Crazy Cucumbers

This is currently my daughter's favorite snack. She could eat these everyday if she could. She is actually who came up with the name "Crazy Cucumbers". It has gotten to the point where we all fight over the bowl and if she notices that it is not evenly distributed, everybody watch out!! 

Ingredients:

• Mini Snacking Cucumbers (or baby cucumbers), sliced
• Tajín seasoning (usually found in the produce aisle at the grocery store)
• Red wine vinegar
• *Goya Salad and Vegetable Seasoning

I literally do this by eye-balling it. Dice the cucumbers. Add a few splashes of red wine vinegar and the Tajín, based on your taste-buds. In our house, we like ours tart so we add quite a bit of the Tajín.

*This product contains MSG and is totally optional. These cucumbers are still delicious without it. I love it occasionally on these cucumbers because it adds an entirely different dimension of flavor. Everything in moderation I say.

Ginger Onion Beef

This is one of my favorite dishes to make. Not only is it fast and easy but it is also super delicious!

Ingredients:

1 beef Rib-eye, thinly sliced ( this is my go to because it doesn't get hard when it cooks)
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
4 scallions cut into 1-2 inch strips
1/2 sweet maui onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced 

Beef Marinade:

2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon white wine
1 teaspoon red wine
1 teaspoon FlavorGod Lemon and Garlic Seasoning (or lemon pepper)

Sauce:

2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon toyomansi (or dark soy sauce)
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
1 dash of ground white pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
salt to taste

Instructions:

Marinate the beef using the marinade for 10-20 minutes. While that hangs out, you can start cutting up your onions, garlic and ginger. Set aside. In a separate bowl, set aside the sliced scallions. For the sauce, mix all of the ingredients together and set it aside as well.

Now that everything is prepped and ready to go, we can start cooking. Heat up a pan with olive oil and add the marinated beef until they are about halfway done, about 2 minutes, and remove from the pan.

Add remaining olive oil to the pan and toss in the garlic, onion and ginger. Cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the beef back to the pan. Once the beef has been added, pour in the sauce and simmer until the beef has completely cooked through. Add the scallions, give everything a few quick stirs and you're done. Serve with brown or white rice.