Roasted Asian Salmon

 

This was one of those recipes that I saw and I KNEW I would love. I knew it would taste as good as it looked, and it did not disappoint. I honestly had never cooked with baby bok choy before and I have been missing out! This was so good it has made it's way into my regular rotation. 

 

 

Ingredients: Salmon, carrots, baby bok choy, edamame, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, salt and pepper. 

Preheat oven and drizzle salmon with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in preheated 300 degree oven for 25-30 minutes.

Peel carrots.

 I have this handy little tool. I love it. It makes my carrots look like this...

 

 Easy. You can also use a mandolin or what ever you'd like to get julienned carrots.

 

Baby bok choy...EVERY TIME I see this it makes me think of Stefon from SNL. He says "DJ Baby Bok Choy" LOL! Look him up.

 

Chopped baby bok choy.

Here's your ginger.

And here's your spoon...

Scrape the skin off the ginger with your spoon.

Grate ginger.

Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger and garlic in a small sauce pan over med. heat.

Heat oil in large skillet.

Add ginger and garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.

Add carrots and cook for 3-4 minutes, until softened.

check on sauce...

It's looking good :)

Softened carrots.

Add bok choy.

Cook for 2-3 minutes until bok choy is wilted.

Shelled edamame, ready to go.

Add to pan.

Stir to combine.

Get salmon out of oven.

Place pile of veggie mixture on plate.

Drizzle with sauce.

Top with salmon

Drizzle salmon with sauce. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

SALMON:

4 salmon fillets

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

black pepper

2 teaspoons ginger, grated

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

3 carrots, peeled and julienned

3 heads of baby bok choy, thinly sliced

1 cup shelled edamame, thawed

 

SAUCE:

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar

2 teaspoons ginger, grated

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

1 teaspoon cornstarch

 

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line baking dish with aluminum foil. Place salmon in dish and drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

 

While salmon is cooking, make sauce. Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger and garlic in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Bring to a simmer, then add the cornstarch, whisking until mixture is smooth and slightly thickened.

 

Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add carrots and cook 3-4 minutes until softened. Add baby bok choy and cook 2-3 minutes until wilted. Add edamame and cook another minute until warmed through.

 

Add a pile of the carrot/bok choy mixture to a plate. Drizzle with sauce. Place salmon fillet on top. Drizzle salmon with sauce. Enjoy!

 

Give this a try and let me know what you think! Thanks!

 

I got this recipe from getmecooking.com

Crave Chocolate Cookies...So Good You'll Make Them At Midnight

 

 

Guess what I was doing at midnight last night...yep...making these cookies. I've had this recipe my whole life. I got it from my mom. She made these cookies when I was growing up and it's one of the recipes I took from her and have in my collection. Let me just tell you, these are magical. I hardly ever make them and hadn't made them in years, in fact. But a few weeks ago I had a craving for them and had to make a batch. Maybe I shouldn't have, they're THAT addicting. I've made 4 batches in the last few weeks. and I'm not even sorry. Late last night I made these cookies at midnight. And it was totally worth it. I'm serious. These are life changing.

 

There are a few things that are great about these cookies. They make THE BEST ice cream sandwiches. Just sandwich ice cream in between two similarly sized cookies and devour. My mom use to assemble a whole batch and keep them in our freezer. Just wrap the sandwiches in a piece of parchment paper and twist the ends closed. It looks like a giant candy, but it tastes better.

This is one of the things that fill my life with joy. Come to Mama.

 

This dough is also incredibly versatile! I really like adding peanut butter chips to it. You could also add mint chips or chocolate chips...basically ANYTHING. Experiment! See what you like! I usually just make them plain and dunk them in milk. Mmmmmm.



 

 

Ingredients: Butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in mixer.

Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

That's it. 

Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 8 Minutes in a 350 degree oven.

They're so pretty.

 

Done. They'll wreck your diet, but honestly, who cares.

Tasty little devils.

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/4 cups of butter, softened

2 cups of sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar in mixer until smooth. Add eggs and beat until well incorporated. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to mixer and beat until well incorporated. (You can add all of the dry ingredients into a separate bowl and mix them until they're well blended, then add that mixture to the wet mixture, but I'm lazy so I just add them directly to the mixing bowl.) Your dough will be quite sticky, but that's ok, its suppose to be. Roll dough into balls. Place on cookie sheet, spacing properly. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 8 minutes. Be careful not to over cook these. You won't be able to see browning because of the color of the dough and they'll look like they're still puffy and not quite cooked, but when they're removed they sink down and are perfect. Every oven is different so you may need to adjust your time. They are the slightest bit greasy to the touch as well. Amazing. That's it! Enjoy!

 

Please give these a whirl and let me know what you think! Thanks!

 

 



Mixed Berry Smoothie

I've made many versions of smoothies and it always turns out a little different. This is a good basic recipe that is easily customizable. I usually like to add a handful of spinach. You can always add sweetener too if you like (honey, agave, sugar...whatever.) Flavored yogurt is good too! The possibilities are endless! Don't be afraid to experiment, you can't go wrong.

 

 

 Ingredients:Frozen mixed berries, plain greek yogurt, banana and orange juice.

 



Put berries in blender.

 Add Greek yogurt.

Add banana (I usually freeze my bananas)

Add orange juice

Blend until smooth.

Done.

Enjoy :)

INGREDIENTS:

Frozen mixed berries (or frozen fruit of your choosing)

Greek yogurt

banana

orange juice

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glass end enjoy!

 

 



Boneless Buffalo Wings

I binge watched Undercover Boss on Netflix over the weekend. There was an episode featuring the restaurant chain "Hooters". It was terrible. Lol. But it made me want wings. I never have wings. So, I did a little searching and found a great recipe that I adapted and I had wings without having to leave the house! Yay! They were SO good. And really easy. You've got to try them.

Ingredients: chicken breasts, flour, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, milk and egg.

Mix flour, cayenne, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl.

Mix milk and egg in a seperate bowl. That completes your breading station!

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.

Dip pieces of chicken in flour mixture. Then dredge in egg mixture. Coat again in flour mixture. Then egg mixture again...and one more time in flour. (Flour-egg-flour-egg-flour) I know it sounds like a lot, but it makes them amazing!!!

Fry in 375 degree oil in small batches.

Drain on paper towels. 

                                           Serve with dipping sauce and celery.

Toss warm chicken pieces in sauce to coat. Serve with celery and blue cheese. Yum!!! 

You can use store bought sauce or make your own. This time I used premade. 

Ingredients:

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts

Vegetable oil (for frying)

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 egg 

1 cup milk

Directions:

Heat oil in pan to 375 degrees. Mix flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika and garlic powder in a bowl. Mix egg and milk in a seperate bowl. Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture. Then coat in egg mixture. Put back into flour. Then back into egg. And a final time into flour. (flour-egg-flour-egg-flour). Fry in small batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Coat with sauce of your choosing. Enjoy!!!

There are a variety of sauces you can use with this! I've made a few that I love. I'll do a whole post on different sauces soon.  

Try these out!! They are so worth it. Let me know what you think. 

I adapted this recipe from blogchef