tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245143895169086848.post-72607888143250208262007-05-17T03:34:00.000-07:002007-05-17T04:08:56.897-07:00I tend to come up with the strangest ideas, or maybe my housemate just naturally thinks I'm funny. I live with two other students: a girl and a guy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 511px; height: 383px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020172.jpg" /><br />The household freezer. Most of what you see belong to Scott, courtesy of his mom.<br /><br /><img style="width: 509px; height: 383px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020171.jpg" /><br />This was his dinner that night.<br /><br /><img style="width: 503px; height: 373px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020176.jpg" /><br />Hi Scott! I think that was chicken and veggie soup.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Back to my adventure:<br /><br />I had leftover steamed rice and a can of pumpkin soup. I also had a bunch of frozen mixed veggies, a cheddar cheese block, and milk.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 507px; height: 380px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020162.jpg" /><br /></div></div>I boiled some rice first just in case it wasn't enough. The jar next to the rice bowl is my 'rice jar'. I washed and recycled a 700ml bottle that used to have pure tomato puree. It was for my spag bol but unfortunately I didn't think of taking pictures back then.<br /><br /><img style="width: 526px; height: 396px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020174.jpg" /><br />While the rice was boiling, I sauteed the veggies: celery, red capsicum, peas, corn, and onions. I didn't cook them fully because I was going to toss them into the oven later. Overcooked veggies = mush :(. Not good.<br /><br /><img style="width: 530px; height: 397px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020175.jpg" /><br />I put the veggies aside and tossed in the pumpkin soup. It came straight from the can and all I did was heat it up. I also added a bit of milk to make it creamier. I suppose you could put in cream as well, but it might be a bit heavy.<br /><br /><img style="width: 536px; height: 402px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020177.jpg" /><br />Rice into soup! :)<br /><br /><img style="width: 535px; height: 402px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020178.jpg" /><br />I made sure the rice was mixed really well. There are a couple of white bits here and there, but a little stirring put it right.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 537px; height: 402px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020179.jpg" /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rice and veggies were mixed and then placed in a baking tin. I then shaved off bits from the cheddar cheese block. Unlike mozzarella, cheddar doesn't melt into nice, stretchy, strands. It turns into a golden crust like the cheese crusts on buns. I then placed the baking tin into an oven at 230 degrees for about 20 minutes, and then 15 minutes on a medium grill to brown the cheese.<br /><br /><img style="width: 545px; height: 409px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020180.jpg" /><br />The result! :)<br /><br /><img style="width: 535px; height: 401px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/domncroxd/P1020183.jpg" /><br />Mayo squeezed onto rice haha.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All in all, it was a pretty good meal. Maybe next time I should use mozarella instead of cheddar so that it gets more melty and is less salty.<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5245143895169086848-7260788814325020826?l=mycookingexperiences.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vonnoreply@blogger.com0