Mr.S the end of the year holiday special: Baked Oysters and Shrimp luoie Salad

Mr.S has a whole week off from work (how luck!!) so I have him to cook dinner for me. He decided to make Shrimp Luoie Salad and Hama Hamas Oyster from Metropolitan Market.



We found this Lemonaise at the store to substitute mayonnaise in the recipe. Lemonaise uses canola oil instead of soy bean oil (soy bean oil is used almost in every processed product in America!) It tasted just like normal mayonnaise. Lemonaise has the same amount of total fat and calories (100kcal) than normal mayonnaise, but I don’t see chemical on the ingredient list. We used the light version, and only have 40 calories per serving.

Ingredients
*1 cup lemonaise light
*1/4 cup Chili sauce
*1/4 cup 1% milk
*1/4 cup green onion, diced
*1/3 cup green pepper, diced
*1 cup cooked shrimpmeat
*Salad lettuce

Serve 4.

Direction
1) Prepare the dressing by whisking together lemonaise, chili sauce and milk. Combine green pepper and green onion with dressing. Mix in cooked shrimp.
2) Pour shrimp luoie dressing on lettuce. Serve chilled

Asparagus and Turkey Carbonara

I have bought some fresh farm eggs from the store to make cookies but didn't get to use them all, so I thought of making carbonara. Making carbonara is so easy, it gives you the creamy kind of texture, but in a healthier way. Also, it is nice to finish the cooked frozen turkey meat from Thanksgiving that sitting in my freezer. You can use chicken instead of turkey in this recipe.


Ingredients
* 8 ounces uncooked whole wheat spaghetti
* 2 cups (1-inch) slices asparagus (about 3/4 pound)
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 cup skim milk
* 2 teaspoons olive oil
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1/4 cup dry white wine
* 2 cups chopped skinless, boneless turkey meat
* 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper


Preparation
1) Cook pasta in boiling water 10 minutes or until al dente; add asparagus during final 2 minutes of cooking. Drain pasta mixture in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid. Combine reserved cooking liquid, eggs, and milk, stirring with a whisk.

2) Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes. Add white wine; cook 1 minute. Add pasta; stir to combine. Remove from heat; stir in milk mixture, turkey, and cheese. Place pan over medium heat, and cook 4 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in parsley, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.

Potato Pancake

Merry Christmas to you all!

This morning, I volunteered to make a surprise breakfast for Mr.S and his family. Potato pancakes are my all time favorite and it is very easy to make.

Ingredients
1 pound potato
1 small onion
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
oil

Directions
1) Use a food processor, shred potato and onion. Use paper towels to pat them to really dry.
2) In a large bowl, whisk egg, flour, salt and pepper. Then add in potato mixture, mix well.
3) Heat oil in a large skillet, over medium heat. In batches, drop 1 tablespoonfuls of the packed potato mixture into the skillet. Press to flatten. Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side, until browned and crisp. Drain on paper towels.

Thanksgiving leftover special II…. Thanksgiving-all-over-again turkey sandwich

Mr. S loves Thanksgiving meals and he can have them all the time without getting bored. But for me, one time is enough.  I opened the refrigerator tonight and found boxes and boxes of Thanksgiving leftovers.  So I decided to have a make over of the Thanksgiving meal.  You can basically add anything that you have in the sandwich, so you can soon finish all the leftovers.



Ingredients
2 slices whole wheat bread
Pureed sweet potato
Cranberry sauce
1 leaf lettuce
Half tomato, sliced
Handful of Grandma’s sauerkraut
Turkey breast, sliced

Directions
1) Toast the bread. On first slice of bread, spread a thin layer of pureed sweet potato.  On the second slice of bread, spread a thin layer of cranberry sauce.
2) Put the slice of bread with pureed sweet potato at the bottom, start stacking the sandwich with the rest of the ingredients, then top with the slice of bread with cranberry sauce.
3) Cut the sandwich into half and enjoy!