Rabbit's Garden

Crab Cakes In A Muffin Pan

2012-06-29T11:25:00.000-04:00

This is one of those posts that I couldn't decide on a title for right away. I spent the day getting sidetracked yesterday with intentions of posting, but totally forgot I had somewhere to go, so I had to ditch the blog and get ready to go. I was going to see Lexi & Mary perform in their bible school program. Lexi lives to perform and this was Mary's first time going.

This post an assortment of photos taken over the past couple of days. I didn't include everything, but I did try to use the more interesting things.

Ok, so a bagel with cream cheese and coffee is not so interesting, but it was really good and I tend to leave out breakfast shots when I have several days to blog about.

My fruit & yogurt cereal bowl was yummy and it looked so good, I included it also. There's cheerios, GV's Crunchy Oat Squares (their version of Life cereal), & Crunchy Honey Oats (like Honey Bunches of Oats) plus chopped walnuts under vanilla yogurt, granny smith apple and dried cranberries. Usually the store brands of cereal are pretty close to the Name Brand cereals, so if I can get the same cereal for less, I'm going for it. I can use the extra money for things that don't come in a generic version.

One more piece of that Rich Creamy Chocolate Pie.

Salsa and Sweet Spicy Chili Doritos

The last of my strawberries.

Tai Pei vegetable egg rolls and broccoli salad with Makoto Ginger Dressing.

Toasted everything bread, Stouffer's Mac & Cheese, and steamed broccoli with Worcestershire sauce.

I also made an updated version of my Cajin Crab Cakes*, which we put in a muffin pan and baked at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. They did stick a little because I being out of cooking spray, I used vegetable oil instead.

I had one with seasoned fries, hushpuppies, and a salad of spinach, tomato, cucumber, onion, and spicy ranch.

This is a shot I got of the girls watching tv. I was enjoying the quiet time. Quiet time....lasted all of about 5 minutes, then Lexi realized Mary was sitting on her lap, lol.

*I'm having trouble seeing the photos on the crabcakes recipe page. If you can't see them either, please let me know. I am going to try to update them to see if that helps. Thanks! Have a great day!!!

Food Recap Collages

2012-06-26T13:09:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since my last real post, unless you count the chocolate pie recipe post. I did a few collages of the food I've enjoyed this past week which included a couple of food splurges. I sort of played around making the collages trying to see what looks the best so please excuse me, if they aren't so great.

I've enjoyed lots of salads and sandwiches lately. We went to Casa Grande for dinner one night. I got the taco salad, which isn't really one of their vegetarian options, but I was hoping for something lighter. I always ask them to replace the meat with refried beans & rice. I also ask them to hold the guacamole, but they didn't get that part right unfortunately. I don't hate it, so I just took what I could off. For me their taco salad is hit or miss. This time it was a miss, but not so bad, just not as light as I'd hoped. It was mostly beans, cheese, & rice and very little salad.

I also did my own slightly lighter version of a taco salad at home. My salads lately have included, fresh mushrooms, iceberg, spinach, carrots, tomato, green pepper, cucumber, and onion. My taco salad was topped with a few crushed Doritos, nacho cheese sauce, light sour cream, and taco sauce.

Another salad I enjoyed with vegetable egg rolls, was a broccoli salad mix with Makoto Ginger Dressing. I could drink the dressing it is so good. It's also great on rice, but it's a little more expensive than my regular salad dressing, so it's a splurge for me.

Here are some of the sandwiches I've had, two on slices of everything bread and one on an onion roll. They all included veggie burgers and spinach. I think the one with mushroom and white cheddar was the best.

Another splurge was for a jar of JIF Mocha Cappuccino Hazelnut Spread. This is the stuff. It's really not much more expensive than a jar of regular JIF peanut butter, but these days, buying name brand anything is expensive. I do love that it comes in a glass jar. I like collecting wide mouth food jars for food storage. The peanut butter and salsa jars make great storage for trail mix, dried fruits, nuts, etc. and look great on open shelves, which I hope to have some day.

Well, this was my week in food. I hope you see something you like. Today I plan to catch up on cleaning and take advantage of our slightly cooler temperature for the day, although I'm not looking forward to the heatwave predicted to follow. Have a great week and if it's hot where you are, stay cool!!

Rich Creamy Chocolate Pie Recipe

2012-06-24T22:14:00.000-04:00

This is a recipe I threw together because I couldn't find one exactly like I wanted. It is made with cream cheese, no layers to make. All the ingredients are blended together for a smooth, rich, creamy, chocolate pie that's quick & easy to make.

Forgive the photo. My pie crust was sort of a flop, but aside from the look of it, the pie was a winner.

Ingredients:

2 small pkgs. of instant chocolate pudding mix

1 - 8oz. pkg. of lite cream cheese

2 Cups + 1 Tbsp 2% milk

1 Tbsp sugar

1 Cup of thawed Whip Topping (Cool Whip, etc.)

1 pie crust of your choosing ( I used a refrigerated pie crust, which I baked before adding the pudding mixture.)

Directions:

Put cream cheese into a small bowl and microwave at 10 second intervals until it can be stirred. Approximately 20-30 secs. total.
Blend cream cheese with 1 Tbsp of milk + 1 Tbsp sugar and set aside.
Blend pudding mix with 2 cups of milk in a large mixing bowl until it starts to thicken.
Add cream cheese mixture to pudding mixture and blend thoroughly. It will be thick.
Fold in 1 cup of whipped topping until thoroughly combined.
Fill pie crust with pudding mixture and refrigerate until chilled.

Enjoy!

A Trip To Sams

2012-06-19T15:51:00.000-04:00

This is another Tuesday Update, a summary of what I've been into for the last few days, a little late as usual.

I haven't been feeling too good, sort of sluggish lately and today was no exception, but I did have a pretty good weekend. I made a couple of picture collages so, there wouldn't be quite as many to post, one of the breakfasts I've had, one big cup of coffee everyday, Cinnamon French toast sticks, toast with cream cheese, apple slices, & warm peach preserves, and a fruit & yogurt cereal bowl with life cereal, honey crunch flakes, cheerios, vanilla yogurt, & chunks of apple sprinkled with cinnamon.

My favorite meal was a MSF riblet with red potato salad and a slaw type salad mix from Walmart. It was the Marketside Southwestern Chopped salad. A spicy salad of cabbage, romaine, cilantro, carrots, green onion, jalapeno, cheddar cheese, chipotle ranch dressing, and crunchy tortilla chips.

