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-FAMILY FUN: Asian Night |
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You can stir up an interest in ethnic foods by making family meals a fun and exciting experience. Visit an Asian market together to look for new ingredients. Why not purchase a fresh or canned fruit that's new to your family, such as litchis or Asian pears, for dessert? Egg Rolls 1 package frozen egg rolls Sweet-and-sour sauce and hot mustard Cantonese Chicken Chop Suey Sesame Pea Pods 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1/2 pound snow (Chinese) pea pods (2 cups) 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 medium red or yellow bell pepper Kiwifruit with Orange and Chocolate 1 cup orange or plain yogurt 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate 4 large kiwifruit, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2 teaspoons shortening Organize your recipes and simplify meal planning...Download the Cook'n Recipe Organizer for FREE!
For Egg Rolls Heat purchased frozen egg rolls as directed on package. Serve with sweet-and-sour sauce and hot mustard. For Cantonese Chicken Chop Suey Click the Edit tab and select the Cantonese Chicken Chop Suey ingredient to open the recipe. For Sesame Pea Pods Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 pound snow (Chinese) pea pods (2 cups) and 1 tablespoon sesame seed. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until pea pods are crisp-tender. Stir in 1 medium red or yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until bell pepper is crisp-tender. For Kiwifruit with Orange and Chocolate Mix 1 cup orange or plain yogurt with 2 tablespoons frozen (partially thawed) orange juice concentrate. Spoon 1/4 cup yogurt mixture onto each of 4 dessert plates. Peel 4 large kiwifruit; cut into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange kiwifruit on yogurt mixture. Melt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 2 teaspoons shortening over low heat, stirring constantly. Carefully drizzle chocolate in thin lines over kiwifruit. MORE ASIAN IDEAS Want to check out something different than chop suey? Try these other Asian dishes instead. Orange Teriyaki Beef with Noodles - Schoolnight Meals in 30 Minutes Asian Chicken Roll-Ups - Grab 'n Go Dinners Honey Barbecue Pork Roast with Carrots and Corn - Steady Cooking with the Slow Cooker Crab and Spinach Casserole - Sunday Night Dinners HELPING IS FUN Mom or Dad * Makes chop suey * Stir-fries sesame pea pods * Peels and slices kiwifruit The Kids: * Set out sauces for egg rolls * Measure cashews for chop suey * Mix yogurt and o.j. concentrate for dessert Together Time FINISH WITH A FRUIT FONDUE. Make or buy sweet drizzling or dipping sauces and let everyone decorate their own fresh or canned fruits, like kiwis, tangerines or mandarin slices, mangos, pineapple, Asian pears and litchis. HAVE FUN READING YOUR FORTUNES. You can buy fortune cookies in an Asian market and some supermarkets. Or buy thin, rolled cookies, write fortunes on small slips of paper and insert them inside. TURN THE KIDS INTO CHOPSTICK PROS with this easy invention! Wrap a rubber band around two chopsticks, near the tops. Fold a business card into a small square, and place it between the chopsticks with the fold just below the rubber band. The rubber band and card work like a spring to make using the chopsticks easy! From "Betty Crocker easy family dinners: Simple Recipes and Fun Ideas to Turn Mealtime into Quality Time.-1st Edition" Text Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter, with recipes, cooking tips and more! |
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