For those of you who know me, you know that there's something amiss after reading the "blackened tuna" blog. You may be thinking the following...First, Sonia doesn't eat fish. Second, if she doesn't eat fish, then what was she eating for dinner? Third, did Moesha Stewart (as I've been called) really make all that food for a weeknite dinner?
OK, this is how it really went down: I started off the tuna, seared it in the skillet then baked it in the oven with fresh carrots & frozen peas. In 15 minutes, I prepped, cooked and ate a hot sandwich while the tuna was cooking at 425 for 15 minutes. I had some "good" fries--the kind that are homemade-tasting, expensive wedges cooking in the oven along with the tuna & the sandwich.
So, what are my quick fixes?
Apples & cheese. Something about apples and melted cheese. I just love it. So, on blackened tuna night, I made an open-faced bacon-apple-cheese sandwich. This idea did not come from an Elvis sighting; I saw it on Everyday Food--click the Food for thought link. I used cinnamon bread once, and it was really good! So, I put 2 slices wheat bread on a broiler-proof pan (recycled store-bought pie-crust pan), piled bread high with an apple, sliced, put 2 halved slices of Applewood bacon on top of that, then put some cheddar--not much, and don't let it go over edge of bread-- on toppa dat. Oven was already going on 425 & put it in the broiler section for 4 minutes. Mmmm. Bacon. Don't eat pork? It tastes great without it, too.
PS, I use frozen bacon, so you may only need 3 minutes in broiler. Don't go watch TV or otherwise get distracted. You may have 2 square pieces of curled, black bread instead of an open-faced sandwich as your reward. This I learned while watching American Idol.
Organic beef hot dogs. Applegate Farms are my fave, & I buy them for $4.29 at Trader Joe's. I boil them in a shallow pan of water, then dump out the water & heat them (usually eat 2) on a dry nonstick pan for 1 minute, enough for them to get browned. I also eat hot dogs heated with Bush's or B&B baked beans.
Wrapped sandwich. Basically, I take huge lettuce leaves & wrap anything from turkey & cheese to falafel & hummus to curried chicken slices & mango or chicken salad (or cubed tofu with bouillon cube/mayo dressing) & avocado. A summer habit, which I can't wait to do again!
Spring rolls. I usually have rice paper for spring rolls on hand. You just wet them with warm water & voila! you have a cheap, low-cal almost instant wrapper. I fill it with: spiced ground meat, slivered almonds or chopped peanuts, shredded carrots & shredded cabbage, minced tofu, etc. Quick sauce: soy sauce, peanut butter (prefer chunky) and rice vinegar. To make it sweeter, you can add that hot, sweet red chili sauce I'm addicted to, or try honey w/ a pinch of cayenne if you don't have it. If you don't have the rice vinegar or red chili sauce, use hot sauce & honey. If you have toasted sesame oil, add a drop. Thin with water, if needed. Whisk with a fork & enjoy.
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