My New Oven

After 2.5 years of living in China, Chinese food is starting to get boring to me. Well, it isn't so boring. I do still love it. Maybe I just haven't found that really good restaurant yet like Up Down in Yichang. Another reason might be that there isn't an easily accessible Snack Street with all the goodies and quick foods that I have been spoiled to. And yet another reason could be that I have access to all kinds of western food products. Yeah that could be it. So in the spirit of consumerism, I decided to buy myself an oven in which I could cook all the western dishes that I remember from home. Unfortunately I don't have any casserole dishes so Tator Tot Casserole has been put on the back burner for now. This weekend I decided to break in my new oven with Italian Stuffed Tomatoes. I really wasn't in a gourmet mood. I just had 2 tomatoes left over from last weeks food plan and thought what can I do with tomatoes in my oven. They turned out ok. I used a recipe that called for 6 tomatoes. I only cooked two. I now know that the recipe doesn't include enough cheese. I used the same amount the recipe called for with 6 tomatoes and it still wasn't cheesy enough. Plus I should add some more bread crumbs. All in all it was a neat little experience. I am psyched about Tator Tot Casserole for next weekend. Yes, tator tots are sold here in Shanghai. I can't wait!