I always enjoy reading other folks' favorite recipes. Donna (aka Miz Booshay) has a blog with lots of great recipes. Amira has recently posted a number of delicious recipes on her blog. Linda's blog has lots of fabulous recipes, too.

Here are mine:


Chinese Chicken Salad
Romaine Lettuce, cut up
Napa Cabbage, cut up
Shredded Carrots
Cilantro and Green Onions, chopped up (optional)
Oriental Salad Dressing
Chicken
Won Ton Wrappers

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

1. Boil the chicken in chicken broth for about 30 minutes.
2. Shred and let cool.
3. Heat oil in large skillet or wok.
4. Cut the Won Tons up into little strips and fry in hot oil for a minute or two. Remove and place on paper towels to blot the oil.
5. Mix the first five ingredients.
6. Toss the chicken with the salad dressing and add to salad.
7. Top with Won Tons.


Broiled Salmon
4 salmon steaks or fillets
8 tbsp butter, softened
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp dry dill weed or 2 tbsp snipped fresh dill

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes

1. Mix the butter, lemon juice and dill weed together. Chill until dinnertime.
2. About 15 minutes before dinner, rub the steaks with olive oil. Broil 8 inches from high heat for 5-6 minutes each side.
3. Serve with lemon-dill butter.

If you are using fillets, I remove the skin before broiling. The lemon sauce can be served chilled or warm - it's good either way. This is almost completely no-carb, but I usually serve it with vegetables (asparagus or broccoli and carrots) and fettucine alfredo (carbo-riffic!).


Orange Chicken
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 2" squares
1 egg
1 tbsp vegetable oil plus oil for frying
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp minced garlic (dried garlic works as well)
1 tbsp rice wine
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp sesame oil

Orange Sauce
2 tsp zest and juice (about 1/4 cup) from large orange
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp chicken broth
1 tbsp soy sauce

Prep Time: 5-10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

1. Combine all the Orange Sauce ingredients and set aside.
2. Mix egg, salt, and 1 tbsp oil together. In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and flour.
3. Heat oil in large skillet, wok, or deep fryer (enough to at least partially submerge the chicken in oil).
4. Dip chicken in egg mix and then in cornstarch-flour mix. Add to pan. Stirfry until golden and crisp (about 5 minutes).
5. Remove chicken from oil and drain on paper towels.
6. Wipe excess oil off pan. Add 1 tbsp oil and heat over high heat for a few seconds.
7. Add garlic and stirfry for a few seconds.
8. Add rice wine and stir for a few seconds.
9. Add Orange Sauce and bring to a boil.
10. Add cooked chicken, stirring until sauce coats it evenly. Combine 1/4 cup water with 1 tbsp cornstarch and add to chicken. Heat until sauce is thick. Stir in 1 tsp. sesame oil.

Serve promptly with rice and steamed broccoli and carrots.


Mustard Pork Chops
I like this because it's a one pot meal, and it's so easy. Plus, anytime I throw something in the crockpot, by the time dinner rolls around, I feel like someone else has cooked the meal for me.

6 pork loin chops, trimmed
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of potato soup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 clove minced garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
6 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
1 sliced onion, optional

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4-10 hours

1. Heat oil in skillet.
2. Brown pork chops; drain fat. (You can skip steps 1 and 2 if you don't have time).
3. In crock pot, add soup, water, garlic, pepper, onions and potatoes. Stir to mix.
4. Place browned pork chops on top of potato mixture.
5. Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours.


Pot Roast
1 box, (2 envelopes)
Onion Soup Mix
Baby carrots
Potatoes, cut into large peices
2 cups water

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4-10 hours

1. Place beef pot roast in crockpot and sprinkle with onion soup mix.
2. Add carrots and potatoes.
3. Pour water over pot roast.
4. Cook on low 8-10 hrs or until tender.

Serve with salad and bread.


Chicken Fajitas
4 chicken breasts, skin & fat removed
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1 onion, sliced thinly (optional)
1 green or red bell pepper, sliced thinly (optional)
tortillas
cheese
salsa
sour cream

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

1. Combine soy sauce & vinegar. Marinate chicken for 20 minutes (if in a hurry, you can just put it all right in the skillet, but use half the liquid).
2. Spray skillet with cooking spray. Over medium-high heat, add chicken.
3. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Add onions & bell peppers, saute until soft.

Serve with tortillas, salsa & sour cream. A side of spanish rice is nice, too.