Control Vs. Enjoy

So the question is...
Do you eat until you are full?
Do you eat until you are bored?
Do you eat even after you are full and can't hardly breath
but still grab that last piece of something?

The other day I read you should enjoy your yogurt
and eat it as if you are meditating on it. hmmm
I don't think I can do that but it did say to
eat your yogurt with a fork so that you can truly
taste every fork full and so that you won't scarf it down.
If you have the patience, time and will- I salute you.
Job well done.

Wings To Go- Secret

Do you enjoy chicken wings?
Remember those college days of living off fries, cold pizza and wings?

Have you ever had buffalo wings or nuggets from "Wings To Go"?

The secret... shhhhhhhhh is that they based their whole
business off of their sauce which is simply....
made from "Franks Red Hot" sauce.
                 
                                      

Add butter (Paula Deen style) in the pan, drizzle some
Frank's Red Hot and add some sugar. That my friends-
is Buffalo Sauce. Then, I usually just add the chicken wings
or tenders into the pan & mix it around or pour the sauce
into a mixing bowl adding the chicken and tossing it to get
some air into it.  No, I never worked at a Wings To Go.
But I do have restaurant connections.  Sweet!

Moo Shu Wraps

Mini Chinese burritos!
For the filling:
Take some shredded cabbage & carrots,
(or simply buy ready to go coleslaw mix)
chicken or pork strips and chopped scallions
and saute it all in a pan adding a little oil and
some chicken or vegetable stock.
Add some already cooked vermicelli noodles
with a little hoisin sauce. That's it for the filling.
Then purchase some soft taco shells as your
wrapper and spread some plain hoisin sauce on
your wrap and then spoon in the filling and enjoy!

Tequila Lime Fettuccine

Tequila Lime Pasta inspired from California Pizza Kitchen.

Ingredients & Procedure:
Pick a pasta of your choice (spinach fettuccine,
garlic linguine, penne etc...
or mix 2 pastas which is always fun and cool) 
Boil the pasta, rinse with cold water and set aside.
In a  pan- melt some butter (about 2 TBS)
Cut and saute some diced onions (maybe 1/4 of onion),
1-2 garlic cloves minced up, fun colored bell peppers &
1 jalapeno pepper  Next, add in 1/2 cup chicken stock.
Once all the onions have cooked up nicely almost to the
point of browning add 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves,
a splash of Tequila, 1 TBS lime juice, 2 TBS of soy sauce.
Once everything has cooked and mixed well...
pour in the already cooked pasta with a cup of cream.
(heavy, light or half & half)   Cook for a few minutes on
low heat so the cream heats up and everything is
mixed well together because you were using your
stirring/tossing skills with preferably a tong.
Serve with a lime wedge and a couple
cilantro leaves as a garnish.

Cultivate Your Mac And Cheese

Try cultivating your mac and cheese into
cauliflower and cheese.
It's pretty simple... boil some water
and cook your cauliflower that you cut into
bite size pieces.  Then add in the cheese
you normally would for mac and cheese.
Topping some bread crumbs on your cauliflower
and cheese is always good!

OO IS Great But...

OO as in Olive Oil is great to use for sauteing
but for the warmer months when you want to
look your slimmest.... try sauteing your veggies
in vegetable or chicken broth and then you can
toss a teaspoon of OO after they are cooked
if you'd like!   

Orange Wedges Like You've Never Seen

So everyone has had orange wedges, especially if you've played
a team sport as a kid and there's  always that one mom who takes
the time to bring orange wedges. But!... have you ever put jello
in orange wedges? Probably not! Cultivate your orange skins and jello.

You want oranges that are on the smaller side.
Ones that will fit in your muffin tins.
Cut your oranges in half and juice the oranges.
Another bonus- fresh squeezed orange juice!

After you've got all the juice out of the oranges-
you want to place each half in muffin tins.
And pour some gelatin/jello mix and place it in the
refrigerator like you normally would for making  jello/gelatin.
Once the gelatin has hardened- you slice it like oranges.
The tip with this is to not make the jello too watery.
You want it a little firmer than the norm.
You can also have so much fun with it by adding different
flavors/colors. It's really pretty and a great presentation.
You will have so much fun eating it-
there is a chance you might get giddy.