ginger teriyaki stir-fry wraps

My husband was not overly excited about my latest wrap recipe. You see, he is not a fan of edamame. He has, however, given up complaining (for the most part) when I am whipping up something for my blog. He doesn't even complain about eating lukewarm food. He knows I have got to get that perfect shot of my creation before we can actually get down the business of eating it. What a great sport! ;)



I chose to use ground chicken this time but diced chicken breast would be every bit as nice. In fact, this recipe could be mixed and matched many different ways. Beef or pork could could be used instead of chicken. Tofu could replace the meat. You could use different veggies to suit your tastes. If you don't care for teriyaki you could use a different sauce. Have fun with it!



I thought of adding brown rice to this...but didn't. I will next time.

My daughter and I both agreed this was a winner so I decided to go ahead and share it with you.

Ginger Teriyaki Stir-Fry Wraps
by theUngourmet

Serves 4-6

1 tbsp canola oil
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tsp chopped ginger
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp teriyaki sauce

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1 tbsp canola oil
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 cup chopped broccoli
2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
1 zucchini sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen edamame
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce

Several large flour tortillas

Saute garlic and 2 tsp ginger in 1 tbsp of canola oil for about 1 minute. Add the chicken, salt and teriyaki and brown completely.

In a separate skillet or wok, saute the ginger in tbsp oil for a minute. Add the veggies and the teriyaki sauce. Stir fry for 3-5 minutes until tender crisp.

Serve the chicken and veggies on flour tortillas with a side of teriyaki sauce for dipping.

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Today is the start of our summer vacation and the sunshine is on its way so...hurray, hurray!




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Calypso Burritos

Burritos are an old standby at our humble abode. If I can't think of what to fix for dinner or if we are in a time crunch to get something on the table and then into our hungry tummies, we go for burritos. Sometimes, however, we get a tad bored with the same old, same old burritos and long for something more.



These Calypso Burritos are bursting with that something more.



With the addition of zucchini, carrot, roasted corn, fire-roasted tomatoes and cilantro, they really pop with fantastic flavor and texture. They are a nice break out from the ordinary, which is almost always a good thing!



Calypso Burritos
adapted from Taste of Home more fast fixes with mixes

serves 8

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2 small zucchini, shredded
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 tbsp canola oil
1/2 lb ground turkey, crumbled and browned (the original recipe didn't call for this)
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups roasted corn
3/4 cup fire-roasted diced tomatoes
2 tbsp taco seasoning
2 tsp ground cumin
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 chopped fresh cilantro
8 large flour tortillas, warmed

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the zucchini and carrot in the tbsp of oil, stirring until tender. Stir in the meat, beans, corn, tomatoes, taco seasoning and cumin. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and cilantro. Spoon about 2/3 cup of bean mixture onto a warm tortilla. Wrap tightly, brown on a warm griddle and cut in 1/2 if desired.

Serve with sour cream and hot sauce if desired.

Give these a shot, I think you'll really enjoy them! ;)




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Greek Wraps

My son has been completely intrigued with his study of ancient Greece! His 2nd grade class has been fully immersed in these studies for a couple of weeks now. Students had the opportunity to make their own tunics and then wear them each day as they studied. They designed Trojan Horse models, learned Greek Myths, saw through the eyes of the Greek Gods and finally, ended it all with a Greek Festival. The festival included Olympic games, formal debates, a Greek play and, of course, lots of delicious Greek cuisine.



We feasted on lemon chicken, hummus, olives, baklava, dolmas, Greek salads...



I wanted to bring something gyro-ish. I almost made Greek meatballs but ran out of time (and energy). A friend of mine suggested I crumble the meat and add some bread crumbs to save money and help the meat go a bit further. Brilliant!



These wraps were such a big hit. They were so yummy, in fact, that I ran back to the store after school to pick up more stuff so that I could make them again for dinner!