We got the potato salad from Sam's. I also got a big container of fresh strawberries among other the other things.

I also got a big soft pretzel with mustard before leaving Sam's. It was super soft and salty. It was a pretty good pretzel. I was glad it wasn't sourdough. Sourdough pretzels aren't my favorite.

I had a few great sweet snacks here and there as well. A big slice of German chocolate cake with coffee being one......

......and a slice of Edwards chocolate pie as another.

I have plans for those strawberries as well, that I intend to take care of today. I guess I'll get to that now. Have a great evening!!!

Vegetarian Buffalo Chicken Flat Bread Pizza

2012-06-15T11:33:00.000-04:00

This post is more like my usually posts. I had extremely good food yesterday. Breakfast wasn't my favorite, but I forgot to get any of my usual breakfast stuff last week and it wasn't too bad despite the fact that I'm not big on milk & cereal. I basically just had banana on my honey nut cluster cereal, because DH bought more bananas than he was capable of eating by himself and I already and banana slices in the freezer. I really miss my hand blender and my smoothies. Hopefully I'll be able to get another one soon.

The highlight of my day (and this is sad) was my Buffalo Chick'n Flat Bread Pizza made with MorningStar Farms Chick'n Strips. I also used 1 frozen whole grain flat bread (I bought & then put in the freezer) for the crust & GV spicy ranch dressing for the sauce. I thawed my chick'n strips in the microwave and sprinkled them with Texas Pete.

Then I topped it with some Pizza blend shredded cheese and popped it in the toaster oven to bake for about 8-10 minutes.

It was awesome, but I did have to add a little more Texas Pete.

I will be making this again. It was the best way I've tried to eat the chick'n strips and the flat bread makes the perfect mini pizza crust. The picture is making my mouth water thinking about it.

My afternoon snack was a few salted almonds and some raisins, a great sweet/salty snack.

I had a broccoli cheese stuffed baked potato for dinner and a big salad on the side. I had an early dinner.

I had iceberg, green pepper, tomato, & cucumber with light ranch and black pepper. I used a little butter in my potato, then added some steamed frozen broccoli, and a slice of white American cheese. I baked my potato in the oven. I just don't care for a microwaved potatoes. It never cooks evenly and you don't get that crispy skin on the outside, which is really the best part.

I just noticed yesterday that Lucas also eats the potato skin. DH does not. He is not the most healthy eater and unfortunately for him there's no changing him apparently. He has always been a meat & potato man, mostly meat.

Since dinner was early, I needed an evening snack, so I had half an apple with a few peanut butter crackers. I've really been craving the sweet and salty stuff.

Well, that's it for this week. I'd love to hear your favorite way to eat MSF chick'n strips or maybe some more ideas for flat bread pizza? Stay tuned for Tuesday's update. Have a great weekend!!!

Have A Snicker Biscuit

2012-06-14T10:21:00.001-04:00

Snicker Biscuit? It sounds like a pet name for your sweet heart, right? Oh, my little snicker biscuit......Well it's really a snack or a dessert, however you choose look at it. It's a creation of Lucas' which I perfected a little. I tried his version and then made a slight improvement.

You start with a Peanut Butter Snickers candy bar and a leftover Grands canned biscuit. You could actually make two with one candy and 2 biscuits.

The PB Snickers bars come in squares, which I love. I almost never eat a whole candy bar. In Lucas's version, you take one square and place it in the middle of a biscuit which has been cut in half, then put it in the microwave for a few seconds to heat until the candy is melted. I found this method can make the biscuit a little chewy.

I prefer the toaster oven method. Here you cut the snickers square in half and place one on each half of the biscuit. Then you place the biscuit in the toaster oven to toast, bake, or broil it until the biscuit is slightly browned and the candy is melted.

Now squish the two halves together for a warm tasty little treat. It's so much more satisfying than one little square of chocolate.

Do you have any unusual snack creations? I hope you enjoy this one. Do you think I should add it to the recipe page?

I totally forgot shots of dinner last night, which is why I went with the Snicker Biscuit post. I was a bit overwhelmed last night. DH wanted chicken livers (yuck) for dinner. They are only my least favorite thing to cook. I should have married a vegetarian. I also don't like frying food. I baked them. Maybe that will discourage him from asking for more, lol. Have a great day!!!

Three Days Of Fun

2012-06-12T13:08:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures from the last few days. They were sort of hectic, but we had a pretty good weekend despite the fact that we had a lot going on. There was a birthday party to attend, grocery shopping to be done and I also had to retrieve my camera. I didn't get as many pictures at the party as I would have liked, but I did manage to get a few.

The girls had a great time and Autumn is such a cutie. We enjoyed be able to celebrate her birthday with her.

There were snacks and sandwich before having the cake and ice cream.

I totally forgot to get a shot of my plate of snacks, but I did get a photo of my cake and ice cream.

The next few shots are of some of the food I had over the last few days.

My toasted biscuit with butter & honey.

My Smart Ground flat breat pizza.

I even had a root beer. I normally just drink water, tea or coffee, but occasionally I have a soft drink. The root beer was really fizzy, so I drank part of it on Sunday & had the rest yesterday.

Cream cheese & vegetable crackers.

Dinner at Dana & Jerry's after picking up my camera.

The girls & I painted with water colors yesterday. Lexi got the idea for a hand puppet after watching Jimmy Neutron. Mary had to have one too.

Mary had fun just playing in the high chair, buckling & unbuckling, painting, eating, putting hair barrettes in her hair, and posing for the camera.

We had 3 days of fun and now I need a nap, lol. I went to bed early last night and 9 hours later was rudely awakened by an unwelcome alarm. I'd love to just sleep until I wake up once, just to see how long that would be. It took a bit to get this together. Trying to fit 3 days into one post is very difficult for an indecisive person. How was your weekend? Could you fit it all into one post, lol? Have a great day!!!

PictSweet Southwest Potatoes, Corn, And Black Beans Review

2012-06-08T11:48:00.001-04:00

I forgot to post my Sunday dinner photos and it seems a little late to be posting them, since it's already Friday, so I thought I would just do a regular post for yesterday with a review of PictSweet's Southwest Potatoes, Corn, & Black beans along with a leftover makeover on my Smart Ground spaghetti sauce.

