Won Ton Soup

Pork mixture

Won Tons:
1/2 lb. ground pork
2 Tbsp. green onions, chopped
1 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
2 tsp. soy sauce
3 garlic cloves (or more)
20-30 won ton wrappers

Soup:
2 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 c. green onions, chopped

Pork mixture on the wrapper

2 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
3 c. water
salt and pepper to taste
2-3 c. chicken broth (or bouillon)





To Prepare Won Tons:

Soup without the won ton

Place first 5 ingredients in a food processor. Process until well-combined, scraping sides of bowl once. Working with 1 won ton wrapper at a time, spoon about 1 Tbsp pork mixture into center of each wrapper. Moisten edges of dough with water. Bring 2 opposite corners to center, pinching points to seal. Bring the remaining 2 corners to center, pinch 4 edges together to seal. Place the dumplings on a plate. Set aside. You may choose to cover them with a towel to keep them from drying out if you want.

Won tons

To Prepare Soup:
Heat oil over med-high heat until hot. Add green onions and ginger.  Saute for 3 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, and bring to a boil. Add won tons. Reduce heat, and simmer for 6-10 minutes. Serve.

Pseudo Stroganoff

Sauce

Sauce:
1 medium onion
1/2 stick of butter
garlic powder
black pepper
basil
1 c. water
1 cube beef bouillon
1 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. sour cream

Meat mixture

Meatballs:
1/2 lb beef
1 Tbsp. onion
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 egg white
1 1/2 Tbsp. bread crumbs
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper

Pasta, cooked

To make the sauce:
Fry the onion in the butter over medium heat until the onion starts to turn brown. Add the spices to the onion while it's cooking. Add the water with the bouillon to the onion, bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, and add the flour. Stir the sauce until it thickens. Then add the sour cream and heat through (don't boil).

To make the meatballs:
Fry the onion and half of the garlic powder in butter. Remove from heat. Mix everything together in a small bowl. Shape into balls, and cook in butter over medium heat until cooked through.

Ready to eat

Serve sauce and meatballs over pasta.

Meatballs

Sauce recipe courtesy of Julie Bernstein

Cake Balls

This is the easiest recipe ever.

1 box cake mix (whatever kind you want)
1-2 cans of frosting (whatever flavor goes with the cake mix you chose)
Toppings: chocolate, powdered sugar, sprinkles, coconut, whatever

Cake balls

Bake the cake according to box directions. Let the cake cool. Then shred cake using two forks. Mix in 1 can of frosting. I find, though, that one can is usually not enough to get the cake firm enough to sculpt, so I'll use a quarter to half of a second can. Add a little at a time to see how much you need. Then use a melon baller or something that will allow you to shape the mixture into balls. For toppings you can do whatever you wish. If I use funfetti, I like to roll the balls in powdered sugar. When I used German chocolate cake and frosting, I drizzled melted chocolate over the tops of the balls. You can also dip the balls into melted chocolate to totally cover them. If you do this, I would recommend putting the cake balls in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes to get them really firm for when you dip and roll them in the chocolate.

Shredded cake

Funfetti mixed into the cake