Greek Wraps
by theUngourmet

Serves 4-6

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1 lb ground beef or turkey (or a mix of each)
1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
1 large egg
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried dill
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp salt
cracked black pepper

large flour tortillas
shredded lettuce
diced tomato
crumbled feta
tzatziki (Trader Joe's has a great one! )


In a large bowl, combine the beef or turkey, bread crumbs, egg, spices, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Place mixture into a large skillet and crumble as it browns.

Place 2 tbsp of tzatziki on a flour tortilla. Layer with meat, lettuce, tomato and feta. Wrap tightly. Cut in 1/2 if desired. Enjoy!

I think sliced Kalamata olives would be a fantastic addition to these wraps!




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Chicken bacon mushroom blue cheese spinach wrap Whew! That's a mouthful!

My husband is crazy for blue cheese! The other night we were watching Alton Brown whip up blue cheese stuffed steak and I thought there would never be an end to all of the ooooohs and aaaaaaahs!

I have to admit, I am a very bad wife. I think I've only purchased blue cheese crumbles once in 16 years and never have I purchased a block of blue cheese!

I honestly don't know what came over me at the grocery store yesterday. I usually try to make healthy, low-fat meals, but as I was pushing my little red cart past the Trader Joe's cheese section a voice from heaven called to me and said, "Buy your husband a block of blue cheese!". Okay, that voice thing didn't really happen. I did, however, spot the blue cheese and my brain threw together a crazy good wrap idea.

I quickly made a u-turn and headed back over to the produce area to pick up a bag of baby spinach and some sliced crimini mushrooms.



Next, I grabbed a jar of TJ's blue cheese dressing (killer stuff, you must try!), some bacon, chicken tenders, and tortillas.



Beaming from ear to ear like a total spaz, I approached the check stand, and the Hawaiian-shirt-wearing manager asked me what I had planned for the day, of course, I just had to share!



There is just way too much deliciousness going on here! I can't believe the tortilla can stand to keep itself wrapped up! ;0)

Chicken Bacon Mushroom Blue Cheese Spinach Wrap
by theUngourmet

Serves 4

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4 chicken tenderloins
4-6 pieces of bacon, save drippings
2 cups of sliced crimini mushrooms
3 tbsp butter
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper
blue cheese, crumbled
blue cheese dressing
1 bag of baby spinach
4 large flour tortillas

Cook bacon until crisp. Crumble and set aside. Cook chicken tenderloins in a bit of the bacon grease, season with salt and pepper. Cut into 1 inch pieces and set aside. Saute the garlic in the butter, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Warm tortillas in the oven or microwave.

To assemble: Place a handful of spinach on each tortilla. Next add the chicken, mushrooms, bacon, blue cheese, and dressing. Wrap tightly. Cut in half if desired.

Chow Down!!

This is truly a flavor extravaganza! Your mouth will think it has died and gone to heaven!

Happy Wednesday!





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real cowboys eat wraps

I had to make up for my last meal of soup chowder and bread, so I decided to knock my husband's socks off (or as Mary says, "make his socks go up and down") with some meaty cowboy pizza wraps.

These wraps are super easy and packed with flavor.

Cowboy Pizza Wraps
by theUngourmet

Ingredients

Makes four wraps

3 Italian sausage links, removed from casings
24 slices of pepperoni
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 large diced tomato
1 8 oz can of Italian style tomato paste
1 tsp dried oregano
4 large flour tortillas

In a large skillet break up and thoroughly cook the sausage. Drain. Add a bit of oil to the same pan and saute the mushrooms for a couple of minutes.

Warm the flour tortillas in the microwave. Spread about 1 tbsp of tomato paste onto each tortilla. Layer each tortilla with the pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, cheeses, olives, and tomato. Sprinkle with a pinch of the oregano. Roll up tightly and brown on each side on a lightly oiled skillet.



