Sometimes, you've just got to have chocolate chip cookies. I used to just use the Toll House recipe on the chocolate chip bag. I figure if it was good enough for my entire childhood, it's good enough for my adulthood. Makes sense, right?
And then a number of years ago I met a friend online who went by the name Ralf_Kramden. This recipe started out as his, but then I added some stuff to it because it didn't quite have everything I wanted as he wrote it. And now I almost never make just regular Toll House cookies, because these are so exponentially better I can't even explain it. And every time I make or eat one, I remember Neal, and I smile. He passed away a few years ago, but he was really the one who got me started on this whole making and posting recipes online thing. Who knew when we started talking on a now defunct computer tech message board's "kitchen" forum, I'd end up here?
As you know, last Sunday was Super Bowl 50, with the Panthers taking on the Broncos. As you also know, the Broncos quite handily won the game, giving Peyton Manning another ring and leaving the sports world ranting over Cam Newton's behaviour.
Whatever. We didn't have a dog in that hunt, and while we love football we are ALL about the food!
Every time I write a new recipe for a stir-fry, I giggle. Because stir-fry, much like quiche or stew, is pretty much a catch-all for whatever you feel like throwing in it. This one was born because I had a bag of salad shrimp and some winter blend vegetables in the freezer and I needed the room. I also had a green bell pepper I couldn't remember why I'd bought that was about to go bad, so I threw it in. Had it been a plan, I would've used a red pepper for contrast, but so be it. This was really tasty!
File this under "Things I Found in My Pantry" or perhaps "Let's See What This Tastes Like". I had a couple of tortillas left from making Breakfast Burritos, and I didn't feel like just spreading something on them and eating them. Since I also had some Mexican taco blend shredded cheese left, I decided to make a casserole.
