{"id":4437,"date":"2012-12-21T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T16:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2012-12-21T11:09:20","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T16:09:20","slug":"dysfunctional-chef-jewish-christmas-dinner-mock-egg-foo-yung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/12\/dysfunctional-chef-jewish-christmas-dinner-mock-egg-foo-yung.html","title":{"rendered":"Dysfunctional Chef: Jewish Christmas Dinner &#8211; Mock Egg Foo Yung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4402\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2012\/12\/dysfunctional-chef-copy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> heard through the Christmas Grapevine that a good many of her Jewish friends and family go out for Chinese food on Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0 In fact <em>(here&#8217;s a juicy tidbit for you)<\/em>, when Justice Elena Kagan was asked by a senator at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings where she was on Christmas, she said, &#8220;You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Chinese Food on Christmas?<\/strong>\u00a0 There&#8217;s not that much else to do! \u00a0 The Chinese do not celebrate Christmas, so most Chinese restaurants are open on Christmas, an in both New York and Philadelphia, there are several kosher-certified Chinese restaurants to choose from!<\/p>\n<p>In honor of all those who enjoy a good meal Chinese meal on Christmas, here&#8217;s your favorite Dysfunctional Chef&#8217;s (that&#8217;s me, Janice) recipe for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230; Mock Egg Foo Yung <\/strong>(serves 1 &#8211; so double, triple it as needed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 c spaghetti squash, cooked<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 c egg replacement<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp low sodium soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp cilantro, minced<\/p>\n<p>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp hot sauce (optional)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>In microwavable bowl combine spaghetti squash, egg replacement and soy sauce.<br \/>\nMicrowave on high, 30 second increments until the mixture is set<\/p>\n<p>Season with salt and pepper and garnish with cilantro.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>For more kick tush holiday recipes and cheer, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Janice<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat:Facebook\/ a KICK in the TUSH CLUB<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Lady of Weight Loss heard through the Christmas Grapevine that a good many of her Jewish friends and family go out for Chinese food on Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0 In fact (here&#8217;s a juicy tidbit for you), when Justice Elena Kagan was asked by a senator at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings where she was on Christmas,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2130,1793,640,666,70,82,2473,60,92,1488,1,176],"tags":[3052,3053,3841,366,671,3826,3051,3054,3828,3837],"class_list":["post-4437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cook-with-me-friday","category-dysfunctional-chef","category-healthy-eating","category-holiday-recipes","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-meatless-monday","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-recipes","category-the-holiday-diet","category-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-coach-2","tag-chinese-food-recipes","tag-egg-foo-yung","tag-healthy-eating","tag-healthy-recipes","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-janice-taylor","tag-jewish-christmas","tag-mock-egg-foo-yung","tag-recipes","tag-weight-loss-motivation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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