Archive for the ‘Asian’ Category
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
This is my next iteration of that Chinese restaurant classic, hot and sour soup. This is getting really close to my ideal now, and I think it might at this point just be a matter of adding a bit more vinegar and/or pepper to suit my taste on that ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
This is a great recipe from Jaden's excellent cookbook, which I highly recommend: The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight's Dinner
This is a flavorful steak that is easy to prepare. The marinating takes some time (I did mine overnight), but it's definitely worth it! ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
I got this great recipe from Jaden's Steamy Kitchen, and she found it in Noodles Every Day: Delicious Asian Recipes from Ramen to Rice Sticks. This was a bit more effort than your average stir fry with the added step of noodles, but the flavor was just great! ...
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
This is an easy and tasty meal that uses up leftover steamed rice. Next time I'm going to add a little fresh garlic just before adding the rice to the wok. This was very good but could use just a little more flavor to push it to excellent.
Chicken ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
This is a take on a Chinese-American dish that appears on most any Chinese restaurant menu. My version is heavy on veggies and light on the sauce, making it quite a healthy dinner that's very tasty to boot. If you can't find Chinese black vinegar, balsamic makes an ...
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
This is a great recipe from my mother. She uses skinless boneless chicken breast, but I prefer the little bit of extra flavor and moisture in the thighs. They have a touch more fat, but not really enough to count.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Serves 4
For the chicken:
1 lb skinless ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
This was a nice filling and healthy meal. We skipped on the rice today, as we're doing a week mostly sans-carbs to kick-start our weight loss after hitting a plateau. Sometimes a little change is all the body needs. Feel free to sub in whatever veggies you ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
This was an experiment that turned out okay. I threw together some of my favorite stir fry sauce ingredients into a sauce, reduced it, and used it to glaze some baked chicken drumsticks. These had a sort of a wing feel with more meat to enjoy, but the ...
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Sunday, September 20th, 2009
This recipe is directly from Elise of Simply Recipes. I omitted the green onions and used a generous handful of dried shiitake mushrooms as I did not have any fresh on hand. It made for a nice quick and easy light dinner.
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Sunday, September 20th, 2009
So, I've been a bad blogger and not really posting about our meals. There have been a lot of tried and true recipes with the occasional small twist, so not much new, but I'll post a bit of a summary anyway.
Galbi with Sautéed Summer Squash and Rice
Pork, Mushroom, and ...
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