Here are a couple of recipes we have tried recently and really like.
A couple of weeks ago I had spaghetti carbonara on the menu. I didn't get a picture, but Ryan and I both liked it and my friend from Italy told me the recipe, then I looked on-line for exact measurements. I will say that the first time I made it I thought it called for too much onion, but you really do need it all.
In frying pan cook:
Tbs. EVOO
2 cloves minced garlic
1 small onion
8-12 pieces Italian bacon (or regular if you are cheap like me)
At the same time cook 2 packages of spaghetti.
Beat 4 eggs and add to pasta when it is done cooking (be sure to remove pasta from heat, the eggs will cook too fast)
Mix the frying pan and pasta ingredients then toss in 2 cups grated parmesan cheese.
We also tried orange chicken (picture up top). Since Ryan and I don't agree on rice usually I was going to put it on top of a salad, but I made it later in the week than planned so the lettuce and my green onions were wilted.
I breaded a package of chicken tenders with crushed cornflakes and baked it until chicken was done and outside was crispy. The actual recipe has the chicken in cubes, dipped in flour and fried. I chose the healthy route and it still tasted really good.
While chicken is cooking combine:
1 1/2 cup water
juice of one orange
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup vinegar (rice vinegar if you have it)
2 1/2 Tbs. soy sauce
1 Tbs. orange zest
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. minced ginger root
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
2 Tbs. green onion
1/4 tps. red pepper flakes (I did 3/4 and it was SPICY)
Bring to a boil on stove top then mix 3 Tbs. of cornstarch with 2 Tbs. of water and add slowly to thicken.
Pour of top of chicken and let cook a little longer.
I felt like this tasted even better than most restaurants because it wasn't too greasy!
