Category: dinner

Egg and Scallion Fried Rice

On By nathalieskitchenIn Asian Party Food, dinner, Easy Dinners, Side Dish, vegetarianLeave a comment

This recipe was inspired by the fried rice in Din Tai Fung. I love being able to use my fresh eggs from my hens for this dish! You can serve this dish with any meat, vegetables or curry dishes.

Egg and Scallion Fried Rice

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups cooked short grain rice (cooled on a plate for at least 5 hours)
  • 1 – 2 tsp salt
  • 1- 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 3/4 cup green onions (use entire stem, chopped)
  • 4 eggs (beaten)
  • 4-5 cloves garlic (grated fine)
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 tbsp soy oil or vegetable oil

Directions:

  • In a large skillet or wok heat oil
  • In the bowl with the beaten egg add garlic, soy sauce, salt and pepper
  • Drop into hot pan and stir quickly until halfway cooked
  • Add cold rice and combine until there are no rice clumps
  • Add scallions
  • Taste and adjust with salt or soy sauce until you have reach the flavor you like
  • Serve hot

 

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Thai Green Curry with Fish and Vegetables

On By nathalieskitchenIn dinner, Fish, Thai, Vegetables2 Comments

I love the taste of curry especially on cold days. Nothing beats the warm heat of a spicy curry making your mouth numb. This is not a completely traditional Thai recipe but its close. I wanted the curry to be more the sauce for the fish rather than a soupy curry. I used less curry paste so that it was less spicy so my kid could enjoy it too.

This week at the Thai market they had Thai baby eggplant and because it is so rare I couldn’t pass up buying it. Thai baby eggplant look like peas but they are bitter and compliment the sweet basil green curry flavor.

I used a vegetable stock instead of any chicken stock so this is a vegetarian friendly recipe (those who eat fish).

Thai Green Curry with Fish and Vegetables

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon of green curry paste
  • 1 tablespoon of peanut oil
  • 1 handful of Thai baby eggplant
  • Thai basil (chopped)
  • 1 zucchini (chopped)
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves (torn in half)
  • 1 handful of green beans (chopped)
  • 1 can of bamboo shoots
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • 8 oz of vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of fish sauce (to taste)
  • 2 – 3 large pieces of white fish (I used wild caught cod)

Directions:

  • In a large pot heat the curry paste and oil together
  • Add 1 can of coconut milk and vegetable stock bring to a boil
  • Add a large handful of chopped Thai basil, i used extra to bring more flavor
  • Add 2 kaffir lime leaves torn in half
  • Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes
  • Add vegetables
  • Let cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
  • Add Fish to the top of the curry and flip over after 5-10 minutes
  • Cook fish thoroughly until no longer translucent
  • Server over rice if you want

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Cheesy Potato Casserole

On By nathalieskitchenIn Brunch, dinner, VegetablesLeave a comment

I’ve been making this dish for almost 25 years. To all my healthy eaters out there, this is not a dish you would admit to eating but it could be your dirty little secret to enjoy. This is my go to dish for any potluck, holiday meal or a side dish to a great steak. The most important thing to remember is to use high quality cheese. Don’t skimp and use cheap cheese! You can use whatever flavor combination you like it doesn’t have to be what I used.

Cheesy Potato Casserole

  • Servings: 8-10
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs (bags) of refrigerated hash browns (you can find these typically next to the eggs in the grocery store. If you can only find frozen, let them thaw first)
  • 1/2 stick of good quality butter
  • 1/2 sweet onion (chopped up)
  • 2 tablespoons of chives (chopped up)
  • 1 pint of organic sour cream (don’t use light)
  • 1 cup of sharp good quality cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • 1 cup of gouda cheese (shredded)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)
  • 1/2 cup Jarlsberg cheese (shredded)
  • 1/2 cup of Le Gruyere cheese (shredded)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can of campbell’s cream of mushroom soup (you can use cream of chicken if you want)
  • 1/2 bag of any plain potato chips (crushed)