First I will tell you about the breakfast I had yesterday. Nothing spectacular to look at, but it was very yummy. I had my big cup of half caf with one of the guys leftover biscuits. There were two. I ate one and Lucas had the other. Lucas sliced his and placed a peanut butter snickers square inside and placed it in the microwave. I haven't tried that yet, but he swears it's awesome. I sliced mine, toasted it in the toaster over, then spread it with a nice thick later of honey & butter. My biscuit was pretty awesome too. I've added biscuits to the grocery list again. I'm looking forward to another one of these.

For lunch I had an ear of corn & leftover linguine with my Smart Ground spaghetti sauce. It seemed a little better than when I first made it, probably because it was warm this time, lol.

I had a sweet craving so I fished this little snack cake out of the freezer. It wasn't quite what I was in the mood for. It was just too little and dry.

Later I had another snack since the first was not satisfying. I had an apple with the last of my graham crackers spread with peanut butter. It was much more satisfying. The apple was juicy and more filling.

I tried PictSweet's Southwest Potatoes, Corn, & Black Beans in Queso Sauce with dinner last night.

The potatoes had a great flavor, but the beans were a little under done. The corn was over cooked, chewy and sticky, but the potatoes were just right. I'm not sure I would buy this one again. It seems simple enough to make my own with more evenly cooked veggies and maybe a little more sauce. This would have been great for a quick side dish otherwise. I will generously give this 3 stars. I had such high hopes for this one after eating their Tuscan Vegetable Medley.

As you can see I also had a Veggie Patch veggie dog with chili made from some of leftover spaghetti sauce and a slice of white American cheese wrapped around the hotdog. I added chili powder and chipotle powder to the spaghetti sauce. It was so much better as hotdog chili. I probably could have went for 2 of these had I not eaten the potatoes.

I will probably have to skipped tomorrows post, because I have plans and it's harder to get anything done on the weekends lately. I'm planning an early trip to the grocery store, plus an afternoon birthday party to attend, then hopefully a quiet even at home. We'll see how it goes. You know about the best laid plans, right? Have a great weekend!!!

Light Life Smart Ground Review

2012-06-07T12:12:00.000-04:00

This post is basically just a review of Light Life's Smart Ground. I've tried their original version the other day and didn't want to skip doing a review of it.

Since I am the only one here who doesn't eat meat, I would be eating the whole package myself. It's quite a bit for one person and must be eaten or frozen within 3-5 days of opening the package. I normally buy MSF Griller Crumbles because it's frozen to begin with and I can just use a small amount and put the rest back in the freezer, a plus for MorningStar Farms. I chose to use the Smart Ground in two different type meals rather than eat the same thing all week or have to freeze part of it. After having done that, I've decided it may have been better to freeze part of it.

The first meal I made with the Smart Ground was chili. When opening it, the compressed brown bumpy mass is not very eye appealing, so I was skeptical about the taste. I used half the package of SG, a can of diced tomatoes, a small can of Rotel tomato & green chili sauce, a can of kidney beans with part of the liquid, onion powder, chili powder, garlic, and Mexican oregano. I topped my bowl with a little shredded cheese and had a couple of cheese biscuits on the side.

This turned out as good or better than my usual chili recipe, which I normally make with MSF Crumbles. I noticed that the SG doesn't seem to soak up the liquid, like the Crumbles do, which is a plus. The chili I make for DH with hamburger is always soupier than the chili I make using MSF. I probably could have eaten another bowl if I hadn't also eaten 2 biscuits.

I had another bowl the next day for lunch with an ear of corn and garlic cheese toast. The chili was just as soupy the next day as when I first made it.

I was not as impressed with the second meal I made with the Smart Ground, but that may have had more to do with the fact that it was thrown together in a hurry and there was a little too much SG for the amount of sauce (a 15 oz. can) I used. I just used plain tomato sauce with chopped green pepper & onion, Italian Seasoning, garlic, black pepper, and extra oregano. The sauce tasted better before adding the SG, which seemed to overwhelm it and take away from the flavor of the sauce. It also didn't help that my meal was interrupted and instead of reheating my plate I just ate it sort of cool. I would have used more sauce with the amount of SG I had left, but I was worried about making too much for me to eat within the next day or so. I think I will just crumble what I don't need from now on and freeze it. However, I did like the Smart Ground and will probably get it again and see how it freezes. I'll try to remember to update the review with the results, for now I am giving the SG four stars. BTW DH will eat the MSF crumbles, but wouldn't try the SG unfortunately because of the unappealing appearance.

Looks have a lot to do with what we eat. I had seen this product before and because of the appearance was hesitant to try it. I guess looks can be deceiving and in this case it was much better than it looked. Have you tried Smart Ground yet? What is your favorite meatless ground beef substitute?

Too Much For One

2012-06-05T10:53:00.000-04:00

I really hate not getting to post everyday. I would sort of like a break now and then, but it seems that the days I'm forced to take a break from blogging, are the ones worth blogging about. So far I've miss posting a GDO, a couple of reviews, and Sunday dinner, which is sort of impossible for me to fit into one post. The details are also muddled after a day or so. I suppose it's short term memory loss. I'm going to try and get some of what you've missed into this one.

The next few pictures are from our GDO. We had MIB iced coffee, went to Goodwill & Habitat's REstore, and ate at the Sage Brush Restaurant. This was not fast food. They brought us cheese biscuits, while we waited on our meal. These were pretty good.

I got the vegetable plate, which isn't on the menu. They offer a child's vegetable plate, but I had to ask about an adult plate. It comes with 4 vegetables. I got a baked potato, broccoli, an ear of corn, and a Caesar side salad. Everything was great except for the ear of corn, which was over cooked. It was tough and sticky. The baked potato was the best part. I loved the crispy skin. I was only able to eat half the potato and didn't eat the corn.

The Caesar side salad was pretty good too. Loved the big croutons and the shredded Parmesan.

The next day, I did a leftover makeover on the baked potato for lunch. I scraped out the inside and mixed it with a little light ranch & a dab of spicy ranch. I was emptying my salad dressing bottles. I sprinkled it with a little parsley and garlic, stirred it up and put it back in the potato skin. I topped it with shredded cheese and popped it in the toaster oven for several minutes on about 300-325 degrees. I nearly overdid it, but it turned out great. I had a leftover cheese biscuit and salad with Italian dressing. The crispy skin was just as good as the first day.

