Ginger Chicken

This dish is easy and tasty.  Good for picnics served with potato salad.  Or serve with rice pilaf and a side of roasted broccoli.  Yummy!

Mix together:

1/2 C. plain coconut milk yogurt

1 to 2 Tsp. ginger

2 Tsp. minced garlic.

Dip into this mix, one at a time, 12 organic drumsticks (Trader Joe's).  Arrange on a baking sheet.  Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until crispy brown.

  

German Potato Salad

Our neighbors growing up, the Herlingers, were amazing cooks.  Mama made the best potato salad around, so when introduced to German Potato Salad, I think we turned up our noses.  But now, I find the salad quite delicious and a real treat.

Ingredients:

3 pounds cooked Yukon Gold potatoes

1/2 pound non-nitrated cooked bacon, diced (Trader Joe's Applewood-smoked is very tasty)

1 diced red onion

Dressing:

3/4 C cider vinegar

1 Tbl mustard seeds

1/4 C olive oil

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Green onions & parsley leaves for garnish.

Directions:

Either boil or bake potatoes until tender, but not baked-potato-soft.  When cool enough to handle, cut the potatoes into cubes,   Place the potatoes in a large bowl and cover to keep warm.

Cook bacon until crisp. Remove with a fork and drain on a paper towel. Add chopped onions to the bacon fat and cook until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully add the vinegar and mustard seeds and cook for 2 more minutes. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 

Pour hot dressing over the potatoes and toss gently to coat.Sprinkle the green onions and parsley. Serve warm.


  

Brown Rice Tortilla Wrap

At Trader Joe's they sell a tasty brown rice tortilla.  I like to use them for sandwiches, pizza, toast replacement for breakfast, and enchiladas.  All you need to do is heat a tortilla in a frying pan until softened, then fill with tuna and greens.  I've taken these wraps hiking, only problem with them is the tortilla is a bit brittle and can break apart.  So I put them in a sandwich bag to keep them together.

For pizza, I lay them out on a oiled baking sheet and amend them with pesto, chicken, black oils, sliced tomatoes and onions, perhaps pineapple, and other traditional pizza toppings.  I can eat a little goat cheese, so I sprinkle a bit on and bake about 15 minutes at 350.  The tortilla crisps up and the pizza is delicious.

Enjoy,
Nancy

Almond & Broccoli Stir-fry

2 tbl. olive oil
2 cloves garlic (pressed or chopped)
3 cups of broccoli (Trader Joe's is selling organic baby broccolli cheap)
1/3 cup of chopped almonds

Heat oil in 10 inch pan.  When hot, add garlic and saute.  Never brown garlic as it gets bitter.  So keep the heat medium.  Add broccoli and stir to coat in garlic and oil.  Salt for taste.  Stir-fry until tender-crisp.  Add chopped almonds and stir-fry until distributed.  Serve immediately.

Angus Burgers with Avocado an Aioli

I buy my beef at Costco.  It's organic and fresh and less expensive then beef at Trader Joe's--although you can just buy one pound there.  Generally, I'm cooking for one, so it's a little tough eating the same meal day after day.  So once I make something, it's good to freeze portions for the nights I don't feel like cooking.

Angus Burgers

Form beef into 1/4 pound patties--one package from Costco is one pound of beef.   Salt and pepper well.

Fry over medium heat.  Mother used to turn her beef patties once the juice began to collect on the top of the meat.  Let it cook until your preferred rareness or well-doneness.

Serve with sliced avocados (a very good fat for our bodies) and aioli sauce.

Enjoy!

Nancy

PS  If you want to use a bun, try local bakeries for gluten free buns--or look in the freezer case at your local grocers.  Trader Joes sells rice tortillas.  Fred Meyers has gluten free breads in their freezer case in the health food section.  I like Avenue Bread's GF buns and bread--although they do have dairy in them.