Sunday, January 31, 2010

Crock Pot!

I just bought a crockpot! If anyone has any good recipes, can they post a few for me? Thanks!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Easy Chinese Food

This is a super easy Chinese food meal. Combine with rice and you're done!

Asian Style Vegetables


2 cups chopped Fresh Broccoli
2 cups chopped fresh cauliflower
1 chopped red pepper
1 cup boiling water

Combine in large saucepan. Cover. Cook for 8 minutes until vegetables are tender-chrisp. Cover and keep warm

1 tbsp hard margarine (or butter)
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp packed brown sugar
1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground ginger

Melt margarine in same saucepan. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, and ginger. Let bubble on medium for 1 minute.

Pour over vegetables, toss gently

2 sliced green onions
1.5 tsp sesame seeds

Sprinkle green onion and sesame seeds over top.


Chicken Teriyaki

4 boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp Sherry

Pound Chicken with meat mallet or rolling pin until flat. (I don't do this, I just cut the breasts in half)
Mix soy sauce, ginger, sugar and sherry in large bowl. Add chicken. Stir. Cover.
Marinate at room teperature for 20 minutes.
Remove chicken. Discard marinade
Arrange chick on a greased baking sheet or broiler pan.
Broil 10 inches from heat for about 3 - 5 minutes each side.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Meatloaf Round-Up

Ingredients

2 large eggs
2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup Ketchup
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

2 lbs ground beef

1 cup thinly sliced onion
1 cup grated carrot
1 cup grated zucchini (squeezed dry)
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
3 tbsp BBQ sauce
2 tbsp Ketchup
2 tsp parsley flakes

3 tbsp BBQ sauce
2 tbsp Ketchup

Directions:
1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add ground beef. Mix well. On large sheet of foil pat out mixture to 10 x 15 inch rectangle.
3. Combine next 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Spread on top of beef rectangle, leaving 1 inch on 1 long side. Roll up from uncovered long side, jelly roll style, using foil as a guide. Press seam against roll to seal. Place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet with sides. Bake, uncovered in 350 oven for 30 minutes.
4. Combine second amount of sauce and ketchup, spread on top of meatloaf. Bake for another 25-30 minutes until fully cooked (internal temp 160).
5. Let stand 10 minutes. Cuts into 8 slices.

Healthy Banana Bread

Ingredients
  • 1/3 c. natural applesauce
  • 3/4 c. brown sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 2-3 bananas
  • 1/3 c. water
  • 1 2/3 c. wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix applesauce and sugar.
  3. Stir in eggs then bananas then water.
  4. Stir in dry ingredients.
  5. Pour mixture into a loaf pan and bake 55-60 minutes or until knife comes out clean.