PF Chang's is one of my favorite places to eat in downtown Fort Worth. We always order the same entree, plus something new to try. The old stand-by is their Beef a la Sichuan, which is an amazing twice-cooked beef stir fry with julienned celery & carrots. I have been looking for a good imitation of this recipe for a while now, and I may finally have found what I've been searching for.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have not actually tried this recipe yet. There are a lot of specialty ingredients required to get the signature taste, and I plan to stock my pantry this weekend. However, I did want to go ahead and post, because I'm really excited to finally find this recipe. So without further ado...
PF Chang's Beef a la Sichuan
OK, OK, so it's not the actual recipe! For some reason I am having a real problem copying/pasting from the recipe I emailed myself. I did want to get this posted though, and I promise to come back a little later and type out the entire recipe myself. Right now, I have an interview to get to. Fingers crossed!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
It's Been a Long Time, Cupcake!
I know, I'm a bad, bad blogger. But things in my life are changing (as they usually do), and I want to update my blogs more frequently. So, in that vein, here's a new recipe!
A few weeks ago, I resolved (again) to eat more healthy, to take care of myself, lose weight, yadda-yadda-yadda. So now, every morning, I start my day with a smoothie. I started by just throwing a bunch of stuff in a blender, tweaked it a couple of times, and now I think it's great!
Sarah's Smoothies (makes enough for 2 large smoothies):
8 pieces of ice
2 cups frozen fruit medley, slightly thawed & sweetened w 1 Tbsp sugar/artificial sweetener (I use Dole 'Wildly Nutritious' blend of Strawberries, Pineapple, Mango, & Peaches)
6 Tablespoons Dannon Light & Fit (I use Vanilla, but you can get Plain)
1 whole banana, medium, cut into chunks
splash of juice (I alternate btwn Apple & Pomegranate)
Blend to your heart's content & enjoy! I also cannot recommend enough the Ninja Master Prep blender for this task. I had to buy one when my old blender crapped out on me my second day of smoothie making. Wow! It takes more time to put all the ingredients into the Ninja than it does for the blender to actually smoothi-ify them. The taste and texture is the same from the first sip to the last, and everything is dishwasher safe.
If you decide to try my smoothie recipe, please tell me what you think. Have a 'to-die-for' recipe of your own? Please share!
*SJ*
A few weeks ago, I resolved (again) to eat more healthy, to take care of myself, lose weight, yadda-yadda-yadda. So now, every morning, I start my day with a smoothie. I started by just throwing a bunch of stuff in a blender, tweaked it a couple of times, and now I think it's great!
Sarah's Smoothies (makes enough for 2 large smoothies):
8 pieces of ice
2 cups frozen fruit medley, slightly thawed & sweetened w 1 Tbsp sugar/artificial sweetener (I use Dole 'Wildly Nutritious' blend of Strawberries, Pineapple, Mango, & Peaches)
6 Tablespoons Dannon Light & Fit (I use Vanilla, but you can get Plain)
1 whole banana, medium, cut into chunks
splash of juice (I alternate btwn Apple & Pomegranate)
Blend to your heart's content & enjoy! I also cannot recommend enough the Ninja Master Prep blender for this task. I had to buy one when my old blender crapped out on me my second day of smoothie making. Wow! It takes more time to put all the ingredients into the Ninja than it does for the blender to actually smoothi-ify them. The taste and texture is the same from the first sip to the last, and everything is dishwasher safe.
If you decide to try my smoothie recipe, please tell me what you think. Have a 'to-die-for' recipe of your own? Please share!
*SJ*
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