Another chicken wok

This was delicious. Sesame seed oil, soy sauce, teriyaki and fresh garlic. Server with horseradish mashed potatoes. 

 

Chicken wok

Tenderized boneless chicken breast, soy sauce, teriyaki, garlic, and a touch of sesame oil. Over garlic mashed potatoes. Mmm. 

 

Pasta and shrimp

I such at photography. This was yummy. 

 

Chicken breast and seafood

 

Super easy chicken thighs

Just roasted with some BBQ sauce. Easy. Delicious. 

 

Restaurant chicken Caesar salad

The chicken was grilled with some sort of Thai sauce, and there were cranberries and salad dressing. That's all I remember, but it was such a good (and filling!) salad.

Seafood style

I had smoked salmon and wanted to make dinner that would go well with it. When searching "smoked salmon food pairings", the internet only shows wine or crackers. So I made my own "recipe".

Spaghetti

Shrimp

Cut up pieces of smoked salmon

Cut up imitation crab leg

Leafy veggies

Grape tomatoes

Smoked salmon cream cheese

And on the side, more imitation crab leg and smoked salmon. 

Japanese theme

I recalled my friend praising the benefits of udon noodles: they don't need a fridge, they last for ages, they're easy to make, and are delicious. The memory appeared randomly while I was shopping. 

So I bought some. Well. Like, twenty packages. And after tasting the meal, I have no regrets. 

Udon noodles

Chicken breast

Shrimp (de-tailed)

Vegs (from frozen)

Asian seasonings: soy sauce, hoisin sauce

I strongly recommend against pea pods. I always choke on them. Unless they're raw and peeled by me. 

Butter chicken (kind of)

Chicken breast sautéed on butter

Butter chicken curry

Potatoes

Veggies

Not enough curry. I should have used more. I also need cream. 

The "other" chicken parts

I won't post the ingredients of this. They're not for the faint of heart (ha ha get it get it?).

Anyway.

I found that the smoked bean salad from Safeway compliments this nicely. Served on a bed of a mix of quinoa, steel cut oats, and couscous.

Delicious dinner

So here we have chicken. Any chicken. Whole chicken, chicken breast, store bought or home made. Ripped into pieces.

A variant on my veg theme: sweet potatoes (I usually can't be bothered with them, they're so hard to cut). Some other vegs, sprinkle olive oil on top, add some spices like Italian Seasoning, and put in the oven. It's ready when the yams are soft.

This time, it's a sweet pepper salad, cut into circles, with a touch of olive oil and fresh dill.

This was SOO good. The chicken is dry, and the vegs and the salad give it a nice counterbalance of moisture. The wine obviously helps as well (some kind of "house" white).

Chicken and salad

Alright. This ain't pretty, but it's good and healthy, and super easy (well, obviously).

Chicken thighs + foil + oven + potatoes + some seasoning; ignore for half an hour (covered with foil); then throw in some vegs like cauliflower, zucchini, sweet peppers, eggplant, mushrooms. Ignore for another half hour (covered); done. Sprinkle some seasoning before ignoring.

Or, while ignoring the chicken thighs and the oven on high, throw the vegs in a pan with some olive oil, sprinkle a seasoning (I like "Italian" or "roasted peppers"). By the time the vegs are done, the thighs will be done. Vegs are easy - if you like them crispy, you only cook them until they're hot. If you like them soft and root-canal-pain compatible, you keep simmering them until they get to this point.

Oh yeah and the cabbage salad. You buy the coleslaw prepackaged at your food store of choice, squeeze a lemon (or lemon juice) into it, and a hint of salt. Mix. Done. Or MY favourite: add cranberries to the coleslaw and add a raspberry vinaigrette (also found in any grocery store).

All in all, 30 mins, and that's if you're slow. The salad takes 60 seconds.