Todays Recipe Fried Rice

This is a family favorite. We had bacon and eggs for breakfast and had left over bacon and that becomes the meat for the fried rice. You can use any meat that you have. Ham and chicken work great but I have also used canned tuna before and it works just fine as well. I cook the rice in the morning in the rice cooker and stick it in the fridge, the bacon was cooked that morning, I just crumbled it. Start out by putting 2 Tbls of olive oil in the bottom of your skillet, chop up 3 green onions and let those cook in the oil, when those are translucent add into the mix 2 Tbls of sesame seed oil to the mix and add 3 to 4 cups of rice. Let that cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add in 2 Tbls of soy sauce ( there is a packet of fried rice seasoning that you can get, and add it at this time, it is good but not necessary, you can find it in the Asian food section of your grocery store) Add in your bacon, or other cubed meat, and 4 scrambled eggs ( I usually scramble them when the rice is cooking) throw 2 cups of frozen peas and keep on medium heat until the peas are warm. I mix in 1/4 of a bag of chow mien noodles because it makes my kids want to eat it but that is the only reason. With or without this is a simple quick meal. From start to finish this is really only about 15 minutes as long as your rice and meat are cooked before hand.

Todays Recipe Chicken and Swiss on noodles

Spread 2 Tbls of extra virgin olive oil in the bottom of your slow cooker, (this prevents the chicken from sticking) put your chicken in the slow cooker. Put your seasonings in the slow cooker now, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp granulated garlic, 1/2 tsp pepper, 2 tbls of Italian seasoning, and 2 tbls of onions. Pour over your chicken either 1 can of marinara sauce or 4 small cans of tomato sauce. Either way works if you use the tomato sauce you may need to add some extra seasonings. Cook on low until you are ready to eat, about 5 minutes before the meal add slices of Swiss cheese on top of the mix and let it melt. The garlic bread was just some french bread I got at the grocery store, I mixed 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic and 1/2 stick of butter then spread it all the slices, wrapped it in foil and baked at 375 for 10-20 minutes (just until the butter melts). This is a very simple very tasty meal that requires very little preparation.

Todays Recipe Pork Roast and Carrots

Easy easy easy recipe here. I got a couple of pork roasts on sale at Sam's club and had them in the freezer. Take your pork roast and put it in your slow cooker with 2 cups of water. Season the roast with 1/2 tsp granulated garlic, 1/2 cup chopped (or dehydrated) onions, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper. Place baby carrots around the roast and set the slow cooker to low. That's it. Just let it simmer, about 15 minutes before you serve, mix in a separate bowl mix 4 tsp of water with 2 Tbls of cornstarch. Mix these well and add to the slow cooker. This will help the liquids turn into a gravy. If you want your gravy thicker just make the same cornstarch and water mixture again and add it. The potatoes are the same mashed with skins to save time and energy. You can cut up the potatoes into wedges and actually put them in the slow cooker the same time you do the carrots. I didn't have any potatoes and didn't get to the store until late and that is the only reason I didn't add them to the mix.