Going Lo-Co

Stir-Fry – Why Try?

Posted on January 21, 2014

If ever there was a compelling reason to try the Quick and Healthy Stir-Fry recipe I posted last week, an email I just received is it! Not only did this email make me literally laugh out loud, it warmed my soul to know that some out there are actually reading and enjoying my blog – and even trying different things.  Hope this makes you laugh too (and inspires you to try the stir-fry either as-is or with vegetarian version I modified, below):

“Hi Karen –

It’s been a Lo-Co recipe weekend in our house and I had to tell you that my entire family LOVED the Stir-Fry.  

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Quick and Healthy Stir-Fry

Posted on January 11, 2014

My college freshman son was just home for the holidays, and I wanted to make a few of his favorite home-cooked meals. Trouble was, I needed a recipe that I could make (or not) with little-to-no notice, since college kids and planning are not copacetic.

That recipe search led me to an old favorite: beef stir-fry. When my son’s not home, I make this with chicken, but last week I made it with his far-preferred protein, beef.  And as a bow to lo-co, I made one healthy modification by cutting down on the beef and upping the vegetables.  

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