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This looks so good. Never used or prepared fresh ginger, though. Maybe I'll try that spoon trick I saw on TV.


We love Mongolian beef!

Beef is so dear now but pork is still reasonable. I made Mongolian pork the other night for supper, using thinly sliced boneless pork chops. It turned out great! Along with the pork, which I velveted before stir frying, I had shredded carrot, onions, snow peas, and shrooms. Served with steamed jasmine rice. Last night we had mesquite roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies. Haven't decided on tonight yet. It's either taco-and-burrito night, or pizza baked spaghetti. Will see what the master prefers. :)
 
Sounds good, but I haven't had steak sauce in the house for a long time. A well-seasoned and cooked steak doesn't need it.

Very true! I only use it in recipes. I'm sure skipping the steak sauce wouldn't change it much. I swap the mustard powder in this recipe for prepared spicy brown mustard. IMO celery is just weird in sloppy joes, and Mr. Owl hates it, so that gets left out. It's a good recipe that you can customize to your own preferences.
 
I can't count the hours I stood at the stove making risotto or arroz rojo. Time forced me to try basmati and I couldn't believe what I was missing out on. All you have to do is put it in your rice cooker and walk away.

Make sure to get high-quality or aged basmati rice and follow the directions. Experiment with toasting and adding ginger or hot peppers to your rice cooker. You'll find it to be a fast, easy and tasty rice at an affordable price.
 
We love Mongolian beef!

Beef is so dear now but pork is still reasonable. I made Mongolian pork the other night for supper, using thinly sliced boneless pork chops. It turned out great! Along with the pork, which I velveted before stir frying, I had shredded carrot, onions, snow peas, and shrooms. Served with steamed jasmine rice. Last night we had mesquite roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies. Haven't decided on tonight yet. It's either taco-and-burrito night, or pizza baked spaghetti. Will see what the master prefers. :)
You did what to the pork? :oops:
 
You did what to the pork? :oops:

Velveted it. You slice the meat thin. Mix up a combination of soy sauce, corn starch, and a few drops of sesame oil in a bowl and put the meat in there and stir well to coat it. Then you stir fry it, set it aside, and stir fry the rest of your veggies. Add the meat back to the wok, then your sauce.
 
@ThatOwlWoman I found something your hubby might like. You said he likes chipotle. It doesn't sound that spicy, but I don't know your exact tolerances for heat.


I'm not a fan but Mr. Owl would like this!
 
I don't do seafood, but I bought a grill basket for my neighbor. It's supposed to be great for seafood as well as chicken. I guess it helps maintain the integrity of the fish skin on the grill.


I love our grill basket. It's also good for veggies and smoked sausage (which I cut into pieces). The other evening we had grilled andouille sausage with grilled shrooms, zucchini,onions, potatoes, corn on the cob. It was fantastic! We grill salmon, tuna, and swordfish using foil with perforations to allow the smoke through.
 
This might be worth trying with the abundance of blackberries each year. @ThatOwlWoman, didn't you say you are growing blackberries? Would your hubby like this?


Intriguing. Pork and chicken take well to fruits. Yes, we've got three thornless blackberries in the fenced in garden. Otherwise the deer eat them. Last year one cane poked through the fence and promptly got gnawed off. lol No blossoms yet. In Missouri they fruited in July so I expect that here it will be in August. We got a handful of them last year as we've only had them for three years. The two apples blossomed beautifully this spring, but I don't see any apples yet. Maybe next year.

I put up three quarts of pitted cherries and still have some left over. Cherries and ice cream for dessert tonight! I've also got a (store bought) angel food cake that might like some cherries and blueberries sprinkled about.
 
These sound scrumptious.

 
Intriguing. Pork and chicken take well to fruits. Yes, we've got three thornless blackberries in the fenced in garden. Otherwise the deer eat them. Last year one cane poked through the fence and promptly got gnawed off. lol No blossoms yet. In Missouri they fruited in July so I expect that here it will be in August. We got a handful of them last year as we've only had them for three years. The two apples blossomed beautifully this spring, but I don't see any apples yet. Maybe next year.

I put up three quarts of pitted cherries and still have some left over. Cherries and ice cream for dessert tonight! I've also got a (store bought) angel food cake that might like some cherries and blueberries sprinkled about.
What kind of cherries did you get? I like Balatons and the Michigan Black.
 
I'm going to save this for winter. I got plenty of short ribs in the freezer.

I love my instapot even though I end up freezing over half of what is made. A few weeks ago I made Turkey Corn stew. Thawed out a bit yesterday, added some chopped onion and jalapeno before defrosting and warming up than topped with sweet soy sauce. It was delicious!

I'll go for a repeat today.
 
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