Innie or Outie

This is a traditional meal with “fireworks” added, Fiery Fourth of July BBQ:

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To arrive at the fiery results for this meal, prior to grilling, steak was marinated in store-bought hot salsa; sweet corn-on-the-cob was foiled wrapped with butter, dried chives, and powdered cayenne pepper; and chicken was marinated in sesame oil, minced ginger paste, and white pepper. To accompany the grilled goodies, a salad of julienned iceberg lettuce and carrot, sliced cherry tomato, sliced black olives, assorted mini-pasta, and cracked black sesame seeds; topped with an original creamy wasabi dressing; and garnished with crumbled nori flakes.

Here’s a simple and tasty summer meal from hubby, Papa’s Ginger-Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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This meal included barbecued chicken thighs marinated in minced ginger paste, soy sauce, and white pepper; foiled-wrapped potato chunks, sour cream, chives, and white pepper; corn-on-the-cob, skewered leek chunks; and a small salad of quartered cherry tomatoes and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy cheese dressing.

Here’s another of hubby’s simple and tasty home cooked meals, Papa’s Beef & Veggie Stir-fry:

For this meal, hubby added water spinach (ensai) and ground beef to some leftover chicken-veggie mixture; stir-fried in olive oil with a bit of chicken bouillon granules; and placed the dish on fresh, steaming white rice.

This “hungry man’s” meal from a new eatery in the area that offers Tex-Mex influenced dishes included red rice, refried beans, tortilla-wrapped shredded chicken and a large bean-stuffed tortilla (both smothered with melted cheese), and a shredded-beef soft shell taco.

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We recently had a birthday celebration for our youngest dog, Jaco, and I came-up with this Asian-influenced twist on one of our family’s favorite cooking methods, Grilled Miso-Sake Steak Dinner:

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This meal consisted of grilled steak in a red miso, sake, powdered red chili pepper, powdered cumin, powdered marjoram,and olive oil marinade; chicken in an apple cider vinegar, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, powdered thyme, and white pepper marinade; foil-wrapped canned button mushrooms slices and frozen bean mix with butter, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, and butter; sliced carrot, bell pepper, white onion, and garlic skewers; and a mixed mini-pasta salad with mayonnaise, wasabi, soy sauce, crushed senbei, and dry ochazuke.

Here’s a flavorful meal idea for one of those cookouts, Mustard-Steak & Ginger-Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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This meal included steak marinated in whole grain mustard, soy sauce, white pepper, and olive oil; sliced onion-garlic skewers; chicken marinated in ketchup, oyster sauce, sesame oil, minced ginger paste, sage, and coriander; foil-wrapped frozen asparagus with butter. lemon juice, powdered lemon peel, diced bacon, and cracked black sesame seeds; and a chilled mini-penne, minced hard-boiled egg and white onion, mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, and dill weed salad.

Here’s another simple and tasty home barbecue idea, Ginger-Honey Chicken BBQ Dinner:

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The flavorful meal consisted of grilled chopped chicken thigh marinated in honey, whole grain mustard, minced ginger paste, white pepper, and allspice; chopped bell pepper, white onion, and garlic clove skewers with a soy sauce dip; foiled-wrapped quartered whole potatoes with olive oil, butter, and chopped fresh basil leaves; and a salad of iceberg lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, chopped scallions, bacon bits, dried oregano flakes, and a creamy sesame seed dressing.

Here’s another of hubby’s stir-fried meals, Papa’s Chicken-Veggie Rice Dinner:

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This meal consisted of chopped chicken, bell pepper, carrot, white onion, scallions, and bamboo shoots sautéed in sesame oil with chicken bouillon granules, white pepper, minced garlic paste, and minced ginger paste on a bed of rice garnished with cracked black sesame seeds.

So you spent the day repainting the ouside of the house and don’t really feel like fast food, yet you really aren’t in the mood for a heavy or complicated solution, Paint Day Kwiqi Meal:

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For the meal, I made a simple salad of iceberg lettuce, diced cucumber, quartered cherry tomatoes, and chopped scallions topped with bacon bits, creamy cheese dressing, grated parmesan cheese, and dried oregano flakes; accompanied by fresh mushrooms, sliced spicy sausage, and frozen mustard greens sautéed in sesame oil and minced garlic paste with white pepper and soy sauce and topped with cracked black sesame seeds; also, deep-fried store-bought frozen spiced chicken and home fries served with a mayonnaise and dried parsley flakes dipping sauce; and the remaining leftover frozen springrolls made by hubby served with a simple ketchup and soy sauce dipping sauce.

When time is in short supply, here’s a super quick home cooked meal that can be put together in minutes, Under 10 Chicken & Rice:

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Simply remove some basic crockpot chicken base from the freezer; heat in microwave on high for at least 5 -6 minutes; remove from microwave and place in serving plate; at the same time, reheat precooked rice in microwave; remove rice and combine with chicken; sprinkle with dried thyme flakes; serve.