Spindles Designs by Mary and Mags
Mom taught us how ... now we create together
Last week I came home from work to find that my husband had been cooking up a storm. The house smelled divine. I looked and found he had made rolls and bread. I said “You never make bread”. His reply was ” I know.” He wanted to try a new kind of bread. What he came up with was his own version of oatmeal bread we call “Oatmeal Molasses Bread”.
My husband and I have decided it’s time to change our eating habits to be a bit healthier. This includes watching our portion sizes and making sure we eat enough fruit and vegetables. To help us with this we started a running program that included an eating plan. The meal plan is helpful, but does not include recipes for the menu items. One of the meals included steak, onion, and pepper kabobs. That was all I had to go on, I had never made kabobs before. I like a good steak, but it is not a food we eat very often. I am also not one for just cooking meat without seasoning. I feel that marinated steak is sometimes better than non-marinated steak. I set off reading about marinades and looking at marinades I already like.
We have not been the greatest on keeping up with our running plan, but we have been keeping to the meal plan. It is so nice to see us adding in more fruits and vegetables to our meals on a regular basis. Sometimes I just cannot face a vegetable, but including them in the main dish is so helpful, not only for me, but for the kids too. Then sometimes just putting it on a stick makes it better, kabobs are good for that. I have loved mixing things together and eating better on a regular basis. This meal I was worried about at first, peppers and onions are not my favorite, but this meal will be coming back in the future whether its on the meal plan or not. I may just substitute it in every now and then.
Mary Catherine
I found this recipe on my search for camping recipes. We tossed it as a camping recipe – too many ingredients to take camping. But it’s a keeper at home. My kids seriously polished their plates and asked for more.
I love to see them eat good food even if it’s not the healthiest.
I’m still on the look out for a Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe for camping, but if I never find one I’m good with just eating this at home. So if any of our readers has a great Sweet and Sour Chicken dutch oven recipe please share.
Now back to our new recipe. I cheated a little on this recipe – it’s not all from scratch. I know… shocker. I’m also busy mom and dinner sneaks up on me all the time so I used bottled Sweet and Sour Sauce. Forgive me – someday I’ll try making my own – but until then this works great for busy days.
You will need (measurements on printable recipe):
It’s so easy you toss everything in a bag, shake, fry and bake.
I hope you enjoy!
Margaret
Update: We cook with our Dutch oven on a camping stove. Please keep that in mind when you use this recipe.
I really look forward to camping food… because as you know this family loves food. Dutch Oven cooking is still new to me but I’ve already found a favorite recipe – Dutch Oven Cheese Potatoes. These potatoes always seen to taste even better when camping. [Read more…]
On the first Sunday of each month we have all of our children to dinner. Each one of them definitely has their favorite that are certain repeats throughout the year, but we try to have a variety as well. Sometimes it’s just a variation on a theme. Like “Teriyaki Meatballs”.
