Archive for May, 2007

Polynesian Flank Steak

Published by Rachel May 28th, 2007 in Asian, Beef, 4 Stars, Cooking Light, Kid Approved and Heart Healthy. 0 Comments

This flank steak recipe is excellent, and comes from Cooking Light’s June 2007 issue.  We marinaded the steak for about 8 hours, and in that time the ginger really infused the steak and gave it great flavor.  We served it with potato salad and grilled up some pineapple and green onions as well.  Our only […]

Sesame Noodles with Chicken

Published by Rachel May 28th, 2007 in Asian, Poultry, Quick and Easy, 3 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Heart Healthy and Pasta. 0 Comments

This recipe comes from Cooking Light’s June 2006 issue. It’s good, but we have better recipes for this same type of dish, so we won’t be making this one again. If you ask nicely enough I’ll post some of the other recipes I made a few additions as well.
Ingredients:

8 ounces […]

Ziti with Roasted Eggplant and Ricotta Cheese

Published by Rachel May 20th, 2007 in Italian, Vegetarian, 4 Stars and Pasta. 0 Comments

The pasta recipe comes from Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen. Lidia Bastianich has a show on PBS, and she is well known for her Italian cuisine. It’s very authentic, and the few things we’ve made of hers have all been delicious! It is a rustic and hearty dish and very tasty! I’ve never […]

Chipotle Cashew Chicken

Published by Rachel May 13th, 2007 in Asian, Poultry, 4 Stars, Easy Preparation and Rachael Ray. 0 Comments

I’ve only made a couple of Rachael Ray’s 30 minute meals, and I must say that her 30 minute meals are a bunch of b.s. While this recipe is super tasty and we’ll make it again, it certainly takes longer than 30 minutes. Even the recipe on foodnetwork.com states that from start to […]

Cuban Mojo Chicken with Mandarin-Black Bean Salad

Published by Rachel May 11th, 2007 in Poultry, Quick and Easy, 4 Stars, Southern Living, Entertaining, Easy Preparation and Heart Healthy. 0 Comments

These recipes come from Southern Living and are excellent and perfect for a hot day, lighter dinner, and entertaining.
Cuban Mojo Chicken:

1/4 cup fresh oj
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspon ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
Chicken

Assembly:

Combine: first 7 ingredients in a zip-top plastic freezer bag or shallow dish; add chicken. […]

Orange Black Beans with Cumin

Published by Rachel May 4th, 2007 in Vegetarian, One Pot, Quick and Easy, 2 Stars, Crock Pot, Easy Preparation and Heart Healthy. 0 Comments

This recipe comes from Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook, and the recipe was quite a disappointment. I had high hopes for it, but it fell short on many levels, primarily it was too sweet. Maybe if you leave out the brown sugar it would taste good, but even so, I’m not willing […]