P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps

Withdrawn.  Tried out this recipe and it SUCKS.  I'll replace it with a better one.

Ingredients:
8 dried shiitake mushrooms
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons dry sherry
2 teaspoons water
salt and pepper
1-1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, minced
5 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 green onions, minced
2 small dried chilis (optional)
1 8 oz. can bamboo shoots, minced
1 8 oz. can water chestnuts, minced
1 package cellophane Chinese rice noodles, fried in oil for a minute or two (until they puff up)
Cooking Sauce:
1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Iceberg lettuce "cups" leaves OR
Bibb lettuce leaves or other leaf lettuce
Directions:
Cover mushrooms with boiling water, let stand 30 minutes then drain. Cut and discard woody stems. Mince mushrooms. Set aside. Mix all ingredients for cooking sauce in bowl, and set aside. In medium bowl, combine cornstarch, sherry, water, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and chicken. Stir to coat chicken thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil and let sit 15 minutes to marinate. Heat wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil, then add chicken and stir fry for about 3-4 minuts. Set aside. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan. Add ginger, garlic, chilis (if desired), and onion; stir fry about a minute or so. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts; stir fry an additional 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Add mixed cooking sauce to pan. Cook until thickened. and hot. Break cooked cellophane noodles into small pieces, and cover bottom of serving dish with them. Then pour chicken mixture on top of noodles. Spoon into lettuce leaf and roll.
reproduced from epicurean.com

The Pancake Mix

Here's a recipe for pancake mix. Enjoy.

1/2 c. AP Flour
3 tbsp sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1½ c. milk
3 tbsp melted butter
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract

Mix the dry ingredients. Mix in the dry ingredients. Don't over-mix, some lumps are ok.

Smoky Chorizo Pie

This is a place holder for a recipe I whipped up yesterday - we had the Harvest Feast at work.

Gummy Treats!

This is something I haven't tried yet, but will be experimenting perhaps this weekend. I've seen a few kits out there that use carrageenan, but I want to do it from scratch. I'll let you know how it goes...

Gummi Bears

1 small box jello with sugar (any flavor)
7 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup water

Mix in a saucepan until the mixture resembles playdough. Place pan over low heat and stir until melted. Once completely melted, pour into plastic candy molds, and place in the freezer for 5 minutes.

Scott Roast

recipe courtesy of Vicki Scott
Ingredients
2.5 - 3lbs pot roast meat (chuck roast)
1-2 lg white onions, sliced
2 lbs carrots, peeled & cut
6 - 8 medium potatoes, peeled cut.
1 can cream of onion soup
1 pkg onion soup mix
1 c. red wine
1 c. water

Preparation
Rinse meat, arrange in rectangular baking dish or in crock pot. Arrange carrots, potatoes and onions around meat. Whisk all liquids and soup mix together, pour over meat and veg. Cooking options: bake 4 hours @ 350°F in oven (cover with foil) or in crock pot for 8 hours on low, or until fork-tender.

Options
Serve with flaky can biscuits!