Beef Yakitori

Original recipe makes 4 servings

1/2 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pound sirloin steak, cubed

Directions

 

1. In a glass or plastic bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, oil, lemon juice, sesame seeds, sugar, green onions, garlic, and ginger.

2. Thread the meat onto skewers. (If you are using wooden skewers, soak them 30 minutes first.) Place the skewers in a plastic or glass container just large enough to hold them, and pour the marinade over the meat, turning to coat well. Cover, and chill for a minimum of 4 hours.
3. Preheat grill for high heat, and position grate 5 inches from coals.
4. Brush grate with oil, and place skewers on grill. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes, occasionally turning kabobs to ensure even cooking.
Dan did this recipe.  This was soooooo good.  Dan does all recipes that require the grill.   We use pork instead of beef.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs I

 

 makes 6 to 8 servings

2 pounds ground beef

1 egg

1 onion, chopped

1 pinch salt

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle chili sauce

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 cup grape jelly

Directions

1.In a large bowl, combine beef, egg, onion and salt. Mix together, then shape into little balls.

2.In a slow cooker combine chili sauce, lemon juice and grape jelly. Stir in meatballs and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours.\

This was good.  It made two meals.

Went out to lunch with Jackie and Mom.  Went to a pho restaurant.  Dan and I have been there before.  For some reason they didn’t offer tea.  I was surprised at that.

I have given all my yarn to Mom.  I am no longer interested in crocheting.  I spend most of my time on the computer or watching TV.

I am planning on making Dan some cookies for Christmas.  He gave me a Christmas list and I have rejected it.  The stuff he had on it he can buy himself.  I have created a book wish list and a cd wish list.  I told him that he needs to select something from one or both of them.  I have made it easy for him to get to the list so there is no excuse for not giving me a list.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Original recipe makes 12 servings

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

 4 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, halved lengthwise

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

 1. In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic and oregano; spread on cut sides of bread. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Broil for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Slice and serve hot.

I love a good garlic bread.  We had the with soup.

Mexican Pork Chops

 

Original recipe makes 4 servings

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

4 boneless pork chops

2 (14.5 ounce) cans chopped stewed tomatoes, with juice

1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

1 (8 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained

1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice

1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, drained

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown the pork chops about 5 minutes on each side. Remove chops from skillet and drain oil.

3. Mix the tomatoes, corn, kidney beans, rice, chilies, and salt into the skillet. Bring liquid to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute, until heated through. Transfer the tomato mixture to a baking dish. Arrange the browned pork chops over the mixture.

4. Bake covered 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover, and continue baking 10 minutes, until rice is tender and pork has reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

This was very tasty.  The chops turned out moist. 

River Omelets

Original recipe makes 6 servings

10 eggs

1/3 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 dashes hot pepper sauce, or to taste

1/2 pound bacon - cooked, and chopped into bite-size pieces

1 (4 ounce) can black olives, drained

2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup green onions, chopped

1/3 cup mushrooms, sliced

3/4 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8 inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine eggs and milk. With an electric mixer, beat until frothy. Blend in salt and hot pepper sauce. Stir in bacon, olives, tomatoes, green onions, mushrooms and cheese. Pour into prepared pan, and cover with lid or aluminum foil.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until eggs are set in the center.

Dan fixed this one.  We had enough for two days!!

 

Shrimp Verde

Original recipe makes 4 servings

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 cup chopped green onion

1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 cup Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Saute garlic and scallions briefly, but do not brown the garlic.

2. Toss in shrimp and saute until pink and opaque in the center. Stir in parsley and heat through.

3. Remove from heat and pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

4. Serve with cooked pasta or rice

This recipe should be doubled!!  It was that good!!

The taste of Sams is finally over!!  What a zoo!!  People out the ying yang!!  I worked six days in a row!!!  I have the next three days off!!!  I get to spend black Friday with Dan.  I have to work Saturday.  On Sunday I am hoping to get together with my friend Jayne.  I haven’t seen her in a while.  It will be nice to see her.  I think that we are going out to lunch.  Not sure where yet.  I am sure that where ever we go it will be nice.

Linda (my supervisor) has suggested that I get a accommodation because I don’t want to do fry food.  I know that I can do that but I have never done it on such a grand scale before.  I feel more comfortable  doing microwave with some help.  Than I would doing fry foods.  I guess I will see what happens with that.

