Before I relocated to the East Coast fifteen years ago, I didn’t know I was a fish/seafood snob. Growing up on the Gulf Coast fishing with my dad, my mom preparing the perch or catfish or bass we caught that day for our supper, hanging out with coworker’s at the company fish fry, and unwinding…
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Smoked Pork Vermicelli Bowls
Since we’re all on stay-at-home orders right now, I thought I’d delve into this recipe’s back story a little more so than I usually do. It helps distract me from spiraling into yet another black hole of Covid-19 news updates anyways, and if it helps distract you a bit too, fabulous! Otherwise, skip on over…
Leftover Makeover Lettuce Wraps
I love roasting whole chicken, especially in the winter. So when I decided to whip up a batch of cranberry chicken salad for a little Winter Solstice soiree, I utilized my leftover roast chicken to make this quick, healthy, Vietnamese inspired weeknight dinner. Ingredients 2 cups leftover roast or Rotisserie chicken, shredded 1 head Bibb…
Leftover Makeover Chicken Curry and Rice Soup
Ingredients 1 cup leftover roast chicken breast, drums, or thighs 1/2-1 cup leftover rice 4 cups chicken stock 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped 1 cup frozen vegetables of choice 1 tsp Thai Red Curry paste 1/2 cup Thai Basil, rough chopped 1 tbsp fresh lemongrass, sliced 2″ inch piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and…
Coconut Braised Chicken
Ingredients 5-6 lb whole chicken 1 can full fat coconut milk 1/2 cup chicken stock, or water 1 tsp dried lemongrass 1″ piece fresh ginger root, peeled and minced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 2 tabs of butter 1 carrot stalk, rough chopped 1/2 sweet onion, quartered Generous amount of salt and black pepper….
Soba Noodles in Ginger Lemongrass Broth with Mushrooms & Miso
Whenever there are unhappy tummies or a bout of cold viruses spreading through our house, noodle soups are my go-to cure-all remedy. In my opinion, there is nothing as healing as a warm bowl of broth spiked with fresh ginger, garlic, lemon, and herbs. Homemade broth is a familiar, comforting, deliciously medicinal mouthful of scrumptiousness…
Sesame Seared Tuna with 5 Spiced Apricot Sauce, Garlic Ginger Broccoli
I must admit, sauces intimidate me. I grew up in the land of gravy, and it’s taken me quite a while to perfect my wine reduction sauce and bechamel, which are really the only sauces I make. Well, I throw together a pretty mean Italian style meat or marinara sauce like most home cooks, but…
Orange Ginger Salad with Sesame Shrimp
After the wife and I hiked the roughly 6 mile Orange Trail at the Fair Hill NRMA we could not stop thinking about dinner. We are beginner hikers and the trail took us about 3 hours to complete. We got home, stretched, and cleaned up and then I went to work in the kitchen. I…
Chicken Noodle Soup with Fresh Ginger and Lemon
Over the weekend we did a wee bit of yard work and poor Amy had a severe allergic reaction afterwards. She woke up a couple days later with an aching head, runny nose, and non-stop sneezing fits. So, I decided to make my cure all soup for her and within 24 hours she was feeling…
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