Delicious, fresh and summery – this recipe was invented after a reader asked if I did much Asian cooking…I LOVE to make up new recipes, so I beased this on a satay sauce recipe and added to it to make it perfect. This dish was superb, flavourful, and appealing to my fussy five-year-old too. Satay [...]
I really do love Jean Pare’s cookbooks. They are the epitome of Canadian cooking, and her no-fuss approach fits right in in the Cat Can Kitchen. I am constantly scouring garage sales for these treasured books (by now I’m sure I have at least 20 from her series.) My latest find “One Dish Meals” is [...]
Mexican food is not something that I cook all that often, and I’m really not sure why. It’s fresh, mostly healthy, slightly spicy (often using one of my favorite herbs, cilantro) and it’s always delicious. I think it must be that I just never think of making it – until today that is! Going over [...]
It’s finally here – barbecue season! I don’t know about you, but for me, this is exciting news! What would a barbecue be without a great marinating sauce for chicken, beef and even grilled veggies? Here is the one I came up with this evening for grilled chicken. BBQ Sauce 1 cup ketchup 1/4 cup [...]
I love the new PC fresh herbs at my local grocery store! They come all ready to use in these neat little plastic boxes and at this time of the year when I don’t have my back-yard herb garden to “snip” from, this is the next best thing. I fell in love with basil this [...]
I invented this today for lunch, after we had left-over chicken breast left over from Pad Thai yesterday. It was very tasty, so I wanted to share it here: Zesty Chicken Salad with Cilantro 3 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Chopped fine 1 Small Onion, Chopped fine 3 Cloves garlic, Minced 1 Cup Cilantro Leaves, Chopped [...]
I was sent this recipe today by one of my readers! Thanks so much Jona for sharing this! I love getting e-mail, especially when it involves food Feel free to send me *your* favorite easy recipes, and I will post them here on Cat Can Cook! I must try this one out soon – sounds [...]
Chicken Parmesan 4 boneless chicken breasts pounded to 1/2 inch thickness 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 cup of bread crumbs and parmesan cheese mixed together (half and half) 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil 8 slices mozzarella cheese 1 jar (16 oz) spaghetti sauce Whisk together the egg and milk, and dip the chicken [...]
Image via Wikipedia Crockpot Satay Chicken 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons soya sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger dash of pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder/or 3 cloves fresh, minced garlic 1/4 cup chicken stock Combine all ingredients in crock pot, set to [...]
Wondering what to do with all your left-over Christmas turkey? Well, this actually uses turkey sausage, but I suppose any turkey meat would work just fine. In case you’re wondering, a gumbo is something between a soup and a stew, and very yummy! Easy Turkey Gumbo Recipe 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil 1 Pound Turkey Sausages, [...]
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