I ended up cooking for a few friends last weekend but I was a little late getting everything plated so didn’t have enough time to get any pictures in of that. But there was something new I tried making and I’ll be definitely making it again soon. Just a little hint but it uses long [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2009’
Spicy Chicken and Cashews
In the search for good and quick recipes, the best resources haven’t really been from cookbooks, but from various Internet sources. It seems to me that there are a ton of cookbooks out there that get a little too fancy for their own good (lots of extra and somewhat unnecessary ingredients). Sometimes, the simpler you [...]
Chili Bean Pork
I’ve been trying to expand the different cuts of meat that I usually buy so I’ve been using pork shoulder and pork butt much more lately. I usually end up using pork sirloin cutlets or center cut pork chops but I’ve found that pork shoulder/butt tastes pretty good after marinating and in some cases, I [...]
Stir-fried Rice Cakes
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Spent a few days back in NJ with the family and had a nice relaxing weekend, caught up on a ton of sleep, just what I needed. We had a pretty traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, roasted root veggies, salad, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and my mom’s special string beans. [...]