I wanted to make a wrap for lunch today that included my yummy tabouleh salad that I had made yesterday. Unfortunately I was out of wraps at the house. I decided I would use rice paper wraps and wrap up the tabouleh in that – I made a Tahini Dressing to accompany them using a recipe from my new Jeruselem cookbook. The turned out great – would be a great summertime light lunch or snack. I was wishing that I had some feta cheese to throw in with these, I think it would make a good addition – by all means throw some in if you have some – see…
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Vietnamese Salad Rolls with Mango and Shrimp
I made these yesterday. Spent the morning working on assignments, was able to finish 3 of 4 assignments, which I was pretty happy about. Decided to give my brain a rest for the rest of the day and enjoy the sunshine. It was beautiful weather here yesterday. I love these salad rolls. I usually only make them in the summer time, they are great because you don’t need to turn the oven on and they are refreshing on a hot sunny day. My kids, however – refuse to try these..so they ended up eating Macaroni and Hot Dogs – they really don’t know what they are missing. But oh well – more for…
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“Sushi Night” Easy Crab and Smoked Salmon Maki Rolls with Spicy Mayo
Spring has arrived. The weather has been great here the last few days – I find sunshine and nice weather – just instantly puts you in a good mood. I was excited today to see some of my perennials beginning to poke through..tulips are coming up – and buds are on the trees! If you live in Alberta, as I do – this is an exciting time of year, when we finally have a much deserved break from cold weather..and dreary winter. Things have been busy for me around here, finishing off my real estate license, I will be so happy when my exams are all finished…cooking is a nice…
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“Oh So Easy” Chicken Wings
Sometimes simple is best…I often find that in the kitchen. We had company over this weekend, and I had a package of wings leftover from the weekend that had to be put to use tonight. 2 boys have soccer tonight, so I wanted something quick that the boys could eat before we hit the soccer field tonight. I usually bake my wings (not because I don’t love the fried ones), just because I don’t love the extra calories that come along with frying. All I did for these was toss about 24 split chicken wings with the following: – approx. 2 tbsp soy sauce – about 2-3 tsp montreal steak seasoning – another…
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“Friday Night Finger Food” Pork and Vegetable Steamed Dumplings with Ginger Citrus Soy Dip
Oh Fridays..how I love thee! It has been a crazy busy week around here. For those of you that are Canadian, you know it’s that time of year…and no I am not speaking of the Royal Wedding…Tax Season!! In fact…I hate doing taxes so much that I would prefer to do almost anything else, hence the reason, they will be late this year…ugghh. Anyway, needless to say – I get to spend a fun filled weekend preparing paperwork for our accountant – and then will happily hand it over to him..only to have another year off until I have to think about taxes again. My kids absolute favorite thing that…
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Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This post name comes from my husband, who mentioned after devouring a few of these, that peanuts would be nice here…hmmm good idea honey. My husband doesn’t cook much, mostly because he works ridiculous hours and is hardly here…but I have to admit, after sprinkling some crushed peanuts over these to finish – they really hit the spot! I also garnished these with some fresh julienned basil (the basil was a last minute idea – and I am so glad that I added, really complimented the flavours…oh and of course – don’t forget the crushed peanuts (idea courtesy of Zander). My Mom used to make these when we had people…
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Shrimp in Thai Coconut Sauce
This recipe is another one adapted from a Best of Bridge recipe. This is the first time I tried this recipe, so I made pretty much as directed, with a few exceptions. I upped the amount of cilantro, and decreased the amount of coconut and increased the amount of garlic and shrimp. These are supposed to be an appetizer, but I think they work well as a main course over some basmati rice..it makes alot of sauce so I upped the shrimp count from 30 to 40 or so, and there was still plenty of sauce to go around. Also, if you enjoy a little spice, I would increase the…
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Vegetarian Egg Rolls
You can change up the filling for these egg rolls however you like. This is a vegetarian version, but you can add shrimp, chicken or whatever combo of veggies you like. I have never attempted to make my own egg roll wrappers, and I doubt that I will – you can buy them conviently in most grocery stores now. My boys love chinese food. I like it too, but unfortunately we live in a remote area, without a decent chinese restaurant…so I just make my own. You can too, these are really simple. For the filling: – 2 1/2 cups bean sprouts – 2 1/2 cups chopped napa cabbage – 8 mushrooms, chopped –…
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Vietnamese Meatballs
This recipe is originally from a Best of Bridge Cookbook. The original recipe calls for ground chicken or turkey for the meat (which I have had and that is really good too), I used ground pork because that is what I had and they were very yummy with pork too (the chicken or turkey would be leaner though). Don’t skip rolling them in sugar, this makes a delish caramelized crust. Ingredients: – 1 lb ground pork, chicken or turkey – 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro – 2 green onions, finely chopped – 1Tbsp grated lemon zest – 2 tsp cornstarch – 1 tsp minced gingerroot – 3 tbsp soy sauce…
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Belgian Endive with Goat Cheese, Almonds and Dried Cranberries
We had a similar version of these at my Mom’s this Christmas. For those of you that have visited my parents house on Christmas Eve, you know the food is always fabulous, my Mom puts a ton of work into it and we always look forward to indulging in all her fantastic creations. These look great and are so simple and quick to make. The first time I had them, we used candied pecans (instead of almonds) and drizzled with a reduced balsamic. I changed it up a bit this time, but either way is great. This is not an exact recipe….you don’t need one – Belgian Endive leaves – dried cranberries – peppered…
