Snack Wrap
I haven’t blogged a recipe lately, so I thought I’d share one of the family favorites. You can do this for an afternoon snack or even for a meal.
Ingredients: Patties (Beef or turkey), Buttermilk ranch dressing, green leafy lettuce, parmesan cheese and medium soft taco flour tortilla.
Prep: Boil or grill the patties, add spices and seasoning to flavor. Cut in half and set aside. We use the sun-dried tomato flavored turkey patties so no extra seasoning is added. Wash and dry the lettuce, then cut off the bottom so all you have left are mostly leaf.
To make: Lay the tortilla flat on a plate. Place two pieces of lettuce on the tortilla. on top of it, place the two halves of the patty. Drizzle some ranch dressing. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese. Roll it up and enjoy!
You can get creative, it’s a very simple dish to make and is one of those dishes that can be healthy and the kids will still love it!
Easy Oriental Noodle Recipe
Picture by CJ Sternfels
This took me 20 minutes to prepare, using left over grilled steak. Servings 6-8
Inspired by the Filipino dish called Pancit lomein (I think I spelled that right). Oriental style noodles are packaged in balls and usually come 12 to a pack. Each is about 3 inches in diameter uncooked. Follow the instructions on the package on how to cook the noodles. I just boiled some water, drop 6 noodle balls in there, kept it in for 3-5 minutes and placed the cooked noodles in the strainer. I used two forks to spread them out a bit. Still in the strainer, I put about two tbsp Maggi seasoning, 1 tbsp garlic powder and 1 tbsp sesame oil and mixed it around. Because the noodles are still hot, it sucks in the flavors. Set aside uncovered.
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f you don’t have cooked meat, you can stir fry some chicken pieces. I’ve used de-boned and skinned thighs and used 4 to 5 thawed and fully defrosted thighs. Slice it in stir fry size (1/2 x 1/2 X 1 inch). Heat 1 tbsp. sesame oil on high. Sauté 3 cloves (crushed) of garlic. 3 chives chopped (in 1/4 inch pieces) with the chicken for 3-5 minutes or until meat is cooked and browned. Flavor with 2 tbsp oyster sauce. Then mix in 3 bunches of bokchoy or one small Chinese cabbage (Cut in 1 inch strips) and stir for a minute. You can use any meat and add more vegetables. This recipe is very forgiving. While sautéing the meat and vegetables, slowly add the noodles in until all are in the wok or pan. Add Maggi as needed, scoop some up in a bowl and enjoy!
If you have cooked meat, prepare the same way, just takes less time to cook.
Sausage in Raspberry Vinaigrette Sauce
Servings: 6. Prep time 15 minutes.
Ingredients: 10 smoked sausage links (Regular hot dog size). 1 pound broccoli florets. 1/4 cup raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing. 1/2 cup water.
Cut sausage diagonally, each link into 4 pieces. Boil in water covered on high for 10 minutes, or until water is reduced. Add salad dressing, cover on high for 2 minutes. Add broccoli (Cut and washed clean) florets, mix and cover for 2-3 minutes. Cooking on high the entire time.
The time to cook depends on the intensity of your heat. Ensure sausage is fully cooked and slightly browned before adding the broccoli. Broccoli should be half-cooked. Serve and enjoy!
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