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Steak and Blue Cheese Flatbread

Dids | June 27, 2007

Another one inspired by Bobby Flay.
I took store bought pizza dough, added some olive oil and grilled it on both sides.
I also took steak and fired that up in the skillet.
Then I added blue cheese, tomatoes, the sliced steak, more olive oil, lemon zest and salt and pepper to the “flatbread” and set it [...]

Orange Ginger Chicken

Dids | June 26, 2007

This is an attempt to re-create something that I used to make a lot when I was first cooking on my own. It was horrible then, chicken kinda braised in orange juice, but this is better.
I marinated the chicken in orange concentrate and ginger for about 2 hours (it should have been shorter, but [...]

Balsamic Honey Glazed Ham

Dids | June 25, 2007

This was supposed to be nice thick ham steaks, but once I got it out the package, it was presliced. Meh. Tasty, but just too thin. Will try again and not be hoodwinked by product.
The glazed was made with honey, butter, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and a dash of cayanne. It [...]

Coconut Curry Shrimp

Dids | June 19, 2007

This one probably looks more difficult than it was.
Shrimp actually purchased cooked and frozen, I thawed it out under some hot water, and then tossed it in a pan with some butter very quickly just to heat it through. The sauce was from a bottle, but it’s very tasty. It was served on [...]

Mango Chicken Sausage, Eggplant and Rice

Dids | June 18, 2007

This was going to be an attempt at fried rice, but I screwed up and didn’t cook the rice ahead. The rice was some sesame-ginger boxed stuff, cooked with chicken stock and ended up very good. The eggplant was sauteed and the sausage was grilled. Pretty damn tasty.