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Really!  Everyone should be able to cook their own food and this is the place to learn how to do just that.  All the recipes are easy to make and you can go to the Cooking School to learn about a particular technique.

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Fried Rice

9/22/2014

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Fried Rice is something everyone needs to know how to cook, it's fairly easy and is always a crowd pleaser.  I make it different every time depending on what food I have on hand to put into it.  You need to have rice that is already cooled or else it won't work.  Cut up the veggies ahead of time and you're doing well.  This is a little time consuming but after you do it a couple of times it gets really easy.  You can add any meat you happen to have on hand.

Do Ahead:
1.  Cook the rice and cool.  Needs to be cooled.
2.  Prep the onions and carrots
3.  Scramble the eggs

What You Need:
3-4          c.           Cooked Brown Rice
2             TB         Oil – or less if you want
1                           Onion – Diced
2-3          cl.          Garlic
3                           Carrots – Sliced Diagonally (Or Whatever)
1              c.          Peas or Snow Peas
1             TB         Soy Sauce
1 ½         tsp.        Sesame Oil
3-4                       Eggs – Scrambled

What You Do:
1.  Heat a Wok or large pan big enough to mix stuff around in.
2.  Pour oil in Wok and let get hot.
3.  Add the Onions and cook about 5 min.
4.  Add the Carrots and cook another 5 min. or so
5.  Add the Garlic and Peas and cook another 5 min. or so
6.  Add the Rice, Soy Sauce and Sesame Oil and stir all around.
7.  Add the Scrambled Eggs and then serve.

Here is the link to the Recipe for Fried Rice

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Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs in Slow Cooker

9/19/2014

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Chicken thighs deliver a lot of flavor and the sauce adds just the right amount of punch.   We made this for dinner and fell in love with it.  It is extremely easy and you can serve it over anything you want.  The original sauce called for Hoisin but I didn’t have any so I just substituted with Orange Marmalade ‘cause is sounded good.  And it was.


What You Need:

2          TB        Maple Syrup
3          TB        Hoisin Sauce ( I used Orange Marmalade)
2          TB        Olive Oil
2          TB        Soy Sauce
1 ½      tsp.      Dijon Mustard
1          tsp.      Minced Garlic
½         tsp.      Red Pepper Flakes
2          lbs        Skinless, Boneless Chicken Thighs
¼          tsp.      Salt
¼          c.         Water
2          TB        Cornstarch or Arrowroot

What You Do:
1.  Whisk the 1st 7 ingredients together
2.  Salt the Chicken and place in slow cooker.  Pour sauce over Chicken.
3.  Cook it on low for 5 hours
4.  Remove Chicken with slotted spoon.  Turn it on high.
5.  Whisk Cornstarch and water and pour into sauce.  Whisk until thickened.
6.  Serve over whatever you want to serve it over


Chicken thighs deliver a lot of flavor and the sauce adds just the right amount of punch.   We made this for dinner and fell in love with it.  It is extremely easy and you can serve it over anything you want.  The original sauce called for Hoisin but I didn’t have any so I just substituted with Orange Marmalade ‘cause is sounded good.  And it was.

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Deviled Eggs

9/18/2014

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Deviled Eggs are  one of my favorite things to eat.  I always looked forward to them as a kid and still do (and I’m not a kid anymore).  My Mother-in-Law will make them for a Sunday lunch or dinner and I always look forward to them.  It’s really just another way to eat eggs and it is really easy to do.  They are also fun to serve to people when they come over because it’s just not something you usually get anywhere. 


What You Will Need:

6                      Boiled Eggs
1          T          Mayonnaise
½         t           Mustard (your choice what kind)
2          t           Sweet Pickle Relish
                        Salt
                        Pepper

What You Do:

1.  Cut the eggs in half and scoop the yolks into a bowl.
2.  Add the rest of the ingredients and mash together with a fork.  (or whatever)
3.  Pipe or scoop into the egg whites
4.  Some people sprinkle with paprika.   You can do that if you want.



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Smothered Pork Chops

9/14/2014

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What You Will Need:
1              lb.           Pork Chops
1              lg            Onion sliced
½             cup         Flour – just make sure it is salted properly
2              TB          Cornstarch
½             tsp          Salt
¼             tsp          Pepper
½             tsp          Thyme
½             tsp          Oregano
½             tsp          Garlic
½             cup         Water

Do Ahead:
1.  Make the Seasoned Flour.  Add the Flour, Cornstarch, Salt, Pepper, Thyme, Oregano and Garlic

 
What You Do:
1.  Dredge chops in flour mixture
2.  Brown Chops in a pan on medium high (6).  About 5 min. each side.
3.  Remove Chops from pan and set aside.
4.  Cook the onions in the same  pan for about 10 min. on med. High (5 or 6)
5.  Put Chops back in, pour in the water
6.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hr.

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Asian Beef & Cabbage Salad

9/14/2014

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I forget where I got this from but it is really, really good and I can’t wait to have it again.  It follows my rule of being easy but I’m not going to call it easy because there are a few steps.  I put it together in about 25 min. so I won’t categorize it as fast either but it wasn’t that bad.  This is a heckuva good salad – so simple but so good.

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What you need:

The Meat
2              Lg.          Carrots - diced
1              Lb.          Ground Chuck
1/4         c.             Blackberry Allfruit (or whatever you like)
Soy Sauce to taste

The Dressing
1/3         c.             Rice Vinegar
3              TB           Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

The Salad
4              c.             Shredded Napa
4                              Scallions ( sliced)
1              c.             Cilantro Leaves

 
What you do:
The Meat
1. Brown Meat over med-high heat (5-6 min.) with the carrots
2. Add Jam and Soy and mix all up

The Dressing
1. Whisk the Vinegar, Oil, Salt and Pepper to make the dressing

The Salad
1. You can probably guess this.  Mix all the salad stuff together
2. Mix the dressing with the salad

Put the Salad on the plate and top with beef and anything crunchy that sounds good.  We put cashews on it but toasted sesame seeds or sunflower seeds or almonds would be good too.

It is a delicious salad.  The sweet in the beef mixture mixes nicely with the tart dressing.  I thought you could add some fried shallots but it was great the way it was.

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Tuna Salad

9/14/2014

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This falls under the category of “Things You Should Be Able to Make”.  Tuna salad is a staple we’ve all had all our lives but a lot of people don’t make it anymore yet it’s so easy and gratifying to do.  This, of course, is just my basic recipe.  You might have to add a little more mayonnaise but this is the standard Tuna Salad. 

Once you’ve made it a couple of times you can change it up by adding anything that sounds really good to you.  Experiment and have fun.

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What You Will Need:

3          cans     Tuna
3          ribs      Celery
3                      Hard-Boiled Eggs
½+       cup      Mayonnaise
6          TB        Sweet Relish (less for less sweet)
½         tsp       Granulated Garlic
½         tsp       Salt
¼          tsp       Black Pepper

What You Do:
1.  Drain the cans of Tuna
2.  Slice and chop the eggs
3.  Cut the Celery into little slices or chop into pieces
4.  Mix Everything together with a fork.
5.  Adjust seasonings as needed

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Ham & Potato Casserole

9/6/2014

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I've always liked comfort food and that's what this is and everyone should know how to make it.  It is a fairly eas

It's under Pork of course but heres the link:

Ham & Potato Casserole
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