Never Switching To Decaf

Ramblings about life, family, cooking and photography.

Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry May 2, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — travit @ 10:15 am

I made a stir fry last night that came out very tasty.  I threw everything together and hoped for the best.  It came out delicious.  The kids even loved it.

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes

1 cup baby spinach

1/2 cup broccoli

6 scallions washed and cut up into thirds

1 peeled yellow squash, cut into cubes

10 oz. mushrooms, quartered or halved depending on size

1 1/2 cups soy sauce

1-2 inch chunk of ginger root, peeled

3 cloves of garlic

red wine vinegar

Sesame oil

salt

pepper

1/4 cup of veggie oil

Season chicken with salt and pepper.  Finely chop the garlic and ginger.   Add to the soy sauce in a medium sized mixing bowl.  Whisk to combine.  Mix in the red wine vinegar and sesame oil.  I used a very small amount of each (~1-2 Tsp).  Allow to marinate for at least 15 minutes.  I let it sit in the refrigerator while I was chopping the vegetables.

Add the vegetable oil to a preheated pan or wok over medium-high heat.  Pour in the bowl of chicken and marinade.  Allow to cook covered for 5-7 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through.  Add the vegetables, stirring frequently until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked but still have a bit of crunch to them.

Serve over rice or noodles.  I used sushi style rice last night and it was a great match for the sauce.  Next time I make this I will thicken the sauce a bit before serving.

 

1+1 May 2, 2008

Filed under: Family — travit @ 7:46 am

One year and one day ago Tony and Kristen got married. Happy 1st Anniversary guys! We love you both.

Blog is the new paper.

 

I need a cup of coffee May 2, 2008

Filed under: Friends, Kids, Me, Photography, Uncategorized — travit @ 7:22 am

I am very tired this morning. I need to get some coffee and get moving, instead I blog. I have a lot of things that I hope to accomplish today.

  • Find a bag for my camera. I’m having a hard time finding something I like for a decent price that will safely hold my camera with the lens attached.
  • Get through the mountains of laundry that accumulate in this house. If Riley takes it out of her drawers, whether she actually wears it or not, it ends up in the dirty clothes pile(s).
  • Make some cards. I am way behind on making cards and I really hope to catch up tonight.
  • Take some pictures. Practice and experimentation are two things that are going to really help me improve my photography skills.
  • Read. I need to make time to read.

I got permission from Michelle to post some of the hiking pictures of her and the boys. I am really happy with how some of them turned out. It helps to have such cute subjects!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and that you accomplish your goals for the day too.