Recipes

holyguacamole79

So, I need to make dinner.  Anyone have a good recipe they'd like to share?

slothiegal

MIL's recipe, and it takes a little bit of planning ahead since the meat needs to be marinated, but so worth it!

1-1/2 lbs steak

 

Dressing:

1/2 c fresh lime juice

1/4 c fish sauce

1/4 c light brown sugar

4 cloves garlic, crushed

2 jalapeños, chopped

1/2 c mint leaves, chopped

1/2 c cilantro, chopped

 

lettuce, shredded

cucumber, sliced

tomatoes, quartered

green onions, sliced

extra cilantro and mint

 

Broil steak until rare. When cold, slice the steak thinly on the diagonal.

 

Combine the dressing ingredients in a medium bowl.

 

Toss the steak with the dressing and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

 

Arrange lettuce on platter. Place cucumber and tomato around edge of platter. Mound steak in the center and top with the green onions and extra cilantro and mint.

wandajune6

I'm in the mood for peanut sauce. I don't really use a recipe but usually do something similar to this: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/thai-chicken-peanut-noodles

I use whatever meat I have handy, skip the peanuts (but occasionally use chunky peanut butter), and add whatever veggies I have handy.

holyguacamole79

ooooooh, yum!  I definitely don't have marinade time, but I'll keep this around for another time!

holyguacamole79

@wandajune6, you're good.  I was actually kinda thinking something Asian!  Thanks!!

lyndausvi

I don't work with recipes.  Sorry.

Tonight, I'm pan-searing a tuna steak.  Then sautéing up some veggie and rice in some teriyaki sauce. 

 Kind-of like a stir-fry.

I use this a lot.  I toss in some chicken, pork or fish in a frying pan, then add the sauce with veggies.   Sometimes I add rice, other times I put rice on the plate and add the mix on top.

WinstonsGirl

We might do stir fry tonight too. Here's our recipe: (4 servings)
2 cups cooked rice 1lb cooked steak strips 2 cups onion 4 cups stir-fry veg (I just use 1 bag of Zen Garden frozen)
1/2 cup vinegar 60mL olive oil 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 tsp splenda/stevia (I guess you could use sugar too)
Pepper to taste
Stir fry steak and onions. Add veggies and stir fry, Add sauce and rice and simmer. Add pepper to taste
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kaos16

I ordered sushi since DH is at his fantasy football draft, so I am of no help at all, but that steak recipe looks unreal! I'm saving that for another night.

theartistformerlyknownas

We just grilled some steaks with the fancy truffle salt my step sister got us. Baked sweet potatoes in the microwave. Yum!

holyguacamole79

Crap.  DH just called and said that he's working late.

Looks like I'll pour myself a glass of wine, watch 4 Weddings on Netflix (damn all of you for getting me intrigued!), and will grab carryout from somewhere.   But I am saving this thread for the ideas!

hellosweetie1015

Um. We're having Chicken Noodle Casserole, which is essentially whatever pasta noodles I have (medium shells and spaghetti tonight), 2-3 cans of cream of chicken soup, the same amount of cans of water, a little butter melted in the noodles, salt, and pepper. Cook the pasta, dump it all together, stir it up, stick it in a 350' oven for 15ish minutes. 

It sounds gross. I know. But my picky baby sister came down, saw what I was making, and got all excited. We all fricking love this shit.

BreMR

This is my latest obsession 

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/spicy-sausage-pasta.html

jenna8984

@lyndausvi I LOVE the island teriyaki!! @bremr I was scrolling down to comment (and then go back and read people's later) but when I scrolled past yours I literally said "what the hell is that amazing picture?!" and scrolled back up to it. hahah

jenna8984

We had this tonight and it's a monthly fave. 6 boneless pork chops. 2 cans cream of chicken. 2 packets hidden valley ranch seasoning. 1 can chicken broth. Combine all in crockpot on high for 2 hours. Serve over egg noodles. nom. nom. all the noms.

Cookie Pusher

I'm making lo mein. I wish I had a recipe for it, but I don't. I just eyeball everything and add more by taste.

lyndausvi

jenna8984 said:

@lyndausvi I LOVE the island teriyaki!! @bremr I was scrolling down to comment (and then go back and read people's later) but when I scrolled past yours I literally said "what the hell is that amazing picture?!" and scrolled back up to it. hahah

It's a staple in our house.  

