Happy meets Crazy: Super-Duper 30th Birthday Give-a-Way! Hooray!
If I were turning 30, this is what I'd do.
I'm not though.
But watch in April sometime for a 33rd birthday ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Menu Plan Monday (night)
Monday: Spaghetti.
Tuesday:
garlic lime chicken, rice, avocado, broccoli
Wednesday:
I'll be baking pumpkin (and maybe zucchini) muffins to freeze, so I'll just put this in the oven before picking up kiddo from school and let it cook on low heat for a couple hours.
bbq chicken, sweet potatoes, zucchini
Thursday:
ribs, rice, green beans
Friday:
Asian chicken, rice, broccoli
Saturday:
garlic guacamole burgers?
Hoping to get to the store again before too long, but everyone has been sick again, soooo ... just making do with what we have.
Tuesday:
garlic lime chicken, rice, avocado, broccoli
Wednesday:
I'll be baking pumpkin (and maybe zucchini) muffins to freeze, so I'll just put this in the oven before picking up kiddo from school and let it cook on low heat for a couple hours.
bbq chicken, sweet potatoes, zucchini
Thursday:
ribs, rice, green beans
Friday:
Asian chicken, rice, broccoli
Saturday:
garlic guacamole burgers?
Hoping to get to the store again before too long, but everyone has been sick again, soooo ... just making do with what we have.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
er ... menu plans?
have gone out the window with everyone being really, really sick. the gib people are all okay now, just the bambino still sick, so I should probably do one for the next few days, but it's so hard to get cooking done when I'm caring for a pukey poopy mess 24/7. *sigh* owell. just thought i'd share.
oops. now this is posted on the right blog.
oops. now this is posted on the right blog.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Guy Fieri's Chicken and Avocado Egg Rolls
YUM. The recipe actually made 19 (because that's how many wraps I had) with a little filling left over.
On the episode, he dips the wraps in the egg wash (I used almond milk in it) before filling and wrapping. The instructions in the recipe are different. I did what he did on the show.
I also left out the peppers on purpose.
Killer. :P
They are all gone. Hubby ate most of them. Which I expected.
Baby ate some of the chicken and avocado (not in the roll), and gobbled it up. The avocado apparently didn't agree with him though ... we'll try that again when he's older.
The ones with the avocado were awesome and I made a few without, too. They tasted more like a traditional egg roll, totally yummy.
I'll probably make them again in a couple of months when we can afford another fried day. lol.
(copied the following recipe/directions/notes from what's in your oven)
Chicken avocado egg rolls by Guy Fieri of the Food Network. Oh my gosh, a little piece of deep-fried heaven ... I left out the red bell pepper and used yellow onion. Also used almond milk in the egg wash because we are dairy intolerant, and didn't use a dipping sauce. The other difference was in the rolling -- I watched the episode where he did these, and how he did it on there is different than in the recipe. He dipped the entire wrap before filling and rolling it, so you don't have to dip it once it's rolled.
Ingredients
* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 1/2 cup finely minced red onion
* 1/4 cup finely minced red bell peppers
* 2 tablespoons minced ginger
* 1 tablespoon minced garlic
* 1/4 cup sliced bamboo shoots
* 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
* 2 cups chopped chicken breast
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 1 cup julienned green cabbage
* 1/2 cup shredded carrots
* 4 cups rice bran oil or canola oil
* 12 egg roll wrappers
* 2 avocados, sliced into 24 pieces
* 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon milk
* Jarred sweet chili sauce, for dipping
Directions
In a saute pan over high heat, add canola oil. Saute red onions and bell peppers until translucent. Add ginger, garlic, bamboo shoots, celery, chicken, and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat. Deglaze pan with soy sauce. Cool mixture.
In large bowl combine cabbage, carrots and chicken mixture.
In medium saucepan, heat rice bran oil to 350 degrees F. Oil needs to be deep enough to keep egg roll from touching bottom of pan. Add more oil, if needed.
To roll egg rolls, layout egg roll skin with corner facing you, place approximately 1/12th of mixture on roll and place 2 pieces of avocado on top of mixture. Fold corner over mixture, and then fold outside corners over the mixture, making a roll, 4 to 5-inches wide. Roll firmly, being careful not to tear wrapper, and seal the final edge with egg wash.
Dredge the egg roll in egg wash, allow excess to drain off and submerge egg roll in oil. Fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on sheet tray lined with a cooling rack.
On the episode, he dips the wraps in the egg wash (I used almond milk in it) before filling and wrapping. The instructions in the recipe are different. I did what he did on the show.
I also left out the peppers on purpose.
Killer. :P
They are all gone. Hubby ate most of them. Which I expected.
Baby ate some of the chicken and avocado (not in the roll), and gobbled it up. The avocado apparently didn't agree with him though ... we'll try that again when he's older.
The ones with the avocado were awesome and I made a few without, too. They tasted more like a traditional egg roll, totally yummy.
I'll probably make them again in a couple of months when we can afford another fried day. lol.
