Chipotle Lime Corn

Looking for a quick fast dish? Do you love corn? Did you answer yes to both of those questions? THIS IS IT. Make this fast, simple side dish to vamp up any meal!

Ingredients:
2 tsp of olive oil
3 scallions
1 small can of chipotles in adobo sauce
2 corn on the cobs
1 lime
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Take the husks off and clean the corn on the cob. 

Shave the corn of the cob.

Wash off the scallions because more than likely, they have dirt on them...ew. And then, slice them thinly.

Take one of the chilies out of the adobo sauce and chop it up coarsely. These smell smoky and spicy..it is awesome flavor and color!

After you've prepped and chopped everything, heat the olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Throw in the scallions and cook until softened.

After these have softened a bit and become fragrant, drop in the chilies and the corn. Add in salt and pepper to taste. Saute until you heat everything through and that's it!

VOILA! Tasty & flavorful dish in about 10 minutes! 

Note: This is relatively simple to scale. Depending on how many people there are, add that many cobs and you should be set! 

Lettuce Wraps

Want a simple meal that's ready in 30 minutes? This is definitely it by all means - lettuce wraps. It's healthy. It's light. It's down right delectable! Super simple and on the table in about a half hour.

Ingredients:
Olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of red onion
Butter lettuce leaves, separated
3/4 lb of ground turkey
1 cup of cilantro
1 cup of shredded carrots
1/2 tsp of cumin powder
1/2 tsp of oriental curry powder
2 tbsp of hoisin sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes
Peanut sauce (optional)

Directions:

Start with mincing the 2 cloves of garlic. If you've only got runts, use 3-4. 

Dice up the red onion.

Get some olive oil into a skillet, and throw in the crushed red pepper flakes.

Saute the onions and garlic until fragrant.

Once you smell the goodness of the garlic/onion mixture, add in the ground turkey and start to brown the meat.

Now, add salt, ground black pepper, cumin powder, & oriental curry spice. You can normally find this at Indian or Asian grocery stores. I always keep it on hand as it is extremely flavorful and adds awesomeness to any dish you're making!

Once the spices are added, add about 2 tbsp. of  hoisin sauce to the turkey mixture. Make sure it's mixed well. as it will add a ton of flavor. 

Bring the mixture down to a simmer. While this hangs out on the stove, get all your other ingredients ready. Separate the lettuce leaves carefully from the lettuce head.

Gather the shredded carrots...yes, I cheated. I bought them instead of shredding it myself. You can call me out on it, but hey sometimes I need shortcuts too!

Chop up the cilantro.

The meat is probably done cooking, so go ahead and transfer it to a bowl. 

Time to eat and build those lettuce wraps!

You can choose to drizzle this with peanut sauce. I keep it at the table cuz I know the hubs is going to want it for sure!

YUM!

Lamb Kebabs with Mint Yogurt Dip

MMMMMMMMMMMMM lamb! One of my absolute favorite red meats that is always entirely too expensive at restaurants to eat..so I decided to recreate some lamb kebabs at home! Delish and super easy!

Ingredients:
3/4 - 1lb of lamb (you can buy whatever the grocery store has to chop up into cubes)
1 1/2 cups of fat free plain yogurt 

Mint, divided
Olive Oil
Salt to taste, divided
2 tsp Pepper, divided
2 tsp Cumin, divided
2 tsp Red Chili pepper, divided (to make it more spicy, feel free to add more)
Cucumber (optional)
Red Onion (optional)

Directions:

Take your lamb and dice it into cubes so that it can be put on skewers 

After you've got them in a bowl, drizzle them with oil. Season them with salt and pepper to taste. Add in the cumin & chili pepper. Next, you want to chop up the mint. 

Add half of the mint to the seasoned lamb. 

Cover that with saran wrap and stick it in the refrigerator. Obviously the longer you marinate, the better it will turn out. I marinated the lamb mixture for about 4 hours and it was delicious...however, I do wish I would've done it overnight! I can only imagine the flavors! Anyhow, while that is marinating, you can get started on your yogurt mixture. 

Add the rest of the mint, cumin, red chili pepper, salt, and pepper to the bowl.

Stir all the ingredients together to create a smooth consistency. 

You can let this hang out in the fridge until eating time. Once the lamb is done marinating, bring it out of the fridge to get the chill off & get it threaded on the skewers. While you're doing this, make sure the outside grill is getting pre-heated. 

Head outside to the grill!

Get those bad boys on the hot grill, and let them cook through.

While these cook through, you can slice a cucumber and a red onion as these go great with each and every bite of lamb! Again, this is optional but I highly recommend it!

TIP: I had some left-over cucumber after dinner which I ate only with the yogurt dip! So delicious!

Anyhow, once the lamb is cooked through, get them on the table with the onions, cucumber, and the yogurt dip that's chillin' in your fridge!

You can serve these with pita bread as well but they were so good with just the dip and veggies!

NOM NOM NOM....