Puff Pastry - Linguine - Khao Soi

Here are new sets of frozen food I got from Trader Joe's.

Starting with Puff Pastry Pizza.

and here after you bake it at 400F for 5 minutes. I put on the wooden board so that the moisture doesn't build up underneath and keep it stay crunchy for a bit longer. Cut it in 4 pieces and YUM.

Next in line is linguine with clam sauce. 

Put those noodle and frozen clam sauce (included in the package) with 2 tablespoon of water. High heat and cover it for 2 minutes. Then the noodle should be soft by now.

Open the lid, stir a bit and you can add chopped mushroom and olive. The original sauce is kinda mild so the olive will give more flavor to it. Reduce the heat to medium. Stir until the sauce gets thick, add a bit of water if it's too dry.

and here we get the one ready to serve.

 I also put the imitated crab just for variety.

and our last dish today is a Thai Kao SOI.

Straight from the fridge, stuff into the microwave and twist the knob (or press the button) to high heat for 4-5 minutes. Oh wait, punch a few holes first and make sure you keep the little separate box that comes with it. 

Once microwave buzz, just remove the wrap and open that tiny box will you find a crispy noodle!!!  Put those on top, stir a bit and it's ready to eat.  This is a vegetarian dish (you can tell from the box). Kao in Thai means rice, but Kao SOI = Noodle?? god knows why.

Sorry I should have cleaned up the mess. Yet still taste good.. kinda sweet like peanut butter. Sort of.

Gyoza

First in our Cook-It-Yourself (CIY) series. Here's a frozen Gyoza from Ajinomoto. It's very easy to make and tastes just like what you would normally get from a restaurant.

First of all, take out frozen gyoza and put on the pan with 2 table spoons of water. Turn on medium to high heat and cover with a lid. A lid is to make sure the gyoza is heated thoroughly. Leave it on for 2 -3 minutes. The water should boil off at this point.

Next just remove the lid, turn down the heat to medium and you can put one table spoon of vegetable oil. Keep flipping until they are brown on all sides.  If you like it crispy, just leave it on a bit longer as long as it doesn't burn :)

Finally, arrange them NICELY and if possible on JAPANESE style dish so that you feel the authenticity. Serve with Ponzu sauce. I don't really have any recommendation for the sauce brands so I just go with the cheapest ponzu sauce I could find from the market. The one in the picture taste really good so you may get the same one.

That's it. I'll blog more about other dishes. Happy eating!