A Simple Recipe That Feels Special Asian Marinated Turkey Breast with Baby Red Potatoes is a little something different for the holidays, or any cozy weekend when you’re not cooking for a crowd but still want a meal that will impress your family and friends. This turkey breast gets marinated in a savory-sweet mix of soy, honey, maple, garlic, and five spice before its roasted until golden, and nestled with onions and baby red potatoes that soak up every drop of those incredible drippings. Every winter I buy a few turkey breasts after the holidays and freeze them so they…
Soy Sauce
-
Continue ReadingAn Economical Meaty Treat Asian Inspired Cube Steak is a great, affordable meaty option for dinner that can be made in the oven or in a slow cooker and is delicious served over rice. This cut of meat cooks up low and slow yielding a tender, fall apart texture with…
-
Continue Reading
Comfort Food For Fans of Salty and Sweet Flavors Bacon and Fried Chive Rice is an unconventional comfort food featuring crisp bacon, sautéed chives, soy sauce, and black pepper spooned over fluffy white rice with a drizzle of honey. The whole dish can be topped with some chili onion crunch…
-
Continue Reading
Asian Inspired Cheesy Goodness Toasted Sesame Dip is something new and different for your happy hour snacking. It’s made with cream cheese, a dollop of mayonnaise, and the savory flavors of peanut butter, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil and is perfect on rice crackers, cucumbers, or stuffed in celery!…
-
Continue Reading
A One Pan Wonder Asian Chicken Bake featuring cubed chicken baked up with red bell peppers, red onions, green onions, and water chestnuts in a sweet soy sauce gravy is a healthier and easy meal for busy people. Delicious over rice but also great in lettuce wraps, this is perfect…
-
Continue ReadingThe Ultimate In Meal Prep Do you want a simple salad that packs a big punch? This Mandarin Orange Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing hits all the right notes. I normally struggle with meal prep, but this salad is an exception. It’s great to make ahead as you can keep…
-
Continue ReadingAn Authentic Savory Dish For years I was a Nanny/Chef for a Taiwanese family on the North Shore of Chicago. They are huge foodies like me. When their grandma would come to visit she would make amazing meals for us and show me some of the ways she cooked for…
-
Continue ReadingLick-Your-Fingers Good Something you may not know about me is that besides writing for the Border Bulletin and my blog, I have a full time job. I am a personal chef and nanny for a family of five. I am responsible for the grocery shopping, meal planning, lunch packing, and…
You must be logged in to post a comment.