So I hesitate to call this a recipe, but really, it’s delish. And you could make your own salsa verde and then it’s a LITTLE more recipe-like. 😉 Regardless, it’s awesome, jars or homemade or whatever. I would say this just became a favorite for both of us.
This was pretty quick and easy, and definitely did well with an overnight marinade. Next time, I’d double the marinade, but wouldn’t make too many other changes. We actually served it over shirataki noodles rather than rice this go-round and it was good – but rice would be better as leftovers. That said, the steak and peppers are fine on their own as leftovers!
My favorite cookbook is definitely, “Asian Dumplings,” by Andrea Nguyen. I’ve yet to make anything I didn’t like, and some of them I really love. They are great to share with friends! We had a great time with our friends for a dumplings, ramen, and games night, and this was one of the meat dumplings I made. I really enjoyed it…different than the pork dumplings I’m used to, and very interesting! These are called Sha Momo, and I highly recommend you check them out, as well as the entire book! Forgive the photo – it was post-steaming and it was…well, steamy. 😉
We recently hosted a dumplings, ramen, and games night and thought we wanted something…well, not wrapped in a dumpling wrapper or part of a noodle bowl. Or really, I saw these, thought they looked awesome, and they were. 😉 We kept these warm in a slow cooker during the party, which worked well but I’d advise making sure you stir them now and then, which I forgot to do. I would definitely make these again, especially for a party – I might double the recipe next time as well. Leftovers were pretty good. 😉
This was a really fun side salad – we had it with some Teriyaki wings. You could definitely add some chicken or other protein to this to make it a full meal. I think it would do well with noodles, too. Either way, versatile and very tasty! This came from Chow, I changed very little – subbed sesame oil for vegetable in the dressing, and Sriracha for chile garlic paste (I was out). Made a ton, and stored separately from the dressing, it will be great left over!
This was an awesome weeknight meal! I happened to have a jar of Trader Joe’s salsa verde on hand (my favorite jarred salsa!), so this was a done deal. The pork we had in the freezer was a loin roast, so a bit of a pain to butterfly (largely because I’m not that good at it), but worth the trouble. Very simple and really, really tasty. We had this with some simple steamed green beans tossed with the Penzeys Ruth Ann’s mix – we’re addicted to this one on *everything.* The combo was great. The pork recipe came from Chow and I didn’t do anything differently. I might double the mustard next time, just because we love mustard, but really it’s not necessary.
Shawn makes the best soups, and this butternut squash with an array of different veggies was definitely right up there with my favorites he’s made. This makes a lot, is very adaptable, and *very* filling. We had this with some garlic flatbread crackers for dipping, but honestly this is so filling that a side isn’t needed. Great for lunches!
While this recipe was underwhelming, it really has potential if seasoned correctly. In retrospect, I really should have thought out how much seasoning I was using for a slow cooker recipe. It was pretty good once it was mixed with all the taco toppings, but it would have been excellent if it had more seasoning. I doubled the spices in the recipe below, which originally came from Gimme Some Oven. Or, you could use a homemade taco seasoning mix – that’s what I will do next time. I think a large flank steak might do well, too. I used a chuck roast and wouldn’t again.
Wow, we loved this! I got this recipe from the really fun “My Big Fat Cuban Family” website. I’ve had her recipes bookmarked to try forever and finally got around to this one – we’ll be doing more of Marta’s recipes soon. This was easy and honestly, we actually liked it better sans rice (good for me and low-carbin’ it). My only mistake was over-salting and it was still great.
I’m really not a huge fan of chocolate, but this cake is good. In small slices (no, seriously, no huge slices – it’s rich). I made this for Valentine’s Day/Anniversary for Shawn. It’s from my favorite baking site, Joy of Baking. See her recipe here (she also has a yellow butter cake that is just as good…yellow cake is my favorite!) – I made no changes of course, and am always happy with the results.
Om nom nom! 