This is a very simple sauce to make and adds great flavor to many stir-fried dishes. You can add a little sugar or brown sugar if you want it sweeter.We ate at a fantastic Japanese restaurant last night. My bowl was a stir-fry of slices of steak, red peppers, broccoli florets, pea pods, onions, and bamboo shoots served on brown rice and topped by … [Read more...]
Spicy Orange Beef Stirfry
This time of year it's easy to feel like we are eating the same things over and over & it get's boring. Try this wonderful orange beef stir fry to wake up your taste buds! Ordinarily for a Valentine's Day dinner I think of seafood, but this is one beef dish that would be great for Valentine's Day. The colors and flavors make it outstanding. … [Read more...]
Quick & Easy: Honey Chicken Stir Fry
Here's a great way to have a quick healthy meal the whole family will love. If your family loves broccoli as much as ours does, you might want to double the amount. You can add red pepper strips for color, flavor, and vitamins. For more visual interest add some snow pea pods (don't overcook), baby carrots, and those tiny corn cobs. The carrots … [Read more...]
That Broccoli Salad with the Bacon in It
This is the broccoli salad that everyone loves. Even those who don't like broccoli change their minds when bacon works its magic on it.Click title for link at AllRecipes where it is the #1 broccoli salad recipe. Great for game day, entertaining, potlucks, etc. … [Read more...]
Rich and Creamy Alfredo Sauce
This is a wonderful sauce for many pasta dishes & it's easy to make. Great for entertaining or when you just want some supreme comfort food. We love alfredo sauce with chicken and broccoli. You can use frozen pre-cooked chicken with this and it will be great. Click title for link at AllRecipes for this very popular recipe. … [Read more...]
10 Affordable Super Foods Women Need
These "super foods" that help keep women healthy are mostly not expensive. Here is my run down on these 10 foods.Broccoli (most everyone likes it), almonds (you only need a few), blueberries (try some frozen ones on cereal or in a smoothie), and quinoa (same quality protein as meat) are all good. Turmeric is a spice found in yellow mustard. You … [Read more...]
Quick Meal: Cheese Ravioli with Walnuts and Broccoli
This is my own creation that I came up with after thinking about the recipe for cheese tortolini broccoli salad I'd posted earlier. I wanted a hot version without the mayo and vinegar. The more I thought about it the more I realized I wanted a buttery flavor. Since we were out of butter I used olive oil. Next time I'm going to try half olive … [Read more...]