Egg Rolls

If you do not get Bountiful Baskets, you need too.  It is so much fun when I pick up my order and find things that I would not normally buy.  Napa cabbage was in today's basket.  That means more egg rolls.  Yum.

Napa cabbage, shredded
carrots, grated
ground pork, cooked
salt
pepper
ground ginger
celery, chopped

Cook vegetables in small amount of oil until crisp tender.  Add meat.  Season to your liking.  Put 2 tablespoons in center of egg roll wrapper.  Roll up and seal end.  Place on cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable oil (Pam).  Spray egg rolls with vegetable oil.  Put in preheated 350 degree oven.  Bake 12-15 minutes.  Turn over half way through to brown evenly.

I admit that these are not as good as if they were fried in a bunch of fatty oil, but so much better for you.  Don't be afraid to use whatever you want in the filling.  I have used bean sprouts, Chinese 5 spice, garlic, onion and shrimp.  I have added corn starch to the filling to thicken it.  I have zucchini in the fridge and am thinking I might grate some and add.

Have a bunch of blueberries and am thinking about making some kind of dessert egg roll with them.

I make a bunch of egg rolls at once and freeze them after they are cooked.  When reheated in the microwave the texture is soft.  Toaster oven gives a crisper version.

Kale Chips

I had kale and was looking online for something to do with it.  Kale chips sounded good.  People made comments that they tasted like potato chips and were yummy.  So I made some.  Interesting texture. Tasted like broccoli.  I hadn't eaten yet and started snacking on them.  Ended up eating about half of them.  Didn't think they were too bad, but not as good as I was expecting.  I had a meal and afterwards pop a kale chip in my mouth as I was cleaning up.  YUCK!!! Do not waste your time on them, unless it is the only thing you plan on eating.