This salad is really tasty and so easy to make, especially if you use a rotisserie chicken. It’s a perfect summer dish. The original recipe called for warm dressing, but since I’m not a fan of wilted lettuce, I let the dressing cool after cooking before adding it to the salad. The dressing would also [...]
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Thai Chicken Salad
Published by March 20th, 2011 in 4 Stars, Asian, Cooking Light, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Poultry and Salad. 0 CommentsCurried Beef
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in 4 Stars, Asian, Beef, Cooking Light and Crock Pot. ClosedThis crock pot dinner is really tasty, and the leftovers were delicious too. The recipe comes from the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light. I thought the original recipe called for way too much salt, so I didn’t add the salt, other than to season the beef prior to searing it, and boy am I [...]
Fried Rice
Published by February 4th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Poultry, Quick and Easy and Southern Living. ClosedHere’s a great recipe for leftover chicken or turkey or use a rotisserie chicken. The leftovers are great too! The recipe is adapted from the November 2009 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 2 TBSP vegetable oil, divided 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 c. diced onion 1/2 c. diced red bell pepper 1 c. cooked [...]
Chicken and Broccoli Pad Thai
Published by December 8th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Pasta, Quick and Easy and Vegetarian. ClosedI love Pad Thai, and the nice thing about this dish is that it is quick and easy to make. It’s certainly a bit more adventurous than my kiddos are willing to try, so I just set aside some of the chicken for them, and they were happy with that. You could also skip the [...]
Sweet Chili-Glazed Tofu
Published by December 7th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Quick and Easy and Vegetarian. ClosedI picked up the America’s Test Kitchen 30-Minute Suppers magazine at the store, because I am always looking for quick and tasty meals to prepare. There were a number of recipes that caught my eye, and this tofu dish did not disappoint. We will certainly make this dish again. Recipe adapted from the Winter 2010 [...]
Tofu and Eggplant with Thai Coconut Red Curry Sauce
Published by August 21st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Sauce and Vegetarian. ClosedWe had some delicious looking eggplant sitting in the fridge that we bought from at the Farmer’s Market. I just knew it would be delicious in a curry. So I used my favorite Thai red curry recipe (made a few changes) and planned the dish around the eggplant. You could easily add chicken or beef, [...]
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Published by March 26th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Poultry and Sauce. ClosedThese are good…so very good! I really love lettuce wraps. I’ve made many different recipes, and I think I like this recipe better than Martin Yan’s (gasp!) I found this recipe at Fashionably Foodie. I changed up the recipe just a bit (namely I added a lot more ginger…LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ginger!). -s even ate [...]
Korean Short Ribs
Published by March 19th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Asian, Beef, Crock Pot, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved and One Pot. ClosedI found this most delicious recipe at Blisstree.com. Heather’s photo is soooo much better than mine, but since I loved the dish so much, I didn’t want to wait until I made it again to try taking a better photo. Not only is this a crock pot dish, but it is company worthy…yes you heard [...]
Asian Chicken Salad
Published by March 10th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Heart Healthy, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Quick and Easy and Salad. ClosedThis salad is delicious! So refreshing, tasty, and filling. The dressing is so flavorful, that it’s now our new favorite salad dressing. Great salad for a warm summer day. Adapted from Prudence Pennywise. Ingredients: 8 fresh won ton or 6 egg roll sheets cooking spray 8 c. chopped romaine lettuce 2 c. chopped cooked chicken [...]
Honey-Ginger Salmon
Published by February 3rd, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Fish, Heart Healthy, Kid Approved and Sauce. ClosedThis salmon dish is so easy and so tasty. It’s great for entertaining too. The dish has been approved by our family (even the kiddos) and every guest we’ve served it to. This recipe is adapted from the October 2008 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 1/3 c. orange juice 1/3 c. honey 1/4 c. soy [...]
