Stir Fry for 2

Slice across the grain into 1/4" slices : 4-6 oz. tender steak (top round, sirloin)
Fry until crisply brown in: 2 tbsp. olive oil.
Remove from frying pan,
Add : 1/4 med. onion, coarsely chopped
          1 celery rib, coarsely chopped
Fry : 1 pkg. frozen broccoli, thawed (if using fresh broccoli it needs to be parboiled)
           or : 1 pkg. frozen sugar peapods

Add meat and onion / celery back to pan.
Salt and pepper as desired (1 tspn. salt, 1/2 tspn pepper)
Add: 2-6 tbsp. soy sauce
         1 tbsp. hoisin sauce
         1 tspn. nutmeg
If you like this soupy like chop suey add 2 cups boullion water. Then let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve with rice.


(Almost any vegetable can be fried with this recipe. If using a longer-cooking veggie like carrots then slice thinner or cook in water  for a few minutes first.)

Tex-Mex dip

Spread on large platter : 2 cans of bean dip (10 1/2 oz.)

Peel and mash : 2 med. ripe avocados
Mix with : 2 tbsp. lemon juice
                 1/2 tspn.salt
                1/4 tspn.pepper
Spread on top of bean dip.

Mix together : 1 cup dairy sour cream
                 1/2 cup mayo
                       1 pkg. taco seasoning mix.

Spread on avocados.
Sprinkle with : 1 large bunch of chopped green onions
                        3 med. tomatoes, skinned, seeded, chopped
                                            (2 cups)
                        2 cans (3 1/2oz.) pitted, ripe olives, drained, and
                                                  chopped
                        8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded


Chill.
Serve with large round tortillas chips  - 2 pkgs.


Will serve 6 people if it's the only appetizer. Will serve 30 people if everyone brings a dish. Don't plan on having any left over!