Month: June 2010

pistachio chicken

pistachio chicken

my mom’s friend lori gave this recipe to my mom a few years ago.  lori’s recipe is for pistachio fish.  i do not like fish, but when my mom made this recipe using fish, i thought it made the fish taste bearable and had to 

sausage, egg and cheese bagels

sausage, egg and cheese bagels

this is another “food i miss from michigan” post.  mcdonald’s breakfast down here excludes sausage, egg and cheese bagels on its menu.  the only good reason to have mcdonald’s breakfast is to splurge, and i think the bagel is the best way to do it. 

mountain dew cupcakes

mountain dew cupcakes

so this guy named paul often comes over to our apartment and more times than not, raids the mountain dew in the fridge.  it was paul’s birthday last week and to celebrate, i made up a batch of mountain dew cupcakes.  i thought it was 

yum yum sauce

yum yum sauce

one of my favorite staples of hibachi grill is yum yum sauce.  it’s not asian at all, and it isn’t really that healthy  but it is so stinkin good.   it’s pretty simple to make at home, as long as you let it refrigerate over 

asian coleslaw

asian coleslaw

we had paul and brandy over for dinner the other night.  it’s just getting too hot to have egg rolls with chinese dishes, so this looked like an acceptable summer swap!  it kind of reminds me of salad and dressing that you would get at 

ranch bacon pasta salad

ranch bacon pasta salad

pasta salad from the box is really good for hot summer months when you need something to go with dinner in a pinch.  i decided to kick it up a notch and make it from scratch.  it’s my first pasta salad (other than making mom’s