Amazingly Tasty Lunch!

I got the original recipe somewhere (? don't remember) and tweaked it a bit, and it was damn tasty!

What I made for lunch today:

 

Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps with grilled tofu:

8oz (I used a little more) tofu, pressed, cut into about 16 3" x .5" strips

1/4 c fresh lime juice

1 packet splenda in 1/8 c water

1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, diced

1 tsp garlic chili sauce

1 TB low sodium soy sauce

a bit of black pepper

 

mix this all together, boil for 1 minute, then pour over tofu, cover tofu and marinate 1 hour.

 

Then I used our Foreman Grill and sprayed with a bit of nonstick spray, grilled the tofu for about 3-4 minutes.

Wrapped 2 peices in a romaine lettuce leaf, with some cilantro, a few leaves Thai basil, and some of the leftover marinade and some peanut sauce I made.

Then server with Rooster sauce on the side.... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm.

 

The Peanut Sauce I made:

About 2 TB natural PB (ie nothing more than peanuts)

about 1TB low sodium soy sauce

about 1/2TB rice vinegar

about 1/2 TB rooster sauce

just a touch of ginger oil & garlic powder

a few TB water to thin out to good consistancy for drizzling on lettuce wrap

 

 

Surprisingly Good "Home Fries"

I found this recipe on the 3fatchicks.com forum. I am really enjoying the forums over there. I tend to stick with the Alternachicks and South Beach Forums.

Anyway, I made this this morning, I halved the recipe cause it was just me and the Husband Creature, and I happened to have 8 oz of radishes left.

It's mighty tasty, we both really liked it.

 

 

"HomeFries"

16 ounce bag radishes, washed, dried and trimmed (prewashed packaged radishes are okay)
1 small onion, diced (2.5 ounces)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tbs canola oil, or olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Quarter the smaller radishes and cut any larger ones into eighths. Heat the butter and oil in a medium skillet; add the radishes and onions. Cover pan and turn heat to low. Let cook for 5-10 minutes. Uncover, turn heat to medium and cook until nicely browned, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

Makes 4 servings