Lemongrass Pork Bowl

This has become one of our family's favorite dinners, and I thought I'd share the recipe! (Also, I'm putting it here for safe keeping.) Also, it's not really a recipe, so much as a gathering of foods in a bowl.

Lemongrass Pork Bowl (Modern Market copycat recipe)

Combine the following ingredients into a bowl. Drizzle the rice vinegar dressing on top and toss. 

• Pork Roast (cook in the crockpot and then shred. Add a little salt for flavoring, if desired)
• Pickled Red Onions (homemade recipe here)
• Shredded Carrots (steam)
• Cilantro
• Thin Cucumber Slices
• Jalapeños (optional)
• Toasted Peanuts
• Rice (We use Seeds of Change, Brown & Red Rice, which you can find at your grocery store and Walmart. It's already cooked, so it takes only a minute to microwave it.)

 
Rice Vinegar Dressing: (2-3 Tbs of dressing per person. Recipe below is for 6 people.)

• 1 cup rice vinegar
• Squirt of sriracha
• Squirt of lime juice
• Minced garlic

Photo credit

Chicken Florentine

I was talking to Jeska last night when I was making this, and she wanted me to post it on our cooking blog. Luckily, she mentioned it just in time to get lots of photos!

 

4 Ingredients:

Spinach

Chicken Breasts

Mushrooms

Parmesan Cheese

 

1. Cook your spinach! (If you have fresh spinach, which I used, just boil it in water until tender. If you have frozen, cook according to package.)

2. Poach your Chicken! Place the chicken in a saucepan large enough to hold the chicken pieces comfortably. Add enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to boiling on medium-high heat; reduce the heat. Cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F).Boil your chicken breasts in water until fully cooked. . But do not overcook. About 15 minutes. Ironically, cooking chicken in water actually dries it out. Continually check on it to make sure you get it out as soon as all the pink is gone.

 

3. Sauté your mushrooms in butter, or olive oil. Or leave them raw. You decide.

4. When everything is done cooking, layer it!

Spinach on bottom (add a dash of salt)

Then Chicken (I cut mine up for easier serving, but you can leave your breasts whole.)

Mushrooms on top of the chicken

Then Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese. Oh, and not that pizza, dried out cheese. I’m talking about the grated kind. It’s with all the other cheeses, like cheddar and mozzarella!

Then place it in the oven for about 10 minutes to let the cheese get melty and yummy!

Enjoy. You can sprinkle vinegar on your spinach like dad to add a little flavor to the spinach!

gluten free... no problem

As you all know, I was very nervous about cooking for Laurie with her diet restrictions, so I did some creative cooking. We love our holiday pies, and I found a receipe for pie crust without flour. Here is a Banana Cream Pie with the new crust. I think this is a great option. Rice Krispy Treat Crust. This one was butter, melted chocolate chips and Rice Krispies. I also think the marshmellow treat kind would be a great option as well... maybe better. Just line your pie dish with the treat and add your pie filling.