Wonton Soup

Allow me to share a recent discovery I made after reviewing my last few posts on here....I think I have a girl crush on Steamy Kitchen! :) Her recipes never fail to deliver delicious food to my table. It's a bonus that she has plenty of pictures, step-by-step instructions, and usually a video to accompany each recipe. She has a new book coming out, and I am excitedly awaiting its release, especially since it's called Healthy Asian Favorites, which is pretty much right up my alley. Soooooo if someone is looking for an early Valentine's Day/Christmas/birthday gift for me.... :)

Anyway, enough about my crush, and on to another one of her delicious recipes...wonton soup!  This tastes NOTHING like the bland broth with chewy starchy noodles filled with a blob of "mystery meat" that my brothers and I grew up eating at the local Chinese restaurant. These wontons were fresh, light, and flavorful. I had so much fun making them too! I like that I made a whole batch and froze the leftover wontons to use later. I used ground chicken instead of pork, and fresh cooked spinach instead of frozen.

I'll leave the instructions to Steamy Kitchen with a link to her recipe here, and just post some of my photos. If anyone wants to have one of those "dumpling parties" that she talks about, let me know! It would be fun to try a bunch of different fillings.

Wonton wrapping in progress...it really was easy!

 

 

All wrapped up, ready for simmering broth!

 

 

 

Into the broth they go.

 

 

 

Gently simmering until cooked through.

 

 

 

Top with cilantro and serve!

Recap!

Yes, it has been a while since my last post, but I promise I've been cooking, taking pictures, documenting, and of course, eating! I have a serious blog backup, so I decided to write a "recap" blog to cover the best recipes that I've tried so far this winter. I will provide a picture and link with each to go straight to the recipe source.

Here goes....

Quinoa Patties from Epicurious
These are a protein-packed snack that's perfect on-the-go, since I thought they tasted good hot or cold. I topped a fresh veggie salad with two of these babies and lunch was done.

Pumpkin Gnocchi from Steamy Kitchen
My first time making gnocchi. Not too hard, a good change-up when pasta gets boring. I wish it had some kind of sauce, though.

Chickpeas, Spinach, and Eggs from Bon Appetit
What a great protein-chocked vegetarian meal! The only drawback is that for a weeknight meal there were too many tedious steps.  I like to keep weeknights simple. I would make this for a Sunday post-workout brunch.

Whiskey Mushroom Steak Sauce from Steamy Kitchen
Everyone has their go-to steak preparation, and after making this sauce twice, this is now mine. So easy, so delicious, and light enough not to detract from the scrumptious juicy steak itself. I found a local store that sells grass-fed filet for $5-8 a pop -- WOW.  I went back there recently to get more and almost cried when the sign said they were closed until late May!

Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce from Steamy Kitchen
Can't get more low-carb than this and still get so much flavor. Since it was too cold to grill outside, my indoor grill worked wonderfully. The sauce is a hoisin-peanut butter-water blend that awesome cook and blogger, Cookie Loves, taught me. Basically, whisk together hoisin sauce and peanut butter until the flavor has that perfect sweet and tangy balance, then add water to thin it out to a more dip-like consistency.

 

See, I wasn't slacking after all! :)