So maybe I'm a stealer of ideas I'm not sure but Julie and Julia has inspired me to learn how to cook so I chose to do Rachel Ray recipes. My goal is to make three recipes a week.
To start this week I chose Everything Jambalaya with White Rice, Orange Bourban Chicken, and Chicken Chorizo and Tortilla Soup. Yesterday I went to Shane's parents house because Jackie was out of town helping grandma since grandpa's death. I decided to start with the Jambalaya. I guess I've spent a fair amount of time in Jackie's kitchen because I know where everything is lol. Jambalaya was WAY easier than I anticipated! All I did was brown chicken then add chorizo, brown the chorizo, then add veggies (onion, green pepper, celery) and sautee those. After that I add Chicken Broth and some hot sauce along with some worshteshire sauce and flour to thicken it up. Then you just let the sauce thicken. While I did this, I did some of the dishes in the dishwasher for Jerry cuz he doesn't know how to run the high tech washer lol. The Jambalaya turned out AMAZING!!! I loved it and so did Jerry!
Today I went for the Orange Bourban Chicken. This one was even easier. Just brown chicken, add Orange Concentrate after letting the pan cool down then let that simmer. After taking the chicken out you add 2 shots of bourban and let the sauce simmer. I also made some pasta side stuff and corn to go with it. I didn't really know about the chicken, it was too sweet as Shane said. I thought it was ok except it was really sweet. I also realized I should let it brown a little longer and simmer a little longer so the chicken cooks a little more. I am going to need to find other ways to cook it so that it can be less sweet.
That's it for the cooking bit of my blog.
I got back from San Diego/Oceanside Sunday night. It was one of the most enjoyable trips I've been on in a long time. Sea World was awesome, I wish we would have gone there the last day because it was so cool that nothing else really matched up. The beach was really cool too. The beach we went to was on Camp Pendleton so it was only for those with a military ID and their friends. They do a really good job of keeping the beach clean and it's not crowded so it was really enjoyable.
Well two hours of homework to do before bed time because I work at 5 in the morning :(
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About Me
- Kei
- I'm a pretty simple person. I am very much hometown and would rather spend a good night with my family, boyfriend, or dog than go out and do "the college thing." I love the summer time, camping, fishing, and the sun in general. I work at the only bridal shop in town which is fabulous (my mom's word totally). I want so badly to be done with college which you will probably figure out and love my family, dog, and boyfriend more than anything.
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