I know this is a little behind, old news for some, but I think it was worth posting. I'm going to try doing the reviews I've missed as well, maybe later or perhaps another day. I'll be reviewing, LightLife's Veggie Burger with a bonus JD's Baconnaise review (yes, it's vegetarian). I'll also try and get our Sunday dinner posted and another review for LightLife's Smart Ground. Be sure to subscribe or follow me on Twitter, so that you don't miss out. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!!!

PictSweet Tuscan Vegetable Medley Review

2012-06-01T11:30:00.000-04:00

I didn't sleep very well last night, so I pushed the snooze button over and over for an hour this morning. I finally got up and after two cups of coffee, I'm feeling a little more alive.

Yesterday was better. I'd had a little more sleep. I went to bed about 10:30pm and slept until 7:30am. It was broken sleep, but better than last night's. Strangely yesterday coffee didn't seem to do as much for me as it has today. I also had the second half of a French toast bagel with peanut butter and some of the Men's Omega3 Energy mix on top.

I went Italian for lunch, having potato wedges with olive oil, Parmesan, & garlic and long thin frozen green beans cooked with fat free Italian dressing in the microwave. The beans by the way, were very good and were a perfect accompaniment with the potatoes.

These long skinny green beans are my favorite kind. I like them a little undercooked with some bite left in them. I often call them squeaky beans, because they sort of squeak between your teeth when you bite them.

I polished off the last of the vanilla ice cream for my afternoon snack, after having run my reel mower across the back yard a few time. In that heat, I felt I deserved something cold, sweet, and fattening.

I tried one of PictSweet's Deluxe Sides for dinner last night; their Tuscan Vegetable Medley, a blend of broccoli carrots, and sweet peppers in a garlic herb seasoned sauce.

I had them with a hash brown patty, and cheese toast, which wasn't a bad combination. The sauce on the veggies was very light and had sort of a peppery taste. It was very good, but I would have liked a little more of it.

It was still a good choice and I would definitely get them again. There was just the right amount for one meal, no leftovers. I really liked how colorful it is. Colorful food is so good for you. I'm giving these veggies 4 stars.

This photo, I posted just for fun. It is one of those accidental shots you get sometimes or at least I do. I didn't even realize I'd taken it until I uploaded my photos. Although you can't really tell, this is a shot of Lucas in my kitchen as we were putting dinner together. I was taking a shot of my dinner plate as we were talking. I apparently turned as I was taking a picture. It's probably better that this photo was blurred, since I'm in dire need of a kitchen makeover.

I'm hoping to set up a temporary kitchen at some point and at least give mine a facelift with some paint. Well, that's all for now. Have a great day!!!

Healthy Choice Golden Crusted White Fish Review

2012-05-31T12:21:00.000-04:00

Since it's been a few days since my last post, I am posting a few photo highlights from the last couple of days, as well as a review for the Healthy Choice frozen dinner I had last night.

I will start off with the DiGiorno four cheese pizza dipping strips I had for dinner on Monday. They come with 1 garlic & 1 marinara dipping sauce. I thought they would be like cheese sticks that you get from the pizza restaurants, but they were more like cheese pizza cut into strips. I didn't really see the need for the marinara sauce, since there was sauce already under the cheese. I also think there wasn't enough garlic dipping sauce. I added a little butter & garlic to what was left of the garlic sauce, to make enough to go with the leftover pizza I had for lunch the next day. The garlic sauce was not very garlic-y to begin with either. The strips and marinara however, were very good. I had 3 strips for dinner along with an iceberg & spinach salad with onion, green pepper, and Italian dressing.

My dinner on Tuesday was a MSF riblet with macaroni & cheese and some frozen green beans cooked with onion, garlic, and soy sauce. I added a tiny sprinkle of shredded cheese to the top of my macaroni which was just the plain boxed version. I prefer homemade mac & cheese, but this was quick and easy and DH, for some unknown reason, actually prefers the box type.

Just to throw in a little sweetness, Mom & Lynda treated us to DQ Blizzards yesterday. I had a German Chocolate one that was loaded with pecans. It was sort of melted, but still very good. Thanks again for the ice cream!

Now for my review of the Healthy Choice Golden Crusted White Fish. I think the concept for this dinner was not bad, however I wasn't very impressed with the product.

First of all, there was absolutely no obvious seasoning on the green beans, the brown rice came with lots of scallions for flavor and what was suppose to be a cheesy Chardonnay sauce. The sauce was not bad, but cheese did not come to mind when I tasted it. It reminded me of a milk gravy which didn't really go with the tartar sauce I'd made for the fish. It did help in making the rice which was sort of dry & onion-y, edible.

The fish had a crust that was made with what resembles bird seed. I suppose it's millet or something similar, chia or flax seeds, and sunflower. I'm not sure what else. I do like seeds, but I wasn't very impressed with their breading. I have to say the best part of this dinner was the sauce/gravy and it wasn't at all what I had expected. It was edible, but I didn't like it and I probably wouldn't buy it again. This dinner unfortunately get a thumbs down and only 2 stars from me.

That's it for today's post. I hope to start adding some new recipes soon. You can check out what I have so far on my recipe page and stay updated on new recipes by subscribing or following me on Twitter. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!!!

Cake And Coffee Breakfast

2012-05-28T10:50:00.001-04:00

Breakfast yesterday was cake & coffee. Don't think cake, think muffin. What's the difference? Both are sweet and involve sugar, flour, & eggs. This cake even has fruit & nuts. It's a pineapple upside down cake with pecans, that Lynda made from scratch.

I had egg salad on pumpernickel for lunch. Egg salad is so much better on pumpernickel than on plain old white bread.

Since lunch was small, my snack was a bit bigger, sort of a mini meal. I had 2 Light Life roast turkey style deli slices with 2 slices of white American cheese wrapped around 2 jalapeno pickle spears with some spicy sweet chili Doritos. It was a yummy snack.

I basically just snacked along the entire day, with mini meals and ice cream. I just had a little of the Breyers vanilla, but I've knocked a dent in the carton. It kills me how small the containers are getting, not to mention the price getting bigger. Before you know it, it will only be sold in single servings with a $10 tag, talk about portion control. Don't be messin' with my ice cream people!

I had an Amy's enchilada verde dinner last night. These look rather small, but are pretty filling. I always think I'll need something to go with it, but I never do.

I baked this one in the toaster oven, which takes forever, about 35 minutes. It wasn't any better than doing it in the microwave. It dried out the rice & beans a little and the edges of the tortilla were a little tough. I think I would just as soon do this dinner in the microwave.