NYCMercedes

@lyndausvi‌ Aren't you intimidated cooking for your chef husband?

lyndausvi

NYCMercedes said:

@lyndausvi‌ Aren't you intimidated cooking for your chef husband?

who says I cook for my chef husband?

He works all the time.   We might have 1 dinner a week together.  Most of the time it's out or something simple like Whole Foods pizza.

I cook for myself.   Although he will start getting more dinners at home starting in late Sept (the club goes down to 6 nights, then eventually 4 nights a week)   he does like my meatballs and pulled pork. Outside of those he would rather cook.

hellosweetie1015

lyndausvi said:

NYCMercedes said:

@lyndausvi‌ Aren't you intimidated cooking for your chef husband?

who says I cook for my chef husband?

He works all the time.   We might have 1 dinner a week together.  Most of the time it's out or something simple like Whole Foods pizza.

I cook for myself.   Although he will start getting more dinners at home starting in late Sept (the club goes down to 6 nights, then eventually 4 nights a week)   he does like my meatballs and pulled pork. Outside of those he would rather cook.

@lyndausvi #ChefWifeLife. I always get asked if FI cooks the best dinners for me. I usually respond with "Once in a blue moon." FI usually doesn't cook on his off days unless he's feeling inspired (or I beg, hahaha), and since he works dinner service I don't get him on his work days until 10 or 11 at night. When he does cook, it's phenomenal, but it's definitely a treat. He's so far been pretty happy with what I cook though... even though he had a ball laughing at me the other night for burning spaghetti... 

lyndausvi

CaitTDid23 said:

lyndausvi said:

NYCMercedes said:

@lyndausvi‌ Aren't you intimidated cooking for your chef husband?

who says I cook for my chef husband?

He works all the time.   We might have 1 dinner a week together.  Most of the time it's out or something simple like Whole Foods pizza.

I cook for myself.   Although he will start getting more dinners at home starting in late Sept (the club goes down to 6 nights, then eventually 4 nights a week)   he does like my meatballs and pulled pork. Outside of those he would rather cook.

@lyndausvi #ChefWifeLife. I always get asked if FI cooks the best dinners for me. I usually respond with "Once in a blue moon." FI usually doesn't cook on his off days unless he's feeling inspired (or I beg, hahaha), and since he works dinner service I don't get him on his work days until 10 or 11 at night. When he does cook, it's phenomenal, but it's definitely a treat. He's so far been pretty happy with what I cook though... even though he had a ball laughing at me the other night for burning spaghetti... 

I get asked that question all the time.   Right now the members are asking.  Umm, do not see him for dinner every night?  When exactly would he be cooking for me?

Right now he hasn't had a day off since July 31 (my birthday).  He has managed to take a few nights off, but he is in no mood to cook.   Plus we are new to the area, he wants to check out the competition so-to-speak.  Oh and I work from home and like to leave the house once in a while.  

There are some good blogs and articles about chef widows.  Most are pretty right on.

This is about right http://chefandsteward.com/2012/05/25/marrying-a-chef-what-you-need-to-know-before-saying-i-do/

hellosweetie1015

lyndausvi said:

CaitTDid23 said:

lyndausvi said:

NYCMercedes said:

@lyndausvi‌ Aren't you intimidated cooking for your chef husband?

who says I cook for my chef husband?

He works all the time.   We might have 1 dinner a week together.  Most of the time it's out or something simple like Whole Foods pizza.

I cook for myself.   Although he will start getting more dinners at home starting in late Sept (the club goes down to 6 nights, then eventually 4 nights a week)   he does like my meatballs and pulled pork. Outside of those he would rather cook.

@lyndausvi #ChefWifeLife. I always get asked if FI cooks the best dinners for me. I usually respond with "Once in a blue moon." FI usually doesn't cook on his off days unless he's feeling inspired (or I beg, hahaha), and since he works dinner service I don't get him on his work days until 10 or 11 at night. When he does cook, it's phenomenal, but it's definitely a treat. He's so far been pretty happy with what I cook though... even though he had a ball laughing at me the other night for burning spaghetti... 

I get asked that question all the time.   Right now the members are asking.  Umm, do not see him for dinner every night?  When exactly would he be cooking for me?

Right now he hasn't had a day off since July 31 (my birthday).  He has managed to take a few nights off, but he is in no mood to cook.   Plus we are new to the area, he wants to check out the competition so-to-speak.  Oh and I work from home and like to leave the house once in a while.  

There are some good blogs and articles about chef widows.  Most are pretty right on.

