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Crockpot Oriental Beef and Noodles from the blog of Sweet Tea in Texas http://sweetteaintexas.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/oriental-beef-and-noodles/ 1 package frozen broccoli (or stir fry veggies) 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 (12 ounce) bottle stir-fry sauce, any flavor 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, broken 1/4 cup chopped onion Place frozen vegetables in the bottom and top with stew meat. In a medium bowl, stir together stir-fry sauce, water, and red pepper. Pour over stew meat and vegetables in cooker. Cover and cooked on low for 6 hours At the end of cooking time, Stir noodles into meat mixture. Cover and let stand 10 minutes more. We decided the ramen seasoning packets made the dish too salt so we eliminated that ingredient.

So I have a small restaurant post I want to make Cheesecake Factory has a small plates menu. I've never really looked at it and ordered off it before this past week. The fried zuchinni are SO good, plenty for two people and it's only $4 which is cheaper than my favorite drink at Cheesecake Factory, the raspberry lemonade. The zuchinni come with CFs homemade ranch dressing which is also very good. I think I will attempt to use the small plates menu more often I ordered an entree of their seasonal specials menu and it was crispy chicken, with prosciutto, basil pasta, arugula, and a white sauce. It was really good and of course plenty for two meals. **Edit** I've also had their fried mozz and those are DELISH. I've ordered them at least three times. Try the small plate menu!

I feel like I'm channeling Sandra Lee. My husband is sick and not wanting much in the way of food. I decided to make something for myself that he doesn't eat. Shepherds Pie! It was getting late and we went to the grocery store at 7:30 and didn't get back until 8:30. So I bought some quick store products to make things go faster. Shepherds Pie About 1 lb ground beef 1 can of yellow corn, drained I had some really small carrots to chop up Chopped green onion, about half a bunch. Almost a whole bag of frozen peas 1 jar of beef gravy A scoop of minced garlic from a jar 1 package of microwave ready mashed potatoes Shredded cheddar cheese salt pepper Bacon Bits First I put some olive oil in my pan and browned the ground beef. Then I drained the liquid out. I added all my veggies into the pan and cooked them for about 5 minutes. I sprinkled in my salt, pepper, and bacon bits. Then I poured in the brown gravy and mixed that with the meat and veggies. I poured the meat and v...

Yesterday we had a fall party. We made massive amounts of food and do not have leftovers! It was crazy. We had ribs, bbq kielbasa, chili, brie and pear salsa quesadillas, baked apples, sweet potatoes, jalapeno popper dip, my mom brought two cakes, an apple and a pumpkin, and my neighbors brought over food too! Finally I have a photo heavy post :) My crockpot chili. We had cheddar, sour cream, cornbread, and tortilla chips as toppings. This was a double batch. 2.5 pounds of meat and none of it leftover The kielbasa was sliced and browned in a skillet and I made my meatball BBQ to pour over the kielbasa bites. This was two packages worth of beef kielbasa and there was not one bite leftover We bought 6 racks of ribs at Costco (unsauced & unseasoned). Anthony did a dry rub the night before, got up early the next day to cook them in the oven for about 2 hours, then he put them on the grill on tin foil because they were already falling apart and he sauced them at that ...

I gave my husband a Thai cooking class for his birthday. It was supposed to be about 10 items that they would learn. It was rice, soup, egg rolls, salmon, chicken, duck, currys and peanut dipping sauce etc. He went a few weeks ago and brought home a few of his goodies from class. Thai egg rolls My husband has made egg rolls before but he got some good tips on how to make them better. To go with the egg rolls we had some spicy chicken stir fry, jasmine rice and some boy choy

Source is my mom. I have no idea where she got this recipe but she's had it for 20-30 years if not longer. One of Anthony's coworkers is going to go to school in Seattle and his going away party is today. I was told there would be BBQ food so I thought this dessert goes with a southern theme of food : ) and it feeds tons of people Texas Sheet Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 2 sticks margarine 6 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs Sift together flour and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. In a small pan, combine margarine, cocoa, and water. Bring to a rapid boil. Then pour over flour and sugar. Mix well. Combine buttermilk and baking soda in measuring cup. Lightly beat eggs. Add buttermilk-soda and eggs to mixing bowl. Mix well. Add salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into a greased and loured 16 X 11 X 1 inch jellyroll pan. Bake 20 minutes in a prehe...

Anthony gets requests to make mac and cheese a lot. Mostly my nieces and nephews want it to come to their birthdays. He also made it this past weekend when we were in Valdez for his high school reunion. Lindsey wanted a copy of the recipe too. I said I'd blog it. Here is Aman's mac! Anthony's Baked Mac n' Cheese ------------------------------------------------------- 1 box (16 oz) dry cavatappi pasta* 1 pint heavy cream 2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs 24 oz. of cheese** 1 slice of bread (white, sourdough, oat, wheat...nothing crazy like rye) salt/pepper NOTE: If you want more like a boxed mac n' cheese and not a baked mac n' cheese, see the "TIP" below. You won't need the egg or slice of bread. Boil the pasta in salted water until done. While hot, toss in the butter to prevent the noodles from sticking to each other. Shred all cheeses together in a large bowl (unless you are using mozzarella**, in which case, set aside). Turn shredded cheeses over a coupl...