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Here is another popular recipe at my place. Guests that enjoy this dish regularly ask for the recipe – so now I am sharing it with you! This recipe makes a healthy portion of arroz con pollo goodness, but don’t panic. It has plenty of vegetables to round out the dish nicely. Like every arroz con pollo dish you have ever had in a restaurant, this one is simply my take on it and I believe it works well. Give it a try and then you can let me know how it worked for you! Save Print Arroz Con Pollo Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients ½ lb chicken breast or tenders…
Here is another family favorite recipe I want to share with everyone before Thanksgiving. I get requests for this recipe every year from friends that have enjoyed this stuffing at past holiday meals. Heck, I even make this recipe for myself when I want to enjoy a holiday like meal just because! Leftovers will not last long either as they are incredible fried in a little butter the next day then added to leftover turkey and gravy for a hot turkey sandwich. Save Print Rice Stuffing Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 50 mins Ingredients 2 – 3 cups of cooked white rice, cooled 1 lb of ground pork sausage (preferably Hot) 2 – 3 eggs 1½ tbsp ground sage 1…
As part of the planning, I knew I would have Thai basil, ginger, and cilantro left over from the Drunken Noodles meal, so it was time for me to make one of my favorite dishes – fried rice. Fried rice is one of the ultimate dishes in that you can make it so many different ways with whatever ingredients you have on hand. But tonight, it is not just any fried rice, but yellow curry fried rice. I have had several different variations of this dish at restaurants; some with pineapple, some without, some with Thai basil, some without, etc. Tonight I am making the version without pineapple just because I have so many vegetables planned. Again, the key to this dish is prior preparation. I find my…
Prepare to have your taste buds engaged! This recipe for Swedish Meatballs produces a wonderfully flavorful meal that is well worth the effort. This recipe can be made with just ground beef, but it comes alive with a mix of beef and lamb (or beef, lamb and pork!). The addition of nutmeg and allspice with a slight hint of cinnamon really warms up the flavors and deepens the creamy gravy augmented with sour cream. Are you intrigued now? If so, let’s get to it! Save Print Swedish Meatballs Ingredients For the meatballs: 12 oz ground beef (or 8 oz ground beef and 4 oz ground lamb or pork) ½ onion, finely diced or grated ½ tsp allspice ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp summer savory ¼…
When all that menu planning I discussed in an earlier post gets sidetracked, it is time to improvise. Today I was surveying the refrigerator and found the following items: about 1 cup of kimchi 1 carrot 3 green onions 1 red pepper 2 heads of broccoli Hmmm, that looks like the ingredients for a tasty fried rice. I checked in the freezer and I had a partial bag of medium (51-60) prawns – perfect as the protein in my fried rice plan. So let’s get cooking, shall we? Prawn Kimchi Fried Rice Ingredients: 24 medium prawns (51-60 size), thawed, deveined, peeled and tails removed 3/4 – 1 cup of kimchi, cut into 3/4 inch 1 carrot, sliced diagonally or julienned 3 green…
Here it is, another week off and running. Feeling the end of summer and wishing I was on vacation somewhere tropical (like Maui!), I decided to bring the islands to me via Loco Moco. I have seen many different recipes and this one is something of a conglomeration that I enjoy. Are you ready to get started? Loco Moco Ingredients: 1 ground beef patty 1 egg 1 pkg brown gravy mix 1 cup of water 1/2 onion, sliced 1 7oz can mushrooms (stems and pieces) or 3 oz fresh mushrooms, halved and sliced 1 tsp garlic, minced 1 tbsp Spicy Teriyaki Tabasco sauce 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp butter, divided your favorite burger seasoning salt and pepper for egg 1 cup of cooked rice Preparation: Heat…
Ahhh… it is the typical end of the work week and today I really do not want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen. And sometimes I just do not want to go out – I just want to chill out, but I have to eat. This meal is easy, provided you have the ‘special’ ingredients of the sauce and chunk pineapple. The rest is typical pantry and vegetable crisper fare. So, let’s indulge on a nice relaxing Friday night with a tasty meal without having to order take out, delivery or even leave the house! Sweet and Sour Chicken Ingredients: 1 chicken breast, cut into 3/4 x 1 inch strips 1/2 red pepper, cut into 3/4 inch…
Back in the What? Prepare a weekly menu! Are you crazy? post, I mentioned using pulled pork and kimchi leftovers for a pork kimchi fried rice. For those of you that have been waiting (or wondering if I would make that dish!), your wait is over. Today I made this recipe for lunch – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Pulled Pork and Kimchi Fried Rice 1 1/2 cups of pulled pork, cut as desired 1 cup of kimchi, cut (using scissors in a glass bowl to save your cutting boards!) 1 egg, whisked 2 dashes Ichimi togarishi 1/2 red pepper, diced 1 stalk celery, sliced 1 tsp garlic, minced 1 tbsp peanut oil 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tsp Tabasco spicy…
With the summer weather continuing here (which is awesome!), I again decided to cook using the grill. Tonight is an experiment – paella on the grill. It is an experiment for 2 reasons. First time for me for using the grill to cook paella, obviously. But second, I am using a new seasoning – ‘Paellero’. I will comment on the flavor after trying the results! Simple paella Ingredients: 3/4 cup of pearl rice (or arborio if pearl is not available) 3 oz of chorizo, linguiça, or andouille sausage 5 -6 extra large prawns (16/20 per pound) 1 tsp garlic, minced (about 1 medium clove) 1 small shallot, minced 1 cup frozen peas 2 tsp olive oil 1/2 pkg of Paellero seasoning 2…
Tonight, I decided to make a quick chicken stir fry. With fresh vegetables, Thai cargo rice, and lean chicken breast, this meal is healthy and balanced. Using several different sauces creates a wonderful variety of flavors in the final dish. Are you ready to give this recipe a try? Spicy and Sweet Chicken Stir Fry Ingredients: – Stir fry 1 chicken breast, cut into 3/4 inch cubes 1 carrot, halved and bias sliced 1 stalk of celery, bias sliced 1/2 small onion, radially sliced 2 tsp mined garlic 1 1/2 cup broccoli flowerets 1 tbsp of rice vinegar 2 tbsp peanut oil – Sauce 1/3 cup of spicy banana sauce 1 tsp sriracha sauce 1 tbsp of hoisin sauce 1 tbsp cornstarch 1…