1. Run 25 miles: Done! Like exactly 25 miles, no more :) Finished with a 7 1/2 miler today and it felt great!
2. Register for 1/2 marathon: Yikes! Dropped the ball on making the 3/31 deadline for the price hike. Need to add to this week's list.
3. Organize master closet: Done! An Ikea trip before totally done, but much better than before.
4. Install new towel bars in the master bathroom: One up, one still to go.
5. Organize under-the-stairs closet: Done! But could use an Ikea trip as well... :)
6. Install under-the-sink pull-out trays in kitchen: One in, one still to go (took way longer than expected!)
7. Install hall lights: Two out of the three in
8. Install dining room chandelier: Done! Love it!
9. Finish demo on half bath and clean out: Arghh.... this is going to be a lot longer than we originally hoped.
10. Finish half bath: Done! Love it too!
11. Set up guest bedroom: Too easy!
12. Finishing unpacking and organizing garage: Definitely looks a lot better! I still think there is a box lurking in a corner though.
13. Assemble barbecue and try out: Yep, we have a few parts missing, waiting for them to ship. Oh well, it rained most of break anyway....
14. Try a few new recipes: Had a lot of fun with this one.
15. Prep backyard for vegetable garden: Have my starters in the ground! Very excited!
16. Set up compost bin: Have it going; hoping for a batch ready for fall.
17. Prep front yard for grass seed: Yeah... going to take a lot more effort than originally thought... Definitely going to need a few solid sunny days.
18. Wash both cars: Done!
19. Steam clean couches: Done!
20. Order moving announcements: Done!
21. Donate items: Done! Four large boxes worth.
22. Get library card and set up online request list: Done!
23. Update iPod running playlist: So need to do this still...
24. Try a few new running loops: Tried two new ones. Will certainly need to be finding more now that I'm up to hour-plus runs
25. Take before and after pictures: Yup!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Some of my favorite foods to make are copycat recipes- dishes that exact replicas or the original recipes themselves from restaurants. I had wanted to make this one in particular for a while, but finally now got to it. This recipe is based on a copycat recipe based on P.F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps. I didn't follow the directions even though it was rated so highly because well... they don't make sense (why none of the commenters mention this, I don't know...) and I had a few more veggies I wanted to sneak into them. So I (mostly) created the "special sauce" listed in the recipe then loosely followed the rest. Here below is my recreation of that recipe.1 chicken breast, chopped into tiny pieces
1/2 small zucchini, shredded
1/2 red pepper, finely chopped
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
1 can mushrooms, drained and finely chopped
4-5 giant iceberg lettuce leaves
Special Sauce
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Saute chicken until no longer pink, add veggies and special sauce. Cook for several minutes, until sauce thickens. Spoon into lettuce cups.
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