Skillet Stir-Fry

Make some rice.  Whatever you like.  I found some long grain brown JASMINE rice today!!!  Score!!  I threw mine into my pressure cooker, but whatever your thing is...cook some rice...

Okay, take some lean sliced beef or some jerky cut deer meat, about 1-2 pounds, cook it in your largest skillet. (I had to make two skillet-fulls for my 2 pounds today)  You can spray some olive oil in the skillet or just cook it in a non-stick...  Get it cooked until there is the tiniest bit of pink showing in the centers...

Mix up:
1 cup of organic tamari or soy sauce
1/2 can of beef stock, maybe 3/4 of a cup?
about 1/4-1/2 teasp of fresh ground pepper
about 1/4-3/4 teasp of garlic salt
1 TBSP sorghum molasses
1-2 heaping teasp of corn or potato starch
2 TBSP apricot preserves (or not at you like your sweet and salty)

pour the above mixture over your meat that is sizzling, add you veggies of choice:
mushrooms
broccoli
sugar snap peas
bamboo
water chestnuts
bean sprouts
(really whatever makes you happy)
for my kids I used our staple frozen peas and carrots


Cook until you like how the veggies look...

Pour the meat, veggie, and sauce mixture over the rice that you already made...Serve and Enjoy!

Red Beans and Rice and Cornbread

Red Beans and RiceBrown long grain rice, cooked according to the box
Dried red beans, cooked according to the back of the bag
Mix together
Add a creole seasoning, generously. I really like Konriko Creole Seasoning. I claims to be wheat and gluten free and without MSG. So far, Charlotte has eaten ALOT of this and has never reacted.

I have just received a pressure cooker, and am slowly learning how to make things with it. Once I get brave, I like to think I'll be able to make this MUCH faster.

My very favorite corn bread recipe is Quaker's. It used to be on the box, but now it's hit-or-miss. It can be used with ANY cornmeal, but NOT a cornmeal mix, however, as I learned!!)

Here is the Cornbread Recipe:

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Quaker (or whatever you have) enriched corn meal
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup skim milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 egg whites or 1 egg, beaten

Heat oven to 400 F. Grease 8 or 9 inch pan. Combine dry ingredients. Stir in milk, oil and egg, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Serve warm.
(Fast and one of my all time favorites!!)