Tag Archive for 'food'

26
May

phil’s cajun chicken alfredo.

Finally, I’ve decided that the recipe can be released. I made this last night for my family. In fact, I’ve promised Jake and his room mates that I’d cook this for them sometime. Besides them I’ve had a few other requests to share this recipe. Make sure if you’re trying this you have about an hour and a half to kill.

Ingredients:

  • Cajun spice [oregano and paprika will do, or use some cayenne sparingly]
  • 1/2 Green bell pepper
  • 1/2 Red bell pepper
  • 1 Stalk of celery
  • 1/4 Red onion [or your favourite onion]
  • 1 Bunch of green onion
  • 4 White Mushrooms [optional]
  • 4 Chicken breasts
  • Enough of your favourite pasta for 4 people
  • Enough oil to coat the bottom of a frying pan
  • 2 packages of alfredo sauce mix or your favourite alfredo sauce mix
    • 1 package calls for:
    • 3/4 Cup of milk
    • 2 Tablespoons of butter
    • The alfredo powder

Directions

  1. Set your chicken out about 3 hours before you’re going to begin preparing the meal
  2. Wash off your vegetables
  3. De-stem your mushrooms, if you’re using them
  4. Cut your vegetables into long, thin strips [the thinner the better!]
  5. Coat the bottom of a frying pan with your oil and let it get warm
  6. Fry your chicken until its cooked all the way through
  7. Before your chicken turns brown, add your vegetables in
  8. Mix for a few minutes, then turn on low stirring occasionally
  9. Start boiling a pot of water for your noodles
  10. Follow the instructions for the alfredo sauce
  11. Add your noodles when the water boils
  12. When the sauce is done, mix it with your chicken and vegetables
  13. When your noodles are done, strain
  14. Serve sauce over your noodles

Serves 4.

14
May

indulge your food craving with cookthink.

I was reading up on Adam Schwabe’s blog [who is a friend of a friend of mine] and found a link to the site cookthink. It basically takes keywords of things you’re craving and provides you with recipes that might be to your fancy. After throwing in “cajun chicken” I was greeted with some interesting gumbo and jambalaya recipes.

Its a very interesting idea, and as Adam points out - it uses a tag cloud to present options to the user incase they can’t quite but their finger tongue on what they’re craving. Its already got my mouth watering even more for some cajun, alas I’m lacking with ingredients.

A powerful use I see this site being used for is to find recipes when you’ve got a few ingredients floating in the fridge. Combining leftovers has provided me with greatness before, but using real recipes is usually a safer bet.

Original Post: What Are You Craving

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