Innie or Outie

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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This sweet snack from a local department store had fluffy layers of sponge cake seperated with alternating layers of buttery cream frosting…

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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 version of local bento take-out meals had rice, omelette with ketchup, potato-corn salad, fu, eggplant karashina-pork mix, pork luncheon meat, deep-fried fish with tartar, potato croquette with sauce, and daikon-tuna mix.

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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.

This is a simple dish I created that makes use of that leftover packet of spices, Ramen-Chicken 10 Grain Rice:

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A simple dish that requires very little prep or cook time consisting of chicken, onion, olive oil, minced garlic paste, white pepper, canned sliced mushrooms, frozen bean mix, ramen spice, 10 grain rice, parsley, and nori.

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This version of local bento boxes had a little bit of various food categories; such as, potato salad, hot dog, deep-fried shrimp with tartar sauce, egg, hamburger, chicken, spaghetti, mixed veggies, and rice topped with parsley flakes.

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This was a quickie meal of leftover Tomato Shrimp Pasta and local take-out pizza with sliced Spanish olives and dried oregano flakes added, Simply Rosso:

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This local version of a take-out bento meal had rice, mackerel, karashina-fu mix, carrot-potato mix, kamaboko, tofu, egg-wrapped imitation crab, bell pepper, and umeboshi.

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