Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Luau Chicken

Luau Chicken
6 Servings

Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
6 cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large skillet combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, ginger, garlic salt, cornstarch and soy sauce. Simmer all together for 5 minutes over low heat.
3. Place cooked chicken, bell pepper, onion, and water chestnuts in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour skillet mixture/sauce over the top. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Chinese Orange Beef

Serves 5

1 slow cooker liner
2 lbs cubed beef stew meat
½ cup teriyaki sauce
½ cup orange marmalade
1 tsp each minced garlic and fresh ginger
1 red pepper, cut into ½ inch thick strips
6 oz snow peas, strings removed
4 scallions, thinly sliced

1. Line a 3 qt or larger slow cooker with liner. Add beef, teriyaki sauce, orange marmalade, garlic, and ginger to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours until beef is tender.
2. Turn to high. Stir in pepper strips and snow peas; cover and cook on high 10 minutes until vegetables are crisp-tender. Top with scallions.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

You Know, I Have A Real Journal...

It's suede. Really nice. Jay bought it for me. I love it- but I hardly ever write in it. It makes me feel bad. So I think I'll pay it a visit when I'm done here.

My dad accepted a job in Evansville, Indiana. He's going to be the Director of Trauma at St. Mary's Hospital. It's a good job, good area, and they're giving him a certain amount of money towards school each semester. I'm very happy for him. Jay and I will be going with them for now. They've offered us rent free living, in order to help us get out of debt. It may not be 'cool' living with your parents, but it's smart. So, Evansville, here we come.

Oh- any of you ever heard of geocaching?