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Karl’s Noom Friendly Orange Chicken Stir Fry

Wife Jan is on the Noom program and is constantly scanning for recipes I can make that fit both Noom’s parameters and our personal tastes. Her most recent request was for orange chicken. I did not think much of the recipe she sent me, so I went looking for something better. Many of the recipes I found were “healthy” only in the sense that they replaced white sugar with honey or brown sugar— both of which are very much Noom “red foods.” I finally found a recipe that was close to what I wanted and adapted it to be more Noom-y.

Karl’s Noom Friendly Orange Chicken Stir Fry

Karl’s Noom Friendly Orange Chicken Stir Fry

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Karl’s Mandarin Chicken Pea Top Stir Fry

When we lived in China we were introduced to a vegetable that was not commonly used in the U.S. pea tops (sometimes sold as “pea leaf”)—the tender ends of the pea shoots. Pea tops is not something you will find in Western supermarkets, you will only find them Asian markets—in season. Frequently, I would use these in a soup, but today wife Jan asked for them in a stir fry. Lately, there has been a bowl of Mandarin oranges on my counter and—as I was gathering ingredients for my stir fry—I decided, “Why not throw a couple into the mix?”

Karl’s Mandarin Chicken Pea Top Stir Fry

Karl’s Mandarin Chicken Pea Top Stir Fry

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Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles II

I was making mapo douf for dinner and I decided that a cucumber side dish would be nice. Since the last time I made this dish I discovered crispy chili oil. While using Sichuan chili oil would be an appropriate choice, it is such a production to make that a commercial version is sometimes useful to have on hand.

Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles II

Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles II

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Karl’s Spicy Chicken with Pan Fried Noodles without Garlic and Onions

My Spicy Chicken with Pan Fried Noodles is one of my daughters favorite dishes. Unfortunately, daughter Miriam is “off” onions and garlic at the moment. However, this is a dish that is dominated by onions and garlic—a whole large yellow onion, 8-10 cloves of garlic, and tablespoons of chili garlic sauce. Making it taste even close to the original is going to be quite the challenge.

Karl’s Spicy Chicken with Pan Fried Noodles without Garlic and Onions

Karl’s Spicy Chicken with Pan Fried Noodles
without Garlic and Onions

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Karl’s Chinese Chive Stem and Sichuan Pickle Stir Fry

I tend to make some Chinese dish at least once a week for a week day meal—this comes from having spent several years in Asia. Wife Jan really likes mapo doufu and it makes frequent appearances on these nights. However, mapo dofu has little in the way of green vegetable matter—beyond some green onion—so I tend to make a vegetable stir fry as a second dish.

Karl’s Chinese Chive Stem and Sichuan Pickle Stir Fry

Karl’s Chinese Chive Stem and Sichuan Pickle Stir Fry

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Karl’s Oyster Mushroom Chicken with Bok Choy

Stir-fries are a popular weekday meal at my house. I try to keep things interesting by mixing up my sauces. From the basic Chinese sauces, you can blend new combinations every time you make a dish.

Karl’s Oyster Mushroom Chicken with Bok Choy

Karl’s Oyster Mushroom Chicken with Bok Choy

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Karl’s Oyster Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce II

Sister Grace stopped by this Sunday. Of the several options I gave her for dinner was spicy chicken and pan fried noodles. While this dish is a lot of work, it is one of my family’s favorite meals.

Karl’s Oyster Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce II

Karl’s Oyster Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce II

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Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles

Sister Grace stopped by this Sunday. Of the several options I gave her for dinner was spicy chicken and pan fried noodles. While this dish is a lot of work, it is one of my family’s favorite meals.

Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles

Karl’s Chinese Smashed Cucumber Pickles

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Karl’s Sichuan Pepper Chicken Wings

Jan asked for chicken wings for Mother’s Day dinner. She is also very fond of Sichuan pepper. To go with the wings, I made Jan’s favorite coleslaw and Japanese potato salad and rice pudding for dessert.

Karl’s Sichuan Pepper Chicken Wings

Karl’s Sichuan Pepper Chicken Wings

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Karl’s Leftover Steamed Chicken Soup

Last Sunday I made steamed chicken for Sunday’s dinner. While my family ate a great deal of it, there was enough left over for soup on Monday. Making soup with leftovers is second nature to me.

Karl’s Leftover Steamed Chicken Soup

Karl’s Leftover Steamed Chicken Soup

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