The classic Chinese chicken salad. The one featured on every chain restaurant menu. It always sounds so good with the supposed crispy noodles and tangy dressing, but then you take a bite and you either have a way too sweet dressing, overcooked bland chicken, or a salt explosion in your mouth. This Asian chicken salad…
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Asian Beef Noodle Soup
Hello, winter. I’m not welcoming you per se, but I may be able to better handle your shenanigans when bowls of steaming deliciousness are at my disposal. Bowls such as this one. You all like Phở? It’s a Vietnamese noodle soup and it’s basically a cure for winter. Traditionally, Phở requires hours of simmering a rich…
How To: Quickie Meal – Sesame Noodle Bowls
I’m having a bit of a love affair with bowls. Quinoa bowls, rice bowls, and most recently, noodle bowls. Now we all know I’ve had a thing for food in bowls for quite some time, but noodles have recently become the latest and greatest thing in my house. They are also very helpful for getting…
How To: Quickie Meal – Hoisin Chicken and Vegetable Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
This past weekend we purchased our first two pints of local Ontario strawberries of this season. I think there may be some strawberry jam happening in the near future. June is prime time for local produce – rhubarb and strawberries and asparagus, oh my! While June may not scream SWEET POTATOES, this recipe is too…
How To: Healthy Lunch – Asian Bean Salad
Do you know that the last time we posted a healthy lunch post was way back in April with a delectable quinoa salad? I know, it’s just terrible! It’s the beginning of September, back to school season, and we are seriously lacking recipes and posts in the healthy lunch department. Let me make it all…
How To: Quickie Meal – Thai Kale Salad with Sesame Tofu
We are definitely making up for our long and cold winter – this weekend was hot hot hot! I normally am not one to complain about a beautiful sunny summer day. It’s never a bad thing when you have a drink in hand and a pool to sit by. However, when your air conditioning breaks…
How To: Quickie Meal – Thai Chicken Cabbage Wraps
After a slew of vegetarian dinners, lunches, soups, and healthy sides, I think it is high time we satisfy our hungry carnivorous readers out there. I think we’ve mentioned it before, while we both tend to cook vegetarian most nights of the week, I still keep my freezer stocked with chicken breasts, lean ground meat,…