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Find any good new recipes lately?
I made this for dinner last night and we loved it: Korean Style Chicken Noodle Bowl. I just ate the leftovers for lunch, which prompted this post.
I received an Ellie Krieger cookbook as a gift and I've found a couple of good recipes in it. My husband especially loves the Savory Peach Chicken.
The cookbook also includes a recipe for Honey Harvest Quinoa (for whatevever reason, I couldn't find it on the Food Network site, but here it is). I did steps 1-3 in the evening and then refridgerated it. And then for the next few mornings I would scoop some into a bowl, add the remaining ingredients, and microwave. It was a good breakfast for something different.
Share your new recipe discoveries!
Re: Find any good new recipes lately?
Ham and potato soup:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Delicious-Ham-and-Potato-Soup/Detail.aspx
Fish tacos:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grilled-Fish-Tacos-with-Chipotle-Lime-Dressing/Detail.aspx
Chicken pot pie:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-Pot-Pie-IX/Detail.aspx
I make that same chicken pot pie! It's so good! However, mine always comes out rather soupy. Does yours? I also think it's kind of a PIA to make, so I don't do it often. My husband has asked for it several times recently though, so I should make it again soon.
Ooo, I'm interested in trying that Honey Harvest Quinoa. We've been eating a lot of quinoa lately, since I sort of stopped buying meat.
Last night we made this: Curried Quinoa Salad with Mango - it was really good but I would say don't add any salt and just salt to taste when it's done and we added chopped almonds and dried cranberries. Mangoes were on sale and I had never bought one before so that's what inspired us to make it.
I dig this recipe for sandwiches: Mock Tuna Salad
I love this recipe for Morning Glory Muffins. I sub out the apple butter and sup in a half cup of apple sauce with a touch of canola oil (maybe a T.?) I also usually go closer to 1 c. WW flour and 1 c. white flour. I omit or add walnuts depending on who I'm cooking for. I usually make them mini-muffins and cook for about 13 minutes instead of 15 to 20.
I make the same one! I love it. Leftovers are the best!
I had the opposite problem, mine seemed a bit dry. Strange!
I'm going to have to try the Fish Taco's and the Korean Noodle Bowl. Here are some of my favorites from allrecipes:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Angel-Chicken-Pasta/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Stuffed-Green-Peppers-I/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Italian-Chicken-Alfredo/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Cheddar-Chicken/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cinnamon-and-Lime-Chicken-Fajitas/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Salmon-Cakes-II/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pesto-Chicken-Florentine/Detail.aspx
Cake is perfect but I'd probably just do cream cheese frosting next time:
http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2009/07/how-to-make-banana-cake/
TDF - Use frozen bread/roll dough:
http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/04/ham-and-cheese-sliders.html
I've had pesto on the brain lately - I think I will make that this weekend.
It's not too heavy on the pesto side but just enough. I thought I had a recipe online for a more strong pesto dish but must be a hard copy. The one thing I hate with pesto is it is perfect on the first meal but as a leftofer the oil separates from the rest of the sauce in the refrigerator and upon reheating and it seems to get excessively oily.
Here's another one I came across that we really liked (not pesto but still excellent)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Chicken-Pasta/Detail.aspx
Holy food porn.
I don't know that Mike is really that crazy about pesto - so the first recipe should satisfy us both.
Do you think the Cajun dish freezes well? I have depleted my stash of homemade frozen meals and want to restock. If you have any other good freezable dishes, please share!
All I can say on the Cajun one is that it does great as a leftover after being in the refrigerator. So maybe it would freeze well?
I am guessing these two would freeze well:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Burrito-Pie/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Beefy-Baked-Ravioli/Detail.aspx
Thanks!