Book: I finished “Where’d You Go Bernadette?” by Maria Semple! It is quite funny. I give it 4 out of 5 stars because the writing is funny, the plot moves just enough to keep you interested, but the ending was kind of a let down.
Some of my favorite quotes:
-“That’s right,’ she told the girls. ‘You are bored. And I’m going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it’s boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it’s on you to make life interesting, the better off you’ll be.”
-“You know what it’s like when you go to IKEA and you can’t believe how cheap everything is, and even though you may not need a hundred tea lights, my God, they’re only ninety-nine cents for the whole bag? Or: Sure the throw are filled with a squishy ball of no-doubt toxic whatnot, but they’re so bright and three-for-five-dollars that before you know it you’ve dropped five hundred bucks, not because you needed any of this crap, but because it was so damn cheap?”
Recipe: Ooh, I haven’t made some yummy stir fry in YEARS. I guess I never think to make it with the kids. The kids love steak, so they ate this right up. My husband and I drooling over finally getting some yummy stir fry chock full of bell peppers, onions and soy sauce.
If you like take out food and steak, make this recipe!! We usually play around and increase the recipe with more steak and veggies so that we have leftovers.
Ingredients
- Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry
- serves 4
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tb. cornstarch
- 1 Tb. olive oil or coconut oil, divided
- 1 large steak (16 oz)- sirloin or flank steak would be good here, cut into 1/2" strips
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1 onion, large chunks
- 1 red bell pepper, strips (feel free to add more peppers as we did)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (we love garlic and used 4)
- 1 tsp. ginger root, grated (or ground ginger if you don't have any fresh)
- 1/2 cup beef broth or water
Instructions
- To marinade the steak: mix soy sauce, cornstarch and 1 tsp. olive oil. Add steak. Marinade a few hours in the fridge. Or ...
- Simply add the soy sauce, corn starch and 1 tsp. oil into a large skillet or wok. Heat over medium high and add steak. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Take out of the skillet and set aside.
- Add the rest of the olive oil to the skillet, turn down to medium heat and add the vegetables. Cook about 10 minutes and stir often to avoid sticking. If needed add water if sticking continues. Once cooked, add the steak and broth. Simmer over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Serve with extra soy sauce or Trader Joe's Island Soyaki.
- Recipe from Pampered Chef
Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry
serves 4
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tb. cornstarch
1 Tb. olive oil or coconut oil, divided
1 large steak (16 oz)- sirloin or flank steak would be good here, cut into 1/2″ strips
3 cups broccoli florets
1 onion, large chunks
1 red bell pepper, strips (feel free to add more peppers as we did)
2 garlic cloves, minced (we love garlic and used 4)
1 tsp. ginger root, grated (or ground ginger if you don’t have any fresh)
1/2 cup beef broth or water
To marinade the steak: mix soy sauce, cornstarch and 1 tsp. olive oil. Add steak. Marinade a few hours in the fridge. Or …
Simply add the soy sauce, corn starch and 1 tsp. oil into a large skillet or wok. Heat over medium high and add steak. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Take out of the skillet and set aside.
Add the rest of the olive oil to the skillet, turn down to medium heat and add the vegetables. Cook about 10 minutes and stir often to avoid sticking. If needed add water if sticking continues. Once cooked, add the steak and broth. Simmer over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Serve with extra soy sauce or Trader Joe’s Island Soyaki.
Recipe from Pampered Chef
