Happy Easter, everyone! Happy 2019 as well! You know me, I go on months (or year) long hiatus and just pop back in every now and again for a good recipe that I've found and wanted to share. This year for Easter dinner, I said I'd bring dessert. It's so hard to determine what to bring to each holiday, but dessert is always a fun one for me. I tend to like to try new recipes and have the family be the guinea pig. I was hoping this one would be a slam dunk since who doesn't love cheesecake? It was. As soon as i took these out to cut, I was scraping all the extra filling off and eating it. Lets get into it, shall we? Note: when it says "cool completely", do it. I would suggest doing this the night before and letting it cool, the throwing it in the fridge overnight so it can really set. I rushed through these the morning of and they didn't cut as perfectly as I had hoped. Live and learn. Ingredients : 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 cup plus 2T suga...
While I've never actually eaten at PF Chang's, if their lettuce wraps are this delicious I might have to stop by and check out the rest of the menu. I made this for a quick meal on a weeknight and it did not disappoint. You know it's good when you set it on the dinner table, turn around to grab something else and it's almost all gone. I definitely did not make enough for the 3 of us, so if you have a family of 3+, I would suggest doubling this recipe, it's that good. Ingredients: 1T olive oil 1 pound ground chicken 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 1/4 cup hoisin sauce (found in the Asian isle at Safeway) 2T soy sauce 1T rice wine vinegar 1T freshly grated ginger 1T sriracha 1 8oz can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced 2 green onions, thinly sliced salt and pepper to taste 1 head butter lettuce Lets WRAP this up (pun intended): Heat oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned; drain excess fa...