Ok so if you ever wonder..... What am I going to make for dinner.... well here is your answer.
Japanese チャハンchahan (fried rice)  My two ate it like it was going out of style.  Seriously, I was SHOCKED!  It is super easy especially when you have left over rice hanging out in the refrigerator.

Ok so Who wants to know how to make it???  I'll tell you right now...

Ingredients:

about 2 cups cooked rice (we use part brown and part Japanese sticky rice)  hahaha the two youngers in our house have no idea that we are getting them to eat healthy.
Ham or any other meat of your choice. The amount is up to you.  We use sliced ham as it is available here in Japan.  Chopped to about 1/8 of an inch.
2 tablespoons of finely chopped carrots. ( we use more, again sneaking that health in)
4 large eggs scrambled
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
Here is the cool part.... you can add just about any veggie here as long as it is small so they don't realize you are sneaking the veggies in.
i.e. green peas, snow peas, corn, just about anything.  Unfortunately broccoli is to big to hide.
about 4 tablespoons of soy sauce or even better Braggs (available a health food stores or on www.iherb.com)  Sorry about the plug there.  iherb is a life saver for us in Japan.  Shipping is dirt cheap and it gets here in 3 days!
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter.  Skip the margarine or FAKE butter stuff made with GMO corn.  Ok, ok I'll not get into my feelings about the whole GMO thing happening behind our backs all over the world.
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook the scrambled in a shallow fry non stick fry pan.  We will add the BUTTER later. :)  Don't let them stay wet.  You know what I mean?  My grandma makes the best eggs and they are not dried out.  But for this we want them fairly dry.  Break them into pea sized pieces and set them aside.

Next put the room temperature rice in a large bowl. Add the finely chopped carrots, green onions and any other veggies you want.  Stir gently.  Now combine the scrambled eggs.  Add in the meat of your choice.

Heat a large wok or frypan and add the BUTTER (yes you heard me right the REAL stuff)  Allow it to melt but not burn.  You will want your heat set at medium high.  Add the rice mixture and stir fry constantly.  Salt and pepper then add the Braggs or soy sauce.  Stirring constantly.  Now the best part allow the rice to kind of stick to the bottom of the pan (burn a bit if you will humor me)  Now flip these burned pieces with the other non cooked rice and continue for about 5-8 minutes.  You need to be the judge.  We like the "burned" texture and flavor.  Serve hot to warm.  I've never tired it cold but rice is not good when it is cold out of the refrigerator.

ENJOY!  I know my young ones do!  Secretly I do as well.
Here is a picture of the finished dinner!

We love and miss you all!
Z, A, H, H and .5