So.....I've been quiet for quite awhile it seems - quiet but not idle! I have been exploring and discovering my culinary skills - thanks to a couple of ladies from "Our Best Bites" - THE most wonderful cooking blog on the internet in my opinion :) You can visit them as well....see link below... Anyhoo....I have have been looking for new ideas to liven up my repertoire in the kitchen. I have made the Flat Bread (which I recently posted about) and this week I'm working on the Natchitoches (NACK-it-esh) Meat Pies. I love the idea of a portable lunch that can be nibbled on while leisurely window shopping - or taking a walk through the park - portable and delectable!!!! I made the meat filling a couple days ago - and just like they said, the filling gets better as it sits in the fridge :) Definitely a do ahead part of the recipe - I doubled my recipe thinking I just wouldn't have enough.....oops!!! Was I so very wrong!! I made eight medium size meat pies and a bevy of little ones and I barely used any of the meat.....I will be making these all week long - good thing they freeze well. I was thinking that this would make a very good gift for a friend who is immobile right now - popping a couple in the oven for dinner would be quite simple for her husband to manage - a little green salad and voile'- instant meal. I was also thinking that this meat mixture would make a good salad wrap or "Louisiana burrito" :) Or even scrambled up into some eggs would be nice - I may be getting rather creative as the week goes on......
Next on my list is the Thai Noodle Salad - with a very yummy sounding Thai Peanut Dressing - This I will be making for a friend who has requested healthy foods as she recovers - and she LOVES Thai food. I think this qualifies as healthy....it will be up to her how much of the yummy dressing she uses :)
So keep on smiling - enjoy the life you are given and always remember to explore all the possibilities - nothing worse than a mundane life :)
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