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Five Minute Express Preparation General Tso's Chicken

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I absolutely adore Americanized Chinese food.  Things like General Tso's or Orange chicken are two of my favorite foods ever.  However, they can be quite time consuming to make at home.  Breading and frying little bits of chicken while juggling a multi-ingredient sauce on another burner may not be practical if you've just come home from work and are hungry!  If you are not looking to wow any guests and are just craving Chinese, I suggest my express/shortcut General Tso's Chicken.  The actual time it takes to prepare is about 5 minutes, as there is very little work involved.  The hardest part is waiting for the chicken to finish cooking in the oven! Note: Can be easily made vegetarian by preparing with veggie-friendly chicken style pieces. All you need is: 1 bottle General Tso's Sauce (or any other bottled sauce you prefer, ex. teriyaki or orange sauce) 1 package 90 second microwave rice 1 serving of frozen popcorn chicken 1. Bake popcorn chicken. 2. When there is about

Butter Chicken Curry

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Gordon Ramsay's Butter Chicken as cooked by my manfriend Ajay for Valentines dinner.  So complicated, but so good!  He even took the time to strain the sauce for me so I wouldn't eat a chunk of veg by mistake ;)

Quadruple Chocolate Cupcakes EXTREME

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I made an EXTREME version of the Quadruple Chocolate Cupcake as requested by my manfriend, and as per his instructions. The whole cupcake was dipped in chocolate, oreo tops affixed to the sides, and an intense amount of whipped cream.  Voila!