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This is a really good casserole dish, easy, flavorful, and the whole family loved it. We’ll be having it again. It’s from the Weary Chef web site, I really like Andi’s blog. http://wearychef.com/layered-chicken-chile-relleno-casserole/ 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large poblano chile,…
Usually I use the No-Knead pizza crust recipe, but the problem is it requires 12-20 hours to rise. If I don’t plan ahead, this is the go-to fast pizza crust. Makes about 4 servings Hands-on time: 10 minutes Total preparation time: 45 minutes 2 to…
This was on a package of ground beef. I hesitate to call it a recipe. Bottom line is the family loved it.
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add ground beef and onion, cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into small pieces and stirring occasionally. When cooked, remove the meat dripping with a turkey baster. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the slaw mix and Hoisin sauce and cook until heated through.
Spread 1/4 of the mix on each tortilla and wrap tightly. Serve with additional Hoisin if desired.
I added some chopped mushrooms with the onion. I may add a grated carrot or two next time, as well as some green onion and some sesame oil.
We all liked this, even the boys. I used fresh mushrooms and next time I’ll use a whole cup of rice. TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. MAKES: 4 servings Ingredients       1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes…
I found a nice site with some great looking recipes, The Crock-pot Ladies. Lots of good stuff, but the Posole Soup caught my eye. When I worked in Cardiff, there was a Mexican place across the street that served a fabulous Chicken Posole soup that…
Meal plan for this week…
Pho from Pho Station in the Sorrento Valley Food Court. Â Great soup, piping hot, walking distance from my office…
Well, I guess I haven’t done this for a while. Â I read the Frugal Dad blog, sometimes, for its financial insights. Â I learned a few things about beef from this post, for instance, grass-fed beef has the same fat content as boneless, skinless chicken breast.…
I’ve been working from my home office for the past couple of years. My wife and I almost always eat lunch together. We talk for a while and sometimes put on Food Network. Usually, the Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten is on. We laugh at the Ina-isms like “Be sure to use *really good* vanilla” and at her husband Jeffrey always hanging around the kitchen ready to sample her dishes. We speculate that she’s always at home because she’s under house-arrest for some trumped up drug trafficking charges.
Ina was even mentioned on NBC’s “30 Rock” this season. Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is dating a pilot who she only sees every couple of weeks. She says “I’m like that woman on Food Network whose husband only comes home on the weekends and she spends the rest of her time eating and drinking with her gay friends…”
Foodnetworkhumor.com has a funny spoof on Ina, link is here. I actually laughed out loud. Enjoy…
Full title: Modernist Cuisine: the art and science of cooking. I got news of this book in a tweet from Bill Gates, of all people. So, of course, I had to check it out. It turns out that one of the authors is Nathan Myhrvold,…