Grilled Veggies and tiliapia w/brown rice

So since I live in Chicago it's a bit chilly outside...too chilly for me to stand outside and grill that's for sure! I was craving some grilled goodness though, but luckily a few weeks back I bought an indoor grilling pan. BEST CREATION EVERRRRRRRR!!! I took some broccoli florets and sliced green peppers and steamed them for a few minutes, drained the water, then seasoned them w/olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes,adobe and garlic powder. I put all those ingredients in a plastic freezer bag with the broccoli and green pepper to mix it up. I then placed them on the grill. Then I took some mushrooms and put an Asian style seasame ginger dressing on those and grilled 'em up to perfection! I then used the same plastic bag from the broccoli/green pepper mix to marinate my piece of tilapia, but before i did that i had to thaw it in cold water. I then added some brown rice from the previous nights dinner to the mix for a lovely healthy delicious meal!

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia

Eggplant Parm

The other day I picked the last of the eggplants from our garden. I decided to use one of them for eggplant parm! I enjoy it, but rarely eat it. So i figured hey I've got the supplies why not have a little comfort food.  I served it with sauteed mushrooms. I used white wine, butter, salt, and pepper for those bad boys! I also served creamettes aka little macaroni noodles.

Whisked egg with salt and pepper

 bread crumbs 

 Eggplant and oil frying

 Pieces waiting to be fried

 Mushroom/garlic sauce in the bottom so they don't burn 

 One piece of eggplant, layer of cheese, and another piece of eggplant

 showing the cheese 

 The finished yumminess! 

 The plate :) 

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia

Ramen Girl...well the cheater Ramen Girl

Maybe a month or so ago I went to an Asian restaurant for the sole purpose of getting some real ramen. I got my bowl of ramen and it definitely wasn't the packaged kind that I was used to which was a major plus , but it wasn't the ramen I thought it would be either. :/ so I went home a made up my own version! and it's pretty darn tasty so I thought I'd share it.
Ingredients
Ramen soup package
1 egg
soy & szechuan sauces
thai chili paste
veggies ( i like) broccoli, green pepper, zucchini, corn
lemon at the end to taste
Steps
1. Boil your 2 cups water
2. chop veggies
3. add veggies to water until cooked
4. add package of ramen cook until tender
5. add egg and stir rapidly
6. add soy, szechuan, chili paste
7. bowl and add lemon
Pictures for your viewing pleasure

Bisous Bisous, The Rockin GerRoccan: Arkia