The weather cools down and the kitchen heats up!
Nothing like a warm bowl of homemade chicken soup to signal winter on the horizon.
And yes, my inner child chose star pasta.
Happy Fall!
Eat with all of your heart,
G
Keeping up with the trend of food I crave, and decided to learn how to make, here is a recipe for homemade baked orange chicken.
The kicker on this recipe, is that you actually forget halfway through eating it that it’s pretty good for you in comparison to its deep fried counterpart. I served this recipe on a bed of quinoa instead of rice to make it even healthier. The quinoa nicely soaked up the rich and tangy orange sauce and made for a delightful and light meal!
Baked Orange Chicken
Pleadings & Pasta 2013
4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
Panko bread crumbs
salt and pepper
One egg, beaten
Sauce:
1/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sriracha
1 teaspoon cornstarch (or 2 teaspoons flour) to thicken the sauce.
Eat with all of your heart,
G
Pad Thai is my go-to for Asian takeout. Words cannot express how much joy a fresh batch of pad thai brings to my soul.
For many years now, I dreamed of being able to conquer the pad thai recipe. It truly has been my Everest. I would research “authentic pad thai” and get frustrated, or intimidated, and give up. To be honest, I was afraid to ruin this coveted dish I adored so much with just an “ok” version of my own doing.
However, for some strange reason I mustered up the courage, I researched endlessly, put together a combination of several recipes and added a few tweaks of my own, and finally did it. Yes, I made Pad Thai. Not only did I make it, but it tasted wonderful. Not only that, I loved it so much that I started to make it an ungodly amount of times until I got it down and could make it in my sleep. And now today, I share with you the crown jewel of my recipe box.
This recipe stands for more than just deliciousness. Nay, it stands as a reminder that you can achieve the impossible. It stands for a symbol of not being intimidated and for believing in yourself. And, when this beautiful recipe came into creation, it marked a time where I found my passion for cooking re-ignited, and inspired to push my own limits of my culinary creativity.
So with that, I present to you, kick ass pad thai!
Kick Ass Pad Thai
Pleadings & Pasta 2013
There are no words, other than YUM!
Eat with all of your heart,
G