Wok.....YEA!

I've been continually building my kitchen so I can make amazingly delicious and healthy meals for myself and my family. Inspired by Jamie Oliver, I picked up a wok pan. My mom actually went through a huge stir-fry phase, she had an electric wok. Unfortunately, we couldn't find that at my sister's house, so I decided to go the non-electric route.

We've been using this pan non-stop. At Costco, I bought a HUGE bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables for about $10.

We've been adding fresh veggies to the mix (the frozen mushrooms are pretty rubbery...) and then adding chicken, fish, or in the future I'm sure we'll add beef.

Delish! There are so many ways to add flavor~ olive oil, soy sauce, spices/herbs, teryaki, etc etc etc.  I haven't gotten any lo mein noodles yet, but I'd like to try my hand at that, too! YUM!

Not very healthy (lots of sugar), but here's a wondeful Teriyaki BBQ Sauce I made last week!

Teriyaki BBQ Sauce

The following makes enough to fill a ten ounce jar which previously held instant coffee.

3 tbsp. butter
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 sm. onions, chopped or finely sliced
3 c. catsup
1 tsp. chili powder
3 tbsp. mustard
6 tbsp. Teriyaki or soy sauce
12 tbsp. brown sugar

Melt butter. Saute garlic and onions together until tender. Remove from heat. Add catsup, chili powder, mustard, and Teriyaki or soy sauce. Stir until well mixed. Add brown sugar. Stir while adding.Excellent for pork chops, ribs, chicken, beef cubes, steak, and chopped meat (hamburger or meat loaf).

Hey Baby!

Do you have a baby in the kitchen? I'd love to feature readers and their babies as a special guest post. You can submit a picture along with a recipe, funny story, or your favorite websites/cookbooks/whatever!
Email pix & stories to babyinthekitchen@gmail.com.

Healthy Kids Day!!!

What: 2nd Annual Healthy Kids Day
When: Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 12-4 p.m.
Where: Mann Music Center 5201 Parkside Ave., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA
Cost: FREE
More details here.
Pre-register (required) for your tickets here.


Will you be going?

Thank you, Mamacheaps for the wonderful info!

Introducing: The Hulk

I've been keeping a secret from you all. I don't know why but I just wasn't ready to reveal it. I needed to make sure I was ready for an on-slaught of "ewwwwww", but I am finally ready.

I have been drinking smoothies, daily.
Green smoothies.
Smoothies that include 2 cups of...


SPINACH!

And yes, the smoothies are so very green. Wow, they are no joke.

"Great, whatever, green smoothies", you say. "But are the good?!"

How is this for proof? My husband likes them!!!!!!!!

We put all kinds of things in there but here are a few ways we have drunk (drank?) them:

2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 cup frozen peaches
1 spoonful natural peanut butter
1 cup water


2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 cup peaches
2 tbsp natural plain yogurt
1 cup water


2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 cup blueberries (can be frozen)
2 cups water


You need something liquid to add to make this blend well. You can use yogurt, water, and skim milk!  Easy-peasy and you can bang out several nutritional daily requirements in 1 drink!

If you use blueberries, it will turn the Hulk purple, so be prepared:)

Baby A loves these, she has them with a spoon.  They are very filling and very energizing, so go ahead, try one! Let me know what

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Whoops, I forgot to write about the last two weeks.  That being said, I'm sad to see the show end. I feel anxious that the "revolution" will stop in it's tracks. I am hearing rumors that the schools have gone back to their old ways (which we kind of saw in the last episode), but I hope that's not true. I shudder to think my daughter will be attending school and possibly be trading her friends her wholesome, healthy meals for cheap, processed chemical-crap. YUCK.


I think Jamie Oliver and all involved had great intentions, great ideas, and I do hope they have inspired people.  If nothing else, the show provided a great eye-opening experience for my husband and I and opened up many great conversations between us.

I really hope a follow up episode and possibly a spin-off tv show develop in the future!