It wasn't a "big dinner" Sunday at Mom's, but it wasn't a bad one. My schedule is off this week, so I'm blogging today instead of tomorrow. See you on Thursday, I think? Have a great day/week!!! I going back for more coffee.

Fish And More

2012-05-27T10:25:00.000-04:00

I'm starting to like this 7-8 hours sleep nights, I could go 9 I think, but it's way better than 5-6. I also think I sleep better when I get to bed before 12am. I still feel like I need coffee when I get up, but with my 1/2 caf and B12, I can get through the day without being sleepy. No naps needed.

I had a huge cup of coffee with a raisin cream pie. This is not a healthy breakfast, not very filling either.

I also had a piece of cheese toast. I used half a slice of white American cheese with some shredded Mexican blend cheese, parsley, garlic, and black pepper; the ultimate cheese toast.

I had my coffee, but forgot my B12. I even had a MIB iced coffee from Dunkin, but I kept yawning all day. I guess that B12 does more than I thought. I've made sure to take it today.

We went shopping at Sears, Hobby Lobby, and then to Long John's for fish. We all got the 2 piece fish with fries and hush puppies. The fish was sort of greasy, even for fried fish. It was more like it had been dipped in oil. The hush puppies and fries were pretty good. I've been craving hush puppies for a while. Captains D's are better though. I had malt vinegar with my fish and cocktail sauce with my fries and hush puppies. It was a pretty good lunch, but we didn't ring the bell.

I had a handful of TFM Men's Omega3 Energy snack mix when I got home and for dinner later, I had a MSF riblet with leftover LJS fries and 2 of Mom & Lynda's leftover hush puppies. OMG, what's with all the 3 letter abbreviations, right?

It was a good day. Now I'm going to go and see if I can make this one a good one too. Enjoy yours!!!

Light Life Smart Deli Veggie Protein Slices Review

2012-05-26T11:04:00.000-04:00

Up a bit earlier this morning than planned. Sandy, the canine queen, insisted on going out early, about 45 minutes earlier than my scheduled wake-up time. There was no getting back to sleep.

(see ADD) I believe I need a device that's just for blogging without a browser for internet distractions. I get sidetracked too easily. I could have had this post up lots sooner if it weren't so easy to browse. Most likely why posts are sometimes late.

Yesterday, there was cereal for breakfast, frosted mini wheats.

I had coffee, 1/2 caf of course, afterwards. I make 6 cups in my coffee maker, which equals one and a 1/2 cups in my larger mugs.

I had Light Life's Smart Deli Roast Turkey Style veggie protein slices on a sandwich for lunch.

They look very similar to the Tofurky oven roasted deli slices. The taste is similar too. I do think there may be a slight difference, but not much of one. The Light Life slices are a bit thicker and easier to separate than the Tofurky slices, which wins a few extra brownie points. I still prefer the taste of the Peppered Tofurky Slices, but the Light Life would get my vote otherwise. Both are great for munching straight out of the package. I usually have a slice while making my sandwich.

I had shredded iceberg, mayo, and jalapeno pickle spears on white bread with my deli slices.

Not a bad sandwich. I guess Light Life will be getting 5 stars as well.

Another bowl of Breyer's vanilla as my late afternoon snack. I still say I could eat the whole carton.

This is my tator tot dinner. I also had a side salad of iceberg, spinach, shredded Mexican cheese and Zesty Catalina dressing. We tried the onion flavored tots, but weren't impressed, not enough onion flavor and you could get the same effect buy the store brand and adding a sprinkle of onion powder, with the added advantage of more onion flavor. These were not worth the extra $$$.

Yeah, my pages sometime have bonus reviews, not mentioned in the title, but I would have to do a separate post otherwise and I have a hard enough time doing one, lol. Guess that's it for today. Have a good one!!!

Dinner Was A Flop

2012-05-25T11:02:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was suppose to be a day of catching up. I was hoping to get a lot done around the house. It wasn't quite as productive as I had planned, but I did get a few things done.

I woke up feeling sort of dehydrated and sluggish. I had part of a sour melon powerade, my B12 supplements, a vitamin C tablet,.....

....then a big 'ol cup of 1/2 caf,....

....and a raisin cream pie for a little sugar rush. I definitely wasn't feeling sluggish after all that, but I stay thirsty all day, so I finished off the powerade + water throughout the day.

I had a Hot Pockets four cheese garlic pasta pocket part of their limited edition products. Probably no longer available. This was the second from a box purchased months ago, I think. I had a salad of iceberg, spinach, green pepper and carrot with ranch dressing on the side. Love these pockets, but being a limited edition item, I don't see much point in getting attached.

After lunch, I repotted a few plants, mopped my dining room/dog kennel, and then had a bowl of Breyer's vanilla ice cream, just a few scoops, but I think I could have eaten the whole carton.

Later before dinner I indulged in a few handfuls of this sweet & spicy snack mix, way down in the bottom of this jar. I finished it off. I would like to try making my own version. I've found a few recipes I may try.

Dinner was a flop, literally. I'm not sure what happened, but it wasn't cooperating. In case you can't tell, this was suppose to be a quesadilla. I used two whole wheat tortillas, creamy four cheese rice-a-roni, shredded Mexican blend cheese and shredded spinach, seasoned with cumin, garlic, and cilantro. It was pretty good anyway. It did need a little more seasoning though.

Well that's it. I'm late again, between watching Rachel Ray makeovers and blogger slowly uploading my photos. I may turn of the television off tomorrow. Have a great day!!!

Less Stressed

2012-05-24T11:03:00.000-04:00

Today I am up early, trying to stay in my new routine of going to bed early and getting up early. It seems to be working out alright so far. Blogging less has taken away some of the stress I've been feeling lately. Unfortunately I am still dealing with more stress than I want to deal with. I think you can tell by what I've been eating.

I tend to eat more healthy when I am less stressed and vice versa. Yesterday's food was considered healthier than I actually felt like eating and it still wasn't very healthy. I did have salad twice, but that's about as healthy as it gets.

Breakfast was rushed also obvious by the bite taken from my bagel before the photo. It was not intentional. I nearly forgot to take one.

I was rushing this morning because I had to leave early so that I could get to Lindsay's and stay with the girls while she went to work. I took a Stouffer's frozen mac & cheese to make for our lunch. Mary and I had salad with ours. I also took leftover angel biscuits for Lexi, who loves them. She and Mary had one while waiting for the mac & cheese to bake.

