Try This!

I actually ventured out of my comfort zone yesterday and decided to cook something for myself. I figured I should probably get used to that since I won't be able to depend on the Johnson Center and SUB I for food very much longer.

Allen gave me a recipe for fideo, which is basically Spanish spaghetti. All the ingredients were pretty cheap and it was really easy to make.

Here's the recipe...

• Bring a two and a half cups of water to a boil. Add bouillon or vegetable stock


• In another pan, sauté green peppers and onions on medium heat with a little olive oil. Let them get nice and translucent, even a little browned.


• Add in finely chopped garlic, let cook for a couple more minutes.


• Add in finely chopped jalapeño half. (Don’t stand over the stove while this is cooking, it will make you cough.) Stir in for about a minute.


• Put the fideo pasta in with the onions, garlic, pepper, green pepper and stir. Turn up the heat a little bit. The noodles should start getting brown. This adds to the prettiness of the dish while providing the pasta with varied texture.


• Once most of the noodles are browned add a chopped up tomato and stir.


• Pour the hot stock or bouillon mixture into the pan with the fideo noodles. Bring to a simmer within the pan. No need to cover, at this point the noodles will absorb a lot of the moisture. Don’t let it boil, just bubble.


• Let the fideo cook until most of the liquid is gone, stirring occasionally.


• Serve with cilantro and a dollop of sour cream, if you like.

That's all it takes. Pretty good stuff if you ask me.