Easy Wildtree Fajitas

Here is the Fajitas recipe I promised the other day, and it is so easy and yummy!Wildtree products used: Natural Grapeseed oil or if you like "kick" try Wildtree's Jalapeno Grapeseed oil (1 Tbsp) and Fajita Seasoning Blend(3 tsps)First open and drain 2 cans, 100% all natural canned chicken. Place in bowl, sprinkle with 2 tsps Fajita Blend and mix. Set aside.Next wash, dry and slice your favorite Fajita veggies. We like green, red and yellow peppers and red onions. But you may add what you like. The more veggies the better. You could even eliminate the chicken for a vegetarian or lower fat version.Now add 1 tbsp Wildtree's Grapeseed oil to frying pan and heat. When oil is hot add the veggies and 1 tsp of Fajita Blend and saute for about 5 mins or until crisp/tender. Last add the chicken and cook until heated through. Don't forget to wrap the tortillas in foil and place in a warm oven for about 10-15 mins. Garnish with sour cream, cheddar cheese and Wildtree Salsa, if desired. Serve with Wildtree's Cilantro-Lime Rice. A great meal in about 20 mins. Enjoy!

That Was Easy!!

My Wildtree double launch was a great success!

First off I want to thank those who came to one of the launch tastings or those who contributed to the start of my business. I know you will be very happy with the products. Should you come across something that is not what you thought it would be, rest assured Wildtree stands behind their products and offers a 100% guarantee. They will exchange for another product of equal value or will issue a full refund. However, I don't think this will happen as all the products I have tried are delicious! This is a picture of my spread: I made the Whole Wheat Beer Bread, Banana Banana Bread, Strawberry Cheesecake Blend, Dill Dip Blend, Garlic/Dill Green Beans, Alfredo Extraordinaire and Easy Wildtree Fajitas, (which I will post the recipe of tomorrow). And of course a full tasting of all our delicious Grapeseed Oils. This was a lot of food but keep in mind this is only a fraction of what Wildtree has to offer.
Not the best picture of me, but look at how happy I am showing off Wildtree products in the catalog while everyone decides on the items they want to order. Here's a tip, order it ALL! "It's all good!"
Also I wanted to say that I am officially in the green with my business! From here on out it is all profit. "THAT WAS EASY!"

I have 3 Tastings booked off my launch. Now I will be able to spread the Wildtree products and my knowledge to others. Please give serious thought to hosting a Tasting, if you have a group of friends who could benefit from these products.

Asian Lettuce Wraps

This is what we had for dinner the other night. Asian lettuce Wraps with rice and rice noodles. Another score with the chitlins'. Although one did not eat the lettuce just the filling. C'est la vie! (That's Life)These are the ingredients I used. Wildtree Asian Ginger Plum Dressing gave the dish great flavor. No mixing of this and that just a half a cup and Voila! Pardon my french! I guess I'm on a french kick because I don't know how to say Voila or C'est la vie in any Asian language. Leave me a comment if YOU DO! I'll have to learn some Asian words for when I make French Fries. Ha Ha! As a side note, I used Iceberg Lettuce, it tasted great but next time I'll try Buttercrunch or Romaine lettuce. It might make rolling easier!First I put on some rice to boil, to have as a side. Wildtree's Cilantro Lime Rice would've been perfect here but I don't have any. It's on my wish list! Brown the meat. I used ground turkey for a low fat option, but you could use beef, pork, chicken or even shrimp. Drain any fat. You could also add some diced or grated carrots and onions here. Or any other veggies you would like.Next add 1/2 cup of Wildtree's Asian Ginger Plum Dressing and stir.While meat is browning, chop water chestnuts. Add to meat mixture when meat is browned and drained.

Boil the rice noodles according to package directions. Drain.

Next wash and dry the lettuce and separate the leaves.
Add about a tablespoon of noodles. Just eyeball, no need to measure. Use tongs to grab these slippery little noodles though!
Add about a tablespoon of meat mixture. Not too much, remember you're going to have to roll it up.
Fold each side of the lettuce over the meat mixture and then roll up.
Yeah, it kind of looks like a cocoon but it won't taste like one. I've never actually eaten a cocoon but I'm pretty sure it would not taste like an Asian lettuce wrap.

