Cabbage Shrimp Stir Fry

Stir fry sliced cabbage and celery in peanut oil for just a minute or so, add sliced scallions, drained water chestnuts, cooked shrimp, 1/2 tsp. of salt, and 1/2 tsp of sugar. Fry for another 30 seconds, then drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil. Yum!

Cabbage Salad Improvisation

A cabbage-carrot-water chestnut slaw with Asian overtones. That's the fancy description for this cabbage salad scrounged together with the scarce pickings for fresh veggies in my pantry right now. I tossed the vegetables with a dressing of brown sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic and a touch of sesame oil.

Throwing Dinner on the Table

Fried chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, and sauteed cabbage. First, the potatoes, they take the longest to prepare.

I scrubbed these Idaho spuds and cut them in big chunks. Sometimes, I put the whole potato in. No need to peel them. Boil until tender.
Drain them, and pile them on top of a big glob of cream cheese and butter and just let them sit for a while. I left them there ten minutes or so.I plugged in the deep-fryer and whisked together the cheater gravy out of a package. I used Knorr roasted chicken gravy.
I sliced some cabbage thin. The cabbage was a surprise in my organic box delivery this week.
Time to swirl the potatoes around in a stand mixer. Add a little milk if they're too thick. I don't whip them into a frosting-like frenzy, it's fine to leave a few big pieces.

These frozen chicken strips from Schwan's cook in 3 minutes.

Saute the cabbage in a little bit of butter, and salt and pepper it. This takes just a couple of minutes. And, everything is ready to serve!