Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
How often will you visit to bulk candy store? I have no time to go out and shopping at all. Most of the times has occupied by my children and house chore. One hour of free time will be a blessing for me. I prefer to use my free time to surfing internet and blogging. Lucky there are many bulk candy online stores nowadays, I can easily purchase any type of candy without going out. You might want to check out the eSnacks bulk candy store. They are pretty much of candy for selling, you can even find some hard to find candy that you familiar when you are a young kid.
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water
1 small white onion
1 pkg whole baby portabella mushrooms
2 cloves garlic
4 slices of bacon
1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
olive oil
salt
pepper
garlic powder
How to Prepare:
- Rinse chicken breasts and place into a baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Add about 2 tbsp of oil to a frying pan on medium heat and add chopped garlic cloves.
- Sautee, but do not brown the garlic. Add mushrooms and brown. Set pan aside to cool to room temperature.
- Mix soup with 1/4 cup of water and whisk. Add sauteed mushrooms to the soup mixture.
- Spoon 2 tbsp over each breast and spread evenly over entire breast.
- Place 2 sliced raw onion rings over each breast and cover each breast with a slice of raw bacon (cutting each slice in half makes it easier to cover the entire breast).
- Place into 400 degree oven until meat is no longer pink and bacon is browned and slightly crisp. About 45 minutes.
- Remove dish from oven and cover each breast with 1/4 cup of cheese.
- Place under broiler until cheese bubbles and is slightly browned.
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Ingredients:
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup olive oil
2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast – cut in bite size chunks
garlic powder – to taste
2 cups lettuce
1 large tomato
1 medium cucumber
½ red onion
black pepper – to taste balsamic
inegar – to taste
How to Prepare:
- Heat oil in non-stick fry pan Saute chicken with garlic powder until just starting to turn a golden brown.
- Add soy sauce. Simmer on low heat for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- The oil will float a little to the top. That’s okay.
- Make salad with the remaining items. Sprinkle with black pepper. NO SALT! That’s what the soy sauce is for.
- When salad is ready, pour the hot mixture of chicken,oil and soy onto the salad.
- Add balsamic vinegar to taste and toss. The lettuce will wilt a little. You will love it!
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
I believe there are many methods for anxiety relief. However, I always believe that eating is a natural treatment for anxiety. I love to eat whenever I feel unhappy. I will either go out for my favorite food or cook as much as possible. I might not able to finish all the food, but I could share with my loved one. Looking at your loved one enjoying the food is a happy moment too. I just come across a website selling organic vegan chocolate. According to what I read in the website, it is very helpful in relief stress. I think better buy some to store in my home, so that I can try it anytime.
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
2 lb Napa (or celery) cabbage
1 c Chicken stock
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Salt
8 Chinese “jyo” mushrooms
1 tbsp Sherry
1 tbsp Dried shrimp
1/2 tsp Sugar
1/4 c Sichuan preserved mustard greens
1 tsp soy Sauce
Cornstarch paste
1 tbsp Peanut oil
1 tbsp Rendered chicken fat
How To Cook :
- First wash & soak Chinese mushrooms & dried shrimp in warm water for 1 hour until soft.
- Next, mince the shrimp. Remove hard stem from mushrooms. Wash & thinly slice mustard green.
- Separate cabbage leaves; blanch in salted boiling water for 30 seconds; drain; slice into 2″ sections.
- In a bowl, combine stock, salt, sherry, Sugar & soy Sauce; reserve.
- Render chicken fat in small saucepan at medium heat; discard pieces of fat; keep oil Hot.
Braising:
- Heat peanut oil in wok until Hot but not smoking.
- Stir-fry mushrooms, shrimp & mustard green for 15 seconds.
- Add cabbage; stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add stock mixture; bring to boil.
- Reduce heat, cover wok, & simmer for 10 minutes, reducing liquid by half; add more
stock if needed.
- Turn up heat; add enough cornstarch paste to make light Sauce.
- Swirl in Hot chicken oil. Serve.