This recipe made about 20 wraps and with the rice and extra noodles, it was a complete meal and only took as long as it takes to boil rice. To add a little extra flavor I sprinkled some chopped green onions to my rice and it was very good. Oh and for those of you who know my little quirk, yes, I did get the hiccups! Those of you not familiar with my quirk I get the hiccups every time I eat rice, EVERY time! Leave me a comment if this happens to you too. There were left over wraps which I put in the fridge and ate cold the next day for lunch. Still just as tasty and crunchy!

Smashed Potatoes

These potatoes are very flavorful and have a nice crispy texture. A definite crowd pleaser.

First wash about 3 lbs baby red potatoes. Put in dutch oven and fill with water to boil. Once potatoes are boiling add about 1 tsp of Sea salt. Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
Next drizzle baking pan with Natural Grapeseed oil. Be generous or else your potatoes will stick to the pan. Not good!
Arrange potatoes on pan. I ended up putting some of these onto another pan. You need room to smash them!
I used a fork to smash them. It worked but would work better with a potato masher. Lightly press down on potatoes to squish them. Continue until all the potatoes are smashed. This is a fun step for kids. Studies show that if kids help with preparing the meal, they are more likely to eat it.

Next (this is one of my favorite parts), brush each with some of the Roasted Garlic Grapeseed Oil.Then sprinkle each with some of the Garlic and Herb Blend.
Pop them into a very hot oven 425 degrees for about 20 mins or until nice and golden and crispy. A nice side dish to many meals.

The ball is rollin'

Well I got my Wildtree website today http://www.sheilagh.mywildtree.com go check it out. You can view products, place your individual orders there at any time, see different monthly specials and learn more about the company among other things. As soon as I got the word that my site was approved, I then ordered my business cards and labels with my web address on them. I will start handing those out as soon as they come. I'm praying they will be here for my launch next week. Wouldn't that be nice! So far it looks as though I will have a pretty full house both nights of my launch, which is great so I can spread the Wildtree word and hopefully get some bookings and a team member or 2. So far I've spent a little less than $200 to get started. Not bad for starting my own business. Let's see who can start up a restaurant or grocery store with only that amount! I fully expect to have that covered and making a profit next week. I'll keep you posted! Oh and tonights dinner Asian Lettuce Wraps - using Wildtree's Asian Ginger Plum Dressing. Oh baby! These were awesome and the kids loved them too. Which is what determines if I make the recipe again. I will definately add these to my monthly menu options. Keep checking back for the recipe. I will post the Smashed Potatoes recipe later tonight. Here's to happy, healthy Wildtree cooking! Yeah!!

Wildtree cooking tonight!

Tonight I made Lemon/Rosemary chicken, Smashed potatoes and Garlic/dill green beans. Yum, yum! We ate every last bite. I wish you could taste this meal. It was mouth watering, nutritious and only took about an hour from start to finish.

These are the ingredients I used. I would have liked to have had fresh green beens but tis' the season and our local grocery store was out. Notice the Wildtree Roasted Garlic Grapeseed Oil, Natural Grapeseed Oil, Lemon and Rosemary Blend, Garlic and Herb Blend, and Dill Dip Blend.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Then wash and dry the chicken thighs, about 3 1/2 lbs and arrange in your favorite baking dish.

Next mix together 1/4 cup Natural Grapeseed Oil with 2 Tbsp Lemon and Rosemary Blend.

Brush generously onto chicken.




Put into the oven and bake for about 50 mins or until done.





Ta-da! Delicious, flavorful Lemon and Rosemary Chicken!

Ingredients: Lemon and Rosemary Chicken

3 1/2 lbs chicken thighs

1/4 cup Natural Grapeseed Oil

2 Tbsp Lemon and Rosemary Blend

Tomorrow I'll post the recipe for Smashed Potatoes.

