recipe of the week

[Rainbow_Mumma]

i had an idea, i love to cook and bake so with all the BB members out there i thought maybe we could have a recipe of the week. Each week a different theme is submitted and you post your fave recipe from that category i.e, week 1 ~ stir fries ... week 2 ~ muffins ... week 3 ~ pizzas and so on

ETA ~ please PM me with themes you would like to see it doesnt have to be a set thing it could be a certain cusine such as thai, indian, mexican etc

**could this please be stickied if allowed**

So here goes:

Week 1 ~ Stir fries!!

[Rouge]

I think it's best to wait and see how this goes. If this peaks a lot of interest then we'll consider a sticky Same for the Lunch thread

[Rainbow_Mumma]

no worries Rouge thanks for the quick reply

Cashew Chicken Serves 4

1 onion
1 garlic clove or 1 tsp minced garlic
1~2 chicken breasts (depends how much you like or even use tofu)
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks/julliene
a good handful of snow peas, ends trimmed
1 capsicum, sliced
150g sliced mushrooms
1/4~1/2 head cauliflower cut up into small pieces
5 tbsp oyster sauce
5 tbsp water
1~2 handfuls of cashew nuts

Chop onion and garlic and fry for 2 minutes, chop chicken into thin slices and fry until browned, add carrots, capsicum, mushrooms, cauliflower and fry for approx 7 minutes then add snow peas for a futher 3 mins.
Add 5 tbsp oyster sauce with 5 tbsp water and cashew nuts, stir for a minute.
Serve with rice

[Rouge]

Just an idea too, in threads like this recipes can get lost very easily (which is why I often don't post recipes in the "whats for dinner" thread), which is why we have slow cooker recipe threads, pizza recipe threads, slice recipe threads and so fourth. It's a great idea but just keep in mind the recipes could get lost I don't know if you want to post the recipes elsewhere and then link back? I'm not sure.

[Rainbow_Mumma]

i was thinking of every week starting a new thread so probably best not to sticky as it would get very cluttered i imagine and then the first post has a link back to week 1, week 2, week 3 ect ~ did that make sense?

[Rouge]

There's a possibility though that threads like this get culled. I'm pretty sure the "What's for dinner" thread does.

[Rainbow_Mumma]

ah i get you now, maybe members could copy and paste the recipes to word and set up a folder for BB recipes or just recipes or print them out and have a folder thats what i do

[Rouge]

I prefer the recipes online myself Makes it easy to locate.

[Lulu]

It might get a bit lost - I'd prefer them to be added to the areas we have now so it's easier to find later on. I'm not organised enough to do folders....