**Cabbage leaves should become transparent, but avoid overcooking; they should be soft but not wilted.
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
2 tsp Sugar
2 Whole chicken breasts, boned, skinned and cut into 3/4 Inch cubes
1 tsp White vinegar
1/4 - c Vegetable oil
1/2 To 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Chinese Rice wine or dry sherry
3 Green onions, sliced diagonally
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Minced fresh ginger
1 tbsp Cornstarch
1/2 c Unsalted cashews
How To Cook :
- Cook Rice according to package directions.
- Marinate chicken in 1 Tbsp soy Sauce and Rice wine for 30 minutes.
- Combine 2 Tbsp soy Sauce, cornstarch, Sugar and vinegar and set aside.
- Heat oil in wok or skillet. Add red pepper to taste and cook until black.
- Add chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Remove chicken. Add green onions and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Return chicken to wok. Cook 2 minutes.
- Stirring constantly, add soy Sauce mixture and any remaining chicken marinade.
- Add cashews. Serve over cooked Rice
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
If you planning to save money on your business and if you are a business owner who is travel frequently, then the Airline Miles Credit Cards will be one of the best way to save your travel expenses. My boss use to travel very frequently, the expenses she spent on airfare in a month is almost 1/10 of our company basic expenses. Although, Airline miles credit card might not help you to save a huge amount but it do benefits you with others way. For example, it benefit you with the 1 mile for every $1 on all purchase, you are earning extra mile that never expire to pay for your airfare. Don’t you think this is a good way to help you spend and earn at the same times?
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Ingredients :
1/2 lb Firm tofu
20 Wonton skins
1 tb Corn or canola oil (amount may be doubled)
Oil for deep-frying
1/4 lb Fresh mushrooms; minced
1 tsp Minced ginger root
1 Soy Sauce (or double amount)
1/2 c Chopped onion
1/4 tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Curry powder; blended with:
1 tsp Sherry
2 tbsp Water
1/4 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cornstarch; blended with:
1 tsp Low sodium instant bouillon chicken, or Vegetable
1 tbsp Water (amount may be doubled)
1 tbsp Sesame oil
How To Cook :
- Dry the tofu and crumble into small pieces with a fork.
- Heat oil in a nonstick wok; saute ginger root until brown.
- Add chopped onion and blended curry powder; stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add tofu, mushrooms, soy Sauce, pepper, sherry, paprika and bouillon; bring to a boil.
- Add sesame oil and blended cornstarch; mix well. Cool.
- Place a portion of the curried tofu (about 2 tsps) in the center of a wonton skin.
- Fold the skin diagonally into the shape of a triangle.
- Seal the edges with water. Heat oil for deep-frying.
- Fry the tofu triangles until brown and crisp.
- Serve with vinegar, equal amounts of soy Sauce and vinegar, or Sweet and Sour Sauce, or eat plain. Makes 30 triangles
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
6 dried Chinese mushrooms
1 lb fresh snow peas
2 tbsps oil
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, cut into 1/8-inch pieces
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
How To Cook :
- Cover the mushrooms in a small bowl with warm water. Let sit for 30 minutes to soften.
- Drain mushrooms and reserve about 2 tbsp.
- Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch slices; set aside.
- Snap tips off of snow peas and remove strings from pods; set aside.
- Place 2 tbsp of oil in a wok set over high heat.
- Add the mushrooms and bamboo shoots and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the snow peas and stir-fry for another minute.
- Add the salt, sugar, and mushroom water.
- Cook for another 2 minutes to evaporate liquid. Serve hot.
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
My friend just purchases a new car. Now is waiting for the agent send over his car, according to the agent, this usually will take up to 1 week time to get the new car. I think my friend is extremely excited since he placed the order. He keep asking me where to buy auto accessories, because he want to decorate his new car as beauty as possible. I understand how exciting he is, I am like him when I newly bought my car. I asked him to visit the buyautotruckaccessories.com online store, and ask him to check out in the website. That online store having wide range of auto and truck accessories, he should get what he need there.
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