New recipes

As part of my move I Wanted to try a series of new things. One was new recipes. One a week is the goal. Not necessarily new food just things I haven't made before. I have tried 3 since I started. All relatively conservative as far as food I would eat.

I have been collecting recipes from people to try. I haven't dared to venture off to new foods yet but it is quickly approaching that time. Here are the items I have made so far.

1. Taco Salad- this was simple & quick. It even came out better then I thought. As I often like to do I change the recipe slightly, leaving out the salad dressing.

2. Fried Ravioli w/ marinara sauce- this was something I never tried but close to something I have eaten a bunch of. This was also a simple recipe. The seasons with bread crumbs made awesome dish. I didn't make the sauce homemade but will have to try next time. Although it was yummy It had more of an appetizer feel to it but was filling and could work as a meal with a side (some sort of bread?).

3. Sweet & sour chicken w/ rice - this is a dish I would normally pick up from a Chinese restaurant. This was the most complicated of the three. It required some frying, baking & making a sauce. I never really have made a sauce totally from scratch before so I was a little concerned. According to a few people who tried it the meal came out pretty close to the take-out you would get. Since I used brown rice instead of the white rice it did add a little twist.

I will continue to post more updates on my new food journey. I plan on trying some new foods soon. I will also post the recipes going forward.