Sauteed Shrimp and Sweet Pea Risotto

This risotto recipe is one of my favorites. The first time I had sweet pea risotto was at North restaurant. It was served with pan-fried sea scallops. Although I am not particularly fond of scallops, I'll eat it on occasion.When the dish came out, I thought it was especially green but when I took...

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Pizza and Freezer Calzones

I doubled the recipe for pizza dough but decided to only make a few small pizzas. We used the dough to make freezer calzones. We filled each calzone with pepperoni, salame, veggies, ricotta and mozzarella. We par-baked them for a few minutes, let them cool and then wrapped them up for the freezer.The...

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Chicken Green Chile Stew August 2009

I made this earlier in the week but was too tired (lazy) to post. I had green chiles in the fridge that I bought the week before from Sunflower Market. This was their first shipment of green chiles this season. I read that the chile growers in Hatch had an awesome harvest this year so the green chiles...

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Poulet au Vin

I won't call this coq au vin since I didn't use a rooster. I'm fresh out of old roosters at the moment. I need to ask my dad to send me some. (I'm not kidding. My dad has roosters. My dad does not live in the country. His roosters are in the heart of San Diego, California.)I've been hearing so...

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Khua Mee: Fried Noodles

I’m not exactly sure what to call this dish but after doing some research, I’m going with Khua Mee. I thought the dish was Laotian in origin because the first time I had it was when a Laotian friend’s mom made it. I did some research and a found that a few different countries and ethnic groups within...

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Chicken Fajitas

Okay this is not a real recipe because I never measure any of this stuff when marinating. I just eyeball it. Ingredients A:2 boneless skinless chicken breastsjuice from 1 lime2 cloves garlic, crushedcuminancho chili powdersaltblack pepperolive oilMexican cut oreganoIngredients B:1 red onion, sliced1...

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Glazed Butternut Squash

This is a really simple side to prepare. It is better suited for the fall but since I had leftover butternut squash and was craving something sweet, I threw this together.I had to take a culinary nutrition class in school. In addition to remembering that 1 gram of protein or carbohydrate equals 4...

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