Ingredients:
1 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp. Sambal Oelek (found at an Asian food market or specialty store)– can use chili paste in it’s place.
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. Hoisin Sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and pour over your choice of chops, chicken or steak in a large freezer bag. Squeeze out all the air [...]
Posted in Ethnic, Poultry, Thai on January 31st, 2007 No Comments »
INGREDIENTS
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1 quart water
1/4 cup red curry paste (less if you want a milder spice)
2 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into thin strips
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups sliced bamboo shoots, drained
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 green bell pepper, julienned
1/2 small onion, [...]
Posted in Ethnic, Greek on January 27th, 2007 No Comments »
This recipe is really for the meatballs. They are excellent. We chose to serve them on a pita with cucumbers, lettuce and cucumber ranch sauce. The original recipe called for a pound of ground lamb. We used extra lean ground beef instead and plan to try ground turkey next time. [...]
This recipe is definitely a keeper! So tasty and really only takes about 40 minutes once you have your chicken cooked and sliced! Give it a try!
Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
2 (10.5 oz) cans chicken broth
1 1/4 c. [...]
Posted in Barbeque, Beef, Ethnic, Mexican on January 24th, 2007 Comments Off
You will have to excuse the sloppy presentation here. I was starving and rushed! Ugly or not, I enjoyed them thoroughly!
Ingredients:
3 pounds of flank steak (I have substituted London broil which also works well)
Taqueria Marinade
Lime Onion Relish
Roasted Tomato Chipotle Puree
24 pack of corn tortillas
Olive oil
1 cup shredded cheese (jack or cheddar) (*optional)
2 limes, wedged
Directions:
Marinate beef [...]
Posted in Ethnic, Pasta, Vegetarian on January 20th, 2007 No Comments »
We found this recipe in our Vegetarian magazine. It was excellent! Loved the goat cheese and think we are also going to try Feta next time to put a different spin on it! We served ours with garlic bread and salad with artichoke hearts. Em, em good! Kids loved [...]
This was serverd the next day so you can see how tight the cut was. last night. You know how hard it is to keep a fresh cut of lasagna in place! Right?!
Ingredients:
2 large cans of Tomato Sauce
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 large can whole peeled tomatoes
4 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. Italian seasoning
2 tbsp. fresh cut [...]
We wanted to carry on the family tradition of cooking egg rolls on New Years Eve. These turned out excellent! As seen in the picture, we served them with Pad Thai. Serve with sweet & sour sauce and/or hot mustard. We used tofu in this recipe– but if you prefer, you can use [...]
This recipe was inspired by my aunt, Nancy. I’ve added/changed just a couple small things. It is absolutely delicious! My kids gobbled it right up.
Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts
2 cans milk
1 large red onion, finely chopped
5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 blocks mild cheddar, grated
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
2 cans Green Chilies, chopped
18 [...]
Posted in Beef, Ethnic, Mexican on December 20th, 2006 No Comments »
These are always a hit. Especially with the kids. This recipe is really flexible as far as what veggies and sides you serve and varies every time I make it. Here is how we did it as pictured here and it was excellent!
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. flank steak
2 bell peppers cut into strips
1 red onion cut [...]
Salsa is so easy to make and a thousand times better than the stuff in a jar. The only drawback is it doesn’t last as long as store bought stuff that is loaded with preservatives. Hey wait! Thats not a drawback.
Ingredients
3 medium tomatoes, chopped
16 oz canned whole tomatoes undrained, chopped
1/2 large white onion, diced
4 cloves [...]
Posted in Ethnic, Fish, Mexican, Seafood on December 13th, 2006 No Comments »
These fish tacos absolutely kick ass. I have converted a family full of fish haters who would never normally try these into huge fans.
Now before you look down to the ingredients and say to yourself fish sticks? .. note that these are no ordinary fish sticks and by the time you finish preparing the salsa [...]
Posted in Ethnic, Thai, Vegetarian on December 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
Most Pad Thai recipes are pretty much the same but we have experimented quite a bit and this so far is the best damn Pad Thai we can come up with. We use Tamarind nectar in this recipe instead of tamarind since we have been unsuccessful finding it locally.
Ingredients:
1/2 c. white sugar and 1 1/2 [...]
Posted in Beef, Ethnic, Mexican on December 8th, 2006 No Comments »
We plated this with some fantastic garlic mashed potatoes and steamed carrots and green beans and garnished with just a pinch of fresh chopped cilantro. It is one of our family faves! Leftovers make great sammys too!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (can substitute with ground turkey or ground pork)
1/3 c. hot salsa
1 can (4 [...]
This sauce is wonderful served over your favorite pasta or chicken breast! We like to use zucchini, yellow squash, marinated mushrooms and hot Italian sausage in ours. Sometimes we’ll do meatballs rolled in fresh oregano and basil. Ricotta is a must! It can be served as a dollop on top or [...]