Innie or Outie

Hubby’s version of a traditionally beef dish, Papa’s Pork Fillet Dinner:

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For the meal hubby sautéed bacon-wrapped tenderized pork fillet in olive oil; blanched fresh sliced carrot and frozen asparagus; then finished cooking the items in a microwave oven; plated and smothered the dishes with a sour cream, milk, and white pepper sauce. To complete the meal, he added freshly-cooked rice and garnished with chopped fresh parsley and paprika.

A simple and flavorful way to cook chicken, Crockpot Coq Au Vin:

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This slow cooker version of a chicken classic was served on a bed of pesto pasta surrounded by buttery Parmesan mixed beans.

Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

2 Stove top burners 1 Knife 1 Cutting board 1 Small bowl 1 Can opener

1 Crockpot 1 Pancake ring 2 Medium pots 1 Metal strainer 1 Whisk 1 Ladle

1 Large boneless chicken thigh

1 Medium can sliced button mushrooms

1 Slice bacon

2 Dried laurel leaves

¼ Large white onion

1 ½ Cups frozen bean mix

1/3 Cup red wine

¼ Cup fresh parsley

¼ Cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons butter

1 Tablespoon tomato paste

1 Tablespoon dried thyme flakes

1 Tablespoon white pepper

2 Teaspoons minced garlic paste

2 Teaspoons chicken broth granules

2 Teaspoons corn starch

½ Teaspoon minced ginger paste

Fresh basil sprigs

Short pasta of choice

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Hubby is back in the western-style phase and came up with this meal,

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For the meal hubby smothered sautéed beef strips in leftover demi-glase sauce with minced garlic paste; then added steamed fresh asparagus, baked potato with sour cream. a whole wheat dinner roll, and a small salad of iceberg lettuce, arugula, scallion, bacon bits, and hubby’s homegrown cherry tomatoes topped with a creamy cheese dressing.

This home cooked meal could be called a variety pack of small portions, Mini Meal:

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This non-bento mini portions meal consisted of a mini pizza made with a six-inch toasted tortilla topped with olive oil, minced garlic paste, curried shrimp bits, chopped fresh homegrown basil and cherry tomatoes, dried oregano flakes, and Parmesan cheese; a small salad of iceberg lettuce, chopped fresh home grown basil and cherry tomatoes, and bacon bits topped with creamy cheese dressing and chopped chives; leftover PineNut Pasta with chopped homegrown cherry tomatoes; and canned chunk-style minestrone soup with mixed beans and pasta.

This is one of the delish snacks from a local supermarket…

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Here’s a tasty snack idea hubby came up with, Papa’s Strawberry Sponge Cake:

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Hubby came up with this idea for the layered sponge cake adding fresh strawberries and a brown sugar, egg white, and cream sauce.

Here’s another flavorful home cooked meal that, despite the number of ingredients, is simple to prepare, Rosemary-Chicken Pine Nut-Pasta Dinner:

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Equipment and All Ingredients Needed

3 Stovetop Burners 1 Frying pan 1 Knife 1 Cutting board 1 Small bowl

1 Indoor grill 1 Ziplock bag 2 Pots 1 Colander 1 Potato peeler

1 Large boneless chicken thigh

1 Small carrot

1 Orange

¼ Large white onion

½ Cup fresh basil leaves

2 Tablespoons butter

2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons pine nuts

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Tablespoons white pepper

2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan

1 Tablespoon minced ginger paste

1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary

1 Teaspoon minced garlic paste

1 Teaspoon dark brown sugar

1 Teaspoon ground nutmeg

Short pasta of choice

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Hubby whipped up another quick and filling meal, Papa’s Tomato-Pork Dinner:

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This meal by hubby consisted of olive oil, sliced white onion, spicy pork sausage, frozen grilled Mediterranean vegetable mix, canned diced tomatoes with sauce, white pepper, and parmesan cheese; home grown arugula and cherry tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, scallions, julienned cucumber, dried oregano flakes, and creamy cheese dressing; and a whole wheat dinner roll.

The experimental mood is still flying around the house, TexMex Ramen:

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I was having a busy day and almost forgot that it was my turn to prepare the grubs. Since hubby was still in an experimental mood, we decided to try this dish which consisted of regular Japanese dried ramen, frozen shrimp, toubyanjan sauce, chili pepper, cumin, scallions, chicken broth granules, avocado, lime juice, and dried cilantro flakes. As an accompaniment, hubby whipped up some leftover spring rolls with dipping sauce. The timing on the two dishes was a bit off and resulted in slightly over-done noodles, but still tasty.

This is hubby’s first try at a classic Asian favorite, Papa’s Pepper Steak & Spring Roll Dinner:

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The meal consisted of deep-fried wrapped ground spicy pork sausage and mushrooms with moyashi; cubed beef, sliced green pepper,white onions,toubyanjan sauce, olive oil, oyster sauce, white pepper, corn starch, minced garlic paste, and sliced mushrooms; rice topped with cracked black sesame seeds; and a ketchup, Worcester sauce, and toubyanjan sauce dip.