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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Menu: Jan. 31st - Feb. 3rd

**New Pricing on Family Orders!**

Get a $5 volume discount when you order a Family Dinner.  That's 4/$35 for regular dinners or 4/$45 for seafood/special dinners. 



MONDAY


Vietnamese Burgers and Spring Rolls

There's just so much to this, so I'm just going to list the details:
  • 4 Mini burgers made of ground turkey marinated with scallions, carrots, garlic, and fish sauce.  
  • Whole wheat buns
  • Vietnamese Slaw (No mayo.)
  • CGOA (Cilantro Garlic Olive Oil Aioli- A bit of mayo replaced with a whole lot of garlic, cilantro and olive oil)
  • 4 Spring Rolls:  Honey Ginger Chicken, Loads of Veggies, Whole Wheat Noodles & Peanut Sauce
When I served this one night, my son looked at me as if I was serving cake and ice cream for dinner.  What a fantastic meal and treat at the same time.


TUESDAY

Crispy Shrimp w/ Pad Thai Noodles 
*2/$25 or 4/$45

Crispy fried shrimp on top of Pad Thai Noodles and a bed of green leaf, red/green cabbage and carrots.  Garnished with crushed peanuts, scallions, cilantro and a sweet-n-tangy coconut dressing.
Make sure you place the shrimp in the oven at 350/375 for a few minutes until crispy again. 
(Pad Thai noodles contain peanuts in the sauce.  Not recommended for those with peanut allergies.)




WEDNESDAY


Chicken Piccata Spaghetti w/ Grilled Pear Spinach Salad

"The chicken piccata was fantastic!  We LOVE the grilled pear salad.  For
once, we actually finished all the salad." - Irene

Get ready for a delightful combination of flavors on your plate!  Garlic sauteed chicken breasts with a creamy white wine caper sauce over spaghetti (you won't believe it's actually whole wheat!).  Although no picture available, the spinach salad can stand on its own.  Spinach, grilled pears, roasted pecans, artichoke hearts and feta tossed with a white wine vinaigrette. 


THURSDAY


 BBQ Pork Chops,  Spicy Fried Rice
& Napa/Red Pepper Salad w/ Orange Ginger Dressing


"The Pork Chops were Fantastic!!!" - Hilda

"The pork chops were fantastic last night.  We were sucking on the bones.
If I had not packed some for lunch, my husband would have eaten all of it.
=) Thanks!" - Irene


If you like sweet savory BBQ and spicy foods, this is for you!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Menu: Jan. 24th-27th


MONDAY

Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos


*2/$25*


"We loved last nights dinner!  Definitely would do again!" - Karen

Soft tacos with crispy shrimp tossed with a spicy creamy Bang Bang sauce over cilantro rice, black beans, tomatoes, salad and a cumin cilantro sauce. 



TUESDAY


Larb Gai w/ Sticky Rice & Green Papaya Salad

"I LOVE the larb.  It's so tasty.  I was a little hesitant about the papaya
salad since I don't really like papaya, but I love it.  It's crunchy and
doesn't taste anything like papaya.  It's just a little bit too spicy for
me, but I still ate it.!" - Irene


 Larb Gai is a ground chicken salad made with fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, shallots, and scallions.  What makes it very unique is the roasted rice powder that adds a slight roasted nutty flavor.  It is mandatory to eat Larb with sticky rice.  (In a Thai home, you actually use your hands to bunch up the sticky rice with the larb and just eat it utensil-free.)  And since we're eating sticky rice, you might as well throw in some sweet and tangy green papaya salad.  Warning, the papaya salad is slightly spicy due to the fresh red chili peppers.  But no worries, it is no where close to Thai spicy!



WEDNESDAY


                   
Greek Chicken Salad w/ Penne Pasta & Spring Salad


Large cubes of tender juicy chicken breasts tossed with a Greek garlic and herb yogurt sauce.  The yogurt used here is fat free and cholesterol free!  Enjoy this with a whole wheat penne salad and a spring salad mix with honey mustard vinaigrette.



THURSDAY

Grilled Vietnamese Meatballs w/ Rice Noodles

"The meatballs were very delicious. Even my 2 kids (who really only like chicken nuggets) loved them. The combination of rice noodles, salad and fish sauce blended very well."--Ramona

"Ai, everyone I shared my dinner with last night thought the meatball dinner was delicious! I know I will be ordering more for my family and friends. My husband who was skeptical to eat food that "he did not know where it came from"  ate it and WOW, was he surprised. He asked me for more dinner which I had no more. So thanks for such a great meal."--Hilda

Ground Turkey marinated with fish sauce, garlic, onions, carrots and scallions, formed into meatballs and grilled. Enjoy with rice noodles on top of a bed of greens, and shredded red/green cabbage, and carrots. Topped with scallions, cilantro, crushed peanuts and Vietnamese fish sauce vinaigrette.

