Thursday, September 24, 2009

Cashew Chicken

Another time I guess. Bought a bag of fresh cut brocolli for this tonight from Sams and it was ROTTEN! Looked perfect, smelled AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Laura

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Maple Baked Pork Loin Roast

Found this one online this weekend and thought I would give it a try. It was pretty good and very tender. Had a very sweet and tangy taste. All my after pictures looked gross since it had a red glaze on top with the ketchup soooo the looks are a little deceiving in this one but it was very yummy. Let me know if you try it.

* 1 tablespoon canola oil
* 1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast
* salt and pepper to taste
* all-purpose flour for dredging
* 3/4 cup maple syrup
* 3/4 cup ketchup
* 1/3 cup water
* 1 tablespoon minced garlic



DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Meanwhile, season the pork roast with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, and shake off excess. Sear in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 1 minute per side.
3. Place onto a large sheet of aluminum foil set on top of a baking sheet; set aside. Stir together the maple syrup, ketchup, water, and garlic. Pour 3/4 of this sauce over the pork.

Fold the foil over the pork, and seal to form a packet.


4. Bake in preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 1 hour 45 minutes. Carefully open up the foil packet, and broil for a few minutes until the sauce glazes the meat. Serve with remaining sauce.



Thats whats delectable for dinner tonight!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Asian Noodles

I tried a new recipe tonight... Not sure it was one of my faves. But good enough to put on the blog, someone might like it! This is a quick recipe for someone wanting to put a hearty meal together really quickly. It is called Asian Noodles and is made with Ramen Noodles! :) Very different!

2 packages of beef flavored Ramen Noodles
2 pound boneless beef sirloin steak (I used beef stew tips)
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and finely chopped
2 TBS vegetable oil
4 TBS water
2 TBS steak sauce
1 large carrot, shredded
4 TBS sliced green onions
1/2 cup peanut halves

Set aside seasoning packet from noodles. Prepare noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
While noodles are cooking; cut steak into 3-in. x 1/2-in. strips. In a large skillet, stir-fry the beef and jalapeno in oil for 1-2 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.

In the same skillet, combine the noodles, water, steak sauce, carrot, onion and contents of seasoning packets. Cook and stir until heated through. Return beef to the pan. Sprinkle with peanuts. ENJOY!!!

I only took one picture. It kind of looks like a big pile of noodles with beef, but thats really what it is. And I guess thats what an asian style dish looks like anyway, so... Thats whats delectable for dinner tonight!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Baked Spaghetti

A casserole for you this week.....

This is one I did a couple weeks back for my Grandmother after a surgery she had. It was yummy yummy! This is my own personal recipe and have made this tons and tons of times! Grandma loved it and Im sure you will too. Its a great casserole to make to take for people. Enjoy!

Laura's Baked Spaghetti

1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 pound ground beef
1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes with liquid
1 (8 oz) can diced mushrooms, drained
1 tsp dried oregano
1 pkg spaghetti cooked and drained
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup water
1 (10.75 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large skillet saute onion, green pepper and ground beef.


Once beef is brown and onion and green pepper softened, add the tomatoes, mushrooms and oregano. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.




Place half of the cooked spaghetti in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Top with half of meat mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup of cheddar cheese. Repeat.

Mix cream of mushroom soup and water until smooth, pour over casserole.

Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!! This is an ABSOLUTE FAVE! (TOP 5)