Some Other Kind of Fried Chicken

I know it looks particularly ghastly in the pic, but it actually tasted good.:D I didn't want to do the usual breaded fried chicken, so I looked around for another simple fried chicken recipe and came across this. I didn't have the spices specified, so I substituted with oregano and basil. I also adjusted a couple of things since I was only cooking three pieces of chicken.

Fried Cream Dory

Some more cream dory. I thought I'd look for another recipe and in my search, I found somebody asking if this was the fish in Finding Nemo. Good question. Is it? Anyway, it's just the usual fried fillet recipe: breading seasoned with salt and pepper. Dredge fish in flour (also seasoned), dip in lightly beaten egg, and then dredge in breading. Fry, turning until both sides are golden brown.

Tofu Fingers

I had a block of tofu in the chiller, so I thought I'd halve it and make some breaded tofu. I found this recipe and decided to make the Vietnamese peanut sauce as well. However, I find handling tofu rather unwieldy, so instead of making perfect cubes, mine ended up more like tofu fingers. I'd say it was an okay result. My daughter had several. I think the peanut sauce I made needed more water though.

Semi-chili

I had tinned pinto beans, the kind some open and just spoon straight from the can. It already had tomato sauce, garlic, onion, and pepper. I'm not about to eat it from the can unless there's campfire. I want to use it though, so what to do? How about a variation of chili? I had ground beef in the freezer (left over from the batch Husband made hamburger patties with). So, with this as the aim, I thawed the beef and then cooked it in a saucepan with garlic and onion. I drained the juice and then added salt, pepper, cumin, tomatoes, and the can of beans. I let it cook, adding salt until it was seasoned to my taste. When it was done, I put my portion on lettuce leaves (something like a lettuce cup) and grated cheese on top. I loved it. Wish I had other beans though and chipotle.

Lemon Asparagus Red Snapper

This thing is a semi flop. It's edible, but didn't really become tasty until I added cheese. I got this from a Campbell's Cream of Asparagus label. The thing is, the recipe called for chicken, but I doubt if it would have been better with chicken. Whatever. I've found the recipes given on Campbell's labels to be on the bland side. That's me though. I like my food to be really flavorful. Anyway, here's the recipe:

1 T vegetable oil
4 boneless chicken (in my case, I used red snapper fillets)
1 can (305 g) Campbell's Cream of Asparagus Soup
1/4 C milk
1 T lemon juice
1/8 t black pepper

Heat oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned.
Add soup, milk, lemon juice and pepper (in my case, I also grated some chicken bouillion on top of the concoction - not much, just shaved off one side). Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 5 mins or until done. Because the thing tasted bland to me when I tried it, I sprinkled a generous amount of cheese on top and that made everything better.

Tuna and Quail Eggs Dish

I have been besieged by MyLot tasks (which is a good thing) so I mostly spent last week writing those pieces. Anyhoo, we had this dish last night. I don't even know what to call it. Main ingredients are tuna, mixed veggies, and quail eggs. I started by sautéing garlic and onion in butter. I then added the tuna, followed by the mixed veggies and boiled quail eggs. I added about 1/3 C chicken stock and let the entire mess cook for another 3 minutes or so. Season with salt and pepper and then serve over rice.

Cucumber-Carrot Salad

I had a cucumber and a carrot that had been irreversibly maturing in the vegetable crisper for about a week. It would be unthinkable during these hard times to have them end up in the trash bin, so I got them out and made a salad out of them. It was inspired by this recipe. I naturally had to adjust a couple of things, but I think it turned out okay.