Baked Crab Rangoon

I’ve tried these before (see this post) but thought I’d take another stab at them. This time with pictures!

I went recipe-free but did add the mayonnaise that so many recipes seemed to include.  I used:

8 oz Neufchatel cheese
¼ cup light mayo
6 oz imitation crab
Dash onion powder
Dash garlic powder
16 won ton wrappers

Pretty nasty-looking jar of mayo, huh? Just keepin’ it real, people.

I chopped up the crab but am thinking it doesn’t look right, maybe I will try canned crab next time.

I used a hand potato-masher-smasher to mix this since I didn’t plan far enough ahead of time to soften the cheese. It worked out pretty well I think.

Then I placed the won ton wrappers gently into a muffin-tin sprayed with non-stick stuff. I love that tin, it was a present from one of the sisters last year. Thanks Nancy!

Then I baked them for 20 or 30 minutes at 350. I usually check them occasionally and pull them out of the oven when the won ton wrappers turn a little beyond golden brown. I lost track of the time they were baking because I was making steamed pork dumplings at the same time. Tune back in tomorrow for the dumpling recipe and those pictures!

I think they’re pretty cute. I left them open because there was so much filling; I still had some left over; I will probably use it for salad. I think I like them better left open like this, but next time I make a batch I will close them up and take some more pictures for you. I still need to tweak them; they are yummy but don’t taste quite like the crab rangoon from a Chinese restaurant. Maybe it will help if I remember the green onions next time.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a kitchen to clean. Raw pork freaks me out.

On a More Positive Note

I worked out FOUR times this week, getting in an hour of cardio each time!  Several weeks ago I promised myself in this post that if I did actually work out four times in a week, I could get a much-needed new pair of gym shoes.  Whoo hoo!  I will probably get them late this week.  Yippee!

Have a fab week!

Dear Dirtbag

This is an open letter to the person who turned my bumper into a big grey hangnail and didn’t bother to leave a note.

My boyfriend gave me that car for Christmas this year. He surprised me with it at the end of October so that I would be used to driving it before winter came and the roads got bad. We are not frivolous people. We were a one-car family for over a year in order to save money. That car was the most amazing present and surprise anyone ever gave me.

You apparently ran into my car when I was at the gym, working my hiney off. Were you oblivious to the fact that you rammed my bumper? Then you are a hazard. Did you not have car insurance or a license? Then you are breaking the law. Did you just not want to leave a note because you didn’t want to deal with it? Then you are selfish, lazy and cowardly.

No matter the reason, you are a hazard. Ride the bus. Do us all a favor and stay off the roads before you damage more property or heaven forbid, hurt someone.

Sincerely,
Liz