I do a lot of cooking

here are some of my favorites (I will post more later when I get home)

a few of these recipes I got from allrecipes.com pretty decent site

Raspberry fruit dip

1 cup sour cream
1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon raspberry extract
1/2 cup fresh raspberries

Place all ingredient in a bowl (minus Raspberries) mix together by hand or with a mixer. Garnish with raspberries and chill for 30 minutes

use as a dip for fruit or pretzels.

Baked pork spring rolls

/2 pound ground pork
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1/4 cup finely shredded carrot
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon chile sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
12 (7 inch square) spring roll wrappers
4 teaspoons vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
2 .Brown pork on stove and drain
3. In a medium bowl, mix together pork, cabbage, carrot, green onions, cilantro, sesame oil, oyster sauce, ginger, garlic and chile sauce.
4. Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl.
5. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture in the center of spring roll wrappers. Roll wrappers around the mixture, folding edges inward to close. Moisten fingers in the cornstarch and water mixture, and brush wrapper seams to seal.
6. Arrange spring rolls in a single layer on a medium baking sheet. Brush with vegetable oil. Bake in the preheated oven 20 minutes, until hot and lightly browned. For crispier spring rolls, turn after 10 minutes

My favorite marinate

1 cup orange juice (or pineapple juice)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 green onion chopped (can use any onion really)
1/2 teaspoon of cyeane pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika

mix together marinade chicken or shrimp. This also works well on ham


#9 Chicken Sandwich

1 bottle of western dressing
1 lb (or there of) boneless, skinless chicken breast
Swiss cheese
bacon
some buns

marinate the chicken in the western dressing for 2-4 hours

grill chicken using the dressing as a sauce (similar to BBQ)
Fry bacon

when done place chicken on bun with cheese and bacon and enjoy

by the way try marinating chicken in western dressing and grilling it, you will love it

I will post some more later

Baked spring rolls--

Are you using rice paper? Are the spring roll wrappers like egg roll wrappers? If so, rice paper is much better, if a bit more work. Soak them individually in warm water as you roll them up. I haven't tried baking, just deep frying. Better with an egg wash.

Roll them up with a couple of mint leaves in a lettuce leaf and dip in nuoc mam.

Nuoc Mam sauce--Vietnamese

Fish sauce
Water
Garlic
Lime
Sugar
Red pepper flakes

Incredible tastes. This stuff is fabulous! I'd dip my gf in it is she'd let me.



Very cool thread.

Jarren, add a can of crab meat to your recipe. Whoa, buddy, they are one of my very favorite dishes. Esp with nuoc mam. (Fish sauce is available in oriental markets.)

Ramen noodles...