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Moo Shu Pork Rolls
When I was a kid, I thought ordering Chinese food seemed so romantic and big city……..eating out of cartons with chop sticks while saving the world!
Glory be…………. we have a Chinese restaurant……..was the first thought that came to my mind when living in my first apartment. I could live out that fantasy of my youth. Well, the food was awesome, came in those little boxes……….and I never have mastered chop sticks! Continue reading “Moo Shu Pork Rolls”
Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
I have so many memories that involve food……..Sunday dinners, special holidays, and those times that you were made that extra special thing, just because……..
In our eclectic family, we had several “Aunts” who really weren’t are Aunts, but we called them that anyway. So, it was with my Aunt Sis, whose real name wasn’t even Sis it was Yvonne. Now, she was a woman who could cook you the best, down home cook’n ever! Her claim to fame were her cabbage rolls……they were to die for. She would invite us to her small little apartment and cook up a huge pan of cabbage rolls. I wish I would have had her show me how she made them. She is gone now, but the memory of the cabbage rolls is still strong. So, in tribute to my Aunt Sis…….Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls.
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Roasted Peanut Kale Salad
Kale is all the rage right now, and rightly so. It has crazy amounts of vitamins A, K, and C, and it’s packed with calcium. I must admit that I prefer spinach, and in a nutritional match up they are pretty equal. Although, spinach is a better source of iron, magnesium, and fiber. Be sure to buy either of these organic if possible. Leafy greens can be a sponge for any chemicals used in the growing process. Nutrition lesson over……..but look for our new page……coming soon, that will be all you wanted to know about nutrition, but were afraid to ask.
This recipe is hopefully….fingers crossed, just what my friend Michelle was looking for. She had a salad at a restaurant in Chicago and tried to replicate it but, wasn’t happy with the result. Now, Michelle is one of the best cooks I know, so if she couldn’t come up with it I wasn’t sure I could either. But, I was willing to give it a try.
Michelle described what was in the salad and the ingredients were fairly simple. Kale, cabbage, mint, cilantro, parsley, and a peanut dressing. As I said before, I am not a huge fan of kale, but I tried a baby kale which I found to be a better taste. I will try this again with spinach. The dressing is where Michelle was stuck, so I hope my version…….peanut oil, rice wine vinegar, etc…….see recipe…..is the taste she was looking for.
I added grilled chicken that I marinaded in the dressing for flavor, and and topped it with roasted peanuts. Both Tim and I really enjoyed it.
So, I hope my version of Roasted Peanut Kale Salad will be a close match for the restaurant salad……….let me know Michelle!
This recipe serves 2-4.
Keywords: kale, chicken, cole slaw mix, peanuts, salad