Beef Teriyaki

As with the Orange Teriyaki Pork I made last week
http://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.ca/2016/02/orange-teriyaki-pork.html
I started with this teriyaki sauce:

1/2 cup soya sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 tsp sriracha 
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp ginger

Whisk the sauce ingredients together and cook over medium heat until thickened enough to coat a spoon.

Cool completely.

Makes 1 cup sauce

3 lb beef top sirloin
2/3 cup teriyaki sauce
2 onions sliced

Pour the sauce over the sirloin in a ziplock bag along with sliced onions. I had done this a few weeks ago to freeze as I was preparing for a house guest.

But as long as you marinade the meat a couple of hours that's good too.

Defrost in fridge, if frozen, then place in a roasting pan and pour the sauce and onions over the top.

Roast in a 350 F oven 80-90 minutes, then let rest on a platter 10 minutes before slicing.

Heat the pan and add water or broth mixed with a little flour to it, scraping up all the brown baked on flavour. Then just add a few shakes of steak spice and pour over to serve.

I didn't get another picture of the meat plated as I didn't want to be irritating to our guest, like my family says I am with food picture-taking : )

Mug Pizza

I'm not big on making lunches. I'd rather bake or make a meal, but lunches...I don't know. Just have a mental block about them.

But this little mug pizza was worth a try. Obviously it's not like "real" pizza but surprisingly pretty good!

4 tbsps flour
1/8 tsp baking powder
pinch baking soda
pinch salt

3 tbsps milk
1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp shredded mozzeralla
pepperoni
italian herbs and parmesan

Mix the first 4 ingredients together in a 3/4-1 cup sized microwaveable mug. Add the milk and olive oil. Once combined top with sauce, cheese, torn pepperoni and a sprinkling of herbs and parmesan.

Microwave on high 1 minute and 10-20 seconds.

Makes 1 mug pizza

Orange Teriyaki Pork

Happy Chinese New Year!

1/2 cup soya sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 tsp sriracha 
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp ginger

Makes 1 cup sauce

1  1/2 lb boneless pork loin
1 onion, sliced
1 orange, sliced

Whisk the sauce ingredients together and cook over medium heat until thickened enough to coat a spoon.

Cool completely.

Once cooled, pour about 1/3 cup of the sauce over meat, sliced onion and orange in a plastic bag. Marinate at least 1 hour or overnight.

Place the meat in a roasting pan and pour the sauce, onions and orange slices over the top.

Roast at 350 F for 1 hour. Let the pork rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Pretty gorgeous eh?

And serve with more of the teriyaki sauce.

Spaghetti Oil and Garlic

Here is a simple pasta dish that can be changed up in many ways. You can serve it plain, I like it like that. Or add whatever you want. For this one I added some cooked chicken, broccoli and carrots.

Here's the recipe straight out of my old notebook

1/2 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
12 oz spaghetti
1/3 cup fresh parsley
pepper

Heat oil over low heat. Add garlic and cook until lightly golden (keep a close eye not to burn it), about 15 minutes. Add hot pepper flakes.

Toss with spaghetti and your cooked extras. Top with parmesan cheese.

Serves 4

Cinnamon Heart Cookies

No, not those candy cinnamon hearts. Actual cinnamon like cinnamon buns.

Use this Cinnamon Roll Cookie recipe with a couple of variations.

http://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.ca/2015/12/cinnamon-roll-cookies.html

To the dough add some red food colouring and 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.

Once you roll up the cookie dough and cinnamon smear

then press a wooden spoon handle along the top of the roll to form the top of the heart. 

Then form the sealed edge into a point. Freeze 15 minutes.

When cutting you may have to re-form the shape a little and don't forget to keep any dough that is waiting it's turn for the oven in the fridge or freezer to keep it's shape.

Bake 375 F for 12-15 minutes

Happy Valentine's Day 

Minty Fresh Dog Cookies

Chock full of good stuff for your furbaby.
And they are 100% Karma-approved!

You always want to give your dog good food, but we especially try to see that Karma eats extra well having been neglected for the first 2 years of her life. She was undernourished when she was first rescued, but is now living a healthy, happy life.

1 cup pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
2 eggs
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup shredded unpeeled apple
1/2 cup  chopped mint leaves
1  1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1  1/2 cups oats (ground in food processor)
1 tbsp peanut butter
cornmeal for dusting

Take the oats and whirl in the food processor to make a coarse flour like this.

Next mix the pumpkin and eggs together. Add the rest of the ingredients except cornmeal. Dust the counter with cornmeal and press or roll the dough to 1/4 - 1/2" thickness. 

Cut with cookies cutter and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 F for 20 - 25 minutes
Store in refrigerator.

Recycled Dog Food Bag to Homemade Grocery Bag

When coming through checkout with our big bag of dog food for Karma the cashier said to me "if you are handy with a sewing machine these make great grocery bags."
Well, I thought, I'm handy enough!

So I took an empty bag and turned it inside out. You could leave it right side out but I didn't want my bag to be so flashy ; )

Cut 2 strips from the top that will be the straps. Tuck both edges in and sew together.

Sew down the top edge of the bag all around.

Pin the straps onto the top. You figure out how long your straps are and at what angle you feel will be comfortable for carrying. Sew them on and reinforce it well.

I also reinforced the bottom of the bag.

And there you have it...

Next time I think I'll try making one with shoulder straps.
Oh and this is Karma our beautiful rescue dog.