Last night in an attempt to make a meal that was new, is not a casserole and gets through my backlog of EDF issues I made
Asian Turkey Meatballs with Carrot Rice as well as
Stir-Fried Green Beans. In both cases, I made half recipes (I'm trying to be really good about not having leftovers since we are SO bad about going back to eat them) and it worked out perfectly, except that we probably didn't need 1/2 c. of rice for just 2 people. For the meatballs, I used soy sauce instead of Fish Sauce because I didn't feel like buying another jar of something only have it eventually get buried in the back of my cupboard with only 2 spoons used! It was fine - I have no idea what I missed out on and I didn't mind it. For the green beans, I was too lazy to hunt down red jalapenos so I used the serrano chilis. They were quite spicy and the only downside I could discern was that they didn't give the dish the pop of color in the EDF picture shown here. Lastly I completely forgot to bring out the lime when serving and to add the lemon juice when cooking the beans. Again - it wasn't missed.
What I liked most about this dish was how easy it was to prep everything and then stick it in the oven for the last 10 minutes right before we were ready to eat.
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Hey it's fun to see you going through the old issues! Once (and only once) Li decided to pick something from EDF to make, and this is the one he picked! He said he chose it because it was the first one he turned to, right at the front of the magazine, but it was really good and easy and he's made it a bunch of times. Glad you like it too!
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