Mongolian chicken is another quick and easy Chinese takeout make at home meal. It has simple ingredients and technique, but a lot of flavor. Tender strips of chicken are lightly fried with cornstarch to give a crispy texture and they are served in a sweet, spicy ginger garlic and chili sauce with vegetables and rice.ContinueContinue reading “Mongolian Chicken”
Category Archives: Main Dish
Seared Shrimp with Sun Dried Tomato Risotto
This seared shrimp with sun dried tomato risotto is adapted from Carlsbad Cravings. I couldn’t wait to try out this recipe. Risotto is such a pleasure to eat, especially on a cold day and I had never had a sun dried tomato version. I was a little skeptical about this because the recipe calls forContinueContinue reading “Seared Shrimp with Sun Dried Tomato Risotto”
Buffalo Chicken Salad
This buffalo chicken salad combines all the things you think of when you think of buffalo chicken wings. Tangy buffalo sauce, carrots celery, blue cheese…. but in salad form. I love a big salad for dinner as long as it has tasty ingredients. I use marinated and grilled buffalo chicken breasts in this. You couldContinueContinue reading “Buffalo Chicken Salad”
Zhizhig Galnash (Chechen Beef and Dumplings)
Zhizhig galnash is a a traditional Chechen dish of tender beef, vegetables, hand made dumplings and a garlic sauce made from the cooking broth, potatoes and garlic. I had never heard of this dish or had it before, but my husband sent me a link to it. A lot of new recipes I try comeContinueContinue reading “Zhizhig Galnash (Chechen Beef and Dumplings)”
Linguine with Green Olives, Broccolini and Bread Crumbs
Pasta dishes make great weeknight meals because they usually don’t take much prep and are quick to cook. I am huge green olive (and any olive) fan, but I have noticed people either love green olives, or hate them. If you hate green, you can always sub kalamata or other mixed olives or leave themContinueContinue reading “Linguine with Green Olives, Broccolini and Bread Crumbs”
Chinese Roast Pork with Vegetables
This recipe comes from the wonderful Woks of Life. I pretty much love any recipe from that site. Roast pork with Chinese vegetables combines the amazingly flavorful Char Siu pork with tons of veggies for a delicious and complete meal. I typically sous vide my char siu when I’m making BBQ pork buns, but IContinueContinue reading “Chinese Roast Pork with Vegetables”
Italian Grinders
My grandma used to watch my cousins and I lot in the summers when I was a kid, and she often made us grinders for lunch and I love them! This recipe is apparently a viral tik tok recipe, although I saw it on pinterest. The pictures looked delicious so I gave it a tryContinueContinue reading “Italian Grinders”
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken is a Chinese takeout favorite, and this recipe is basically my friend’s amazing sweet and sour chicken, but with lemon sauce instead of sweet and sour sauce. In this recipe the chicken is fried in a crispy breading made from cornstarch, but you could also used pan seared chicken breast instead if youContinueContinue reading “Lemon Chicken”
Roasted Vegetable Soup
I have been making this roasted vegetable soup for over 15 years and I never get tired of it. It only has a few ingredients, but roasting the vegetables at high heat caramelizes them and gives the soup a deep, rich vegetable flavor that is absolutely delicious. To make the soup you just need 6ContinueContinue reading “Roasted Vegetable Soup”
Bacon and Blue Grilled Cheese
I’m always up for any variant of grilled cheese, and I made some sourdough this weekend so decided to try this bacon and blue grilled cheese. This sandwich has both white cheddar and blue cheese, which sounded amazing to me. The recipe I based this on suggested pepper bacon for these, and that sounds great,ContinueContinue reading “Bacon and Blue Grilled Cheese”