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 400
  • Spray casserole dish with non stick oil
  • In a medium pan heat the butter and onions together and cook until soft
  • Add mushroom soup and mix well
  • Add all cheese and mix well
  • Add sour cream and mix well
  • Add salt and pepper
  • Add chives
  • In a casserole dish dump the hash browns in and mix in the cheesy mixture
  • Mix well and pat down into pan
  • Top with potato chips
  • Bake for 1 hour until golden brown and hot

Mix butter with onions
Mix butter with onions

Add soup
Add soup

Add cheese
Add cheese

Add sour cream
Add sour cream

Hash Browns
Hash Browns

mix well
Mix well

Pat down mixture
Pat down mixture

Add potato chips
Add potato chips

Thai Green Curry with Chicken

On By nathalieskitchenIn Chicken, dinner, Thai1 Comment

I’ve been cooking Thai food for almost 30 years and one of my go to dishes is green curry. I don’t have time make the paste from scratch so I opt to make it with canned paste. If you sauté in heated peanut oil it helps bring out the flavor and wake up the spices.

Typically this is made with two types of Thai Eggplant, one that is shown in this recipe and the other that looks like peas. I had some fresh yellow squash I picked up from the farmers market that made the curry more colorful and tasted great!

Thai Green Curry with Chicken

  • Servings: 6-8
  • Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon of peanut oil
  • 1 can of green curry paste (I prefer Maesri brand)
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • 1-2 Kaffir lime leaves
  •  Large handful of Thai Basil (remove from stems)
  • 3 cups of fresh chicken broth
  • 1-2 tablespoons of sugar or palm sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce (or more if you want it saltier)
  • 1 package of organic chicken tenders
  • 1 can of bamboo shoots (I prefer Chaokoh brand)
  • 10-15 Thai eggplant
  • 2 yellow squash

Directions:

  • In a large pan or dutch oven heat the peanut oil and add the entire can of green curry paste (a little less if you don’t like it too spicy)
  • Sauté for 1-2 minutes
  • Add coconut milk and stir until combined with curry paste
  • Add Kaffir leaves and a handful of basil
  • Add fresh chicken stock
  • Add sugar
  • Add fish sauce
  • Add chicken
  • Bring to a boil and let chicken cook until no longer pink
  • Add bamboo shoots, eggplant and squash
  • Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer for about 30 minutes
  • Serve over rice or rice noodles

Heat curry paste in the hot peanut oil.
Heat curry paste in the hot peanut oil.

Add coconut milk and stir
Add coconut milk and stir

Green curry paste and coconut milk
Green curry paste and coconut milk

Kaffir Lime Leaves and Thai Basil
Kaffir Lime Leaves and Thai Basil

Add the herbs into the coconut milk
Add the herbs into the coconut milk

Fresh chicken stock
Fresh chicken stock

Add sugar
Add sugar

Add fish sauce
Add fish sauce

Organic Chicken Tenders
Organic Chicken Tenders

Thai Eggplant, bamboo shoots and yellow squash
Thai Eggplant, bamboo shoots and yellow squash

add bamboo shoots
Add bamboo shoots

add squash
Add squash

cut Thai eggplant into quarters
Cut Thai eggplant into quarters

Green Curry!
Green Curry!

Arugula Salad with Tomatoes and Pine nuts and Dijon Dressing

On By nathalieskitchenIn dinner, Salads, VegetablesLeave a comment

I make Arugula salad almost every night. I find that this is such a great complement to many savory dishes I make, due to the pepperiness to the arugula. You can add any other vegetable you want, it’s so simple.

Arugula Salad with Tomatoes and Pine Nuts

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 1-2 handfuls of washed fresh baby arugula
  • Tomatoes (any kind you want chopped up)
  • 1/4 cup of pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup of shaved parmesan cheese

Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1  teaspoon of Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon of honey

Directions:

  • In a medium size bowl mix all salad ingredients together
  • In separate bowl, mix red wine vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper
  • Add olive oil and whisk until combined
  • Drizzle over salad and toss

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