Serve to your hard working cowboy while it's all hot and melty and he'll forget all about that dreadful soup chowder from the night before. Guaranteed!

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Murphy's Law and a Tuscan Chicken Wrap

I am a true believer in Murphy's Law, even though I don't know just who the heck he/she is. Tomorrow is the first day of school for my two kiddos and I am doing my best to get them to bed at a reasonable hour so that they wake up refreshed and ready to take on the world (or at least the 2nd and 7th grades!).

So, I get them both tucked in and cozy and I'm sitting down to get this post done when my son calls me into his room to tell me he just can't sleep. I rub his arm lovingly and realize that he is still covered with soap from his bath. ACK! Back to the bathtub we go... Meanwhile my daughter has discovered what she believes is a tarantula sized spider on her wall and has run into the living room for safety and is now contentedly watching Unwrapped Doughnut addition on Food Network.

I get the boy rinsed and dried and back into bed (shivering all the way) and proceed to my daughter's room, armed with a flip flop. I don't see the hairy intruder on the wall (but I can feel his presence) so I begin tossing stuffed animals off the bed, ever so carefully. Finally, I spy him, he is staring at me with all of his 800 microscopic eyes, he's trying to lie still and pretend he's dead, but he can't fool me. SMACK! I smash him four or five times, fling him to the floor and step on him, grab a tissue, pick him up and flush him down the toilet. I'm 99% sure he was dead.

Next, I tear my daughter's bed apart, clean out the garbage from underneath, take out dirty clothes, shoe boxes and a container of stuffed animals, all in an attempt to rid the room of any spider brothers or sisters.

Whew! At least another 30 minutes has passed and we are once again tucked into bed. -Except for me. I still need to finish this post!

I went with a wrap for dinner. Hard to believe, right?!

Here's what ya need to make this one. Ready? Okay. Away we go!

For the chicken:

• 3-4 lb chicken boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 2 cups water or chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp dried crushed rosemary
• juice from 1 lemon
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tsp dried minced onion
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• cracked pepper to taste
• 1 14.5 oz can of Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  

Place all ingredients into a crock pot and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. Add the beans and cook for another 30 minutes. Remove chicken and beans from crock with a slotted spoon and discard cooking liquid.

You will also need:

• Zippy Mayo
• wild salad green mix
• thick tomato slices
• 4-5 large flour tortillas

For the Zippy Mayo I used:

• 1/2 cup mayo
• juice from 1/2 a lemon
• 1 tsp fresh basil
• 1/2 tsp dried crushed rosemary
• 1/2 tsp dried tarragon
• 1 clove minced garlic

You can make the mayo ahead of time and place into the fridge to let the flavors do their dance.

Spread 1 (or more) tbsp of the zippy mayo on a warm tortilla, add a generous spoonful of chicken and beans, lettuce, and tomato. Wrap it up tight. Chow down.

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This wrap rocks! You should give it a try.

Thanks for stopping my way! Have a most splendid week!

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This wrap is a super star!

This wrap is so good I actually asked for it's autograph! The paparazzi have been camped outside out the house all evening! Geez, can't a wrap get any privacy! ;0)



Makes 4 wraps

You will, of course, need a bit of bacon. 4 slices of chopped turkey bacon will do just fine. Pour a bit of oil into a pan, throw in the bacon and brown it up really well. Remove from the pan and set aside.



Add a touch more oil to the pan and cook up 4 diced chicken tenders. When they are about done, toss in 4 or 5 leftover creamy baby yukons from last night's mushroom and pork chop dinner. Cook, stirring often, for 3 or 4 minutes until the taters are hot. Stir in the bacon.



Spread a tbsp of Trader Joe's Organic Ranch Dressing onto a large flour tortilla. Place a nice helping of chicken, bacon, potato mixture on top of the Ranch.



Top this off with some steamed fresh green beans, halved cherry tomatoes, and some sliced green onion.



Wrap it up snug as a bug!



Come to Mama!



