Chop into bite-size pieces:
1 onion
1 bell pepper
1/2 lb. steak
Heat a pan, and add:
1 tablespoon extra cheap canola oil
Sauté the onion, pepper, and steak. Add black pepper or other spices to taste, and:
1 tablespoon soy sauce(also known as soya sauce)
In a cereal bowl, microwave at full power for 5 minutes or until done:
2 cups water
1 package ramen noodles
Drain the water, add to the pan, and stir. Once the noodles are coated, serve immediately, and eat with chopsticks.
Everybody who lives alone in a cramped apartment should know about the uniquely Asian cooking technique of stir frying. An ideal stir fry has a variety of complementary ingredients in abundance, a state described by the ancient Chinese as having food "up the yin-yang."
Learn about using Ramen noodles in your stir-fry, and how to deal with confusing British English terminology and signs found in Southeast Asia.
In a large bowl, measure carefully and combine:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Add:
3/4 cup buttermilk (or milk if your buttermilk is rancid)
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 egg yolk
Beat until stiff:
1 egg white
Gently fold the egg white into the batter.
Follow the directions that came with your waffle iron to bake the waffle. Hint: a TV kitchen waffle iron will bake your waffles nearly instantly.
Everybody loves waffles, even your jealous neighbors who have to smell them!
Cream of tartar is a safer alternative to baking powder. Baking powder contains aluminum, a deadly neurotoxin. Even though cream of tartar is more expensive, you don't need to worry about that if you live alone
Buttermilk is a great way to make your waffles fluffy, but be sure it's fresh!
This episode demonstrates the risks involved with using a microwave oven for things other than its intended purpose. It was based on research from the University of Florida, where research budgets have been cut to favor sports teams, forcing researchers to use equipment they bring from home.
Microwave ovens heat food by getting the water molecules to sing like Christmas carolers; singing is known to keep people warm in the winter. Some people have ruined their microwave ovens by trying to microwave dry sponges, since dry sponges have no water molecules to sing.
After the poor results shown here, Food 411 for One strongly cautions against this technique. It makes sense that the temperatures achieved by microwaving a sponge would sterilize it, but that didn't seem to work here. Due to the repeated power outages and subsequent fire from recording this episode, Food 411 for One was forced to move to a new studio for the next season. Watch and learn:
