Chef Quach R'Dee

So every Sunday I've been cooking dinner for my family, trying new recipes and brushing up on my cooking skills. And when I'm at Candace & Bryan's, I'll try out a couple of recipes there as well. I think I'm getting pretty good at this. I mean, my dishes haven't been perfect - there's always room for improvement, but overall they've been pretty tasty and well received. Cooking for my parents, however, is a little difficult, since they are used to eating Asian food.

I did a "Thai Food" themed dinner one night, made pineapple fried rice.

and Shrimp Pad Thai

Another night, I stuck with the Thai theme and I made drunken noodles, basil eggplant and a Thai Beef Salad. (Didn't take any pictures). Those dishes turned out pretty good. Thai food is basically a lot of fish sauce and basil. I also made a pretty good Seafood Jambalaya and most recently made a Seafood/Mushroom Risotto. The risotto was probably the best received. It's amazing how much money you can save at the Asian Grocery Stores, btw. Frozen scallops and shrimp for $3.99 each.

I have also perfected my chicken enchildas and my butternut squash/sweet potato mac and cheese. I generally find all my recipes online, my favorite is the food network. The jamabalya was Emeril's recipe and the mac and cheese belongs to Rachael Ray. If you want any of the recipes, just give me a shout. Or if you have any good ones, let me know. I will update with pictures of my future creations.