This is my go to Easy Wok Dinner that I make frequently! Wok Stars, I know you get excited to show off your new found wok skills to friends, however, don’t pressure yourself with a big party on your first attempt. It takes the fun out of it and you’ll get put off. Take baby steps and you’ll reap HUGE flavor and rewards!
Nah, better to do a simple stir fry bok choy with just a dash of tamari, sherry and squirt of lime and grill a whole fillet of salmon sprinkled with Earthy Delight’s Moroccan Spice Rub. There’s enough grilled salmon leftover for the hubby and my lunch for the next day, how handy is that?! Other great meats for grilling are skirt steak, pork chops, chicken thighs, limitless. Vegetarians can grill a whole slab of tofu or tempeh.
Keep it SIMPLE and enjoy the journey, you don’t need recipes for weeknight cooking! Try it, you’ll love it and everyone will love you…
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5 Tips to Jumpstart Your New Year Resolutions
Happy New Year! Every year, we start with a clean slate to stay slim and trim. These 5 Tips to Jumpstart Your New Year Resolutions will help you whether you want a healthy approach to dieting or just easy ways to cook up fast tasty weeknight dinners!
Here’s how to do it…
Shake up your routine so you never know what to expect and you won’t get bored! Above all, treat your dinner as if it’s the last meal you’ll ever have on a desert island! What would you want them to be? A few ingredients and you can’t go wrong.
Chuck out using recipes this year and try a new way to tackle weeknight dinners that will make you a Star or a “Wok Star” if you have my Kit! Even if you don’t have a wok, try frying in a skillet or pot as long as it’s not non-stick!
- Buy just 2-3 different fresh & seasonal veggies and 2 kinds of protein on a Sunday. Buying a week’s worth is overwhelming plus makes your trip longer & stressful. I can be in and out of store in 15 minutes or less.
- Make ingredients work in a variety of ways: stir fry one dinner, soup for another, stew for yet another, par boil & have with salad dressing, steam.
- Save time by cooking up a week’s worth of quinoa instead of starchy rice/pasta and notice your energy soar. To prevent spoilage, store quinoa in containers and freeze, take out night before.
- Stock 5 basic seasonings that instantly make your cooking taste GOOD! Wok Stars use these same seasonings in Hispanic, Italian, Korean, Spanish. I call it TSPC: tamari (Japanese soy sauce, get San-J Intl. without MSG and gluten free), sherry (get medium drinking not cooking sherry), pepper (white pepper to change it up), cornstarch (for marinading your protein and thicken sauces)and of course, chili sauce (Huy Fong garlic chili sauce or sambal olek.) I used these seasonings in salad dressing as well.
- Stock these fresh ingredients: scallions, cilantro, fresh limes, garlic, ginger. Other goodies to have on hand: Miso paste, dried shitake or oyster mushrooms.
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I’ll leave you with a useful post, “How do I come up with a dish?” I think once you get this, you’ll be on your way to cooking without recipes, yay!
Weekday Lunch Tips
If you have a small selection of salad fixings, it’s so EASY to pull lunch together!
Start with field greens, I always buy box ones instead of in a bag, they ‘last’ longer. Then toppings like mini sweet peppers, sugar snap, cucumber, radish for color & crunch. Tomatoes, carrots, cut them in different shapes for variety.
Key is to have some protein to give you energy. I often have leftovers but also roast chicken, salmon or chicken sausage are typical.
Buy a few different salad dressings to keep your palate revved! I like making my own vinaigrette, so easy, I’ll post separately.
Last, add some nuts like walnuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, black or white sesame seeds.
If you need a little carb, go for baked sweet potato, quinoa, couscous or leftover brown or red rice. Just add to salad. You’ll find all these will bulk up your salad bowl and fills you up!
If I feel like spicy, I’ll add Lingham’s chili sauce or Yuzupao, wakes up your taste buds and oh so yummy, enjoy!
Here are more ideas for your lunch:
5 Lunch Tips
Lunch Ideas
Yin Yang Lunch
Love to hear what you have for lunch?