Mongolian Beef

Ingredients
1-½ pound Flank or sirloin steak, Trimmed Of Fat And Sliced Very Thin Against The Grain
½ cups Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3 Tablespoons beef broth
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/2 C Water
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Minced Fresh Ginger
8 ounces, weight Fresh Snow Peas, Ends Trimmed
5 whole Scallions, Cut Into Haf-inch Pieces On The Diagonal, I like to just use the green ends.
Salt As Needed (use Sparingly)
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Crushed Red Pepper, For Sprinkling
Jasmine Or Long Grain Rice, Cooked According To Package
Preparation Instructions
In a bowl, mix together soy sauce, broth, water,brown sugar, cornstarch, and ginger. Add sliced meat to bowl and toss with hands. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet (iron is best) or wok over high heat. Add snow peas and stir for 45 seconds. Remove to a separate plate. Set aside.

Allow pan to get very hot again. With tongs, add half the meat mixture, leaving most of the marinade still in the bowl. Add half the scallions. Spread out meat as you add it to pan, but do not stir for a good minute. (You want the meat to get as brown as possible in as short amount a time as possible.) Turn meat to the other side and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove to a clean plate.

Repeat with other half of meat, allowing pan to get very hot again first. After turning it, add the first plateful of meat, the rest of the marinade, and the snow peas. Stir over high heat for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Check seasonings and add salt only if it needs it. Mixture will thicken as it sits.

Serve immediately over rice. Sprinkle crushed red pepper over the top to give it some spice.
Recipe adapted from Pioneer Woman

Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients
1 package spaghetti noodles
3 cups diced, cooked chicken
1/4 cup chopped green pepper or 1 can diced green chiles
1 cup chicken broth
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 can mild rotel tomatoes
1 can cream of chicken soup
Directions:

Boil spaghetti noodles, and put them into a large bowl.
Add chicken, green pepper, and chicken broth.
In a smaller bowl, combine the cheese, diced tomatoes, and cream of chicken soup. Stir, and melt mixture in the microwave.
Pour the cheese mixture into the large bowl, and mix.
Pour the mixture into a casserole dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Zuppa Toscana

I could eat soup every single day and never get tired of it. Loron, on the other hand, doesn't believe it is man food! But, he claimed he could eat this one all the time and be perfectly satisfied!

Ingredients:

1lb Italian Sausage--browned, and if you use links, slice it thin rounds
3 C diced potatoes
1 small onion -- minced
1 1/2-2 tsp minced garlic
Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes (Do more or less depending on how much heat you like)
Pinch of Salt
Ground Black Pepper
4-5 C chicken broth (Make sure you have enough to cover the potatoes when cooking)
2-3 C chopped kale
3/4-1 C heavy cream

In a large pot add a couple of tsp of olive oil and saute the onions and garlic. Add the broth, potatoes, and seasoning. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender.
Add sausage and kale. Let cook for just a minute, the kale will soften up. Add cream. Serve.

Its time for some new recipes.

So I decided it was time to post some more of my favorite recipes. Thanks to sweet Suzie for being the catalyst. Here are some recipes that I hope you like.

Panera Potato Soup
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients
4 cups chicken broth
4-5 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
1/4 cup minced onion
1/2-3/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
Fresh ground black pepper
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into chunks Change

Directions:
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr

1 Combine broth, potatoes, onion, and spices.2 Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.3 Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.4 Reduce to low heat.5 Add cream cheese.6 Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.

This soup stands on its own, but it is also a great base recipe. You can add broccoli, asparagus, ham, bacon, sausage, corn, clams (Although I don't think I would all of them at once:P) Enjoy.