I'm loving the rain! I've been waiting for rain to come and soften up the dirt in my backyard so I can finally do some much-needed yard work. The weeds are almost taller than the 6-ft fence in the backyard. It's pretty bad. A couple months ago, I tried to pull some of the weeds,... Continue Reading →
Spicy Thai Fried Rice
I've been looking around for a good Spicy Thai Fried recipe, but each site I looked at prepared it differently. I was trying to find a recipe that tasted like the Spicy Thai Fried Rice I loved at Thai Bistro Restaurant in Davis and I think I found it at http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/thai-spicy-basil-chicken-fried-rice/Detail.aspx . So I... Continue Reading →
Baked Coke-Glazed Chicken Wings
Instead of frying chicken wings today, I wanted to try baking some chicken wings to be "healthier." Maybe it really isn't that much healthier, but at least it wouldn't be deep fried. I looked around various blogs and stumbled across a Cola Glazed Wings recipe from http://www.steamykitchen.com. WOW! Chicken wings marinated in a Coca-Cola glaze... Continue Reading →
Pho Ga (Rice Noodles with Chicken)
I had a three weeks off from work and the day before I went back to work, I decided to make Pho Ga (Chicken Pho Noodle Soup) as my grand finale recipe. There are so many different variations of making this recipe, but my goal was to make it as authentic and "restaurant" quality as... Continue Reading →
Roasted Lemongrass Chicken (Ga Ro Ti)
Since Foster Farms whole chickens were only $.79 /lb at Safeway, I decided to pick up a few chickens and brainstorm a few ways to prepare it. With my first chicken, I decided to roast it. Roasting is one of the quickest and easiest method of cooking chicken. I normally just use whatever seasoning available... Continue Reading →
