So...Pinworthy::Mongolian Beef

Mongolian Beef is one of my favorite take-out dishes.
It is sweet and savory and oh so yummy.
When I saw this recipe on pinterest I knew I wanted to try it.
I usually stick to the same simple recipes around here, but lately I've resolved to take more risks and try more new recipes.

Here's where pinterest steps in and becomes my best friend::

Mongolian Beef

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I made this for Sunday dinner and it was so delicious!
I served it with steamed rice and stir-fry veggies.
The sauce this meat is cooked in is to die for.
I covered my entire plate with it.
No soy sauce for me!

Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of my attempt.
This meal is slightly labor intensive (anything that requires hot oil in a pan causes a little bit of stress with little kids around) and so the camera stayed tucked safely away. 
But take my word for it - it was delicious.
My version had a lot more sauce than the recipe picture shows, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. 
Like I said, the sauce was great on the rice and so delicious on the veggies.

You could actually make this meal, minus the beef, and just have stir-fry veggies, rice, and this amazing sauce!  So yummy!

Definitely pinworthy.



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So...Pinworthy::Cleaning the Dishwasher

I have a board on pinterest called "to do" filled with all sorts of things that I actually want to try, not just collect for safe keeping like most of the other things I pin.

Today I decided to try one of them::

How to Clean Your Dishwasher

My dishwasher is old and kind of nasty.
When I saw this pin floating around, I was excited to snag it and try it out myself.
If anything, it was the motivation I needed to tackled that nasty job of scrubbing my yucky dishwasher - which, by the way, one would want to keep clean since it's supposed to be cleaning one's dishes once or twice a day...
Did I mention it was nasty?

So today was the day.
Immediately after I emptied the dishes (and before it was piled full again, like it usually is) I pulled up my pin and followed the instructions. 

First, the white vinegar. 
This was supposed to clean off all the grease and build up on the inside of the dishwasher.
I don't know if mine was just too old and too dirty, but I was not really impressed with the results.
I ended up scrubbing the inside with soft scrub and a coarse sponge, which seemed to do the job nicely.
I scrubbed the inside of the door and the bottom, underneath the rack.
I poured clean water onto it to clean off the excess soft scrub.
Like I said, if anything the pin got me motivated to actually get in there and clean.

I then followed the next step.  The baking soda.
This definitely freshened up the inside of the washer and finished the job.

Now, mine doesn't look as sparkling clean and new like the one on the pin, but for how old, nasty, and dingy mine was before, it looks pretty good.  If I had put a little thought into this impromptu project I would have had some before pictures to show you, but I don't.
Trust me, it's probably better for everyone that I don't...

The original post also had some great tips for making your dishwasher run more effectively and for keeping it clean.  Definitely some things I want to try.

It feels so nice to have a clean dishwasher.
Let's just be honest...it feels so nice to have a clean anything.



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