Sticky Garlic Chicken Skewers

Prepare the night before and cook when you want them.  Great as a meal or appetizer.

Garlic Honey Marinade

3 Garlic cloves, crushed

2 Tbsp. honey

1/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup worcestershire sauce

2 tsp dijon mustard

2 tsp tabasco sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut in thin strips

Toss chicken in marinade and stir until well coated.  Transfer to a non-metallic dish; cover and marinate overnight.

Preheat broiler to high.  Thread chicken onto skewers.  Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet and broil for 6-7 minutes, turning occasionally, until well browned and cooked through.  These can also be grilled on the barbecue for 5-6 minutes.

Bill's Noodles for Chinese Food

1 tsp Canola oil

3 cups steam fried-noodles--Farkay brand best (not egg noodles)

1/2 tsp. sesame oil

Using a strainer rinse noodles under hot water and let sit for about 10-15 minutes.  (It's best to rinse the noodles 2-3 times during the 15 minutes)  Heat oil in a wok (400 F) and stir fry until some of the noodles are browned and crispy.  Serve under Cantonese Chow Mein, Beef and Broccoli, etc.

Uncle Beelie's Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

1-2 cups thinly sliced leftover beef (BBQ steak or a lean roast) 

4 cups broccoli spears and stems - cut stems about 1/8" thin=ck, don't use too much stalk

1/4 cup sliced onion

2 cubes or envelopes beef bouillon

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. sesame oil

1 1/3 cups hot water

1 clove garlic minced

6-10 shakes Soya sauce

2 Tbsp canola oil

6-8 sliced mushrooms, optional

salt

Combine the beef bouillon with the hot water and dissolve.  Add 6-10 shakes of soya sauce until liquid has a good STRONG flavor.  Mix in the cornstarch and set aside.  If making noodles, make now. (Bill's Noodles for Chinese Food recipe)  Stir fry salted beef, mushrooms and garlic in oil (400F in a wok) until lightly browned--must be browned to give everything a good flavor.  Add broccoli and onions and stir fry until broccoli is brght green and moist.  Add liquid and stir until it thickens a bit.  Serve immediately-do not overcook.  Tastes great over noodles or rice. 

Toast

In order to continue offering more breakfast options, I am putting this in here. It's very easy and low cost!

Toast
-2 slices of bread
-topping (jelly, butter, cinnamon, etc...)

1. Put the bread into the toaster.
2. Select desired amount to toast the bread. This is usually on a scale of 1-5 or so. 1 will barely cook the bread, and 5 will turn it black. Somewhere around 3 is good.
3. Depress the lever to make the toast descend into the toaster.
4. Wait
5. CAUTION!!! When the toast pops up, it will be quite warm. Please do not burn yourself.
6. Apply the topping of your choice.
7. Put on a plate and enjoy!

Serves 1, (and for those of you who keep track, it is 29 points).

--Dustin

Sassy Meatloaf

This is a weight watchers recipe that I got from Gran. She says that it's wonderful. So I'm going to be trying it soon....

Sassy Meatloaf

1lb Lean Ground Beef
1 1/4 cup low-sodium salsa
3/4 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1 carrot shredded
2 plumb tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped mushrooms

Preheat oven to 350. Spray loaf pan with Pam. In large bowl combin and shape into loaf. Place loaf into pan. Bake until brown and knife in center comes out clean and hot ~1hr 5min. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

BBQ Pork

We used this one at Youth Conference. It served over 100 people and it was SO easy. We just used a few of those roaster ovens with a few roasts in each one.

1 cup water
1 diced onion
1 pork roast
Place in a slow cooker and let simmer on high for 12 hours. Drain liquid, saving 1 cup. Shred Pork and then return into the slow cooker.
Add:
1 bottle of BBQ Sauce
1 cup reserved liquid
Simmer for an additional 2 hours in slow cooker. Serve on bun or as desired.

Cold Cereal

I can't claim this one as my own-I got it from my brother-in-law Kevin. It's a great breakfast food.

Cold Cereal:

1 box of Cereal
Milk

Directions:

Pour cereal into bowl. Pour in milk. Not too much, or else it's hard to eat without spilling. Enjoy.

--Dustin