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This Week's Meals 2/2: Three Cup Chicken

Oh, man, this is good. I've had this flavor combination under many different names, but now that I know how to make this, I'm going to make it more often. It's a very good sweet-n-salty nutty flavor, and the basil gives it a nice twang. I just wish I'd had some fried rice to go with this.

Title: Three Cup Chicken
Yield: 6 servings
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Category: Entree
Cuisine: Asian/Chinese
Source: Jo Cooks
Website: https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/three-cup-chicken

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Ingredients
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2 pounds chicken thighs
1 tbsp baking soda
2 tbsp toasted sesame oil (chicken)
1 tbsp fresh ginger (minced)
8 cloves garlic (halved)
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water
1 bunch Thai basil leaves
1/3 cup shaoxing wine
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil (Sauce)

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Instructions
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1 - Toss the chicken pieces together with the baking soda and set
aside for 10 minutes.
2 - Rinse the chicken with water to wash away the baking soda. Pat dry
the chicken with paper towels.
3 - In a small bowl, mix the shaoxing wine, soy sauce, dark soy sauce
and brown sugar.
4 - Add the chicken's sesame oil to a wok and heat over high medium-
high heat.
5 - Add the garlic and ginger and cook for about a minute until
aromatic.
6 - Add in the chicken and toss. Stir fry the chicken for about 4
minutes or until no longer pink and starts to lightly brown.
7 - Pour the sauce over the chicken and reduce the heat to medium.
Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
8 - Make a slurry with the cornstarch and water and add to the wok and
stir. The sauce should thicken almost immediately.
9 - Drizzle the remaining tbsp of sesame oil over the chicken.
10 - Add the basil leaves and stir well with the chicken. Serve
immediately over cooked rice.

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Notes
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Makes 6 servings at ~400 calories per serving

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Nutritional Information
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*Nutritional information reflects amount per serving.*
CALORIES 417
TOTAL FAT (g) 28
Saturated Fat (g) 8
CHOLESTEROL (mg) 127
SODIUM (mg) 1498
TOTAL CARBOHYDRATE (g) 6
Dietary Fiber (g) 0
Sugars (g) 2
PROTEIN (g) 28

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This Week's Meals 1/2: Pastiera di Maccheroni

This is essentially pasta pot pie, and it's a handful to cook. BUT, pretty darn good. My only complaint was the lack of salt in the pastry dough. With all the cheeses, salami and the salted pasta, I didn't think the lack of salt was going to be an issue. But while the insides are pretty good, if you get a big bite of crust it's super bland. I'd suggest adding some salt to the dough.

Title: Pastiera di Maccheroni
Yield: 21 servings
Category: Entree
Cuisine: Italian
Source: Blog di cucina GialloZafferano
Website: https://blog.giallozafferano.it/dolcemela/pastiera-di-maccheroni-ricetta-della-tradizione-pasquale-campana/

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Ingredients
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500 g bucatini pasta
8 whole eggs [pasta]
150 g Napoli salami (diced)
100 g lard [pasta]
100 g pecorino cheese (grated)
100 g parmesan (grated)
1/2 tsp pepper
salt (to taste) [pasta]
500 g flour
150 g lard [pastry]
2 whole eggs [pastry]
salt (to taste) [pastry]
milk (if needed)

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Instructions
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Pasta:
1 - Cook the pasta a few hours in advance, basically the pasta needs
to rest once cooked, it needs to, as we say, “clump together”.
2 - Al dente bucatini do not need to be drained completely. Do this,
when you drain them, recover some water. Put the pasta in a bowl, add
the two ladles of water, cover and let it cool.

Dough:
1 - When preparing the pastiera, beat the eggs with the grated cheeses
and pepper.
2 - Add everything to the pasta and mix with your hands so that the
eggs are well distributed.
3 - At this point add the pieces of salami and a spoonful of lard and
mix again before transferring the mixture into the pan well greased
with lard.
4 - Spread a few flakes of lard on the dough and cook in a preheated
oven at 190-200° C for approximately 40-45 minutes, until the
bucatini on the surface appear golden and crispy.

Pastry:
1 - Knead all the ingredients indicated on a pastry board, adding a
little water or milk, until you obtain a smooth and not too hard
dough.
2 - After letting it rest for half an hour, roll it out with a rolling
pin and use it to cover a mold well greased with lard or butter.
3 - Pour the bucatini prepared as described above into the mold.
4 - Cover everything with strips of shortcrust pastry arranged in the
shape of a St. Andrew's cross.
5 - Sprinkle a few flakes of lard or butter and bake in a preheated
oven at 190°C for 40-50 minutes. Make sure to check, it must be nice
and golden, not burnt like mine!!!

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Notes
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Makes 21 servings at ~37.5g carbs per serving
Normally makes 6 servings

Calories: 382
Total Fat: 18g
Total Carbohydrate: 37g
Protein: 12g

Macaroni pastiera can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days. It can be
reheated in a traditional oven or in the microwave or (the one without the “pittolo”) it can be cut into 1 cm slices and fried in a pan
with a drizzle of oil. This last option is an absolute must-try, fry
the slices well, until a crust has formed on both sides and then enjoy without regrets, we'll think about the diet later.

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Hands up if you remember this....

Once you remove all the packaging, the Hungry Man meals look just like Kid Cuisines.

Who knew they still made Candy Cigarette....um... Sticks!

Hay, guys! Remember #thisweeksmeals ? Guess who has money to spend on groceries again?!

# Cilantro Lime Rice

Recipe Journal
6.0 servings

2.0 tbsp olive oil
1.5 cups white rice
1.0 clove garlic (minced)
2.25 cups water
1.0 tsp salt
2.0 tsp lime zest
3.0 tbsp lime juice
1.0 cup lightly packed cilantro

1 - Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan on medium high heat.
2 - Add the raw rice and stir to coat with the olive oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice has started to brown.
3 - Add the garlic and cook a minute more.
4 - Add water, salt, and lime zest to the rice.
5 - Bring to a rolling boil, then cover and lower the heat to low to maintain a very low simmer.
6 - Cook undisturbed for 15 minutes,
7 - Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
8 - Fluff the rice with a fork.
9 - Transfer the rice to a serving bowl. Pour lime juice over the rice and toss with chopped cilantro.

Makes 4 servings at ~37.5g carbs per serving
Calories 211
Total Fat 4g
Total Carbohydrate 37g
Protein 3g

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I wish Woods still made these power decks. I have three and they're just the perfect configuration for large plugs and regular plugs. They stopped the gaming branding after a while then the form factor completely disappeared from their site.

I wasn't able to go out Thursday to celebrate my Twenty Fifth Tranniversary, so I did it tonight.

Happy 25th Jenn. Here's to 25 more in whatever country I end up by 2050.

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I rarely throw things away until they literally fall apart. Over the last week, my diamond print bed sheets, which I've had since the mid 90s and that you may gave seen in countless pictures of toys I've laid out on my bed, has fallen apart.

May the new bedsheets last just as long.

Twenty Five Years Ago, about six months into living as a woman in Austin. I love that outfit.

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Texas is already trying to criminalize my gender care, but now are trying to criminalize ME.

Um...

A++ Parking Job

These new Star Wars shows are kinda wierd.

After three months I've reclaimed my living room!

My living room is still a wreck from the emergency move out, but the first major milestone was finally hit today. The video game shrine is FINALLY unpacked!

Getting started on the Wrath of Khan script comparisons.

I always buy green bananas so they last through the week, but these are like unnaturally gamma ray irradiated green.

Where I am now.