Mom is doing well.  She is crocheting like no bodies business.  It is so good to know that she is enjoying herself. 

We will be spending Thanksgiving with Jackie and family.  Katie for the first time will not be there.  She will be missed.  She starts nursing training in January.  Hopefully the time will go fast for her. 

I have put my piano on Craigslist.  So far no hits.  Just scammers.  I would really like to sell it.  If I can’t sell it I am going to see how much it will cost to ship it to Julie.  She said that she would like to have it.  I guess I will see what happens with that.    

Shellfish Casserole

Serves 6-8

 Ingredients

 1 cup vegetable-juice cocktail or tomato juice

 1 cup mayonnaise

 1 can (7 or 8 oz.) crab meat or 1 to 1 1/2 cups fresh crab meat

 1 can (about 5 oz.) shrimp or 1 cup small fresh shrimp (shelled and deveined)

 2 cups cooked rice

 1/3 cup finely chopped green pepper

 Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 cup soft bread crumbs

1/2 cup slivered almonds

 

Directions

 

In a bowl, combine the vegetable juice and mayonnaise; mix until well blended.

Stir in crab meat, shrimp, rice, green pepper, and salt and pepper to taste; mix just until ingredients are well distributed.

Spoon into greased 2-quart casserole.

In small pan, add to butter the fresh bread crumbs and almonds.

Mix with fork until crumbs are coated with butter.

Spoon evenly over mixture in the casserole.

Bake in a 375° oven 15 minutes until bubbly and top is lightly browned.

This recipe is very easy.  At the end they did not give you a cooking time.  I added the 15 minutes.

I haven’t heard any more about the women that said that I called her out of her name.  I hope that this will go away.  It just surprised me that some one would even say such a thing about me.  I guess she was pretty mad that her kids couldn’t get their own sample.  It is a stupid rule I have to admit.  Costco doesn’t have rules like we do.   Perhaps they should.

Andrew is going to help us get the printer going.  Thank You Lord.  It went off line and we can’t get it back on.

Pork and Cabbage Sandwiches

Prep 10 Min Cook 25 Min 8- 12 Servings

Ingredients

•1 pound bulk pork sausage

•7 cups shredded cabbage

•1 medium onion, chopped

•1 medium sweet red pepper, thinly sliced

•1/2 cup water

•1/2 teaspoon salt

•1/2 teaspoon sugar

•1/4 cup sour cream

•Hamburger buns or pita bread

Directions

•In a large skillet, brown sausage; drain. Add cabbage, onion, red pepper, water, salt and sugar; mix well. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in sour cream and heat through. Serve on buns or in pita bread. Yield: 8-12 servings.

This recipe is very tasty.  We did not make sandwiches out of these.  We used the Don poncho wraps and ate them like a wrap.

Yesterday I was accused of being racial.   These two kids came around and I told them that I could not give them a sample because they were not 18.  They started teasing each other about not being 18.  They can by again and took a sample.  I told them that I had told them that they could not have a sample.  Their Mom went off.  I told her that I could not give sample to anyone under 18.  She started yelling at me and demanded to talk to a manager.  Penny came and got me and I explained to her what happened.  We talked to a manager and to Linda.  This lady accused me of using the f word and making comments about the fact that she was black.  I had no idea that she was black.   I was off the floor for about 45 minutes.  They wanted to make sure that this women and her kids had left the club.  I lost sales because of that!!!  Thank God for the support of my coworkers and supervisor!!

The schedule is picking up because of the holiday schedule.

Being saying prayers for my cousin Bob and Andrew.  I hope that they will both stop their heavy drinking.  I have cut back on mine because it is so expensive.  I intend to use that money to buy CD’s.

Jackie’s Birthday is coming up and I am looking forward to that.  It will be nice to see every one.  I haven’t seen her family for some time.  I hope to play games and to catch up on what is fgoing on with every oneJ
I just found out that the lady has accused me of hitting her kid.  Some people are filed with hate.  I don't know how far Sams club will defend me.  All I can do is put it in God's hands.  If I loose my job because of this then I guess he has someting else for me:)  Linda said that she was going to be meeting with Mat tonight and I guess they will go from there.

