Sunday, February 21, 2010

Asian Sesame Pork Stir Fry

Last week had some inspired ideas for dinner, so I thought I would share by way of documenting for future cooking.
I had some country style pork ribs (they have no bones). I usually cook them with a little BBQ sauce for a tasty (and a bit heavy) dinner. Alas No BBQ sauce in the fridge.... so I sliced it thin on the bias and removed as much of the fat and connective tissue as possible. The trick is to under cook the pork so that it is barely finished when served.

Asian Sesame Pork Stir Fry
2 tbs sesame seed oil
1 tbs soy sauce
1 lb thinly sliced pork
1/2 cup Feast From the East Sesame Dressing (or other kind of Sesame dressing)
2 cups frozen mixed peppers
1 cup sliced onions
Saute pork in oil and soy sauce until barely a little pink. Remove, pour on dressing and set aside.
Saute peppers and onions in the pan adding more oil if needed. Return meat to pan with peppers and onions. Serve over rice. Could be really nice with crunchy chow mien noodles or add pineapple for a sweet flavor.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Things to do

So I want to put together a list of things to do around Anchorage. I decided that this blog would be a good place to put it so that other moms can use it to! If you have something else to add just send me a comment with a link of the info on the new event. I'll keep updating it.
Some of these ideas will come from the Muni's Parks and Rec. Winter 2010 Activity Guide

ZOO
Sing-a-long
M 10:30 am Guitar Musician Annie Reeves brings a variety of musical instruments to share with our budding musician. Children are encouraged to sing and play along. (regular admission/passes apply) http://www.alaskazoo.org/singalongs.htm
Story Time W 10:30 Storytime lasts approximately 30 - 45 minutes, including the animal encounter. Children must be accompanied by adults during the program.(regular admission/passes apply) http://www.alaskazoo.org/storytime.htm

H2Oasis
  • Parent Child time M-F 11-2pm (P+1 child $6, P+2 children $9)
    http://www.h2oasiswaterpark.com/winteractivityschedule.asp
  • Riverwalk time Morning: M W F 7-10 am Evening: T TH 5-8 pm http://www.h2oasiswaterpark.com/riverwalk.asp
*********Punch cards are available for both Parent/Child time and for the Riverwalk. If you buy the discounted gift cards at Costco you can use them to buy a punch card and get it for even cheaper!!!!**********

Library Storytimes

current schedule

http://lexicon.ci.anchorage.ak.us/guides/kids/spspring2008.html

High School pools
Links to the schedules for each of the high school pools are available at the following link:
http://www.muni.org/departments/parks/pages/pools.aspx
Price: Adult $5 Youth (4-18 year) $3 10 punch card: Adult $45 Youth $27