Monthly Archive: October 2015

Shaking Beef

I only had shaking beef (or bo luc lac) at restaurants a few times, growing up.  It’s not a dish that is commonly served at many restaurants.  This dish is also not...

Clam Chowder

I love clam chowder.  Well, I love New England style clam chowder.  I never knew that there were two types of clam chowder, until I ordered some at a restaurant, and it...

Baklava Oatmeal

I love baklava!  It’s this amazingly delicious Greek dessert.  I don’t know exactly what is in it, but it contains phyllo dough, is sweet and sticky.  I’ve heard that it contains honey,...

Spinach Sauced Chicken Thighs

Wow, when Kim told me she was making another dish out of spinach, honestly I didn’t exactly become exuberant. However, after quite a lot of prep work (which included cooking some amazing smelling bacon,...

Turkey Tortellini Bake

I love tortellini.  There is just something so delicious about pasta that is filled with something else. Most of the time, I just make some sauce and pour it over the tortellini....

Shrimp Fried Rice

Growing up, I loved eating fried rice.  I loved the rice from the Chinese food take out places as well as the ones that came from nicer restaurants.  My mom tried to...

Parmesan Herb Chicken Thighs

I bought about five pounds of chicken thighs from the grocery store since it was sale.  Unfortunately I didn’t really have any recipes in mind for them.  Most of the recipes I...

Rotini Bolognese

I’ve seen Bolognese sauce at restaurants before and usually just associate them with being a ground meat sauce. I’ve never really had cravings for them. I just thought they were tomato sauce...

Creamy Mushroom Soup

The grocery store near our house will periodically have sales on items which must be eaten quickly since they are going to expire soon.  When I go to the grocery store, I...