Category: Asian

Simple Teriyaki Chicken

Simple Teriyaki Chicken is so easy and quick, it’s barely even a recipe!  However, I wanted to share this super simple way to prepare chicken with you all.  We love to eat it over rice, but it would also be excellent on a salad or even in sushi!  The chicken cooks in less…

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Chicken Stir Fry

Whenever I find myself with an excess of vegetables on hand, I like to make Chicken Stir Fry.  It’s simple, and I almost always have the rest of the ingredients on hand.  When served over rice, it is a complete meal that is quick enough for a weeknight meal.

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Salt & Pepper Chicken

Salt & Pepper Chicken is yet another dish that I had to learn how to make after working at an Asian/Fusion restaurant in college. It flavorful and crispy, and very juicy as it is made with marinated dark meat chicken.  While this was not one of the menu items at the restaurant, our…

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Shrimp Lo Mein

Shrimp Lo Mein, Chicken Lo Mein, Beef Lo Mein, Vegetable Lo Mein… Whatever you like, you can customize this recipe to fit your tastes or to fit what you have in your kitchen.  Adaptability is something that I love in a recipe, because sometimes I just forget what I have on hand.  This…

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Orange Cashew Chicken

I love cashews.  I also love mandarin oranges.  And chicken.  Combine those with a sauce that’s a little salty and a little sweet, and you’ve got a winning dish that comes together in about 30 minutes or less.  We love to eat this for dinner in our house… My husband even claims that…

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Sweet & Sour Chicken

I have come to love recipes that can be made in the slow cooker.  I love being able to throw everything together in the morning and come home in the evening to a meal that’s ready to go!  Some meals, such as this one, don’t require quite as long to cook.  If the…

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Chicken Fried Rice

Whenever we have a lot over leftover white rice, I like to put Chicken Fried Rice on the menu.  This recipe also works with chicken, pork, shrimp, or even without protein and as veggie fried rice.  It’s a filling dish that allows you to use just about whatever you want or have on…

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Pork Egg Rolls

Egg rolls are a versatile food.  They can be a snack, an appetizer, or a meal.  The fillings are infinitely customizable, so you can make the egg rolls to fit your taste and/or dietary needs.  Of course that is, if your dietary needs include anything that gets fried in hot oil!

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Alicia’s Awesome Crab Rangoon

I invented this recipe many years ago… when I was in high school.  I loved eating crab rangoon at Asian restaurants, and of course there were none of those in my hometown of under 1,000.  Like a lot of recipes I come up with, this one was invented out of necessity.  And it…

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Spicy Green Beans

I’ve mentioned a couple times before that I worked in a superior Asian/Fusion restaurant in college.  Every dish I ate there was delectable, and Spicy Green Beans was yet another dish I had to learn how to make at home.  This dish is incredible as is, but is very adaptable to your taste. …

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