Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

2 Chicken breasts

1/2 c Crumbled bacon

water

1/4 c oil

1 Head of lettuce sliced thin

1 cucumber, sliced thin

Dressing

1 lemon, juiced

3 Scallions, sliced thin

4 tb Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

1 c Sesame seeds

1/4 tb Black pepper

1/2 c sliced almonds

Garnish

1 c chow mein noodles

Simmer chicken breasts in water to cover until meat is tender, drain and cut into small strips or dice size pieces. In a frying pan, toast almonds and sesame seeds in a small amount of butter or oil. Combine all of the above ingredients together except the Chow mein noodles and the bacon. Just before serving toss salad with the dressing and add noodles and bacon. For the dressing: Combine ingredients in a jar, shake well.

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Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy





Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy

1 pound ground beef
4 slices soft white bread, crusts removed
adobo, to taste
1 tbsp minced dry onion
1 can (10 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup water
1 (8 oz) package mushrooms, sliced

Pull apart bread into small pieces. Combine beef, bread, adobo and minced onion in large bowl. Shape into medium sized meatballs. Brown meatballs in hot skillet. Turn them occasionally so all sides are brown. Place everything in a crockpot. Cook on low for 4- 6 hours, or until done.

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Goldenrod Eggs on Toast

Until I can get caught up with my typing I am going to work on moving my old blog's post to this one.

Goldenrod Eggs on Toast

6 hard boiled eggs
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
1 cup milks
alt and pepper to taste
cayenne to taste
buttered toast
Peel the hard boiled eggs and cut them in dice them up. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then mix in the flour with a whisk, cooking a few minutes until it just lightly browns. Watch it carefully so it doesn’t burn. Slowly whisk in the milk and cook a few minutes, stirring, until thickened. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Mix in the egg gently. Make your toast and butter it. Spoon the sauce over the toast and serve.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Made just like here only use spaghetti noodles

Fried Ramen

This is my comfort food...when I am sick, don't want to eat or depressed this is what I make. It's my chicken noodle soup.

There is no "real" recipe, it changes all the time depending on what I have in the house to use. For one person you need:

1 package of ramen

1/2 of included seasoning packet

1/2 C-1 C frozen veggies, defrosted

butter as needed,

Cook noodles in boiliong water for about 3 minutes. Drain well. In a skillet melt a couple Tbsps of butter. Add noodles and stir fry until they start to crisp. Throw in veggies and add 1/2 of seasoning packet that was included with the ramen. Heat and serve.

Taco Chili and Green Salad

Taco Chili

1 lb. browned ground beef

1 onion, diced and sauteed

2 minced cloves garlic

1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz) can corn, do not drain

1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, do not drain

1 (15 oz) can hominey, drained

1 (10 oz) can tomatoes with chilies

1 packet taco seasoning

1 packet ranch dressing

Place everything in a crockpot and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. You can garnish with cheese and sour cream if desired.



Canned Spaghetti and Meatballs

Fried Catfish, Smashed Potatoes and Romenesco

Fried Catfish

1 C milk

6 catfish fillets

oil as needed

1 1/2 C cornmeal

seasoning salt to taste

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Soak catfish in milk for about 10 minutes. Heat about 2 inches of oil in a skillet to 375 degrees. Place the cornmeal and seasoning salt  in a resealable plastic bag. Drain milk off of fillets and place in the plasic bag and shake to coat. Fry until golden on both sides about 8-10 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels before serving with lemon wedges.

Smashed Potatoes

Sesame Chicken

Sesame Chicken

1 C flour
1/2 C sesame seeds, divided
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp chinese 5 spice powder
1 lb skinless, boneless chicken, cut into bite size pieces
oil as needed
1 onion, cut into wedges
1 green pepper, chopped
2 Tbsp teriyaki sauce
4 Tbsp honey

In a large resealable plastic bag combine flour, 1/4 C sesame seeds, pepper, and 5 spice powder. Place chicken in the bag and shake to coat. Heat oil in a wok and stir fry chicken for 5-8 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate and set aside. Add onion and bell pepper to the wok and stir fry until tender. Remove onion and peppers to a plate and set aside. Add chicken back to the wok and add teriyaki sauce, the remaining sesame seeds and honey. stir until thickened. add onions and peppers back to the wok and heat until warm.

Breakfast for Dinner

Chili Macaroni Soup and Dinner Roll

Chili Macaroni Soup

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

5 C water

1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 box macaroni and cheese

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 C frozen corn

In a large pot, cook ground beef, onion and bell pepper until meat is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Add water, tomatoes with juice, cheese sauce packet, chili powder, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat to low, let simmer for 10 minutes. Add pasta and corn. Cover pot and simmer for 10 minutes or until macaroni is tender, , stirring occasionally