* Peanuts packed separately.

Instructions:
Place greens on bottom, followed by rice noodles and meatballs. Top with crushed peanuts, scallions, cilantro and fish sauce.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Menu: Jan. 17th-20th

MONDAY



Mango Tilapia w/ Basmati Rice & Black Bean/Corn Salad

*$25*


Grilled tilapia topped with a sweet and slightly spicy mango salsa.    Lettuce and black bean/corn salad comes with a cilantro vinaigrette.  




TUESDAY


Kung Pao Chicken w/ Noodles 

"I absolutely LOVED your take on the Kung Pao Chicken! It was delish!! And since it was homemade with fresh ingredients, I'm sure it was WAY healthier than take-out. I don't have to feel bad about eating KP Chicken, and it's one of my favorites. So thanks!!" - Amy

 
Crispy chicken tossed with a savory sweet kung pao sauce and peanuts. 
Served with stir fried veggies and noodles.


*For those with allergies, peanuts are packed on the side so they can stay crunchy.


Instructions:


 Reheat chicken in oven at 350 til crispy.  If you want to and have the time, you can also throw the peanuts in there to for a few minutes to "wake" them up. Warm up noodles and veggies.


After chicken is done, toss with the peanuts and Kung Pao sauce. Use a little sauce, at a time until it is coated to your liking.  Place on top of warm noodles and veggies and enjoy!
 
WEDNESDAY

Crispy Ginger Fish w/ Rice Noodles

*$25*

I know we're doing tilapia twice in a week, but I just couldn't resist sharing with you a favorite Garner dinner.  I make this for a lot of our family gatherings (especially the Asian ones).  Yes, it's a whole fish, with bones and all!  If you've never tried eating fish on the bones, you definitely need to start with this.  The fish is rubbed with garlic and ginger and fried til nice and crispy.  To serve, just take a knife and lift at the two cut slits and pull apart from the bones. Place fish on top of rice noodles, salad and drizzle on some fish sauce.  


To Reheat:  You can either bake it at 375 til crispy or do a quick broil for a few minutes.




THURSDAY


Pulled Pork w/ Garlic Rice, Plantains & Side Salad


"Nicole and I are excited about the pulled pork.  This is quite possibly our favorite dish." - Lynne

"My husband and I absolutely loved the pulled pork!   We will definitely be ordering that again." - Eydie

"The pulled pork was fantastic!!  Believe this is now my favorite.  Can't wait for lunch!"  - Karen 

"Loved the pork and the sweet garlic ranch. Tasty!"--Irene
"It was absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! The pulled pork was so tender, and had an incredible amount of flavor. Both my husband and I raved over it, and can't wait to try more of your yummy dinners." - Debi

If you're not a fan of pork, this dish might just turn you into a pork lover. It is pure torture to be in the same room while this is slow cooking for 5 hours! The pork is incredibly tender, juicy and massively savory. It goes perfectly with the Garlic Rice. And finally, to top it off are 2 sauces that totally compliment each other: Spicy Cilantro and Sweet Garlic Ranch, which you can also use for your salad dressing!



I hope you enjoy eating this as much as I did making it!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Menu: Jan. 10th-13th

MONDAY

Grilled Ginger Chicken w/ Rice Noodles



The chicken is so sweet, tender and aromatic from the ginger.  You can just sit there and eat it all by itself.  This comes with fish sauce of course!





TUESDAY

Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin w/ Garlic Angel Hair
& Apple Pecan Salad (Honey Mustard Vinaigrette)


The boys in the house absolutely loved this. The apples pair great with the pork as well.  If it makes you feel any better, since we splurged with the bacon, the pork is extremely lean!  
WEDNESDAY

Lemongrass Beef w/ Rice Salad


Another dish where you could just eat the meat all by itself.  We had this with rice paper wraps for my son Mason's 1 year birthday and we all could have eaten this all night long.  Lemongrass is similar to ginger.  It gives meat a unique sweet aroma that you can't quite describe, but you can tell it's there.  Once you've eaten Vietnamese beef with lemongrass, you won't want it prepared any other way.  This also comes with fish sauce as well. 





THURSDAY

Rosemary Chicken w/ Artichoke Feta Angel Hair
& Grilled Veggies


If you like garlic, herbs and spices, this chicken is for you.   The marinade does a great job soaking into the chicken while it's slow roasting in the oven.  The meat is very tender and juicy, so just be careful not to overheat this.  In fact, when I reheat this, I place it on a skillet or grill pan with some nonstick spray and do a quick and light fry just to get it warm again.  I've found this to be the best way to reheat and still keep the chicken tender and moist.