Archive for January, 2009

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (aka Golabki or Halupki)

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

This is a traditional Polish / Jewish dish. Shaun and I had never had it before, but my mother recently made a batch, and it sounded intriguing, so I added it to my list of things to make and looked around at a few other recipes. A few ...

Pork, Broccoli, and Mushroom Stir Fry

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

This is a basic stir fry. Sometimes I use asparagus or green beans instead of broccoli, or chicken or beef instead of the pork. It's a quick and easy well balanced meal that Shaun and I both enjoy. We didn't bother with any rice tonight since we ...

Hot and Sour Soup

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Shaun and I both love hot and sour soup. It's a hearty yet healthy soup that makes a great meal starter. This recipe is an amalgamation of several that I've tried over the years, and this version was just about perfect. I didn't marinate the tofu, but ...

Pioneer Woman’s Marinated Flank Steak

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Tonight's dinner is from Ree's The Pioneer Woman Blog. This was an outstanding flavorful steak that Shaun and I both enjoyed very much. I served it with a green salad and some warm sourdough rolls. The only things I did differently were to grate the ginger and ...

Portuguese Spiced Chicken

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

This recipe is from Dragon's Kitchen. She uses the spice rub with classic Portuguese flavors on chicken wings and broils them, but I substituted chicken thighs and baked them over some cubed potatoes to make a full dinner of it. We liked this a great deal, but found ...

Chicken Fried Rice

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

This was an easy and quick dinner that used up some leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco. It was very tasty and just about perfect. I used this recipe by Jaden Hair, substituting about 6 oz of cooked chicken meat for the shrimp, omitting the corn starch, and omitting ...

Roasted Sesame Pork Tenderloin

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Yet another Joy of Cooking recipe. This one was rather bland. Not bad by any means, but just not very interesting. We had this with some jasmine rice and zucchini sautéed with sesame oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. I boiled the leftover marinade for 10 minutes ...

Sweet and Sour Little Sausages

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

This is a recipe passed down to me from my mother. She makes it every New Year's Eve, and they're always gone long before midnight! I often put in a small bell pepper, cut into chunks, but they weren't looking too hot at the store, so none this ...