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Mmm…spicy noodle stir fry
This dish is so easy… Boil the ramen and meanwhile stir fry some veggies in some chili oil. I tossed in some pre-cooked shrimp to warm at the end, drained and added the noodles, and then plated. This...
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Mmm…Spicy Pork Noodles
It’s hot and miserable outside and I just refuse to go out there. Nice in the house, cool and dark. Well, not dark-just no bright glare from the sun. I broke a severe sweat three days running and I...
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Mmm… chili garlic shrimp
I opened a bag of frozen shrimp this afternoon and was surprised at the size of those things. They were raw so I had to peel and devein them after they thawed. I had planned a basic shrimp and...
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Mmm… Stir fried shrimp over noodles.
There are parsnips in there. I just wanted to mention that up front. Genius move? Desperation? I will mention that the broccoli I wanted to use was way past it’s use by date. Other than the...
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Mmm… spicy shrimp noodles
I watched Alton Brown make some broth for miso soup the other day, he used kelp and shaved bonito for it, then he added miso paste and tofu. Probably some other stuff I’m forgetting. Anyway, I found...
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Chicken and peppers over noodles
We record a selection of cooking shows on the kitchen TV to watch while we eat our meals and we selected this show pretty much at random the other day. She worked to assemble the recipe ingredients...
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Stir fried shrimp with snow peas and mushrooms
We haven’t had shrimp for a while. This dish used much the same sauce as did the chicken with peppers yesterday, though I did chance the Wrath of Mrs J by adding some heat via dried red peppers and a...
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Mmm… beef and broccoli ramen stir fry
Mrs J didn’t eat all of her strip steak from the other day so I sliced the leftovers thin and tossed them with broccoli and a few other veggies in a sweet and sour chili sauce with a bit of oyster...
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Shrimp Stir Fry
Hard to beat a stir fry for a quick and tasty dinner. They’ve been selling these baby carrots for a good while now and they are great in this dish. A few minutes in the pan and the raw is gone but...
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It’s puppy day today, mostly. Mrs J brought home a new crop of puppy pics and they are some real cuties. This one is a chihuahua mix, about ten weeks old.This is one of a pair of Catahoula Cur mixes....
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Puppies! Nine in this litter. Mrs J says the momma is really spooked and is going to be hard to deal with. Staff can handle the pups with no problem but the mom will not allow anyone to touch her....
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This pretty girl has been at the shelter for a while now. She was a surrender – the owner became unable to care for her due to infirmity. Mrs J hoped to promote her adoption prospects by placing her...
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Mmm… posole with a few garnishes with quesadillas. The dish is similar in spirit to the classic tomato soup/grilled cheese combo. I made a huge batch of posole a few months ago and pressure canned...
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Mrs J saw my breakfast pr0n photo and said she’ll be having that for dinner. Not a problem! I have plenty of Andouille after my last order from the Cajun Grocer.Here are a pair of breakfast burritos...
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Katie was enjoying the first snow free day a little too much. It’s a good thing she got her ya yas out because we got more snow:It started out with a little sleet but that turned to snow and that fell...
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Chinese Five Spice
I was browsing among various recipes for green beans and noticed a call for Chinese five spice in one of them and wondered if I had the ingredients to make my own. Yes! – or at least close enough...
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Lo Mein Double Delight
Years ago we used to frequent a Chinese restaurant where I almost always ordered their “Kung Pao Triple Delight” – a Kung Pao chicken dish that also included shrimp and pork. The triple delight...
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We don’t have much info on Cleo, AKA Grumpy Kitty. She’s an older kitteh and hasn’t been at St Francis long.Stir fry chicken and broccoli is a favorite around here. This one has red bell peppers, red...
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Sticky Legs
Doesn’t roll off the tongue like sticky wings but they are pretty good. I noticed that the drumsticks were cheaper than wings so I said “why not”? They got the two-step treatment, steaming then...
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I mentioned the reversible range grates the other day that helped with that humongous griddle, here is one flipped for a round bottomed wok.Naturally I had to get a round bottomed wok . I had one...
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