Hot Lunch

I know there is no such thing as a Free Lunch. Ahh...but no one ever said anything about a Hot Lunch !! For those, there are aplenty. The ingredients can definitely be mixed or matched, depending on what's fresh and available. Here's today's version. I call it Terrific Tuesday's Hot Lunch.

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Mix the following into a medium heated, olive oil laced 8" skillet, once the veggies are washed and towel dried:

-one stalk of fresh celery, cleaned and chopped

-1/2 cup, fresh organic babby carrots

-1/4 cup, sweet Maya onions, diced finely

-2, small sweet Portuguese peppers, chopped

-2 tablespoons, chopped garlic

-1 cup, grape tomatoes, sliced in half

-1/2 cup, pine nuts

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Stir fry these until the onions are clear. Then stir in the following:

-2 cups, fresh organic baby spinach

-(optional and skipped for vegetarians) 1 cup chopped left over meat: BBQ brisket, salmon or chicken. Tofu is a good sub for this item.

-season with black pepper and your fav seasoning salt (Emeril's Essence is mine)

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Stir fry for another 2-3 minutes and then let sit for one minute, to allow seasonings to merge and the dish to cool enough to eat. My most anticipated moment !! Yummage Du Jour.

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And, of course, no meal is complete without the assistance of my astute Sous Chef, Rocket...