Egg Rolls with Plum Sauce

Hi WEEC listeners,

Please forgive me!!  I totally forgot to post last week's egg roll recipe.  Since today's segment was a repeat & you can find the recipe if you just scroll down, I will post the Egg Roll with Plum Sauce...a little late. (smiling sheepishly)



Red Plum Sauce
1 (20-oz.) can crushed pineapple in its own juice 
1 c. white vinegar
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
1 tsp. soy sauce
2 T. cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp. water 

1 c. red plum jam

Mix sugar, water, vinegar, soy sauce, and pineapple in saucepan until boiling. Mix 

cornstarch and 2 tsp water until smooth and add to heated ingredients. Stir until thick.  

Add plum jam and stir to incorporate. Serve warm with egg rolls.

Egg Rolls
1 lb. lean ground pork 
2 carrots, grated
1-2 c. cabbage finely shredded
2-3 T. oyster sauce (in oriental food section)
1 pkg. egg roll wrappers  (about 15

 wrappers)

vegetable oil, for frying


Brown ground pork, breaking meat up into very small pieces as it cooks. Drain well.
Add cabbage and carrots to warmed meat. The cabbage will wilt a bit. Add enough 

oyster sauce to coat, but not saturate meat mixture.

Lay egg roll wrapper on counter 

with point of square toward you. Place a heaping tbs of meat mixture on middle of

wrapper. Carefully fold the point toward you over the meat, pulling it slightly toward 

you to tighten the wrapper around the meat. Fold in the sides to the middle and roll 

the wrapper toward the last point.

Dip your finger in water and dab it onto the last

point and press it onto the wrapper. It will stick to itself. Continue until all meat is 

used. 

Heat 2 inches of oil in skillet. Test oil for frying by dropping a little piece of 

wrapper into it. 

When it has turned golden brown, start adding egg rolls into the hot 

oil. Do not crowd the pan or leave it unattended. They brown very quickly. Turn over 

when browned on one side. 

Drain browned egg rolls on paper towels and keep warm

in oven until all fried. Serve hot with plum sauce.

Note: This is the first recipe I asked for as a new bride after sharing a meal with a new 

friend from Hawaii. I've made them for 30+ years. Please make the sauce when you 

make these. They really make this dish special. The egg rolls and sauce may be 

frozen.

 Heat in a 350° oven until hot and the wrapper is crisp.

Confectionately  Yours,

Sue

Chicken Packets

Hi WEEC listeners,

Here is today's recipe.  Hope you enjoy it.  :-)

CHICKEN PACKETS

4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
4 tsp. butter(or more to taste)
2 (16-oz.) cans green beans, drained 
4 pcs. heavy duty foil
4 sm. potatoes, peeled and cut into slices 
dash of onion powder
2-3 large carrots, peeled and julienned 
dash of garlic powder, if desired
salt and pepper, to taste
4 pieces heavy duty foil

Lay out piece of foil and place chicken in the center. Place 1/4 of the green beans next to the chicken, then the potatoes next to that, ending with the julienned carrots on the opposite side of the chicken. Season with salt and pepper and top with the butter.

Sprinkle on the onion and garlic powders, to taste. Bring all the corners of the foil together and crimp the edges sealing them so that the juices and steam do not escape during cooking.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Carefully unwrap the foil using 2 forks so as not to burn yourself. The chicken will be moist and the vegetables steamed tender.

Transfer to a plate and enjoy.
Note: These remind me of the "Hobo dinners" we made at Girl Scout camp cooking over a fire. I find this meal especially easy when everyone in the family eats according to their own schedule. I vary the seasonings and vegetables according to
what I have on hand and sometimes sprinkle a crushed bouillon cube on top of the chicken for extra flavor.  Dry Ranch dressing mix would be good, too.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

Hi WEEC listeners,

Here is a link for several recipes of the homemade liquid laundry detergent.  I have had good results with this.  Hope you do, too.

Cut & paste the address....

http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/

Snickerdoodles

Hi WEEC listeners,

Here is the recipe featured on Wednesday's segment.  I love that it can be made in advance & frozen.  I roll in the cinnamon sugar just before baking the frozen dough.

SNICKERDOODLES

1 c. Crisco shortening 
1-1/2 c. sugar 
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2 tsp cream of tartar
2-3/4 c. sifted all purpose flour

2 t. cinnamon mixed with 2 T. sugar-set aside

Cream sugar and Crisco. Add eggs and beat well. Sift all dry ingredients, except cinnamon and sugar. Add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Refrigerate until firm.
Roll into balls about the size of a walnut.  Roll into the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Bake for 8-10 minutes in a preheated 375° oven. Let stand a minute before removing from cookie sheet. Makes 5-6 dozen.

Note: Sift ingredients onto sheet of wax paper or parchment. Gather the sides together forming a modified scoop shape. This will allow you to gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture with a minimum of mess.

Serenity Prayer

Dear WEEC Listeners,

Monday's Segment was a repeat.  Please go to Nov 7, 2011 for the initial post of the Serenity Prayer.

Today we truly must "try to live one day at a time & enjoy one moment at a time."

                                                             The Serenity Prayer

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God grant me the serenity                              to accept the things I cannot change;                              courage to change the things I can;                              and wisdom to know the difference.                               Living one day at a time;                              Enjoying one moment at a time;                              Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;                              Taking, as He did, this sinful world                              as it is, not as I would have it;                             Trusting that He will make all things right                             if I surrender to His Will;                             That I may be reasonably happy in this life                             and supremely happy with Him                             Forever in the next.                             Amen.                             --Reinhold Niebuhr Confectionately  Yours, Sue In loving memory of