Anise-Spiced Stir Fry Beef

This was inspired by a dish that we had years and years ago in Manila at a Chinese restaurant called anise beef grizzle and egg noodles. Yes, I know it sounds gross but you had to taste it! It was amazing. I went in search of “anise beef” recipes and most of them came up [...]

Random Food Post

Since I can’t find the printed recipe, I have to go by memory. Here goes: You need a pork tenderloin, 2 lbs. or so. Salt & pepper 2 tbs. stone ground mustard 2 tbs. cider vinegar Tie up the loin and then brown it on all sides. Mix the vinegar and mustard. Season loin, brush [...]

Pocket Pizzas

8 rolls from a package of Rhodes frozen whole wheat Texas rolls About 1/2 c. leftover spaghetti sauce, extra meaty About 1/4 c. mozzarella cheese or combo of mozzarella and parmesan Let the rolls rise for 4-5 hours or until doubled in size following package directions (heh…I didn’t and forgot to cover the rolls). Preheat [...]

Crockpot White Chili

2 c. corn chips (I used Good Food Should Taste Good multi grain tortilla chips and they do make a difference in the taste), crushed 4 chicken thighs, skin and fat removed 2 tbs. oil 2 cans cannellini beans 14 oz. chicken broth 4 oz. shredded monterrey jack cheese (with jalapenos if you want kick) [...]

Thai-ish Chicken Pasta

(must write it down before I forget) 1/2 c. peanut butter 1/2 c. water 2 tbs. soy sauce 2 tbs. (or more!) brown sugar 2 tbs. oil 7 cloves of garlic 1/3 well-packed cup each of: basil, cilantro, mint 1 lb. chicken tenders or strips of lean chicken 1/2 c. seasoned rice vinegar 1 bell [...]

Meatballs and Pasta

I honestly don’t know if I should qualify “meatballs” since this isn’t your usual “Swedish” meatball. The ground meat mixture was intended to become burgers but when my hubby saw it, he said “Ugh…I’m kinda tired of red meat.” He then suggested we turn them into meatballs. Since they did come out pretty tasty, I’m [...]

Ethiopian Cabbage, I Think

I know I came across a recipe called “Ethiopian Cabbage” somewhere recently, but I can’t  place it. I know that the ingredients included tumeric and something else and that managed to stick in my brain. I happened to have a cabbage in the fridge, so I thought I’d recreate the recipe (I love tumeric, had [...]