It's been a while since I've made these recipes but they were pretty easy and yummy! Sorry there aren't pictures of the finished Baked Ziti.
I use allrecipes.com a lot when I'm planning what we will be eating. Before I go grocery shopping, I decide on 4-6 good sized meals that we can eat for the next 2 weeks. Then of course there are days when I didn't cook the night before and we are left to take peanut butter sandwiches for lunch. Rem would eat pb sandwiches every day. I, on the other hand, am a little more high maintenance.
Here's the link to the recipe I used. Baked Ziti It's super simple. Start out by sauteing some diced onions. While dicing the onions may make your eyes water a little, cooking them makes your home smell yummy!
Make sure they are clear before you remove from heat. I've learned to be more patient lately and cook at a lower heat for longer.
Next I browned a pound of ground turkey with your onions. The recipe calls for ground beef but I always try to sub ground turkey b/c it's better for you and much leaner! And of course cook your pasta.
Now we can't forget the most important part- mozzarella cheese! I believe the recipe says to layer sauce, pasta and cheese. Since I'm lazy (and smart), I mix the pasta and sauce, throw it in a pan and top w/ cheese. You get the same results and save a few mins.
Then bake! So simple!
Now for the Pad Thai. Here's the recipe- Pad Thai
Rem and I LOVE thai food. Ok well pretty much we love a lot of Asian food! Ok I'll be completely honest- we love food! :) Anyway, I tried a pad thai recipe before (actually Rem might have been the chef for that one) and it came out ok. So I'm on a mission to find a better pad thai recipe. This one turned out better than the first one but I'm still looking for a better one. But not one that requires funky ingredients... So if you have one please share! This one was pretty simple and that's why I liked it!
This recipe calls for 4 eggs but I completely left those out. I started to soak my noodles and then threw everything else in the wok. Cut up the chicken and cooked it in all the juices to help with flavor. After my noodles were still a little tough, I added them to the wok and through in a can of baby corns (We LOVE them!). I kept mixing until everything was heated thoroughly. Like I said, I've gotten better at having patience in cooking and turning the heat down. This really helped b/c my wok gets HOT quick. Let simmer for a few mins and ta da! Pad thai!
Like I said, this was good but wasn't great. There wasn't really any sauce left after I added the noodles. Maybe next time I just need to make an extra batch of sauce??? Feel free to post suggestions!
Wow 4 blog posts in one night! That's a record for me! Off to bed!
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