Strike a pose. There's nothing to it. Vogue.

Speaking of Vogue...I received ThIs MoSt AmAzInG award from my dear and oh-so-far-away bloggy friend, Dustjacket Attic! If you haven't been over to this Feast For The Eyes Fashion Extravaganza of a Blog, you should get your buns over there pronto! I like to visit everyday!

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Lemon Basil Parmesan Chicken Wraps and Roof Tiles

Wrap wrap bo bap, banana fana fo fap, me my mo map, wrap.

If I was as talented as The Blonde Duck I believe I would have already written an ode to wraps. She recently wrote an ode to biscuits that I found to be quite lovely. I thought of writing a rap about wraps but my mind was as blank as...as...a chalkboard that your children's teacher hasn't written any assignments on yet. Do they still have chalkboards???

Anyway, I digress.

This is another humdinger!

You will need the following items for this wrap:

1 lb ground chicken
1/2 cup or so panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup sliced green onion
2 or 3 cloves minced garlic
juice from 1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients thoroughly, place into freezer for a bit to make it easier to work with. Put a little oil on your hands so the meat mixture doesn't stick. Form into patties and grill until done.

This recipe will make four wraps.

You will of course want to whip up a bit of yummy mayo to go with this wrap.

1/3 cup mayo
juice from 1/2 a lemon
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp sliced green onion

Mix well and chill until ready for use.



HoLy FiShPaStE! Look at the size of those zucchini!!



I wrapped the patties up with some of the yummy mayo, a little green leaf lettuce and some tomato slices. These were simply fabulous!



I also wanted to share the latest on the roofing project. Let's take a close look at these tiles, shall we?! Aren't they just beautiful?



Now, let's see them from another angle. Delightful!



I also would like to take a moment to thank a couple of my favorite bloggers for the following awards.

A big thanks to Juliana for this lovely blog award. Juliana's blog is called Simple Recipes and it is really wonderful. She has a cool bit at the end of each post called Curiosity Corner that I just love.



I also want to thank Rebecca of Chow and Chatter for this Tasty award. Rebecca's blog is very Tasty as well! Thanks for the recent FB help, Rebecca. It was a pleasure chatting with you! :0)



Well, that's all I've got for now. Hope you all are having a most pleasant week!


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Thai Lettuce Wraps and My New BBFF

I recently became a member of Blogger Aid...Changing the Face of Famine.

We live in a country with an abundance of fabulous food! Yet, there are so many men, women, and sweet little children going hungry. This is a world wide issue and it should not be happening! Thankfully, Blogger Aid was started as a way for bloggers to unite and to help make a change for the better.

One really terrific thing going on right now through Blogger Aid is BBFF (Blogger Aid Best Friends Forever). It is a way for fellow Blogger Aid members from different countries to get to know each other, share recipes, become friends, and band together to help reduce, even eliminate, hunger.

I am thrilled to be pairing up with Giz from Equal Opportunity Kitchen. Giz has a wonderful blog which she co-authors with her lovely daughter, Psychgrad. Psychrad was married this past June. Giz and her daughter share a close relationship. Giz also has a son who is an actor, writer, and director and is also the Artistic Producer of a theatre festival in Toronto. She and her son are planning to write a play together. Doesn't that just sound exciting!!

Giz also has the most adorable doggy named Casey. If we lived closer to each other I would love to doggysit. My black lab Sophie would love to play!

One more thing I learned about my new BBFF is that she is a talented jewelry maker!

The recipe I chose to make from Giz's blog are these wonderful Thai Lettuce Wraps! My husband and I gobbled these right up and are longing for more!

I only made a couple of changes to the original recipe. I used ground chicken instead of beef, used butter lettuce and sprinkled a little bit of toasted sesame seeds over the top.

Please click HERE for this yummy recipe!

I encourage you to take a look at Blogger Aid and consider joining us to help take a bite out of hunger.

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