Chinese Cabbage Salad,,, YumYum

Kitchen Chase, Keeping Meals simple, Keeping you Satisfied

I originally got this recipe off YumYum.com but have improved on it to my taste and a degree of more health. Hope you'll try it, and know that it doesn't get much better than this indeed.

Ingredients:

-----SALAD GREENS -----
1 Head Chinese (Napa) Cabbage
1 Bunch of Green Onions (I'm coming to the conclusion that these aren't the best choice)
1 Cucumber sliced, the way you like
1-2 Cups of snap snow peas
1 Cup of diganal sliced celery
1 Bunch of Celantro chopped is devine!

Wash all fresh vegetables thoroughly ina 9.5 Kangen Water Magic. I use several large stainless bowls and allow to soak for a few minutes before slicing etc. Kangen Water really wakes up the produce! As well as you're guaranteed that it will remove the oil based Pesticides and Herbicides, Fertilizers and god knows what else is on your produce. ( refer to www.YouTube.com/KangenWaterMagic) for examples of Kangen Water Magic. www.KangenFlows.com

Dressing 1

in a small pan/pot
1/2 cup Seasoned Rice Vinegar
1/2 cup Sesame oil
3 TB Sugar

add these together and bring to a low boil for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Next...
Dressing 2

In a frying pan add the following
4 tbs Sesame Oil
4 tbs Peanut Oil
2 packages of Ramen Noodles (uncooked) broken into small pieces, discard the seasonings
1/3 cup Sesame Seeds

bring the oils to med high heat, ad the Ramen Noodles and Sesame Seeds and Medium brown.

NOW, mix dressing one with dressing 2 and chill for about 20 minutes.

Keep greens and dressing separate until ready to serve.

Toss dressing in with greens, including the cucumber, Sliced Almonds, Raw sunflower Seeds and any other item you choose.
Try adding a can of mandarin oranges, grill a couple of Chicken breast and slice up to ad to this refreshing mouth watering salad. I promise once you make this one, you'll make it over and over again!

Enjoy!
LCD

Easter Ham Bone and Beans crock pot style

Kitchen Chase, Keeping Meals simple, Keeping you Satisfied

Today is "Just" about the last of the Easter $11.00 spiral sliced ham as I have the crock pot FILLED to the brim with a wonderful ham bone loaded with meat in a pot of beans, and here is how I do my beans about every other Sunday. Today is with the Ham Bone from Easter Sunday! Hope you like it.

Ham and Beans Slow cooked...

Large Crock Pot, adjust amount of beans depending on your crock pot size.

3 cups dry pinto beans (rinsed in Kangen Water 9.5 pH of course!) NO need to soak beans over night in less you want them to cook faster. I like the home to smell yummy all Sunday.

1 large yellow or white onion cut in half or quarters

4 Bay leafs

Fresh cracked sea salt (any salt will do but I'm hooked on FRESH raw salt)

Healthy dose of Italian seasonings about 3 tablespoons, and don't forget to "rub" them in your hands to release the flavors

Fresh cracked Pepper to taste

1 LARGE garlic pod, just remove the excess paper and use it hole, it's for flavor

1 LARGE can of any tomatoes you have, stewed or chopped, doesn't really matter as they get cooked down pretty good after about 8 hours in the pot.

So, pretty simple, after you've rinsed your beans to remove any rocks and "Ugly" beans, cover them with about 3 inches of "Kangen Water" if you have it, and if not visit www.KangenFlows.com and get the DVD, once you start cooking with Kangen Water you'll NEVER and I mean NEVER cook or drink with anything else!
Put your Ham Bone in the middle, and sort of nestle it into the pot, add all the rest of the ingredients, Bay Leaf, Salt, Pepper, Onion's, Garlic, Tomatoes put the lid on, turn up to "HIGH" on the pot for at least 1 hour to get it hot and going, and then I just turn my dial to "Auto" and let it do it's magic till beans are tender. Usually about 7-8 hours. I seem to start my beans on Sunday as soon as I get out of bed 7-8 and we are eatting them with some yummy corn bread by 4 or 5 that afternoon!

I'd like to personally thank the Pork association of America (is that right?) for keeping the price of a spiral sliced pork ham as reasonable as it is. We (my son and I) have been enjoy ham sandwiches, ham and eggs, and I'll attempt to do a potatoe and ham scollop dish this afternoon if I'm up to it, if not? It'll be there for tomorrow... What a great value Ham is!

Simple homemade Tortilia chips/nachos in a snap!

Kitchen Chase, Keeping Meals simple, Keeping you Satisfied

Quick snack when your out of ideas or items? PERFECT, bet you have some flour/corn tortillas! Here you go, simple and so delicious I wish more restaurants would serve these. My 15 year old swears by these and I'm sure you will too! Most of us think of Chips being made of only corn tortillias, and corn is actually my favorite? Well it depends, but when I have a craving for "Chips" al'a espano'l then corn or flour doesn't matter to me, and honestly, FLOUR is much more filling! So try making with flour for a change.

Quite simply, "Flour" tortillas, How ever many you have or want to cook up.

Cut into 1/4 or 1/8 if they are the JUMBO burrito size.

LARGE pan, use ONLY Lard/Crisco type, about 2 huge spoonfuls into the fry pan.

Heat on Med/High (don't let it smoke or it's too hot!)

I put 4-5 cut flour torts in and turn to golden brown on all sides remove onto a paper towel plate, and here is the "Kicker"

ONLY use Fresh ground Sea Salt! not too much but enough for that salt craving, and OH by the way SALT is a good thing for your body, without it, you'll die!

Serve up with any salsa or eat just with the salt. I usually make a pot of beans at least once a week, very cost effective during these interesting financial times, and they go a long way. It's fun and delicious to take the now flour tort chips and put in a pie tin, add a couple spoonfuls of the refrigerated beans, grade some "Sharp" cheddar cheese, and pop into the oven/toaster oven on broil for just a few short 2-3 hot minutes. Viola'! dinamite home made nacho's, add some chopped jalipino's if you like, make some fun guicaamoli and enjoy!