Lovely Appetizer Idea

Last night for dinner I had to come up with something yummy and different.  DH is working awfully hard lately and he had a particularly difficult day yesterday and I wanted to give him a meal that would warm his belly and heart.

Yesterday I made a Costco run.  Costco sells seafood salads by GulfCoast foods and we enjoy the Maine Lobster Spread a lot.  My boys love it so I decided it was what we would have for dinner.

I created this recipe on my own although I am sure someone out there has thought of the same idea.

Lobster Bites - serves 4

1 container GulfCoast Maine Lobster Salad Spread
3 eggroll wrappers (cut them into four pieces per wrapper)
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 green onion, chopped

* Turn oven on to broil (if you have two settings on your oven use low setting).  Spray 12 cup muffin pan with not stick spray
* Take one square of your eggroll wrappers that you cut and put it in the muffin tin and create a little bowl.  Repeat with the other 11 squares and tins (my three year old thought this was a lot of fun)
* Put one tbsp of salad in each cup and sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese evenly over tins
* Put pan into oven and watch it closely.  I waited for the wrappers to brown, to see the cheese had melted, and to see if the salad was hot and bubbly.  (DO NOT WALK AWAY on this step)
* Take out the pan sprinkle green onions on top and enjoy.

It was absolutely divine!!!

Vegetable "Beef" Soup

It has been bitterly cold here this week.  We have had 25+ mph winds and most of that is sustained.  With temps in the high 30s/low 40s soup was what we needed to warm up.

1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup carrots, chopped
2 cups green cabbage, chopped (you can leave this out if you wish)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
6 cups tomato juice
3 cups water
2 cups frozen green beans
1 cup diced potato
1 cup frozen corn
2 tsp better than boullion no beef base

2 tbsp oil/margarine

* place oil/margarine in large stock pot and saute carrots and onions
* add tomato juice and water
* add in all other vegetables and seasonings and bring to a boil
* simmer at least 45 minutes

Please note that the boullion is easier to put in the soup when it has come to a boil. 

Serve with warm rolls or oyster crackers

Tacos during a fast???

Oh yes it can be done.

Fatastic Foods taco filling is something I have wanted to try for a while.  Last week I found the taco filling at my local grocery store and purchased it to give it a try.  I was very happy to have purchased this product.

Just follow the directions on the package and serve just like you would a regular taco with meat filling.  My children even enjoyed the filling and thought is was especially good with their cheese and sour cream (we don't deprive them of dairy at this time).  It did not disappoint and I will be happy to serve again.

Next on the agenda is their Falafel mix.

ChickPea Salad

We had this salad during coffee hour this past week at church.  Easy, yummy, and filling.

1 can chick peas (rinsed and drained)
1 cup pico de gallo (pick it up at the salad counter in your grocery store to save time/money)
1/4 diced red onion (only if it is not in your pico de gallo and if you want it)

Place chick peas in a bowl and mash with a fork.  Add pico de gallo (red onion also if you are adding) and mix together.  Serve on crackers, or bread.