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Category: Side Dish

Are you ready for Monday Night Dinner?

I know… a chicken dinner can be boring. Or bland. Or both.  Let me show you one way to simply reinvigorate this dinner staple. Pan Seared Chicken Breast on Cheesy Browned Butter Farfalle with Sauteed Balsamic Brussel Sprouts Ingredients: 1 boneless and skinless chicken breast Drizzle of olive oil 1 1/2 cups brussel sprouts, cleaned and halved 1 cup of farfalle pasta 4 cups of water 1 1/2 tbsp Rosemary Garlic Seasoning 1/2 cup shredded 3 cheese mix (Asiago, Parmesan, Romano) 4 tsp olive oil, divided 4 tsp butter, divided 4 tbsp dry vermouth, divided 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp chopped parsley salt and pepper to taste Preparation: In a medium saucepan, heat water to boiling for the pasta. Lightly coat the chicken…

It’s Saturday, I bet there are some leftovers I could use…

Back in the What? Prepare a weekly menu! Are you crazy? post, I mentioned using pulled pork and kimchi leftovers for a pork kimchi fried rice. For those of you that have been waiting (or wondering if I would make that dish!), your wait is over. Today I made this recipe for lunch – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Pulled Pork and Kimchi Fried Rice 1 1/2 cups of pulled pork, cut as desired 1 cup of kimchi, cut (using scissors in a glass bowl to save your cutting boards!) 1 egg, whisked 2 dashes Ichimi togarishi 1/2 red pepper, diced 1 stalk celery, sliced 1 tsp garlic, minced 1 tbsp peanut oil 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tsp Tabasco spicy…

The first ‘side’ is up! Savory Sriracha Slaw

  What is better with pulled pork than a piquant vinegar based slaw?  I can’t think of much, so I am going with this Savory Sriracha Slaw. The preparation is quick and it only needs an hour or 2 for the flavors to meld and marry.  There are many ways to tweak this recipe – tonight I went with the savory style using herbs de provence (that’s right… I bet no one thought I would be going there!) Savory Sriracha Slaw Ingredients: 1/4 of small head of red cabbage, julienned 1/4 of a small head of green cabbage, julienned 1 carrot, peeled and julienned 1/2 tsp celery seed 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp herbs de provence Freshly…