry

Tonight's dinner was our go to favorite. Stir Fry. We recently took a trip to the Asian Market so we  had all the ingredients to make it. Jared also made his amazing spicy ginger lime sauce. I know many people are afraid of tofu but it is one of our favorite things to cook. We mainly Stir fry it but we also love it baked. I personally can just eat it raw. I always sneak a piece after Jared chops it up. So here is how we made it.

How Jared comes up with this I have no clue. Here are all the items that go in the sauce.

Fish Sauce

Garlic Chili Sauce

Honey (locally produced)

Lite Soy Sauce

Rice Wine Vinegar

Lime Juice

Ginger

Corn Starch to thicken

 In the Stir fry we included a lot of veggies.

Bok Choy

(separate stems and leaves. They will be cooked at separate times.)

Baby Corn

Water Chestnuts

Lime Leaves

Onion

Jalapenos

Garlic

Brown the chopped Tofu in the Wok.

Here Jared is flipping the tofu in order to brown all sides. Once all sides are browned removed the tofu from the wok. We will add it back once all the other items are cooked.

Add onion, jalapenos,lime leaves and bok choy stems. Cook until tender.

Now add baby corn and water chestnuts. Cook until tender about 2 minutes.

Before adding the last of the Veggies fish out the lime leaves. Add bok choy leaves and mix well. These will need very little cooking. About 1 minute.

Then add back the Tofu.

It is time to get Saucy! Add in the Ginger lime sauce and mix well. Cook for for 3-5 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Chop Green Onion to Garnish. This was my contribution to the meal.

It's Dinner Time! Serve with brown rice and garish with Green onion.

These pillows are MINE!

Winston found himself a new bed, my white pillows!

Okra & Tomatoes for Dinner

Tonight Jared cooked a little taste the country. Okra, Tomatoes, and Onions. It was delicious!
This is southern cooking at its best. Okra is one of my favorite veggies. It is always good no matter how you cook it. It is great simmered in gumbo, pickled and fried. This is sauteed together with garlic, and a little ginger. Okay so the ginger is not from the southern textbook but it adds great flavor.  Also we did make it a little more non-country by only using PAM to cook with and adding cilantro. I guess you could call this Southern Fusion. No matter what you call it I call it Yummy.

Jared also cooked a  poblano pepper stuffed with chicken slow cooked  for 4 hours, bell pepper, cilantro, chipotle peppers, hatch chilies, and cheese. We ate it so fast I forgot to take a picture. It will be something we cook again so I will be sure to get it.

Okra and Tomato Recipe


What you will need:
Okra sliced
Tomato chopped
Red Onion Chopped
Garlic minced
Fresh Ginger minced
5 sprays of PAM
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Cilantro for Garnish

What To Do:
1. Spray PAM in a cast iron skillet. This is a must for any southern cooking.
2. Sauteed onion on medium heat for 4 minutes
3. Add garlic until fragrant
4. Add tomato and cook for about 3 minutes.
5. Add Okra, ginger and black pepper to taste.
6. Let simmer over medium low heat for 15 minutes

Serve and Enjoy!!

Case of the Mondays

View from my desk. It make Mondays not so bad :)

The Beagle's Nightly Walk

The Country Beagles have turned into City Beagles.
Each night we go across the street to the Olympic Sculpture Park for our walk. This is always a big adventure because you never know what other dogs you will see or what the beagles will smell.

The Beagles ride the elevator down to the Lobby. They are a pro that this now! They get in, go to the corner and sit. Cash is always waiting for the door to open. Sometimes we get to ride down with their dog friends. Winston is only interested in the liquid that is spilled on the floor.

Waiting for the "WALK" sign. The park is sooo close. I'm not sure they have this part down.

It is a great night for a walk. 66 degrees and the sun is setting. We are so lucky to live right next to the water. By the way the red sculpture in the back is called "The Eagle".

Winston loves the wildflower field. He love to rub his entire body in the tall weeds and get pollen all over him. This video is only a glimps of what he does.

"Okay were ready to go home and get our kibbles." The beagles wait outside the building to get back in.

The last step before kibble time. The beagles wait in front of the apartment door.

Goodnight All!

Welcome to Live.Laugh.Lange

Hi All,
Welcome to our blog Live, Laugh, Lange. My name, if you don't know me is Susie and I am married to Jared Lange. We met almost 8 years ago and were married 4 and a half years ago in tropical Jamaica. Over those 8 years we have had a lot of fun and enjoyed every minute of life.  Just over two years ago we took a huge leap and moved to Seattle Washington from Austin Texas.  This blog will take you with us on our new adventures and relive some of our old adventures.


Along each of the adventures you will get to learn more about each member of the Lange Family.

Now lets meet the Lange Family:



JARED

Hobbies: Cycling, cooking, Formula 1, and seeking out great beer.

SUSIE

Hobbies: Going to festivals, Shopping, crafting, beagles

WINSTON

Hobbies: Sleeping, Sunbathing, Doing tricks for treats, rolling in the grass

CASH

Hobbies: Playing tug, Giving Hugs, Fetch, long walks in the park