ext_182521 ([identity profile] merseine0613.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sorcyress 2010-07-19 01:44 am (UTC)

In this heat/humidity (and I know whereof I speak, as I am in a Chicago suburb now) how about a nifty spinach salad? You can pile on all the various things cut up into bite sized chunks such as:
  • hard boiled eggs
  • crispy bacon
  • various veggies (carrots, celery, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes...)
  • various other meats (ham, roast beast, shrimp/crab/krab...)
  • shredded cheeses of various sorts and/or flavors
  • a nice dressing - they make Spinach/Bacon dressing - which you can serve cold, or microwave it up for a nice hot dressing. Num!
  • OH! and some greenery - spinach, radichio, romaine... pick some green leafy stuff and go for it.


If this isn't appealing, how about:
  • easy chicken casserole (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1639,145188-254202,00.html)
  • tuna rice salad (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1642,149190-247203,00.html)
  • or easy stir fry (http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1939,152168-241207,00.html)



Really, for stir fry all you need is some meat - chicken is good - cut it up into "small chicken finger" sized strips and some veggies - and the veggies can be a frozen bag of mixed veggies or fresh, whichever. If they're fresh, cut them into pieces about the size of the chicken.

Heat your pan to medium-high or high with some good cooking oil - olive, safflower or peanut oil, depending on allergies and taste - and when the pan is fairly hot, toss in the thickest veggies... stir... wait a minute or two, then toss in the rest of the veggies and the meat... stir until everything is GBD: Golden Brown and Delicious. Well, maybe not everything... but definitely the chicken needs to be GBD.

For sauce, mix some spices you like (ginger, garlic, dry mustard, salt, pepper... whatever smells good to you) in some soy sauce. You can soak the chicken in the sauce before hand (30 minutes to 2 hours is plenty!) or toss it in at the end of the frying time.

Hope this helps!

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