Veggie stir fry with epicurized DIY shake'n'bake

Veggie stir fry with epicurized DIY shake'n'bake

I used 3 tbsp of oyster sauce

2 tbsp of Epicures Asian Stir-fry seasoning 

3/4 - 1 cup of water

5 cups of fresh veggies

Mix the oyster sauce, Asian seasoning and water together and place into a wok or large wok type pot, add veggies and cook on med for about 10 - 15 (depending how you like your veggies) minutes stirring often.

DIY shake'n'bake (which is on the chicken strips)

1 cup of bread crumbs

2 - 3 tbsp of your favourite epicure spice (I used chipotle cheese and bacon)

Just cut up your chicken 

then coat with seasoning. 

Someone people like to place the chicken into egg before frying - if your one of those people then by all means go ahead and do it :)

I didn't use the egg, but placed the cut up pieces in a pan with some hot oil (about 2 tbsp) and browned the outside, then transferred them to the oven to finish cooking (20 minutes at 350) This left them with a crunchy outside and they were juicy inside without having the added greasy taste from being fried for 8 minutes in a deep fryer

Eggplant bake served over pasta and homemade pasta sauce

Eggplant bake served over pasta and homemade pasta sauce



You need - 
1 eggplant
1 zucchini
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1 can of diced tomatoes
Pasta of your choice - if you want to keep it light try some angel hair pasta
1/2 - 1 cup of bread crumbs
1/2 - 1 cup of graded Parmesan cheese
2 tsp of Epicure Little Italy Secret Sauce
2 tsp Epicure's Monto Bene Secret Sauce
2-3 tbsp Epicure's marinara sauce
1-2 eggs
1-2 tbsp water
Mozzarella cheese
Tomato slices
Oil to fry the eggplant
Salt
And any other veggies you like in your pasta sauce like peppers, mushrooms, onions ect

So.. First off
Peels and slice your eggplants into rounds. Salt both sides an place into a colander for 40 - 60 minutes. This helps get rid of the bitterness of the eggplant. Rinse with cold water and pat dry.

Mix bread crumbs, parm cheese, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl and place to the side.

Beat egg(s) and water in a bowl

Place eggplant into egg and then into dry ingredients, place into a hot pan with a small amount of oil. Only use a small amount as the eggplant tends to soak it up.

Fry the eggplant until golden brown on both sides, then place into a cookie sheet

Top with tomato slice and some mozzarella cheese

Bake at 350 until cheese is melted

Pasta sauce
If you saved some eggplant for your pasta add it to a heavy bottom pot with 1 tbsp of butter
Add in your other veggies like zucchini, mushrooms ect.
Cook at medium heat for about 5 minutes
Add your cans of tomatoes, Monto Bene sauce, and marinara sauce and let your pasta sauce simmer until everything is soft.

Serve pasta sauce over your pasta and top with an eggplant bake

Whats for dinner - turkey taco bowls

Whats for dinner? - Turkey taco bowls

Ground turkey, 

3 tbsp of Epicure taco seasoning or a WFD taco pack

a few shakes of Epicure seasoning salt,

lettuce, tomatoes and cheese, sour cream (whatever your favorite taco toppings are... all on top homemade tortilla bowls.

Atfer making the tortillas, I placed them into a bowl so they could cool and take the bowl shape

This is one of my kids favourite meals!

Epicures pulled pork - kind of

What's for dinner?? 

I made us some homemade tortillas and filled it with pork that I cooked in the slow cooker. I added the Epicures what's for dinner Stampede ribs pack. - this was an awesome choice it's similar to the pulled pork WFD packs, but different enough that it was a nice change. 
I also steamed some broccoli in the rectangle steamer as our side dish.

Pasta sauce featuring Little Italy Secret Sauce

Supper!  Featuring Epicure's Little Italy Secret Sauce

 

I bought the wrong tomatoes (diced not crushed) but I didn't let that stop me! A sautéed some mushrooms, added them to some hamburger and tomatoes, and topped it off with 2 tbsp of Little Italy secret sauce.. I think I'm going to use this seasoning rather than the Epicure marinara seasoning from now on. But Don't get me wrong, The Epicure Marinara seasoning sauce is really good too, but my new favorite seasoning for pasta sauce is the Little Italy 

Delicious Fruit Muffins

 

Fruit muffins

you will need: - 

2 cups of flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp of salt

1/2 cup of butter or margarine (we used margarine and they tasted great)

1 cup of sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup of milk (we used 2%) but I'm sure it would work well with others

1 - 1.5 cups of fruit (we chose blueberries this time but it also works great with apples, strawberries, blackberries)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit

Make it: -

Mix all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and set aside

In another mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together, beat in eggs, then milk

add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well

Fold in your choice of fruit

I used Medium sized liners and filled them 3/4 full

Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.

Depending on your fruit and liner size you can make 12 - 24 muffins.

Easy, frugal and delicious 

Epicure Flavoured Cream Cheese - yes please!

Epicure Flavoured Cream Cheese - yes please!

This is the easiest thing you can make with your Epicure dip mixes, seasonings, and spices.. seriously!

All you need is some plain cream cheese, and your favorite seasoning! The possibilities are endless!!

I love doing it this way as I get tired of the same tastes fairly quickly. 

I use 3 tbsp of Cream Cheese, and 1 tsp of seasoning. Mix it together, and use it up!

There is enough for 2  bagel toppings this way, and I wont have any going to waste.

I used the Summerberry dip mix with a plain bagel in the photo below.

Other ones I have tried that are amazing:

3 Onion

Herb and garlic

Cheese Chives and Bacon