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Since there have been a few posts lately on the What's Cooking board about sides I realize I have not posted two of my favorites. Both are cold sides and may be better suited for summer weather. Ina Garten's Orzo with Roasted Vegetables I love having this with anything grilled in the backyard, especially when we are at the beach house Orzo with Roasted Vegetables Also I really like this Asian coleslaw. It has no mayo and I dont worry about it sitting out when you are having a summer party. Asian coleslaw My only addition to this recipe is I like to lightly dry roast the almonds in a skillet on the stove top.

I have made this pound cake before. I believe I made it for one of our Alaskan friend's birthdays. That was so long ago! I made this pound cake for the second time yesterday. It's not too sweet and it's not chocolate so that makes my husband happy :) recipe from epicurious

Yesterday I had the idea that I wanted homemade spaghetti sauce. This is the recipe my mom uses (she puts italian sausage in, but I am not today) 1 cup diced onion 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 minced garlic cloves 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes, undrained 1 15 ounce tomato sauce 1 15 ounce tomato paste Combine all ingredients in the crockpot. Cook on low for about 8 hours. Timing will depend on your crockpot. Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles

I had some celery left over from I cant remember what Anthony said I should make some chicken noodle soup and use up the celery. It is going a bit soft in the fridge. 1 whole chicken, I removed the innards. Egg noodles, large bag bag of carrots about 4 stalks of celery 1/2 onion black peppercorns 2 bay leaves minced garlic salt black pepper 2 cubes of chicken boullion First I removed the innards. I put them in a ziplock bag because Anthony wants to eat them sometime. Gross! Next I put the following items in the largest pot I own: black peppercorns, bay leaves, minced garlic, about 1/4 chopped onion, 2 carrots chopped, and 2 celery stalks chopped, and lastly the chicken I filled the pot with warm water I put the pot with a lid on the stove and boiled the chicken for about 90 minutes I stuck a meat thermometer in my chicken and it read 190 degrees I pulled the chicken out with tongs and let it rest on a plastic cutting board I strained the huge amount of liquid into a large bowl and d...

So we went to Wegmans today and I picked up lemongrass and wanted to make something Thai. Anthony ended up making dinner and noticed that we ended up not using the lemongrass. HAHA Dinner was so so so good. This is his recipe typed by him. Thai Coconut Ginger Chicken Serves: 3 Difficulty: easy Spiciness: medium olive oil 1.5 lb chicken tenders, cubed 1 tbsp diced garlic 1 tbsp diced fresh ginger 3 small Thai green chiles, halved lengthwise and cleaned of seeds 1/4 onion, sliced then quartered 1 tsp lemon pepper 1 cup chicken broth 1 can coconut milk 1 packet Thai coconut ginger soup base 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 serrano chiles, cleaned of seeds and cut into thin strips 1 tomato, cut into wedges 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped Heat a large skillet with olive oil in bottom. Sautee chicken, garlic, ginger, Thai green chiles, onion, and lemon pepper until chicken is slightly browned and mostly cooked. Pour in chicken broth, coconut milk, soup base, sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a...

Every year for the past three years I've been making these Oreo Truffles The original recipe is from http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/easy-oreo-truffles-95085.aspx There seem to be a few variations so here is the recipe I use 1 package Oreos 1 8 ounce package light cream cheese about 6 pieces of chocolate bark Fun sprinkles In a food processor I grind the Oreos into a fine dust Then I add the cream cheese, its best if it has softened I process again. The mixture looks like mud when its combined Put wax paper on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan Put spoonfuls of the Oreo mixture on the wax paper Place the pans in the freezer Once the mixture is frozen, roll the spoonfuls into nice round balls With a double boiler, melt the chocolate bark Stick a toothpick in the ball and dip into the chocolate bark Place the dipped ball back on the wax paper Sprinkle immediately with sprinkles Stick the truffles into the freezer I store the finished truffles in a tupperware container with wax pa...