Wow, it has been over a month since I last wrote a blog post! I have been busy and my blog was the first thing to go. I know that sounds bad, but choices were made. So hopefully I will be able to get back to some regular blogging!
Not only did my blogging go on the way side, but so did my cooking! I can’t really remember anything fun or exciting that I cooked or baked in the last month or so. So last night I finally tried a new recipe that I have wanted to make.
Asian lettuce wraps were on the menu for last night and I am so glad I decided to make them. They were super easy to make, took hardly any time to prepare and were really good. I felt like they were a nice light meal that is perfect as the weather gets warmer.
I doubled the ingredients for the sauce because I like things a little spicier and I am glad I did. The flavor was really good. Make sure you don’t omit the apples from the recipe because the contrast with the sweet and spices really turns out quite delicious.
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Sauce Ingredients:
Note: Try doubling the ingredients for a little extra spice.
1 1/2 tsp. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. rice wine vinegar
1 tsp. Sriracha hot sauce
Ground black pepper
Filling:
2 tsp. canola oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. ginger
2 green onions, chopped
1 lb. ground turkey
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 green apple, finely chopped
Butter lettuce leaves, washed
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and mix to blend. Set aside.
Heat a skillet with cooking oil and add the garlic, ginger and green onions to the pan when it is hot. stir fry for a few seconds, until the ingredients are fragrant. Add the ground turkey and cook. Drain the excess fat. Add the vegetables to the plan and cook for 1-2 minutes or until warm. Mix in the sauce and cook for another minute. Add the apples to the pan and toss to coat. Remove from the heat. Serve the meat with the lettuce and enjoy!
This week-end was perfect. There is no other way to describe it. The weather was 80 and sunny and warm. (Finally!)
I opened up the doors in the house to get some much needed fresh air flowing. We also did some much needed yard work and turned on the sprinklers for the first time. It truly feels like Spring to me when you can turn on the sprinkles without fear of the pipes freezing! But sometimes in Reno, you never know! The only thing bad about thing about the weather is that next week they are predicting snow and a drop in temperature by 20 degrees! Why?!?!? I want to wear flip flops now! No more wool socks!!!
At least we got to enjoy the weather today with a little BBQ. Me and the hubby decided on a classic for dinner. Hamburgers on the grill! You can’t get much more classic than that.
We sat outside with our new patio table and enjoyed the fresh air. When the weather has been cold for so long, a nice day feels like a true gift. It’s hard to get stuff done because all you want to do is be outside and bask in the sunshine.
I hope that we don’t get any snow this week and that the weatherman is wrong!
Yesterday we made a barbecued a chicken on the grill that turned out delicious. We had so much leftover and sometimes we don’t want to eat just the chicken. So I told my husband, I would find a way to eat the leftovers in different ways. So tonight we had a homemade pesto chicken pizza. It was so awesome! I love pesto. So when you combine pesto with bread, you are in for a real treat.
Check out how amazing the pizza looked:
I have never been a big fan of leftovers. Maybe it’s because I was used to just reheating it and serving it the same that you ate it the night before. It must have been food boredom. So I am trying to realize the importance of leftovers. Most of the time I put the leftovers safely in a Tupperware and then to the refrigerator. Then I make my husband take the plain leftovers to work for lunch the next day.
I think it kind of hit me when I realized how much money we could save by reusing leftover food. We are trying to budget out grocery bill more and this is a perfect opportunity. Sometimes we run out to the grocery store on work nights and end up dropping $30! So many times I wonder, how did we just spend that?!?! So hopefully by enjoying leftovers more often, I can help us save some money!
So stayed tuned tomorrow for leftovers in the form of chicken Panini sandwiches!
Yesterday I took Moose for a nice, long walk. The weather was so nice and we were both enjoying the outdoors, so we went a little longer. He was running and sniffing everything all around on the trails. When he is really happy from a walk he will look back at you and smile and jump around. It’s the cutest thing. It’s almost like he is saying “thanks for the awesome walk!”
When we got home, he found his favorite spot in the house and then he slept…
And slept and slept so more…
Look at how cute he is! I think I must have wore him out because this is all he did for the rest of the day. What a lazy day for Moose!
Lately the signs of Spring have been everywhere. The trees are starting to bud, grass is getting greener and plants are coming back to life. It makes me so happy. At lunch today, I couldn’t help but capture a picture of the beautiful flowers.
Now if only the weather would start to catch up! I am in need of a nice 80 degree day! No more cold weather. I want to put my winter clothes away already. We had snow last week-end and it’s supposed to rain again this week-end. I really wish that we could have a nice day on the week-end and not on week-days when you are stuck inside at work.
The only downside of Spring is the allergies I get. My sinuses have been killing me the last couple of days. And talk about itchy eyes! I guess a few weeks of suffering is worth it though for nice warm days. Oh I am seriously longing for some warm weather. Almost a year ago, we got married and were enjoying the beaches in Maui. I think back to that and wish I was going there again. Winter is just too long sometimes….
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