I have been a bit occupied here and there, mostly there. Trying to make different dinner dishes, refurbish old furniture and look for my career. Damn thing likes to play hide n seek. At the moment I am in the middle of refurbishing a $10 chest of drawers. Yep, 10 bucks for a mostly solid wood painted white and, dare I say it, with a gold finishing. In another post I will do a before, during and after photo shoot along with my how-to's. Foreseeing this piece of furniture is going to look lovely.
As far as creating dinners, tonight's consisted of fresh squeezed lemon juice, and orange juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, corn starch, ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic and green onions. simmered together for about 10 minutes. Then comes the cooked, cubed chicken. Soaking up the goods of the sauce for well over 30 minutes. Who said measuring the ingredients is helpful? Righty say's, "dump the good shit in, let yer eyes be the measuring spoon." Would have gone great over rice but I was adamant rice was not to be eaten three nights in a row. Mashed red potatoes worked quite well as a substitute next to the sweet, tangy deliciousness of chicken. Green salad before and walla, dinner is served!
The main part of this dinner is from a recipe called Asian Orange Chicken posted on allrecipes.com, the left side of my brain diligently follows along. Not long into it, the right side of my brain powers through and starts cutting corners, adding flavors; low and behold the recipe which calls for two hours of sitting in the fridge turns into less than one hour with each bite playing a sweet symphony of Mozart in our mouths.
Searching the internet for fabulous new dinners is exciting but what I really want is to make one of your favorite dishes! At least let the left side of my brain think so while the right side takes the wheel - I'll let you know how it turned out!
By the way, 15 days until Spring! And 13 days until St. Patrick's Day - get yer Mick ready!!
