Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Baked Veggie Egg Rolls

I modified a recipe I found through Pinterest to make these tonight.  http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/skinny-baked-vegetarian-egg-rolls-with-peanut-sauce/

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups shredded green cabbage
2 1/2 cups broccoli slaw
1 cup snow peas, chopped
1 cup carrots, shredded
1 cup scallions, chopped
1 tsp olive oil
2 tsp ginger (jarred), diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 1/2 Tbsp coconut aminos
Fresh ground pepper
Egg roll wrappers (12-20)
Cooking spray

Peanut Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
3-6 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2-4 tsp coconut aminos
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
in a large bowl, combine cabbage, broccoli slaw, snow peas, carrots, and scallions. In wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Add ginger and garlic. Stir and cook about 30 seconds. Add cabbage mixture, rice vinegar, coconut aminos, and black pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl and chill in refrigerator about 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat baking pan with cooking spray. Place about 1/3 cup of cabbage mixture on each egg roll wrapper, wrap, spray with cooking spray, and place seam side down on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Turn the egg rolls over. Bake another 10 minutes.

Mix or blend together dipping sauce ingredients. Serve egg rolls with peanut dipping sauce.


Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Chocolate Orange Jaffa Cake

I love the combination of chocolate and orange. I used to try to find a new recipe for my birthday dessert/cake each year. This is from the Kitchen Nostalgia blog http://www.kitchennostalgia.com/desserts/cakes/chocolate-orange-jaffa-cake.html. It's a bit too sweet for my taste, so I probably won't make it again.

Jaffa cakes are named after an Isaeli orange. The original Jaffa cakes were a British biscuit made by McVitie & Price beginning in 1927. McVitie's Jaffa Cakes are still available - Amazon has them.

This recipe does not truly replicate the McVitie Jaffa Cake. It is more cake-like than biscuit, for one thing, and the size is all wrong. The flavor is good, but the sweetness is a bit overwhelming - eat in small portions.