Mary and I had a snack bag of microwave popcorn later while Lexi was taking a nap. I skipped the photo since Mary was sort of impatient. I had a chocolate snack cake when I came home. I was feeling sort of starved even though I had the popcorn earlier. These cakes seem very tiny when you're actually ready for a meal. It's probably a good thing though.

I heated some of the leftover stuffed peppers to go with the salad I had left from lunch. The salad was a mixture of shredded iceberg and spinach with green pepper and carrot. I used ranch dressing with black pepper.

I had a few off camera vanilla wafers after dinner. I plan to spend the day cleaning. My house has been somewhat neglected for the past few days. Time to get started. Have a great day!!!

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Hitting The High Spots

2012-05-22T22:51:00.000-04:00

My plans for posting this morning were interrupted with an early morning phone call. It seems Miss Mary wasn't feeling well and I was needed to keep Lexi & Rachael while Mary went to get checked out. I had planned to post yesterdays photos as I usually do, but by this evening I decide to just post a few photos from the last few days, since I haven't been able to post regularly and I probably won't be posting in the morning. I chose some of the best photos or at least ones that were more interesting than the others.

This is one of my breakfasts, with half caf, 2 Gimme Lean veggie sausages, applesauce, and cinnamon toast.

This is Sunday's dinner at Mom's. I had stuffed green pepper, salad with light ranch, mashed potatoes, peas, broccoli, and an Angel biscuit. Lots of green on my plate.

I was so stuffed afterwards, I had to wait a while before having dessert. I hated to wait when there was fresh strawberry pie with cool whip and also peach pie. I had a little sliver of each before going home.

These are the nachos I had the other day with tortilla chips, chili beans, salsa, cheese and after putting them in the microwave for about a minute, I added shredded spinach to top them off. I've been craving nachos frequently lately. Each plate full has been a little different with chips, salsa, & cheese being the basic ingredients. I had some today with spanish rice instead of beans. I totally forgot the spinach, which was a great addition.

This was one of my snacks. I had peanut butter sandwiched between vanilla wafers dipped in melted dark chocolate; a piece of Dove chocolate that I microwaved for a minute or so.

Lastly, I'm posting the salad I had last night, made from Sunday leftovers; shredded iceberg & romaine, peppers, carrot, cucumber, peas, shredded cheese, and a mixture of light mayo and rice vinegar for dressing with a little cracked black pepper.

I'm finishing this up early since the photos were already uploaded, so that I can still get to bed and get more rest. I've been getting more sleep than I had been, but the quality is still lacking. We've been dealing with a sick dog, which has been rather worrisome. Hopefully the situation is improving.

I'll still be doing posts, just not quite as many, until I can get a routine together which allows for sleep and everything else I have to do. Hopefully I'll have another post late Thursday morning. Have a great night/day!!!

A Fresh Start

2012-05-19T10:53:00.000-04:00

A fresh start this morning....on blogging that is. I'm trying something else, trying to make this work with the rest of my schedule. I still didn't get to bed all that early, although it was way before 4am, so I slept in until 9 this morning. Now I'm rushing around trying to get this done before eleven and it's going to be close if I make it.

So here's what went on yesterday all summed up rather quickly. I had the last biscuit with 2 Gimme Lean sausages plus peach preserves. I also had 2 cups of half caf afterwards that I apparently didn't get a shot of. Due to a brain fade the coffee maker wasn't turned on before I made my biscuit. It was all set up, but someone who shall remain nameless didn't push the button. Bad things can happen before coffee, even if it's just half caf.

This is lunch. I had Mac & Cheese with chili beans and a small spinach salad. The salad included some carrot sticks, onion and spicy ranch dressing.

This was kinda sorta my late afternoon snack/dinner. I had this before taking a late afternoon nap.

I wasn't all that hungry when I got up so I just made a plate of simple nachos to go with our Netflix movie we were planning to watch. It's just tortillas, shredded cheddar and salsa, but it was pretty good.

We watched "We Bought A Zoo" starring Matt Damon. I loved that it was based on a true story and a pretty good story at that. It is a little tear jerky, but still very good. I didn't have to break out the tissues or anything. I'm just going to give it 4 star though, because, I try to avoid tear jerkers, but since this one wasn't so bad and it had a great ending, it was worth the look.

Now I'm outta here with a few moments to spare. Have a great day and I think I will too!!!

Celestial Seasoning Rasberry Zinger Review

2012-05-18T15:38:00.000-04:00

Oh it gets later and later, but I just keeping putting it off, posting that is. Here I sit trying to get it done, but my heart ain't in it.

That line was written at almost 4am and I decided my mind wasn't in it either. I'd put it off so long that I was too exhausted to finish it and then I had a terrible time getting to sleep. I am a chronically tense person. My muscles don't know when to relax. I need to make time to relax before going to bed, but I don't. Anyway......

Yesterday's breakfast was another Light Life Gimme Lean sausage biscuit w/ peach preserves and a huge cup of coffee, half caf.

I also drank about 2/3 of another cup of coffee with lunch, which was a Veggie Patch veggie dog w/ mustard, sweet pickle relish and a side of leftover baked beans. I may try dill relish one of these days. I just don't care for the taste of the cloves in sweet relish.

My late afternoon snack included a big cup of Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger.

I'm normally not a fan of anything raspberry flavored, but this was really good. I think it's the Zinger part that makes it so good, a sweet/tart flavor. I really like all the Zinger flavors I've tried, although their True Blueberry is still my favorite so far, this one still gets 5 stars. I had an orange and some vanilla wafers with my tea which was a great snack.

I had a beautiful boiled egg salad for dinner. I used shredded iceberg, green pepper, onion, broccoli, carrots, shredded Mexican blend cheese, and boiled egg of course, with Zesty Catalina dressing. I also had a few saltines and dill pickle slices on the side.

Ain't it perty? It tasted good too.

I've decided that I am going to start blogging in the morning again and see how that works out. Unfortunately or maybe not, I won't be able to post on Sunday, Monday, or Wednesday mornings. I've been using Twitter for any announcements about the blog, so if you're interested you can follow me. I am also considering just posting when I have a recipe or a review. Links to all posts are also available on Twitter. That's all for now. Have a great day/night!!!

