2009-04-13 Monday - Blue Ribbon ribs and greens, stir-fried bean and brussels sprouts, leftover apricot chicken and spanish rice, and mango avocado

Blue Ribbon ribs and greens

• not as good Lester's :)

stir-fried bean and brussels sprouts

• ingredients: brussels sprouts, bean sprouts, spinach, oyster sauce, soy sauce
  
• 4 brussels sprouts, sliced thin
  
• ~3/4 bag (from TJs) of bean sprouts
• couple handfuls of spinach, torn
• ~1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
• ~1 tsp soy sauce
  

re-engineered apricot chicken and spanish rice

• from last week: http://tastylittledinnerses.blogspot.com/2009/04/2009-04-07-tuesday-re-engineered.html

mango avocado salad

• from Sunday: http://tastylittledinnerses.blogspot.com/2009/04/2009-04-12-sunday-filet-mignon-baby.html

2009-03-23 Monday - broiled tilapia with white wine mustard sauce, sautéed spinach, and (leftover) SR Dad's Fish Stew with crab

broiled tilapia with white wine mustard sauce

• i made it up!
• tilapia, seasoned with salt and pepper, broiled
  
• sauce:
  
• 1 large shallot, minced
• ~1/2 ~3/4 cup white wine
• 1 small spoon Dijon mustard
• dash of water
• dash of milk
  
• very winey! (but went well with the fish.)
  
• next time try adding broth or cream or more milk
  

Sautéed spinach

• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• baby spinach
  

Dad's Fish Stew

• added packet of lump crab :)
• served on jasmine rice
  

2009-03-19 Thursday - leek potato soup, ginger ground pork with portabella and spinach

leek potato soup

• inspired by this recipe: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000044potato_leek_soup.php
• 2 leeks, chopped fine and rinsed, cooked in pat of butter with 1/2 tsp white pepper and 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes and lots of black pepper
  
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped, cooked with leeks
  
• 3 medium potatoes (2 white, 1 red), chopped small
• 3 cups broth/stock
  
• needed about 2 big pinches of kosher salt
• simmered about 30 minutes
  
• very peppery!
• good with tabasco and/or worcestorshire sauce (added at table)

ginger ground pork with portabella and spinach

• 1/2 lb ground pork, seasoned with ginger (~1" x 1/2" x 1/2" piece, minced), garlic (~3 cloves, chopped), soy sauce, white pepper, korean red pepper flakes, tapioca starch
  
• 2 portabella caps, chopped into 1/2" cubes, semi-marinated with soy sauce (next time use less soy sauce)
  
• 1/2 large clamshell baby spinach
• cooked portabella first, removed from pan, cooked pork, mixed in portabella, then spinach
  
• lots of ginger = good!!!
  

2009-03-16 Monday - roast chicken garlic linguine

1 packet fresh linguine
1 portabella mushroom
28 cloves garlic, roasted in olive oil
1 head garlic, roasted in chicken
2 shallots
baby spinach (about half a large clamshell)
1 tablespoon pesto
~2 cups roast chicken, chopped/shredded

* * *

14 cloves per foil packet, set to roasting

sliced shallots (halved lengthwise, then sliced widthwise)
peeled head of garlic (roasted in skin) and chopped up the cloves
sliced portabella (halved, then sliced thin widthwise)
black pepper

boil water
pasta cooked before water returned to boil
drain pasta and set aside

smash roasted garlic

pour into emptied pot -- oil from garlic roasting
sauté shallots and chopped garlic until soft
add sliced mushroom
add spinach
add roast chicken
sauté until spinach starts to wilt
add cooked pasta
put smashed garlic on top of pasta and mix
add olive oil from garlic (mix, add more, mix, etc)
add pesto and mix
black pepper

YUM.