Chicken Caper

Serves 4-6

 Ingredients

 3 1/2 to 4-pound frying chicken, cut up

 All-purpose flour

 Pepper and ground ginger

 1/4 cup butter or margarine

 1 large onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced or pressed

 1 can (12 oz.) frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed (do not dilute)

 3 tablespoons each lemon juice, dark rum, and drained capers

  Directions

 Reserve chicken neck and giblets for other uses, if desired.

Rinse chicken and pat dry.

Dust with flour; shake off excess.

Sprinkle lightly on all sides with pepper and ginger.

Melt butter in a wide frying pan over medium heat.

Add chicken, a portion at a time, without crowding; cook, turning, until browned on all sides.

Lift out and set aside.

Add onion and garlic to pan and cook, stirring, until onion is soft.

Stir in apple juice, lemon juice, rum, and capers.

Return chicken to pan.

Increase heat to high and bring juice mixture to a boil; then reduce heat, cover, and simmer, turning once, until meat near thighbone is no longer pink when slashed (35 to 40 minutes).

Transfer chicken to a platter and keep warm.

Skim and discard fat from pan juices; if necessary, boil juices, uncovered, until slightly thickened.

Pour sauce into a bowl and offer to spoon over individual portions.

With this recipe, we browned the chicken and then we baked it in a 350 oven for 45 minutes.  I think that the next time I do this recipe I will take the chicken out of the pan and thicken up the sauce. 

We went for a long walk today.  I had the day off and he had some training to do at 1pm. 

Not sure but, I think that we are going down town to the mars hill church.  I am hoping that the music and all will be better there. 

Since Adam left and BET left there is no spark at the West Seattle Church.  I know that with my job I can’t participate on a lot of things that my happen on the weekend but, so far they haven’t had any activities on the weekend except for October 27.  They are having a Halloween like party.  I have to work that day but, it goes on till 9pm so maybe we can go.  It would be something different to do.  I guess we will see:)   

Quick-To-Fix Turkey and Rice Soup

Serves 6

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth

1 cup water

1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 10 ounce package frozen mixed vegetables (2 cups)

1Cup quick-cooking rice

2 cups chopped cooked turkey or chicken

1 14 1/2ounce can tomatoes, cut up

Directions

1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven combine chicken broth, water, rosemary, and pepper. Bring to boiling.

2. Stir in mixed vegetables and rice. Return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender. Stir in turkey or chicken and undrained tomatoes; heat through. Makes 6 main-dish servings.

This was a great first fall soup!! For the mixed vegetables we used frozen corn and peas.  We don’t care for the taste of the frozen mixed vegetables.

Linguine With Zucchini

Ingredients

  3 tablespoons salad oil

 6 medium-size zucchini (about 1 1/2 lbs. total), coarsely shredded (5 to 6 cups)

 3 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed

10 to 12 ounces fresh linguine or 8 ounces dry linguine

 1/4 cup chopped parsley

 1/4 cup butter or margarine

 1/2 cup half-and-half

 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded jack cheese

Salt and freshly ground pepper

 Directions

 Heat oil in a wide frying pan over high heat.

Add zucchini and garlic; cook, stirring, just until zucchini is tender-crisp to bite (3 to 4 minutes).

Reduce heat to low.

While zucchini is cooking, in a 5- to 6-quart pan, cook linguine in 3 quarts boiling water just until tender to bite (1 to 2 minutes for fresh pasta, 8 to 10 minutes for dry); or cook according to package directions.

Drain well and set aside.

 

 

To zucchini mixture, add parsley, butter, and half-and-half; stir lightly until butter is melted.

Add pasta, Parmesan cheese, and jack cheese.

Mix lightly, using 2 forks.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

We added sausage to this meal.  It stretched it out to make two meals.

We went down to Tacoma for the day yesterday.  I had the weekend off.  Sunday we were supposed to go to the Edmonds antique mall.  He never said a word about serving at the church.  I guess I am supposed to be a mind reader.  I talked about going on Thursday didn’t say anything about it.  I guess the next time I have time off he can look at the calendar himself.  I guess if he wants to do something he will let me know.  This is the first weekend that I have had off since I started working with advantage.  Usually if I want a weekend off I have to take it off.