Orange Sesame Chicken and Carrots

I’ve never been a huge fan of Chinese food. In fact, we just had this discussion the other day. Why is it that we LOVE Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese cuisine, but that darn old “American” Chinese food leaves us feeling so incredibly awful? Battered. Fried. Sickly sweet. Heavy. Yuck. But, who doesn’t love the taste…

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Mahi Mahi en Papillote

En papillote is French for “in parchment”, or al cartoccio in Italian. This is a method of cooking in which the food is put into a folded pouch or parcel and then baked. The parcel is typically made from folded parchment paper, but other material, such as a paper bag or aluminum foil, may be used. The parcel holds in moisture to steam the food. The…

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