Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

1/3 cup Soy Sauce
1 small Red Onion, Sliced
6 cloves Garlic, Minced
2 lbs Steak, sliced 1 inch thick
1 1/2 tbs Sesame Oil
3 tbs Rice Vinegar
1 1/2 tbs Ginger, Minced
6 cups Broccoli Florets (I buy mine at Costco in the freezer section)
12 oz Soba Noodles (I found mine in the produce area, they are already cooked), or you can use spaghetti noodles

Heat small amount of soy sauce in large saute pan, add the onions and garlic saute until cooked.  Add beef, saute turning often for 7 to 10 minutes.  Stir together the oil, vinegar, and ginger and add to the saute mixture.  Add broccoli to the meat and simmer until broccoli is cooked.  Prepare noodles according to package if needed to be cooked.  Toss with beef and broccoli mixture and serve!

For Side Dishes:
Egg Drop Soup
If you don't want the noodles, you can always do Rice

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Lemon-Garlic Chicken

1/2 cup Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Molasses
1 1/2 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
8 garlic Cloves, chopped
4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Combine first 4 ingredients into a baking dish.  Add chicken.  Cover and marinate in refrigerator for a couple of hours, turning occasionally as they need to be well coated.

Preheat oven to 425.  Remove chicken from dish, reserve marinade, and put onto aluminum foiled covered cookie sheet that has been coated with cooking spray.  Baste chicken with marinade. Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Bake for 20 minutes, basting occasionally with marinade.  Bake without basting for an additional 20 minutes or until chicken is done.


Variations:
I think every recipe has a variation on it...it just depends on how much time I have.
If you don't have time to marinate, mix the top 3 items.  Dip chicken into mixture and place on pan (like above) Sprinkle the Seasoning Salt (See Picture, bought from Costco).  Follow from the last paragraph above.

For Side Dishes
Butternut Squash Soup
Wild Rice, Black Rice, or my favorite Quinoa
I love the Frozen mixed Veggies from Costco

OK, hint on cooking my veggies.

In a pan, heat olive oil and red wine vinegar.  Add veggies, pour on a packet of Italian Dressing Seasoning.  Mix all cook on med covered until thawed and cooked!  Easy!

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Whole Wheat Pancakes

3 cups Whole Wheat

3 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Sugar (I don't add any Sugar anymore...you are pouring it on with syrup)
1/2 cup Milk Powder
3 Whole Eggs
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cup Water (more if needed to make the consistency that is a thick runny)

Mix dry ingredients together.  Add liquids all at once.  Mix all together.  Cook on hot griddle (don't let them burn)

I hate syrup, but I don't really care for Jam.  My hubby loves putting jam on his pancake, I love the flavored syrup's.  But as I find syrup's I like (I know I have a few) I will post and add them!

Really should have them with Eggs, to give you the protein.  And don't forget the fruit!

You can change this into Waffles but Adding 3/4 cup oil and separating out the eggs, blend up the egg whites and fold them in at the end.  Once they are cooked I love adding fruit and cream to the top!

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Scrambled Eggs

Eggs (While Egg Whites don't have that "eggy taste", the yoke carries all of the nutrients)
Meat (chicken shredded, pepperoni, bacon cooked and crumbled)
Roma Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Bell Peppers
Onion or Green Onion
Mozzarella Cheese, Grated

Saute Veggies in Olive Oil.  Add Eggs & Meat. When Egg is almost cooked, Add cheese until melted...Serve!

I don't add measurements on my breakfasts as they are really a "how much do you prefer" kind of thing.  If you don't like something, don't add it, or add a small amount at first until you like it...that's what I do with my kids!

Serve with Mixture of Fruit on the side
Ideas:
Berries (only one)
Melon
Grape
Orange

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Butternut Squash Soup

1/2 cup Onions, diced
4 Garlic Cloves, diced
Olive Oil
Medium Sized Butternut Squash, Peeled, Seeded, and large diced
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
2 heaping scoop of Protein Powder (I use Costco's Whey Vanilla Protein)

Saute Onions & Garlic in just enough Olive oil to not burn the bottom.  Add squash and chicken broth and simmer until squash is soft about 30 minutes.  Scoop into blender and puree.  Return to saucepan and heat through on low.  Just before serving use wire whip and mix in Protein Powder.  (This makes it really creamy tasting).

I use the Kirtland brand or This one for my Protein Powder.  Both are excellent and found at Costco.

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Lemon-Dill Salmon Dinner

For Salmon:

I use the prepackaged in the freezer section Salmon.  They are individually wrapped so I can use as many or as few as I want. While mixing the following, I would put the desired amount of Salmon into your sink with water to thaw. If you use fresh Salmon than don't worry about thawing it out!

1/2 cup Onions, diced (or shallots)
1-2 Garlic Cloves (if you use Onions)
1 tbs (ish) of Olive Oil
2 cups White Grape Juice (not cocktail)
2 tbs Tapioca Powder
2 cups Chicken Broth
1/3 cup Lemon Juice
1 tsp Lemongrass (found in a tube in the fresh produce section)
1 tbs dill (Can use fresh)

Saute Onions and Garlic or Shallots in olive oil. Dissolve Tapioca Powder in 1/2 cup of Broth. Set aside. Add Grape Juice to Onions, reduce the temperature.  Add remaining broth and reduce temperature again.  Add Tapioca Powder mixture.  Stir until mixed in.  Transfer mixture to blender to puree until smooth.  Return to saucepan.  Add Lemon Juice and Lemongrass and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes until thick. Stir in the dill.

Set oven to 350 degrees, put Salmon onto aluminum foiled cookie sheet (this helps with the clean up). Drizzle the Sauce over the Salmon.  Cook for about 20 minutes or until flaky.

The Temperature and Time are from the back of the Salmon!


For Side Dish:
Cook Fresh Asparagus
Wild Rice
Tomato Soup

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Green Shake

Here is the Key to making a Green Drink...if you can't handle the color, then start by not adding very much spinach and more berries...then work yourself to more spinach and fewer berries.

The best thing about Green Drinks...the sky is the limit.

After 2 years, I finally got my (now) 17-year-old to try one...she loved it, but didn't want to know what I put in it!  What a great start!  So thanks to a great friend of mine who got me to "close my eyes" for my first taste!  I am hooked!

The next thing is...I can never make just enough for one person.  I just can't, I have tried every time and failed...I'm getting closure to making just enough for 2 people!

This is great for Breakfast, an "in between" or a very healthy snack!

And now the awaited Recipe:

Green Drink

A good base would consist of:
1 cup milk
1 scoop Protein Powder
1/2 cup fresh berries
1/2 banana
1/2 cup ice

Blend and serve.

From there, I change it by putting in frozen berries and no ice. And then in really no order, and leave out what you don't want, I will add or change the following to the above recipe:

Spinach
Avocado (this will make it smooth)
Banana (Great for Potassium)
Milk (can use soy milk, almond milk, chocolate milk, water, really just add any liquid is good)
Berries (I like Costco's Frozen Berries, they work for ice and fruit)
---If you want to change it up buy Costco's Frozen melon medley---pretty good also, but don't add both berries and melon's...doesn't really sit well with me...
Protein Powder (Again, I like Costco's Whey Protein, you can use the chocolate or the Vanilla, I personally use the Vanilla, If I wanted chocolate then I'll add Chocolate Powder)
A couple of drips (really no more than a tsp) of Lime Juice (It's great, gives it a very tiny tang/kick)

Side others:
I have added Celery, Carrots, Bell Peppers, tomatoes...huh you name it, it's great...just start by adding a little bit and then add more over time.

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