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Quick chicken dinner needs a kick

Great Lakes Foodie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:36:58 +0000

Tonight I made Asian Noodles with Chicken and Scallions. The recipe came from Gourmet Magazine (Dec 2006). A very quick dish, I have to say I should have saved this for a weeknight meal. I was able to make this with one pot on the stove and one bowl on the side. I was looking for an Asian-style dinner tonight and that’s exactly what I got. (Stress the “style” part.)

If you make this recipe, I would encourage tasting all the way through and possibly adding some additional oyster sauce or hoisin sauce. It was a bit on the bland side. I added a good squirt of sriracha sauce to my plate. That definitely perked things up!

What brought me to this meal this week is the largest bottle of oyster sauce I ever bought. I opened the fridge door this weekend thinking of what I should use as an ingredient starting point and found this bottle. I had purchased it in early December and forgotten about it over the holidays. In an effort not to waste food, I built my grocery list around oyster sauce this week. Looking forward to some good food this week!

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Meal Planning – Attack of the Tomato!

Great Lakes Foodie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:18:24 +0000

Now that we’re back in the saddle with working five days a week, it’s time to get back to regularly scheduled meal planning. Having a pork roast in the freezer (self-cut from a whole pork loin!), I looked in one of my Gourmet Magazine Cookbooks for a recipe. Found a great Hungarian-style pork recipe, Pork Tenderloin in Paprika Cream. I made this recipe with 2 pounds of pork and wound up with 3 meals for 2 instead of 2. I’m very proud of myself with this pork purchase as the pork loin I bought was on sale for $16.00 after discounts. I’ve cut out of it 7 pairs of center-cut loin chops and two 2-pound roasts. Quite the deal!

Tomato - Courtesy of acobox.com

The other recipe I made tonight was Fresh Manicotti. It was a bit detailed but nothing you can’t handle. A homemade tomato sauce, homemade pasta in the form of a crespelle (the Italian crepe), and a standard ricotta filling. Very excited to be eating this during the week! I’ve set aside at least 3 meals for 2, possibly a 4th! Generally, I like to have at least three things to eat during the week to avoid boredom. On this first week getting back on track, I’ll be fine with two.

Now for the reason why it’s “Attack of the Tomato.” My other half cannot always handle lots of tomatoes and garlic. I try to make one meal a week at most. This week, we’re having a whole week of tomatoes and garlic. Hopefully the stomach issues aren’t too bad. After I started cooking this afternoon, it dawned on me that I might be creating a really not-so-nice week. Cross your fingers!

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Christmas Cookies…Gourmet, I miss you!

Great Lakes Foodie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:57:06 +0000

I'm going through my vast library of cookbooks and magazines acquired over the years. It's Christmas cookie planning day. I like to go through everything, mark the items that appeal to me this year. I'll go back through the marked items to create a cookie menu that provides a good mix of flavor and texture. Some fruit, some chocolate, some nuts. A little spice, a lot of sweet. Some soft, some chewy, some crunchy, and some in between.

It's not without some sadness, though. One of the highlights of cookie planning was the annual December issue of Gourmet magazine. I loved highlighting the cookie themes the magazine provided in my holiday arsenal. I'll have to find a new source that hopefully compares to the exciting varieties and presentations that Gourmet has provided over the years. I'll share my plan for this season as soon as I'm done. I'll even try to post the recipes so that you, too, can try some of what I'm going to make.

Have a great Black Friday. A nice, brisk and sunny morning in the Milwaukee area. Enjoying my coffee and recipes. I'll try shopping another day!

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Gourmet Cookbook 2009

Great Lakes Foodie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:20:49 +0000

I'm very excited at 5am this morning. No work today, quiet room, and the latest Gourmet Magazine cookbook next to me. It's recipe reading time! I can't wait to plan for the future. Got to go, coffee is ready!

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