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Food For Thought - FLYing through PekingDear Friends,Peking is one the biggest cities in China. And if you're a foodie, it's the place to go for fabulous food! There are three aspects of Peking-style food that distinguishes it from other regional Chinese food. The first is less oil, secondly, it's a little saltier, and third, it's not spicy like say, Szechwan-style food. Using these three elements, what do you say we make something fabulous and healthy? That is, after we've logged in a little time and reported in for Moving in May duty on the website! Here's a great recipe to feed you and your family well. This recipe comes from our Ten for the Freezer Menu which has you making two dinners at one timeÑmaking one to eat now, and one to freeze for later (just double the ingredients). So you have a work week's worth of dinner in your tummies for the week, and another week's worth of the same great meals in the freezer for laterÑit's a great way to get double the results for very little extra effort. And like the recipe says, you'll be a Happy Family when you've had this for dinner! Happy Family Sesame Chicken Serves 4 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 1 clove garlic, pressed 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 egg whites 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 2 inch pieces In a small bowl, combine honey, sesame seeds, soy sauce and garlic; set aside. In a larger bowl, mix together the egg whites and cornstarch. Add the chicken and season with a little salt and pepper, coating thoroughly. TO ASSEMBLE: In a quart-sized, freezer quality plastic bag, place the honey mixture, scraping it all out of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Now squeeze out as much air as possible and seal the bag. In a gallon-sized, freezer quality plastic bag, place the chicken. Squeeze out as much as air as possible and seal the bag. On yet another gallon-sized, freezer quality plastic bag ,mark with your Sharpie HAPPY FAMILY SESAME CHICKEN and the date you assembled your meal. Place the chicken bag in first, followed by the honey mixture bag; burp the bag well, seal it up and freeze. BEFORE YOU COOK: Defrost your freezer meal the night before in your fridge. If you don't have a full thaw at cooking time, place the bag in a sink of cold water (do not use hot water!) to speed-thaw your food safely. COOKING DAY INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 green onions, sliced (use some of the green) 1 tablespoon sesame seeds In a skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat and cook half of the chicken, turning as it browns. Keep turning till cooked thoroughly. Remove that batch of chicken and start the second batchÑadd the oil first, let it heat a bit, then add the remaining chicken, cooking it the same way you did the first batch. Now put all of the chicken together in the skillet and squeeze all the honey mixture over the cooked chicken, carefully coating all pieces. Add the chopped green onions, give it another toss and sprinkle sesame seeds on top; serveÑmuch better than take-out! SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with brown rice (use the quick-cooking variety to get dinner quickly; add some steamed snow peas and julienne carrots. Enjoy! Love, Leanne **************** To get more recipes like this one go and check out the freezer menus offered on the Saving Dinner website: http://www.savingdinner.com/products/10_chicken_beef_1.html [Home] [Join FlyLady] [Contact Us] [About FlyLady] [Privacy Statement] [Terms & Conditions] FlyLady.net "This is FlyLady's List that has grown by leaps and bounds..." Copyright 2001 - 2008 FlyLady and Company, Inc. 
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