Potstickers

INGREDIENTS:

Dough for potstickers

1lb ground pork

4 cloves of garlic, minced

2 small bok choy, chopped

1 carrot

2 tbsp minced ginger

cilantro

green onions

hot chili sauce

salt

oil

Sauce:

soy sauce

vinegar

Cut up garlic, carrot, bok choy and sauté in oil. Add meat and stir until completely cooked. Ad salt and chili paste. Turn off the stove burner and then add chopped green onions and cilantro.

Place about 1 spoon of filling per dumpling. Use water to seal the edges. Press with fingers and set aside. Repeat this process for each dumpling. This is a tedious job as you have to make them one by one, and it takes a while. It is a good idea to have a "dumpling party" and have your friends over to make a large batch. It will go fasted with more people, and it will also give you an opportunity to bond and tell each other how your day went. Then you can freeze them uncooked and use them later.

Fry in hot oil on both sides.

You can also try a healthier option and steam then or cook them in water.

Serve with the sauce you prepared by mixing soy sauce and vinegar in equal proportions.

Grilled Potato and Onion Side Dish

When you are turning on your grill to cook a chunk of meet, why not also grill your side dish.

INGREDIENTS:

1 potato

1/2 onion

1 Tbsp butter

Seasoning: salt, pepper, basil, thyme, oregano, dill.

Aluminum foil

(1 potato measure is good for one person. Multiply these measures for however many people are you cooking for)

Cut the potato and the half onion into 1/8 inch slices.

Place on the Aluminum foil and arrange the onions slices in between the potato slices.

Season.

Place butter on top.

Wrap the Aluminum foil tight. Fold the ends so that the butter and seasoning don't leak out.

Cook on the grill for about 30 minutes.

This dish is so simple to make, I could not possibly come up with any more words to write. But if you are still not sure you can do it, I found this book that might help you overcome your fear of grilling potatoes. You will need Kindle though:

ACTION POTATO- If you are obsessed with potatoes but you can't eat any more, here is a game you can play.

ActionPotato is a fun game that involves catching fresh potatoes to make potato stew. Tap pots to jump and catch potatoes thrown from the right side. If you catch a rotten potato, you lose the pot. But if you catch a heart item, a pot comes back.

Product Features

• Catch fresh potatoes to make potato stew
• Avoid rotten potatoes or you'll lost the pot
• See how high you can score

There are some pretty great potato products out there:

Cookie Monster Cupcakes

I saw this picture this morning and couldn't stop laughing. I don't have a recipe for this, but I thought I'd post something funny for a change.

From Daily Afternoon Randomness:

http://thechive.com/2011/07/18/daily-afternoon-randomness-47-photos-25/dar-monday-33-3/