Comments on: Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

By: Sydney

Sydney — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:49:57 +0000

Rebecca: I’m glad to hear that they worked well as leftovers!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:46:24 +0000

Another winner in our family! The leftovers were great for my husband’s lunch, too!

By: stace

stace — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:21:41 +0000

Easy and delicious! I added Cilantro and minced carrots and it is as good as Hon’s Kitchen back home.

By: thecrepesofwrath

thecrepesofwrath — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:42:17 +0000

Tara – I will definitely try to think of something for ya! I hope you’re okay!
Amie – Great question! What I do is buy one or two new spices/ingredients each time I go to the store. It took me a while (about 6 months) to have the spice cupboard that I have now, but it’s definitely worth it because I can make almost anything now. I plan all of my meals in advance and buy enough food for about a week/week and a half, and between my brother, boyfriend, and I, we spend, on average, $150-$180 per grocery trip (this also includes things like paper towels, toilet paper, etc. that I buy when we run out). So for $50-$60 a person, we can each eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 7-10 days. I think that’s pretty good! I spend about two hours on each grocery trip (thankfully I have a Target, Fresh and Easy – which is like Trader Joe’s but cheaper – and a regular grocery store – Safeway – all within 5 minutes of each other) and really scrutinize the prices of each item I’m buying. If something I planned to buy is too expensive, I try to find something that I can replace it with. It just takes some practice! If meat is cheap, I buy more than I normally would and freeze it. You just have to figure out what goes bad, what you have to freeze, refrigerate, etc.

By: Amie

Amie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:08:24 +0000

hey bb! i was at the grocery store and they had butter lettuce (never noticed it before) so i grab it and whipped up these little babies tonight. i had to make a few changes because i didn’t have all the stuff (like ginger) so they turned out more greekish than asian, and i topped them with a yummy tzeiki sauce (ugh, i don’t know how you spell that, you know, the sour cream and dill stuff) that i made. my husband looooooved them. they were messy and fun and we’ll definitely have them again. thanks for the recipe
1 question: how do you afford all this food???? i find grocery shopping to be so expensive so i tend to stick to my 5 basic rotating recipes that involve a lot of pasta and veggies. i’d love to try more recipes and more exotic stuff but i also want to keep the bills down. any tips on grocery shopping/stretching groceries, etc, would be so helpful!

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:15:21 +0000

So here’s the deal– I love your blog, and I LOVE making and baking things from your blog. I’ve made a lot of your baked goods for my husband and then to take to church and other events. However, two weeks ago, tragedy struck– due to a crazy medical condition I have been diagnosed with, I can no longer eat ANY CARBS!!! AHHH!!! I can’t have fruit or beans or starchy veggies, let alone actual grains! Ugh, this is going to be a rough holiday season!! Anyway, I’m going to make these lettuce wraps this week, and I’m going to attempt the meatballs sans breadcrumbs, too. We’ll see how that one works out. Hopefully the egg will do an astounding job of holding everything together. Anyway, if you have any ideas whatsoever on things that are basically meat, dairy and green vegetables, that’d be awesome. Thanks for giving me lovely pictures to dream about during this tough time.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:22:47 +0000

Kory and his mother loved this recipe. It’s definitely on the “must make again” list.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:57 +0000

Looks great, definitely a keeper!

By: giz

giz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:20:44 +0000

Lettuce wrap is so one of my favourite things – and you’re right, they’re so filling. Love the pictorial – so good.

By: fran

fran — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:49:31 +0000

two things -
this looks delicious…i can’t wait to try and make it
and
i absolutely love your blog…everything entry is something simple yet yummy.