This is about right http://chefandsteward.com/2012/05/25/marrying-a-chef-what-you-need-to-know-before-saying-i-do/

Yep. Stumbled upon that reading another similar post, haha. 

Luckily FI's had days off recently (he just went back to work, actually, week before last, so he was really ready to go back) but there was a chunk of time around Father's day when he worked for about 19 days straight. He's on the line right now, but the new place is looking to restructure (read: actually put IN a kitchen structure) and revamp the menu, so he may have a chance to move up pretty quickly especially since he's already impressed the owner. 

Yay! Even LESS time with him, haha. At least he lives here and I can see him when he gets home.

lyndausvi

Sorry to thread jack.

It's a different life that is for sure.   DH's new schedule has him working all but 2 days from May until next week.  Then mid-sept they close the pool and 2 other outlets, plus drop Mondays at the main restaurant.  At some point in Oct they drop lunches.  

 They completely close for 3 weeks in Nov.  When they reopen around T-day they are only open for dinners Thursday-Sunday.   That lasts until end of March (with the exception of xmas/new years when they are open everyday for lunch and dinner for the week or 10 days)

April thru Mid-May they are completely closes.  This coming year they are redoing the kitchen, which they are allowing DH to design.

Mid-May they reopen and start all over again with little to no days off until Sept.

If your DH needs a break and wants to try something new next summer get a hold of me.  He always needs good guys on the line.   The pay it pretty good.  Actually Aspen area is in need of good chefs.  A lot of places have to bring people in because there is a lack of talent.

hellosweetie1015

lyndausvi said:

Sorry to thread jack.

It's a different life that is for sure.   DH's new schedule has him working all but 2 days from May until next week.  Then mid-sept they close the pool and 2 other outlets, plus drop Mondays at the main restaurant.  At some point in Oct they drop lunches.  

 They completely close for 3 weeks in Nov.  When they reopen around T-day they are only open for dinners Thursday-Sunday.   That lasts until end of March (with the exception of xmas/new years when they are open everyday for lunch and dinner for the week or 10 days)

April thru Mid-May they are completely closes.  This coming year they are redoing the kitchen, which they are allowing DH to design.

Mid-May they reopen and start all over again with little to no days off until Sept.

If your DH needs a break and wants to try something new next summer get a hold of me.  He always needs good guys on the line.   The pay it pretty good.  Actually Aspen area is in need of good chefs.  A lot of places have to bring people in because there is a lack of talent.

That whole thread jack would be my fault, hahaha, oops. Sorry!

I'll definitely pass the message along! I think he's hopeful he'll be chef de cuisine at the restaurant here by summer, but if he's not I'm sure he'd love a break from an Alabama Summer Kitchen - I've heard Hell is more comfortable, haha.

We're actually looking at Greeley for the somewhat distant future, after the wedding - he interned at a poultry plant whose headquarters are there - for a more permanent place. He's got a degree in food science, but I really think he just loves the kitchen, and I know he's happy there. 

lovesclimbing

I make this recipe all the time.  SO GOOD!  http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/delish-pesto-pasta-with-chicken-marsala  I usually pour it over quinoa instead of tossing it over pasta.

cupcait927

Late to the party, but last night I made bacon wrapped chicken thighs from a recipe I found on pinterest and roasted some zucchini to go with it. So good. But how could anything wrapped in bacon NOT be good?

arrippa

I ended up making a crockpot chicken salsa dish. It's super easy, combine chicken and salsa in a crock pot. The only problem is there is tons of left overs and I have no room in my freezer. FWP @cupcait927 I just started watching Archer. I finally recognize your siggy.

cupcait927

@arrippa yay! someone else that watches Archer! I can't wait for the new season in January/February.

arrippa

I started watching it because it's free on Amazon Prime. I am still in season 2, so I still have a few seasons to go to catch up.

LDay2014

mmmm....food.

FI and I just started the 100 Days of Real Food challenge (we're on day 4) and I'm LOVING it. 

Breakfast was leftover banana pancakes that I ate in the car while I drove (oddly satisfying)

Lunch was egg salad on triscuits, cheese cubes, and a banana

Dinner (which I prepped this morning) is a whole chicken in the slow cooker with salad and sweet potatoes on the side.  Except I prepped it at 5 am and forgot to take out the giblets so I have to do that when I get home.

We were kind of skeptical about this whole thing but the food is SOOOOOOOO good, and it's real food.  Nothing I have to hunt around hells half acre for in weird grocery store back corners.

I ordered the book before the pre-sale was over and it should be in this week so Im pretty pumped!