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Mar 17, 2008

Peanut Lime Noodles - Quick and yummy

Noodles of your choice (I prefer Asian rice noodles)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 soy sauce
1/4 water
Rice Vinegar
lime
scallion
ginger
sesame oil
honey
cumin
red pepper flakes
Jalapeno (optional)
Crushed unsalted peanuts
other foods to add onion, green pepper, tofu
Once the sauce is cooked, at the already cooked pasta


Mar 16, 2008

Rita's Apple Cake

1 1/2 cup of oil (substitute applesauce for healthier, fluffier, and just for good measure!)
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon cinn
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 apples (sliced thick
1 cup of chopped walnuts

Bake on 350 for 1 hr 10 minutes
beat oil and sugar til smooth
add eggs and beat stir in dry ingredients
add vanilla, apples, walnuts
cool completely before removing from pan

Jamie's Orange Chicken

mmmmmmmmmmm..so good
2 chickens cut into quarters
3/4 cups dark brown sugar
2 tbl. dry mustard powder (regular mustard will suffice)
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
1 cup orange juice (not from concentrate)
1 (12-oz) jar of orange marmalade
2 navel oranges (thinly sliced)

preheat to 375
place chicken in baking pan
cover with mixtures
put sliced oranges on top
Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour
Baste with pan juices and bake another 15-20 minutes or until oranges are deep amber color and chicken is fully cooke (duh)