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So, yesterday was another one mostly spent painting.
And I didn’t really think about dinner until a half hour prior to dinnertime.
Different day, same story!
The complicating factor this go-round is that I hadn’t tried a new recipe yet.
And it’s not like the earth would swallow me whole if I skipped a week, but you know, I like to stick with my self-imposed projects.
I mean, the whole point of this is to make myself try new recipes when I ordinarily wouldn’t.
So, I flipped back and forth thru my ATK Quick Family cookbook, waffled a bit, and decided on these chicken lettuce wraps.
I sent Joshua to the store with a small list (ground chicken, ginger, lettuce, water chestnuts), so he shopped while I did another coat of paint. 😉
I’m pleased to say that everyone liked these. Woohoo!
Sometimes, chicken recipes can be bland, but these are seasoned with hoisin sauce, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and plenty of fresh ginger and garlic.
They were quick and easy, and the only thing I’d change is that I’d look for a head of Bibb lettuce with slightly larger leaves, as this head made for rather bite size wraps.
And I’ll definitely double this next time because lettuce wraps just aren’t that filling, and we had no leftovers for Mr. FG’s lunch.
So! I’m happy I persevered and picked a new recipe to try because now I have a new one to add to my regular rotation.
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Barb F.
Friday 28th of July 2017
Marinated 2 pieces of London Broil over the weekend, too much for 4 adults/2 kids. But leftovers went in to quick stir fry last night with frozen stir fry veggies, and some fresh ones languishing in the fridge. Added some Mae Ploy sauce, soy, fresh ginger/garlic and a little Duck sauce. Tossed with cooked whole wheat soba noodles. Best one ever!!! No measuring means my stir fry is never the same twice :-( Gotta find a source for my soba noodles now. Had them awhile and not sure where they were bought.
1 piece of meat (24 oz.-3 lb.), one pk. Good Seasons Zesty Ital. salad seasoning, teriyaki sauce, & Grey Poupon mustard(ground). Slather meat w/mustard, sprinkle 1/2 pk. seasoning, place in marinader or glass dish; repeat w/other side. Pour teriyaki sauce over till the bottom is immersed. Flip once to marinade other side. I do this early, then flip it at bedtime to cook the next day. Grilled about 6-8 min. per side for 2-3 lb. piece. Rest 15 min., then slide thin across grain. Side note: buy fresh ginger, peel & cut into chunks. Keep in glass jar in fridge covered w/clear (dry?) sherry. Keeps forever, and way easier to use than frozen chunks.
Kristen
Friday 28th of July 2017
Oooh, good ginger tip!
LPT
Thursday 27th of July 2017
My new recipe was a "bitter" chocolate brownie recipe to use some eggs that were gifted to me. It was just a standard brownies recipe, but I left out the vanilla, because I'm out, added instant coffee and cinnamon and cut down the sugar pretty significantly. My husband loves them because they aren't too sweet, but the kids like them because they are quite chocolatey. I am going to get some whipping cream tomorrow to make to top the rest of them.
WilliamB
Thursday 27th of July 2017
I actually made a recipe tonight - hash browns from CI a couple of months ago. You shred the taters, squeeze them, nuke half for a bit, add the rest and nuke till about done, chill in a cake pan, then fry to make crisp. It was only OK - didn't really stick together and I thought the ratio between crisp outside and soft inside was off - but had enough potential to work on. Ideas for the future: - add an egg to help it adhere - fewer taters or larger pan, to increase proportion of outside to inside - spice more thoroughly, perhaps with a grated onion
Cecilia
Tuesday 1st of August 2017
"Make the Bread, Buy the Butter" by JenniferReese has a great recipe for hasbrowns. I've been making it for years and love it. It's a lot less fuss. Good luck in finding the right recipe. A good hashbrown is worth the wait.
Kim from Philadelphia
Thursday 27th of July 2017
I mean, tender. Darn typo!
Kim from Philadelphia
Thursday 27th of July 2017
Iceburg lettuce works quite well for lettuce wraps. It's not quite as render as bibb, but the larger size makes the chicken wrangling a lot easier!