(copied the following recipe/directions/notes from what's in your oven)
Chicken avocado egg rolls by Guy Fieri of the Food Network. Oh my gosh, a little piece of deep-fried heaven ... I left out the red bell pepper and used yellow onion. Also used almond milk in the egg wash because we are dairy intolerant, and didn't use a dipping sauce. The other difference was in the rolling -- I watched the episode where he did these, and how he did it on there is different than in the recipe. He dipped the entire wrap before filling and rolling it, so you don't have to dip it once it's rolled.
Ingredients
* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 1/2 cup finely minced red onion
* 1/4 cup finely minced red bell peppers
* 2 tablespoons minced ginger
* 1 tablespoon minced garlic
* 1/4 cup sliced bamboo shoots
* 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
* 2 cups chopped chicken breast
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 1 cup julienned green cabbage
* 1/2 cup shredded carrots
* 4 cups rice bran oil or canola oil
* 12 egg roll wrappers
* 2 avocados, sliced into 24 pieces
* 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon milk
* Jarred sweet chili sauce, for dipping
Directions
In a saute pan over high heat, add canola oil. Saute red onions and bell peppers until translucent. Add ginger, garlic, bamboo shoots, celery, chicken, and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat. Deglaze pan with soy sauce. Cool mixture.
In large bowl combine cabbage, carrots and chicken mixture.
In medium saucepan, heat rice bran oil to 350 degrees F. Oil needs to be deep enough to keep egg roll from touching bottom of pan. Add more oil, if needed.
To roll egg rolls, layout egg roll skin with corner facing you, place approximately 1/12th of mixture on roll and place 2 pieces of avocado on top of mixture. Fold corner over mixture, and then fold outside corners over the mixture, making a roll, 4 to 5-inches wide. Roll firmly, being careful not to tear wrapper, and seal the final edge with egg wash.
Dredge the egg roll in egg wash, allow excess to drain off and submerge egg roll in oil. Fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on sheet tray lined with a cooling rack.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Ugh.
Ratatouille ... it tasted fine, was enjoyable, in fact. Until my mouth started itching. And hubby's throat swelled up.
We're both allergic to eggplant apparently, since we have had all of the other ingredients without a problem. I've eaten eggplant before but never loved it so I didn't eat it for years ... I was enjoying it tonight until ...
Here's my list of *food* allergies and intolerances, just for fun. In no particular order.
Dairy
Eggplant
Pineapple
Raw tomatoes (I do eat them cooked without a problem)
Pistachios
Mangoes
Passionfruit
Papaya
Walnuts
Pecans
Blueberries
Bananas
Some salad greens (I can tolerate them in small doses very infrequently; have to be careful)
Poppy seeds
I'm sure there's more but I'm drawing a blank. I usually just know "I'm allergic to that" and don't eat it.
Just in case you didn't know, bananas are related to the plant from which latex is derived, to which I'm also allergic.
Pistachios and mangoes are related.
I also have medical allergies aside from latex.
And that's just part of the fun of being me.
We're both allergic to eggplant apparently, since we have had all of the other ingredients without a problem. I've eaten eggplant before but never loved it so I didn't eat it for years ... I was enjoying it tonight until ...
Here's my list of *food* allergies and intolerances, just for fun. In no particular order.
Dairy
Eggplant
Pineapple
Raw tomatoes (I do eat them cooked without a problem)
Pistachios
Mangoes
Passionfruit
Papaya
Walnuts
Pecans
Blueberries
Bananas
Some salad greens (I can tolerate them in small doses very infrequently; have to be careful)
Poppy seeds
I'm sure there's more but I'm drawing a blank. I usually just know "I'm allergic to that" and don't eat it.
Just in case you didn't know, bananas are related to the plant from which latex is derived, to which I'm also allergic.
Pistachios and mangoes are related.
I also have medical allergies aside from latex.
And that's just part of the fun of being me.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Menu Plan Monday, er, tuesday ...
Honestly, I didn't stick to the plan so well last week. *sigh* This week will be better, starting tomorrow.
Monday:
We had takeout. Yep. Really.
Tuesday:
Spaghetti (hahahahahaha -- I made some chicken and rice for hubby, too)
Wednesday:
Orange Salmon, roasted sweet potatoes, salad of some sort, and ratatouille? (my folks will be here, will have to make the potatoes noticeable so mom can avoid them)
Thursday:
crock pot roast, potatoes, leftover veggies. will make some chicken and rice (or something) for hubbers
Friday:
orange chicken, I think.
Saturday:
chicken-avocado egg rolls
Monday:
We had takeout. Yep. Really.
Tuesday:
Spaghetti (hahahahahaha -- I made some chicken and rice for hubby, too)
Wednesday:
Orange Salmon, roasted sweet potatoes, salad of some sort, and ratatouille? (my folks will be here, will have to make the potatoes noticeable so mom can avoid them)
Thursday:
crock pot roast, potatoes, leftover veggies. will make some chicken and rice (or something) for hubbers
Friday:
orange chicken, I think.
Saturday:
chicken-avocado egg rolls
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