I am on the countdown- 6 more days of students and 1 teacher workday!!! I LOVE summer! I especially love all of the fresh fruits and vegetables! Here is a great slaw recipe if you are tired of traditional slaw. It is sweet and crunchy, a favorite combination of mine! Enjoy :)
Strawberry Apple Slaw
Ingredients:
3 Cups Cabbage, shredded
1 Red Bell Pepper, thinly chopped
1 Apple, thinly chopped
8 to 10 Large Strawberries, chopped
1/4 Cup Red Onion, finely diced
3/8 Cup Vinegar & Oil Fruit Based Salad Dressing (E.g. raspberry vinaigrette, strawberry balsamic, etc.)
1/8 Cup Honey
Juice of 1/2 a Lime
1/2 Cup LaChoy Rice Noodles (the crunchy, salad topping kind)
In a large bowl, mix together cabbage, pepper, apple, strawberries, and onion. In a separate bowl, mix together salad dressing, honey and juice of 1/2 a lime. Pour over salad and mix gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. Immediately before serving mix in the LaChoy rice noodles. Serves 6 to 8.
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It seems like a bag of baking potatoes lasts us forever! I looked in my crisper drawer just the other day and I have a 5 pound bag that desperately needs to be used. Since the weather has been fabulous lately, we've been spending as much time outdoors, soaking up the sun before cold, yucky weather starts. Here's a veggie recipe for the grill to make during those beautiful, golden fall days.
Potato Packets
Ingredients:
3 Large Baking Potatoes
2 Apples
1 Small Onion
2 Green Peppers
1 Red Pepper
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 Tsp Pepper
1/2 Tsp Salt
1. Wash potatoes, trim off ends and microwave for 90 seconds.
2. Chop potatoes into large chunks. Chop apples, onion, and peppers into chunks 1/2 the size of the potato chunks.
3. In a large bowl, mix together potatoes, apples, onion, peppers, olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
4. Fold veggie mix into 3 large pieces of aluminum foil. BBQ on the top rack of bbq grill for 25 minutes on high.
It's funny how weekends are supposed to be filled with relaxing downtime, but they often end up being busier, but more fun, than the work week! We've had an exciting weekend hanging out with friends and family! In fact, some of them are still hanging out in our kitchen. We also got to eat out at some really great restaurants. But don't worry What's for Leftovers readers, I still managed to squeeze in a couple of new recipes. This one is a variation of a recipe I read in a Guideposts a while back. It's called a Finnish Pancake. I told Celia and Charlie it was a 'GIANT' pancake. No matter what you call it, it's delicious. After you finish baking it, make sure you let it completely cool. This gives the inside time to settle. Top with fried apples and powdered sugar for a breakfast treat or a great dessert!
Fried Apples
Ingredients:
8 Medium Apples
1/4 Cup Honey
2 TBSP Butter
1/2 Cup Water
Pinch of Salt
1. Spray a large frying pan.
2. Peel Apples. Cut into large slices and put into frying pan.
3. Add honey, butter, water and salt.
4. Cook on high heat until water has evaporated. While cooking, stir frequently so apples don't burn. Lower heat and continue cooking until apples are soft and smell like apple pie filling.
Finnish Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 Cup Pancake Mix
2 1/2 Cups Milk
4 Eggs
1/4 Cup Honey
4 TBSP Butter
Powdered Sugar
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Spray a 10"-11" round baking pan or skillet with PAM.
3. Pour pancake mix, milk, eggs, honey and butter into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into baking pan.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Top should be golden brown when 'Finnished'.
5. Let cool completely. After slicing, top with powdered sugar and fried apples.
