Recipes by Alyssa Short (Page 2)
Broccoli Lo Mein with Chicken or PorkBroccoli Lo Mein with Chicken or PorkI love Chinese food, and easy access to it is one thing that I really miss since we moved to our itty-bitty community. Along with pizza delivery, grocery stores that are open past 4 p.m. on Sundays, and my sisters-in-law. Not necessarily in that order.I've been cooking a lot more Chinese food at… |
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Double-Chocolate CookiesDouble-Chocolate CookiesJack has developed a taste for Ghirardelli dark chocolate as of late, especially the dark chocolate and caramel squares with sea salt.He clearly has excellent taste for a 2-year-old. Don't even get me started on how he ate all my $18-per-pound Widman's Chippers over the holidays.So we decided to make some dark… |
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Roasted CauliflowerRoasted CauliflowerThis very simple, healthy, not-even-a-recipe recipe is something I made to entice my mother to have supper with us recently.Yes, I have to shamelessly bribe her with vegetables.I'm not a huge fan of steamed cauliflower, but when roasted, it takes on a much sweeter and more complex flavor. Needless to say, Mom loved… |
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Beef Noodle SkilletBeef Noodle SkilletThis is a quick and easy recipe that we threw together after a long afternoon of sledding and snowblowing recently. It's not fancy fare, but it's tasty, filling, economical, and makes a ton of food. (It also reheats pretty well, if you don't cook the bejeezus out of your noodles.)The idea for this recipe came from… |
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Triple-Chip Scone MuffinsTriple-Chip Scone MuffinsFunny thing about this recipe. I'd pulled it out of a magazine years ago (yes, it was my own magazine), and it looked yummy. The little man and I liked the picture, so we decided to make them.But the recipe was provided by a margarine company, and as a general rule, we don't keep margarine on hand. And to… |
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Linguine with Shrimp and ScallopsLinguine with Shrimp and ScallopsWe stayed with my mother-in-law recently, and the hubby likes to make sure that we make plenty of yummy food for her in exchange for taking over her house while we're there.Also, I usually eat most of the contents of her candy bowl. There, I admitted it.This is a modified version of a Rachael Ray… |
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Sweet and Spicy MeatballsSweet and Spicy MeatballsBut first up, a few notes!I received the Liebster Blog award from The Daily Smash, and am very touched and honored. Check out her blog for some incredibly yummy-looking recipes, which have that "I'd actually make that!" appeal. Thanks again! (And I'll have to pass this on, yet, too.)My peanut butter cup… |
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Brined Turkey BreastBrined Turkey BreastBrining a turkey has long been on my bucket list, and what better way to ring in the New Year and all its resolutions than by tackling something I've always wanted to try?Okay, so I actually made this on Christmas Eve. Anyway, I haven't yet tried brining a turkey -- or even eating a brined turkey -- because there… |
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Cheesy Olive BreadCheesy Olive BreadBelated happy holidays, from Angel in the Kitchen, the hubby, and the little man!I hope you can tell who's who in this pic.We've been busy, to say the least. But we had a wonderful Christmas, and it was so much fun now that Jack is getting old enough to understand more. Jack loves Santa. Jack loves carols. Jack loves… |
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Baked Chicken DrumsticksBaked Chicken DrumsticksThis is a very quick, extremely economical, and tasty dish that the hubby really enjoys. I don't eat a lot of chicken drumsticks (I'm a white meat gal), so I had a reverse case of sticker shock when I picked them up at the supermarket. They're unbelievably cheap.The hubby loves chicken legs, and we thought the… |
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