My life has been nothing short of chaotic as of the last three months. Now add in Covid-19 and everyone is feeling the chaos. I really wanted this post to not only be helpful, but maybe also bring a little calmness. For me, I feel so centered in the kitchen and honestly the way every thing is right now many feel like they don’t have control over anything. But in the kitchen you have the ability to call the shots, at least here.
I wanted to bring you a couple very easy recipes, hacks, and ideas for things to make. Obviously these will vary depending on how you’ve stocked up, your diet, or maybe what you have just laying around.
Up first is the Lettuce Turkey Wrap. This one is great because it soooo fast. Ready in a minute. But I’m not going to lie it’s also messy. But a great lettuce hack to make it more of one piece is to cut V’s at the ends and combine them. Much easier to eat. Throw on what you like and you’re in business and can be on you way with the day.
Next, is not exactly fast and I know I’ve talked about making pasta in previous posts but it’s nice to revisit. Having said that not only could this be a fun activity to do with the kids it also only requires two ingredients.
Fresh Pasta
what you need:
1 egg
1 cup flour
(depending on how much you’re making, equal parts egg and four)
what you do:
Simply make a well in your flour with the eggs in the center and slowly start mixing them together until a dough forms. I always get it to a point where I can start kneading it and go from there. I work in sections about the size of my palm and send it through my pasta roller. If you don’t have this attachment, go old school and use a rolling pin. You can cut your noodles or send them through the Kitchen Aid attachment. Then toss the noodles into some boiling water for a couple minutes and the possibilities are endless!
For the this one, I tried to think of a recipe that also only had a few ingredients. Again, this depends on what you’re buying and how you’re stocked up. Try this with chicken too!
Steak and POTATOES
what you need:
Pack of steak stripes
about 4 potatoes
1 Tbsp oil
3 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp oregano
Steak Marinade
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Sriracha (or your favorite hot sauce)
what you do:
Mix the marinade and let the steak sit in it while you start on the potatoes.
In a deeper skillet (I used cast iron but I don’t recommend it for this recipe) heat 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter. After it melts, add cut potatoes. Cook until they are tender and golden brown. Then put them on a plate to the side.
Add in about 2 tbsp butter, garlic, and herbs. Then throw the steak in and cook it how you like your steak.
Add the potatoes and toss with the garlic butter sauce and steak.
That’s it! Enjoy!
I’m all about a salad and honestly sometimes it’s so hard for me to find the time to make one so it can be so easy to grab a fatty, high calorie dressing. So I always try to have one made and ready to go if I find a couple minutes to make a salad I have a low cal dressing ready.
Sweet Balsamic Dressing
(4 servings, 135 cal)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
sprinkle some garlic salt
Shake, shake, shake! Put it in the fridge. Pour over a delicious salad.
I really hope that one of these things helps you in some way and I hope you can get in the kitchen for a minute and forget about everything for a few.