Zesty Catalina Dressing Review

2012-05-16T00:16:00.000-04:00

I didn't sleep very well last night. Some nights are better than others, but I think I've been getting a little more sleep than I had been lately. I'm not completely exhausted all the time. I also got more B12 which I'd ran out of. I think that helps as well.

I slept a little longer than I'd expected. The dogs thought it was still raining and were in no hurry to out. I had a bagel with peanut butter & raisin and a big cup of lemon ginseng tea with honey for breakfast. I flipped my placemat to show the smaller pattern on the back that I mentioned yesterday.

Since I was late getting up, it sort of threw my whole day off. Late breakfast, late lunch and too avoid a late dinner, I went with a smaller choice for lunch. I just had 2 of the Gimme Lean sausages on a biscuit with peach preserves.

It was pretty good. The sausages had more of a mushy texture straight out of the frig, but after they were reheated (30 sec. in the microwave), their springiness(?) returned. This was possibly even better than with the egg.

Late afternoon, I was feeling a little sluggish. I decided to go for another cup of tea and a snack. A nice juicy orange with a few vanilla wafers. The orange was the best part.

I had a salad for dinner. I used shredded iceberg (should have added some spinach), onion, green pepper, broccoli, carrot, shredded taco cheese, boiled egg, imitation bacon bits, a few saltines, and Kraft Zesty Catalina Dressing. I think the zest is black pepper. I'm pretty sure they had light, but Lucas picked this one.

I love Catalina or French on my boiled egg salads and the saltines are a must for this combo. I do think I like the Zesty Catalina better than regular, but if regular is all you have, just add some black pepper, of course this way, you don't have to worry about adding too much. It was good, but it didn't "Wow" me, so I'm just giving it 4 stars. Personally I think it needed more, but, I do like things spicy.

Now, it's not really late and I don't have to be up really early, but I am going to go to bed because, I don't always sleep really well. Have a great night/day!!!

Light Life Gimme Lean Sausage Review

2012-05-15T02:59:00.000-04:00

Has is really been 4 days since I last posted, maybe just 3, oh well... Did ya miss me? You don't really have to answer that, spare my feelings.... Anyway, I'm posting a collage photo of my Mother's Day food, simply because I have the photos and I'd intended on posting them. In case you're wondering, the cake was dinner.

I've been trying to catch up on sleep and/or maybe figure out a way of doing everything and still getting sleep, but I've been failing miserably. I am a bit more rested, but I've had to skip several posts and I still get no sleep on the days I blog.

This morning, I had the girls early, I got to bed earlier than I do when I blog, but I still didn't sleep well, so I wasn't feeling very well rested. I did get up and mopped my dining room, kitchen, and living room before they arrived. I did all that before coffee or breakfast. I had 2 large cups of coffee and a (french toast?) bagel with cream cheese. I was back and forth between, Lexi, Mary, the kitchen, and the tv remote, so I barely got a shot of my bagel and not one of my coffee. The bagel was slightly burnt and the coffee hot, barely warm, and finally cold as I drank it. The coffee was also only a third caffeine.

(Oh my, too many pictures, I'm running out of steam. Oh and dadgummit, I forgot to put the garbage out by the curb. - ADD at it's finest)

Midday I had Chex Mix, well almost, it was actually Clancy's Party Mix.

The bold flavor they use to have was better (saltier), but they didn't have it this time. I usually only eat chips, etc. when I'm craving something salty. I like it pretty salty then, but unlike their other snacks, chips and such, these aren't too salty.

I had leftovers for lunch; brown rice, broccoli slaw mix and Makoto Ginger dressing. I could drink this dressing. We marinated the slaw mix in it, but I added more to the top. It looks sort of yucky, but it is really, really good.

I also had the last chocolate peanut butter pudding cup.

I got quite a bit of cleaning done for having not slept well and keeping two small children for part of the day. After the girls went home and I'd eaten, we loaded up a bunch of stuff to take to the Salvation Army. I cleared out some in my bedroom and hall closets, but not nearly as much as I'd like to.

I picked up a few things for dinner while we were out, but decided to go with something totally different from what I'd planned. Lucas & DH were having fake steak (burger, eggs, crackers, onion, etc.). They also decided to make biscuits, so I decided to try Light Lifes Gimme Lean veggie sausage.

I was not sure about this stuff. To begin with it's not very appealing to look at. It's also very sticky and has a mushy texture straight out of the tube. Yuck, right? ....but wait

Once you slice it and put it in a skillet with a little oil, it firms and browns up quite nicely. It sort of looks like regular sausage, right? It's sort of springy, it bounces a little. It's a little crispy on the edges which is my favorite part.

I tried the end piece straight out of the pan before putting two slices on a plate with a biscuit and a scrambled egg. (Notice anything different? Ok, I'll get to that in a minute.)

It was not bad, it wasn't exactly like the MorningStar Farms sausage, but it was still pretty good. I actually like the texture better. The MSF sausage is sort of like real sausage with the sort of gristle-y pieces, but the Gimme Lean is more uniform. It has a texture sort of like Gardein's Chicken Scallopini. I'm not sure what else to compare it to. It has a sausage flavor, but it's a different sausage flavor than MSF veggie sausage. I'm not sure, but I think you're also getting more for the money. DH tried a bite, but wasn't impressed. He does eat the MSF crumbles in my chili, but otherwise he's strictly a meat eater. I'd give these 4 stars, but I will say that meat eaters may not feel the same. I think with a biscuit and egg, it was pretty good, although in my opinion, the MSF sausage has a better flavor.

I also had a little Ann's House Calcium Fortified Cranberry Snack Mix after dinner.

Now have you figured out what the difference was. Well, it's the placemat of course. I picked up a new set at the Salvation Army. Not bad at 45 cent a piece. They have a large pattern on one side and a smaller pattern on the other side, in the same colors. They look to be homemade, but I'm not sure. I like the color and they are a nice change from the the others I have.

Now it's very late and luckily I don't have to be up very early, but I still won't get more than 7 hours sleep, probably not that much. Have a great night/day!!!

Veggie Cuisine Indian Style Masala Review

2012-05-11T01:37:00.000-04:00

I didn't get a lot accomplished today, but I do feel more rested this evening. I still felt sort of tired when I got up, but not that bad. I really just felt sort of lazy, like my get up and go, got up and went, not like I needed to go back to bed. I went straight for the cereal bowl instead of the coffee maker. I had a bowl of cinnamon roll mini wheats, which I nearly forgot I had.

