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Fried rice can pick up so much and so many flavors. My Ecuadorian Chicken Fried Rice is one of my wife’s favorites. Whenever I make this recipe, it is at the request of my wife. There may not…

It is amazing how only a few ingredients can create so much flavor. My Korean Chicken & Vegetables is the perfect example. The dish is flavored with ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic and green …

My exploration of Asian food has led me to Korean grocery stores. I now have a few cartons of various pastes. So my Black Bean Korean Beef came about because of the tin of black bean paste I bought…

Exploring Chinese cooking. The flavors are so good and so easy to develop. My Chinese Sichuan Chicken has so much flavor and is so simple. From my limited experience, Chinese recipes are so simple …

One of favorite all times dishes. I adapt it with chicken and smoked beef sausage since I do not eat pork. I have made gumbo many times. It is all about the roux. ROUX is a thickener developed in F…

Continuing on my Gordon Ramsay binge. Elevating Chicken with Mushroom Gravy thanks to GR. The whole chicken is roasted the conventional way. Since I made this recipe, we have fully renovated our ki…

I didn’t know what to call this dish but this Super Spicy Indian Chicken is not too spicy. Spice means flavor when done right. As I have written in some fairly recent posts, I love Indian foo…

My wife and I love Indian food. Finding new recipes is not so easy. More appropriately stated, finding more different dishes at a restaurant are limited. I am not hating at all on Indian restaurant…

Bowls might be the most popular way to serve meals. I believe this craze is because of the variety that can be created. These Mexican Pot Roast Bowls may never have been created before. Which means…

Can you guess where I found this recipe? He really does make some simple approachable recipes. I have been binge watching his YOUTUBE stuff. Besides a wide variety of recipes, he also has 100 essen…

Do you sometimes decide it is time to clean out the pantry? That means, come up with a recipe based on ingredients that our sitting there. I had, previously, bought a couple of dough mixes thinking…

There is so much depth to this Chicken Stew with GF Cheddar Biscuits. The best thing is this is a one pot meal. I am the chef and chief bottle washer. I do all the cleaning. No one can keep my kitc…

Fried rice is so versatile. The rice is a great vehicle to receive any flavor you like. In this Chicken Curry Fried Rice recipe, the flavor is – now wait for it – CAN YOU GUESS IT ̵…

Exploring Indian cuisine. How do you find recipes that are not on a traditional Indian restaurant menu? ANSWER? GOOGLE IT. The link leads to a huge variety of Indian chicken dishes. This is not the…

Is there anything more American than a burger (maybe a hotdog)? Is there anything more versatile than a burger? Well maybe I should say is anything more versatile than ground meat. Whether it be be…

Is there anything better than Chicken Milanese? I did not think so until I made this Potato Chip Crusted Chicken. I have seen a number of people use various breadings including pretzels, nuts, fros…

Any dish that uses a whole lot of onions, has got to be sweet. This African Chicken & Onions gets balance from plenty of spice and acid plus fresh herbs. I recently made another AFRICAN CHICKEN…

We love Indian food in our house. But it is time to try some new, lesser known recipes. I guess this is a PALAK CHICKEN type recipe. As is the case with a lot of my recipes, I see it on a website, …

Chicken Milanese is one of my family’s all time favorites. I tried a mustard version because my wife loves this dish at Bobby’s – a local restaurant. BOBBY’S calls its dish …

There is something so comforting with a slow cooked meal. Slow cooking food creates so much flavor in the protein being cooked. The other big benefit to this Slow Cooked Red Wine Pot Roast is the u…

We eat a lot of salmon in our house. Salmon is such a sturdy fish that it can handle so many different flavors. My Asian glazed Salmon proves this point. Even though the salmon is strong in its own…

My wife and I love our fried rice. I have developing variations of the original and having so much fun. Rice as the base is so versatile. The rice takes on the flavor so well. My Jerk Chicken Fried…

Do you think 21 ingredients is a lot? Are you intimidated? My 21 Ingredient Turkey Chili is so much easier to make than the overwhelming number of ingredients may lead you to believe. 10 of the ing…

I would suggest that Chicken Francaise is the opposite of chicken milanese. This flop creates a totally different exterior. Chicken milanese is chicken taken through a traditional dredging station …

Sometimes the simplest dishes are the winners. My wife totally loved this recipe. The recipe is simple but so good with the balancing, or should I say counter balance of lime juice, peppers and mus…

We continue our tour of Japanese food for my friend Tom. This Japanese Beef Rice Bowl is known as Gyudon. The rice bowl is prevalent in so many cultures. Let’s search my blog to see how far a…

I truly love to take traditional recipes and put a little spin on them. It is a great chance to take a recipe you love and to merge it with a flavor you love even more. As my regular readers know, …

There is something so comforting with a stew. There is something so nice about the clean up – only ONE POT. So what makes stews, so enjoyable. With the right spices, the flavors can very so m…

Can I make or offer up a simple recipe? Twist my arm – it is hard for me to do. My Gluten Free Baked Chicken is just such a recipe. I am so willing to spend so much time making recipes these …

My GF Lamb Shank is true comfort food.  Shanks are such a great cut of meat. So where does the shank come from on the animal?  The SHANK comes from the area on the lamb or cow just above …