Mary in Illinois is doing 23 things including…

find 10 new dinner recipes.


 

Mary has written 2 entries about this goal

Got one! 2 years ago

I made Lo Mein based on a recipe from Rachael Ray, and my family loved it! This one is definitely going to be made again.
Here’s the recipe.

Everything Lo Mein
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Sauce:
3 rounded tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons dark soy, eyeball it
3 tablespoons water, eyeball it
2 teaspoons hot sauce, eyeball it

Everything Lo Mein:
1 pound spaghetti
Salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
2 large eggs, beaten
3 chicken breast cutlets, thinly sliced into strips
3 thin cut pork chops, thinly sliced into strips
Black pepper
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 inches fresh ginger, chopped or grated
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 scallions, cut into 3-inch lengths then sliced lengthwise
1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, chopped
1 red bell pepper, cut into quarters, seeded, then sliced
1 small can sliced water chestnuts
2 cups fresh bean sprouts, 4 generous handfuls or 1/2 pound shredded cabbage, your choice

Mix together sauce ingredients and reserve.

Bring pasta water to a boil, salt water and cook spaghetti to al dente. While pasta cooks, heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large, nonstick skillet over high heat. When oil ripples, add beaten eggs and scramble them to light golden brown, remove and reserve.

Season the meat with salt, pepper and coriander. Heat the remaining vegetable oil to a ripple, then add meat and stir-fry 4 minutes, push meat to the side and add ginger, garlic and veggies. Stir-fry veggies 2 minutes, then drain and add pasta and eggs back to skillet. Pour sauce over the spaghetti and toss to combine. Turn off pan. Toss 30 seconds and let the liquids absorb.



So bored with the same old, same old 2 years ago

It seems like we cycle through the same 15 or so recipes for dinner, and I’m so sick of it. I’d like to find and try out new recipes, emphasis on easy and healthy. I’m only going to count a recipe I try as an addition to this list if the family is willing to eat it again. And that may be the tricky part. I’m the only person in the house who isn’t picky about what to eat. But I’ve got to do something, if I face another week of the same old thing I’m gonna blow my top!



 

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