Asparagus in Ambush

Like the Avocado Tacos I posted before, this is not a freezer meal.  However, on occasion I post meals that are simple to make and delicious, which describes asparagus in ambush perfectly.

Adapted from: An American Place

2 lbs asparagus, woody bottom ends cut off and discarded
10 oz thinly sliced ham
14 slices swiss cheese
7 flour tortillas

Makes 7 wraps

1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.  Add the asparagus and boil until just tender.  Drain well.
2. Place three slices of ham on a tortilla.  Put two slices of cheese on top of the ham and place a handful of  asparagus in the center on top of the cheese.  Roll the tortilla up around the ham, cheese and asparagus.  Place the wrap in a baking dish.  Repeat with the other tortillas.
3. Bake the wraps at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until the ham is hot and the cheese is melted.

Chicken Soup Three Ways

These chicken soups are warm and comforting on a cold day  They would be particularly nice to have when sick.  I plan to keep one batch in my freezer on a regular basis just to have for that reason. It's nice to make a very large batch of this that can be divided into meal-sized portions.  Then we can have it with dumplings, noodles or matzo balls depending on which we want that day or how much time we have.

This recipe turned into quite the project.  My initial plan was simply to create a freezer meal for chicken and dumplings, which we have always enjoyed and eaten regularly.  The chicken and dumplings freezer meal turned out well.  It consisted of two parts, the chicken soup and the dumpling dough that were frozen separately.  I realized the chicken soup part could be used to make other kinds of chicken soup like chicken noodle soup and matzo ball soup.  I decided to wait on posting the chicken and dumplings until I could post all three variations of the soup together.  This took a while as I needed to try all the variations and we didn't want to be eating chicken soup all the time.  There is often a long development process in creating freezer meals.