Easy Sesame Chicken

Jan 2, 2014

How have I not tried this recipe before?!

This is one of those things that has sat on my Pinterest board for a couple years now, and every week I look at it and then pass it over for something else. Why? I have no idea. Sesame chicken is my jam when I get Chinese food. But over the winter break I decided to give it a try since it looked simple and I was already making a dessert as well. And I’m so glad I did—this recipe is simple, delicious, and mostly healthy. You can add whatever veggies you want and it can be ready in the time it takes to cook your rice.

The one major change I’d make is to double the sauce recipe…as you can see in the picture above, there is NO sauce to spare. I like my sesame chicken saucy, so it can soak the rice a little, so double the sauce and you’re good to go.

My first foray into Thai food… (Crock Pot Thai Peanut Chicken)

Oct 18, 2012

It’s no secret that I love Thai food. Like, have-it-every-Saturday-night, they-know-my-takeout-order-by-my-voice kind of love.

But the thing about Thai food is that cooking it is dang hard. True, authentic Thai food has like 20 or 30 ingredients in it, many of them kind of hard to find or somewhat expensive at your regular grocery store. I’d made a couple stir fries, but was completely intimidated by the thought of doing real Thai cooking. And to be honest, this isn’t authentic Thai. But it has several of the elements, and it seemed like a good starting place.

The recipe was fairly simple and was pretty good fresh. The leftovers weren’t as exciting, but overall a good first try.