Today's happenings

Can you believe I have had my kit for 4 whole days and haven't even cooked anything yet. Well with being out of town for a wedding on Saturday and not having grocery shopped in over 2 weeks and Father's Day, I hope you can understand why. I had envisioned going grocery shopping yesterday and cooking this great Wildtree enhanced meal but my husband decided we should eat out. We had a gift card to use, you can't argue with that! Today I finally got to go grocery shopping. Now I have the extra ingredients to make my Wildtree recipes. What's on the menu, you ask? Well tomorrow night I am making Baked chicken, smashed potatoes and savory green beans. I will post pictures and recipes tomorrow. I know I said that I would post pictures and recipes last night but it's hard to cook anything when all you have is maraschino cherries, bacon and parmesan cheese in the fridge. Oh I'm sure there is some culinary genius out there who could combine these flavors and create something exquisite, I could not so we went to Pizza Hut!

My Starter Kit Came Today

I was down the street chatting with the neighbors and the kids were playing, when I saw the Fed Ex man pull up to my house. I knew why he was there. I don't think I've ever run so fast in my life and I don't think I even said goodbye to the neighbors. I was very excited. I opened up the box and Voila.....my starter kit. Look at everything that is in this box, wow! I had so much fun going through everything and organizing it all. The best was the aroma that came from all the spice blends. I wish there was "Smellavision" you would be hooked on Wildtree. What should I try first......hmmm........ I made some sourdough bread Wednesday and what better way to eat it than dipping it in some of the Roasted Garlic Grapeseed Oil, yum! We have a wedding to go to tomorrow, so no Wildtree cooking for me. But Sunday I will post pictures and recipes of the Wildtree dishes I make for dinner and I'll let you know what a big hit they are with the family. In addition to the starter kit coming today, I also sent out an email explaining to family and friends my new business and how it works with Home Tasting Get togethers and I already have 3 people interested in hosting a Tasting. I'm so thankful for their support. See how fast this can grow! Wildtree - Always the better choice... Naturally.

Day Two

I filled out the Authorization Form for my Wildtree website today and began designing it. I have to wait for approval from the home office and then I can post the link here and really get things rolling. It might take about a week, they said. Keep checking back. I did some more exploring of the Wildtree website's "Back Office" (for Consultants only) and learned alot. I also received several Welcome emails or phone calls from my "upline" including Leslie Montie the Wildtree founder. I truly feel I have found the right place at the right time! It looks like with Fed Ex tracking, I will be getting my starter kit tomorrow and I can hardly wait!

Day One

I got my Wildtree ID today. I went to the website, http://wildtree.com/ and got to investigate the business side. I am so excited by this company and the great potential. There are only 1500 (now 1501) consultants across the US and Canada is basically untouched and an open market. Imagine if one of us had gotten in on the ground floor of Mary Kay (700,000+ consultants in 2006, not a typo) or Pampered Chef (60,000+, 3500 in Canada since 1996)!! I was invited to the first of many conference calls. I learned some great techniques for increasing bookings. I haven't even had my "Launch Party" yet. I do need to start thinking about bookings, you may be getting a call from me in the near future. I also talked with my husband about my new venture and let's just say he is less than thrilled with my decision. I'll let you know if his view changes when my first commission check comes in. I have a running list of all expenses, which right now is just the start up kit $115.00 I want to know as soon as my business is turning a profit. I designed some business cards and some address labels to put on the products that get ordered. When people run out of an item my name and number will be visible for reordering. My next step will be to set up my own Wildtree website. I can then add that info to the label and business card designs I have, print them and start growing my business. Wish me success!

My Journey Begins

Today I signed the paperwork to become an Independent Culinary Consultant for Wildtree. Wildtree is a fairly new direct sales company that offers nutritious, delicious and easy to prepare foods, that contain NO preservatives, additives, MSG or food dyes, through home tasting parties. I was first introduced to Wildtree last Friday. I was so impressed with the products I knew this was the company for me. I have been approached by many DS companies over the years. Wildtree is the first DS company who shares what I have come to believe over the last few years, that my health is directly related to what I put in my body. I want to be the best I can be so I need to eat that way too! I'm very excited about this new venture and hope that you will be intrigued by this company, this blog and all we have to offer. Rediscover cooking, the Wildtree way!