Recipe for: Fruit and Yogurt Cup Ingredients One tub of Vanilla or Strawberry Yogurt (Try organic to be free of antibiotics) A sliced Orange Four –Five Sliced Strawberries One sliced Apple Directions Mix all ingredients together and enjoy a great healthy snack full of vitamins and calcium! Makes enough for four people. If you want to make a smaller amount use just one small container of yogurt and reduce the amount of fruit. Recipe for: Easy Faquita Pita To prepare: Defrost Chicken if Frozen Ingredients 2 Whole wheat pitas (can be found in the bread or deli section at the grocery store) 2 Chicken breasts 1 Large tomato Salsa 1 cup Shredded cheese Lettuce 2 tsp of fajita seasoning (in the seasoning aisle) Directions 1. Sprinkle fajita seasoning on the chicken and slice chicken into small pieces. 2. Brown chicken in a skillet. 3. Place cooked chicken, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and salsa in the half of a pita. Enjoy! 4. Makes enough for four people Recipe for: Vietnamese Bahn Mi Sandwich To prepare: Defrost Pork if Frozen Ingredients 4 boneless pork loins 4 French bread baguettes split length wise 2 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon black pepper 3 cloves garlic ½ cup sugar 5 shallots chopped 2 tablespoons sesame oil 4 teaspoons mayo Juice of three limes 1 onion chopped into rings 1 sliced cucumber Three sliced carrots Chopped fresh cilantro Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pound pork with a meat mallet into thin strips Marinate pork in a mixture of soy sauce, fish sauce, black pepper, garlic, sugar, shallots, and sesame oil for at least two hours. Remove excess marinade and brown pork in a skillet or on the grill. In the baguettes, spread mayo and then layer with pork, cucumber slices, sliced carrots, and sliced onions. Sprinkle with cilantro and lime juice. Optional: Add sliced jalapeno as well. Optional: Substitute pickled carrots and cucumbers. Recipe for: Filipino Pork Adobo To prepare: Defrost pork if frozen Ingredients 1 pound lean pork cut into cubes ½ cup vinegar ½ cup soy sauce ½ cup ketchup ½ tablespoon minced garlic 3 bay leafs Directions 1. Stir together all ingredients in a sauce pan 2. Bring to a boil on high heat 3. Reduce heat to medium/low and simmer with a cover on for two hours or until tender. 4. Stir occasionally. Recipe for: Latin American Red (or Black) Beans and Rice Ingredients 3 Tablespoons Oil 1 chopped onion 3 cloves minced garlic 2 cups cooked red kidney beans or black beans 3 cups cooked rice Salt and Pepper to taste Directions 1. Stir together onion and garlic and oil in a sauce pan. Cook three minutes on high. 2. Stir in beans with their liquid, salt, and pepper 3. Reduce heat to medium/low and simmer until hot. 4. Stir occasionally. 5. Add rice. Cook until hot. 6. You can also add some optional cilantro and Worcestershire sauce to taste. Recipe for: Salvadorian Baked Fish To prepare: Defrost fish if frozen Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil 2 large white fish fillets 1 tablespoon garlic powder Salt and Pepper to Taste 8 cloves minced garlic ½ cup lime juice 2 lemons sliced 2 sliced tomatoes 1 onion sliced Directions 1. Preheat oven to 425. Grease baking pan with spray or olive oil 2. Place fish in pan. Rub fish with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, and lime juice. 3. Place lemon, onion, and tomato slices on top of fish. Cover. 4. Bake for about 30 minutes or until fish is cooked. Recipe for: Vietnamese Egg and Pork Meatloaf To prepare: Defrost pork if frozen Ingredients 5 eggs One pound ground pork cooked One bundle Rice noodles soaked 1/3 cupped chopped mushroom (optional) ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon fish sauce 1 carrot graded (optional) Directions 1. In a bowl mix the ground pork, 3 eggs, salt, fish sauce, noodles, and optional mushroom and carrots. 2. Beat the other 2 eggs lightly. 3. Pour pork mixture into a greased meatloaf pan. 4. Pour beaten eggs on top. 5. Fill a larger baking dish halfway with hot water. The water will help steam the loaf in the oven. 6. Gently place meatloaf pan inside the larger baking dish. 7. Cook in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through. It is done when a toothpick comes out clean when poked into the mixture. Recipe for: French Ham and Cheese crepes To prepare: Defrost pork if frozen Ingredients 1 and 1/3 cup low-fat milk 2/3 cup water 1 and ½ cup flour 4 eggs ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon oil Sliced ham Sliced swiss cheese 1 additional egg per crepe beaten lightly. Directions 1. Combine milk, water, flour, eggs, and salt in a bowl and mix well. 2. Spray pan with cooking spray and heat up pan on high 3. Add 1/3 of crepe mixture to pan and tilt pan to evenly distribute batter around entire pan. 4. Flip crepe after first side has cooked. 5. Place the additional beaten egg in center of crepe while still in the pan. 6. Allow crepe and egg to cook. Then layer with ham and cheese slices. 7. Note: crepe can be filled with other ingredients including fruits, nutella, chicken, etc. Recipe for: Chinese Fried Rice Ingredients 2 cups White or Brown Rice 3 Table Spoons Light Soy Sauce 3 Eggs ½ bag of frozen Peas and Carrots 2 chicken breasts 2 chopped up green onions Directions 1. Cook rice according to directions on the box or steam it in a rice steamer. 2. Defrost and cut up the chicken into bite size pieces. 3. Lightly coat the chicken with one table spoon of the Soy Sauce. 4. Brown chicken in a pan. When chicken if fully cooked remove from pan and set aside. 5. Sauté the peas, carrots, and onions in a pan until they are hot and soft. Remove from pan. 6. Scramble the three eggs and remove from pan. 7. Add rice to a large pan. Stir in remaining soy sauce with rice. Stir and cook for 1 minute. 8. Stir in the chicken, peas, carrots, eggs, and onions. Mix well and serve hot. 9. Makes enough for four people Recipe for: Easy Baked Salmon To prepare: Defrost Salmon if Frozen Ingredients One small salmon fillet A table spoon of mayonnaise Garlic Powder Directions 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Place the salmon fillet in a small baking dish that you have sprayed with cooking spray or greased with low fat margarine (helps the salmon not stick to the pan). 3. Rub the mayonnaise over the top of the salmon. Sprinkle lightly with the garlic powder. 4. Cook until center of salmon in flaky and light pink (cooking time will depend on size of fillet). 5. For a small salmon fillet, this recipe would feed two people. Larger fillets would feed more. For a larger fillet, you would need to add a little more mayonnaise and garlic. .