The List

Some background:

On weeknights, it’s really difficult to come up with the time and energy to cook up something taking more than an hour. Most of the time, I come home nearly exhausted and just want something quick to eat. I used to just stop by a local restaurant and pick up some take-out but that started getting expensive and I was gaining weight (BOO!). And as for my cooking, I started falling into the habit of cooking the same few dishes over and over again. That got old fast.

So I came up with a little bit of a plan. Put together a list of ~100 recipes (that I like of course) that all roughly take about an hour (not including marinating time, etc) and then I’ll have a nice bucket of recipes to pick from for all weeknight meals! Awesome right? Well, it’s a little more daunting than I thought, I only accumulated about a dozen to two dozen recipes in the first 6 months!

But anyway, here they are! And a big thanks to everyone that gave me permission to reproduce/alter their recipes!

The List (so far) (in no particular order):

Meat:
1. Pork Katsu
2. Meatloaf (slightly more than an hour, but mostly baking)
3. Vietnamese Pork
4. Pork Kimchi
5. Mongolian Beef
6. Kalbi – Korean marinated short-rib
7. Vietnamese Braised Pork and Boiled Eggs
8. Sichuan String Beans w/ Minced Pork
9. Beef stir-fried with Ginger and Scallions
10. Chili Bean Pork
11. Stir Fried Beef with Hot peppers
12. Savory Hamburgers (Umami!)

Poultry:
1. Teriyaki Wings
2. Chicken Katsu Curry
3. Chicken Parmesan
4. Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
5. Thai Basil Chicken
6. Vietnamese Ginger Chicken in Caramel Sauce
7. Chicken Teriyaki
8. Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
9. Spicy Chicken w/ Cashews
10. Kung Pao Chicken
11. Chicken Saltimbocca

Seafood:
1. Broiled Salmon/Steelhead in Teriyaki sauce
2. Cantonese Stir-fried Scallops and Shrimp
3. Steamed Fish w/ Ginger and Scallions
4. Stir-fried Scallops with Snow Peas and Peppers
5. Glazed Salmon in Dijon Mustard Sauce
6. Seafood Fra Diavolo
7. Shrimp Scampi
8. Linguine with Clams
9. Pan-seared Cod with Ginger Soy glaze

Noodles, Rice and Pasta:
1. Pad See Ew
2. Martha Stewart’s Macaroni and Cheese
3. House-style Fried Rice
4. Chicken Chow Mein
5. Kua Gai
6. Dukboki – Rice Cakes in Red pepper sauce
7. Stir-fried Rice Cakes
8. Beef Chow Fun