Thursday, September 4, 2025

lettuce wraps

https://damndelicious.net/2014/05/30/pf-changs-chicken-lettuce-wraps/


Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground protein (pork, chicken, or turkey)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
¼ cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon sriracha, optional
1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 head butter lettuce
Brown rice as side

Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. 
Add ground protein and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, crumble as it cooks; drain excess fat.
Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes
season with salt and pepper, to taste.

To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.
Serve with rice


Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Lemon Cookies

https://www.sweetestmenu.com/easy-lemon-cookies/#tasty-recipes-12221
These adapted beautifully with gluten free flour


Makes about 20 cookies

INGREDIENTS
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour OR Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Zest of 1 lemon, freshly grated

Lemon glaze:
icing sugar
lemon juice


INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350
In stand mixer beatbutter and sugar on medium speed until pale and creamy
Add vanilla and egg, beat again
Sift in flour, baking soda, salt
Add lemon juice and zest
Beat briefly to combine
Use cookie scoop to make into balls
Bake at 350 for 15-20+ minutes, when edges just begin to turn golden
Transfer to wire rack to cool

Lemon glaze: Sift icing sugar into mixing bowl then add lemon juice until desired consistency