I did not skip coffee, but I did take my time making it. I did make half caf. intending to get a few things done, but I just vegged out today, doing as little as possible. Hopefully I'll get some things done tomorrow.

I had a oven roasted tofurky sandwich for lunch with spinach, white American cheese, spicy ranch dip, and a jalapeno pickle on the side. I also thought about having green pepper and onion on my sandwich, but I just skipped that part. It would have probably been better that way, but lazy won out.

I did toast my bread lightly, but I couldn't let it brown. Store bought bread has gotten so thin, that if you let it brown, it turns into a cracker. Is it just me or have you noticed this too?

I made dessert for later and just had an orange for snack. DH picked up a bag at the grocery store for me, said they were navel oranges, but they weren't. These have seeds and no navel, but they were sweet & juicy.

I had a LC Veggie Cuisine frozen dinner. I tried their Indian Style Masala with Gardein Chick'n Strips in a creamy tomato curry sauce.

I've never had curry sauce or anything that I knew had curry in it, but I didn't taste anything I hadn't tasted before. It does have cauliflower in it, which, I don't care for, but only 4 small pieces. There was also peas & carrots with brown rice. The sauce really just tasted like tomato sauce to me. It was pretty good. I chopped the cauliflower up and mixed it in, hoping it wouldn't be noticeable since it doesn't have a lot of flavor on it's own, but the texture was noticeable. It was a little al dente, which is how I like most vegetables, but not the ones I'm trying to hide. This is how it looked straight out of the microwave. I'm barely giving this 4 stars, because of the whole cauliflower thing, other wise it would get an easy 4 stars.

For dessert I made Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cups. I love these. They are quick and easy to make, not to mention delicious. It is hard to eat just one, but I did it.

I'm going to work on getting better sleep and try snacking less, eating healthier than I have been lately. I've been doing a lot of late night off camera raisin munching. I know raisins are not bad, it's the late night eating that is. It's more like continuous grazing. It may mean fewer posts, until I can find a routine that works. Now I'm off to bed. Have a great night/day!!!

Too Tired To Blog

2012-05-10T02:59:00.000-04:00

This post is for Tuesday and Wednesday. I keep getting behind. I am thinking of blogging less frequently since I basically have been already. I've had more to do lately than I had when I first started blogging. I haven't been getting as much sleep and my blog time conflicts with sleeping and the other things I have to do. I stay too tired to focus when it comes time to blog.

I barely remember yesterday, except for what my photos tell me. I know that breakfast on Tuesday was coffee, cinnamon toast and half an apple.

I know I had Benita Restaurant Style Tortilla Triangles with lunch. We got them at Aldi's. They are pretty salty, not too salty, but almost. They should cure any salt craving.

I had them with my leftover chili beans which I topped with shredded Mexican blend cheese.

I broke the chips into pieces and added them to the chili. They are sort of hard chips, but remind me of the baked variety. I believe they would be good for a tortilla casserole.

I apparently had tea, lemon ginseng, judging from the color. I was feeling rather tired yesterday before dinner. It was a pick me up so that I could stay awake to make dinner & blog.

I posted the recipe for the Broccoli in Garlic Sauce that I made. It was a new recipe that I tried, hoping to make something similar to the dish I get from the Chinese fast food places.

I doubt it's exactly the same, but I was very satisfied with the result and would be just as happy to eat this. It was very good and not nearly as oily as the stuff I get from the restaurants. I also had brown rice instead of white, which I prefer. Now if I can get someone else to cook it for me free of charge, it would be perfect. Fortunately it's super easy to make and doesn't take long at all.

Dessert was an orange, sweet & juicy.

This is today's photos. As usual, I didn't get much sleep. I'd drank half my first cup of coffee, before remembering to take a photo. My morning got off to a rocky start, luckily the morning was the worst part of the day, but there wasn't a huge improvement.

Breakfast was continuted at Lindsay's house. I was running late, so breakfast was nothing to brag about. Mary and I had oranges and vanilla wafers. She'd had breakfast earlier. I had a second big cup of half caf with mine.

I had leftover Broccoli in Garlic Sauce with brown rice and the girls had mac & cheese. It was just as good the second day.

I had a Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake ice cream when I got home. It was late, so I didn't get a nap. I needed the sugar as a pick me up.

Dinner was simple, tator tots and salad. The salad was made of spinach and iceberg which I cut into strips, green pepper, onion, and sliced carrot with light ranch dressing. I had Mesquite BBQ sauce with my tots, a last minute decision. I also had a few raisins afterwards.

I've managed to stay awake almost as late as last night. Five to Six hours sleeps is not enough, at least not for me. I would be happy with 8 hours of sound sleep or 9-10 hours of broken sleep, which is the kind I typically get. Broken sleep, in case you're wondering, is when you sleep good for about 2 hours, waking then, and every hours after that. Now I'm off to bed. Tonight I'm thinking even 8 hours of broken sleep would be good. Have a great night/day!!!

Broccoli In Garlic Sauce Recipe

2012-05-09T02:22:00.000-04:00

I decided to make this recipe because I love the Spicy Broccoli in Garlic Sauce that you get from the Chinese fast food places. I adapted it from a recipe I found online, tweaking it to make it my own. I had to use all-purpose flour in my recipe, because I was out of cornstarch, but I suppose either is fine.

Ingredients

2-3 heads of broccoli (florets?)

1 onion sliced

1 carrot sliced

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1/2 tsp. + 1/8 tsp garlic powder ( I would do 3/4 tsp if you really like garlic)

1/2 tsp. powdered ginger

1/4 cayenne pepper

1 1/4 C. Water

1/4 C. Soy Sauce

1 tsp. sesame oil

3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

2-3 C. prepared brown or white rice

Directions

I combined the water, sesame oil, soy sauce and flour in a pint jar, by putting a lid on and shaking vigorously.

I stir fried the veggies in the vegetable oil with the garlic powder, cayenne, and ginger for a few minutes before adding the other ingredients, but next time I would probably prepare the sauce in a small sauce pan with the cayenne, garlic, & ginger and then pour it over the stir fried veggies. My veggies were a little over cooked for my taste due to the extra cooking time for the sauce to thicken.

Serving Suggestion

I served mine over brown rice. It was delicious. It may not have been identical to the fast food version, but I actually liked it better and it wasn't swimming in grease. If you aren't into spicy foods, I would add the cayenne slowly to taste or leave it out.