Saturday, April 27, 2013

Asian Lettuce Wraps

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/fusionrecipes/r/lettucewraps.htm

This would have been better if I'd used fresh chicken breast instead of canned. Also, we used romaine lettuce which was difficult to roll because of the thick spine. Next time we'll try butter or iceberg lettuce or something without much of a spine.


Friday, April 26, 2013

Breaded and Baked Mustard Chicken Drumsticks

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/breaded_and_baked_chicken_drumsticks/
Breaded and Baked Mustard Chicken Drumsticks

This recipe looks promising, but I didn't follow it exactly so it didn't turn out as well. I did not have dijon mustard so used yellow, which made it more bland. Also I used matso meal instead of breadcrumbs, another mistake. Finally, I baked it on a rack instead of directly on the tray so it took an extra 20 minutes to bake, even though nothing was touching and there was plenty of space, but it relied completely on convection so there was no direct heat.

David thought it was "ok". I would make this again if I followed the recipe exactly.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Quick Banana Cream Pie

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/banana-cream-pie-iii/

I made this using a graham cracker crust (using only 2 cups pudding because of the small crust, which I think is the equivalent of 1 instant pudding package)

I layered 1.5 sliced bananas on the bottom and sides. Then blend 1/2 cup whipped cream and 2 cups pudding and spread over bananas. Then put the rest of whipped cream on top.

This pie is not my normal style but did it because it was fast and easy.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Garlic Bread

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/garlic_bread/

This was great. I made it with 3/4 the amount of butter and it was enough. This was very garlicky too which I liked.