Food Lately...

Its really, really hot. I don't want to eat food, much less cook it. So mostly we're eating our favorite stand-bys, or grilling burgers/hot dogs, or yes, even eating out. One night the kids got pbjs and my husband and I ate about 3 hours later after we'd cooled off!
But, we have tried a few new recipes in recent weeks, that I thought I'd link up here and let you know what we thought about them. You're welcome! (most of them come from one of my husband's fav food blog)

Crock Pot Nachos: This was a hit with me and the kids. I took the leftovers with me to my parents and they enjoyed it too! Not hard to make at all, but you have to accept that nachos are dinner, haha.

Black Beans & Rice: My kids didn't love this, but they ate it. My husband and I enjoyed it, but I was definitely done with it when I finished my plate. So, its great, in one serving portions.

Creamy Fettucini with Ham and Peas: The pasta was just fine, a lot like the Swedish meatballs and alfredo my husband makes. The kids were happy to eat it tho.

Asian Lettuce Wraps: I'm the first to admit I don't like Asian food. My husband knows this, but sometimes we all take turns picking our favorite, right? And that's ok! He didn't love this one tho, and I didn't like it even a little bit. Our kids sure did though!! At first they thought it was weird that we were rolling lettuce around food "like a crepe!" but they gobbled them up! Parts of the meat and rice fell out, like when you eat a taco, so they just got more lettuce, tore it up, and ate it all like a salad! Of course they like a meal I did not! haha... Also, we substituted in ground turkey for the ground chicken.

"Chicken Cordon Bleu - The easy way." This one was very tasty! We all enjoyed it and it really was so easy to make- hooray for that! I'm sure this will live on in our "regulars".

Fried Rice!

Fried rice is tasty and wonderful. It is also 99% magic because the boys in this house do not like rice...but they will both ask for this. Yep. It's that good!

This recipe originally came from my uncle who served a mission in Hong Kong when I was very young. My dad was usually the one to make this and I will post the instructions he gave me when I was a new bride wondering what on earth to cook. But it seems to me we all cook it differently... and that's okay. Its always delicious!

You will need:

Rice - white or brown is fine.

a bit of vegetable oil

Ham cut into cubes (or spam)

Corn

Egg

Pineapple tidbits

Peas

Chopped Carrots

Soy Sauce

Salt

Pepper

Cook rice a head of time and chill. Pour oil into pan (a wok is great!) and heat. Add any meat you want and brown it. Add an egg or two and scramble it. Add anything of the produce you want to put in your Fried Rice and heat. Finally, add chilled rice. Toss together in the pan until its mixed nicely.
At the table add soy sauce or other seasonings to taste.

Yep, its that easy. And sooo good.