Stir Frying Up Some Trouble!

I was in such a great mood after finishing all of my classes yesterday I had some friends over for dinner and the meal I fixed was stir-fry! It was really quite fun and interesting to try something different but I first had to find a recipe....I found one online and ran over to the grocery store to get all of the fresh veggies and chicken required (Oh, and some teriyaki sauce of course!). As I was checking out I realized that ALL of the vegetables I had purchased (carrots, green beans, broccoli, and bok choy) would not be able to fit in my largest frying pan which is not even that large. And then I had the wonderful idea that I could buy one of those things, what do you call them?? Oh, right a WOK! But then reality shot into my head and goes 'where in the heck are you going to get thirty bucks to buy one of those puppies?'... The rain was hitting the back of my neck when I ran to my car with a worried look on my face, how was I ever going to pull this meal off? But then I had the wonderful idea of running into the Goodwill next to Randalls to see if by chance they might have a wok! I ran inside and there it was, an amazing wok for only six bucks. It really is quite amazing and heavy-duty! Thankfully a shopper next to me told me that I better grab a lid for it (which didn't have a price tag so I did not get charged for it). I rushed home and began the task of chopping up the vegetables I had purchased. At the end of the night I was very pleased with myself for trying something new and different. It was so much more fun and interesting to chop up the veggies myself and do everything by hand than buy one of those ready-made bags of stir-fry (those can be lifesavers at certain times though, don't get me wrong). I also felt pretty good after eating the stir-fry, much better for you than a big piece of pizza or heavy pasta. Here are some pictures from last night....

Did I mention I also made some chocolate chip cookies :)?

Everything is all chopped up and ready to jump in the Wok! It is actually a lot bigger in person.

(notice: this picture was taken today as I forgot to take a picture of it last night...)

I encourage you to try making a stir fry! My only advice is that you get the freshest veggies possible, Randalls is not so fresh :/...

Cheers! -Amy Elinor

P.s. For those of you who have not had the immense pleasure of meeting my new purse in person, here she is, Celia....I will forever be indebted to Stephanie Erin Bostwick!