Food
All food posts.
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Pate a Choux w/ Vanilla Pastry Cream
The other day i was hungry for eclairs , without the chocolate ganache . For some reason , the ganache makes it too rich , although , you’ve seen eclairs that are sold in the bakery usually are covered with chocolate ganache . I prefer the ones without the ganache . The pate a choux itself is already yummy , the vanilla cream is sweet enough and it’s just perfect that way . For the recipe please refer to here . The choux pastry itself is very versatile because depending on the fillings , you can serve it as a snack , appetizer or dessert .
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Indonesian Meatballs with Quail Eggs
how to make bakso isi telur puyuh , indonesian meatballs with quail eggs
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Chinese Broccoli ( Gai Lan ) w/ oyster sauce
We were shopping at the korean market today when i ran across chinese broccoli , i remember my mom used to make chinese broccoli ( gai lan ) , except i don’t quite remember how it looks like . So i was happy when i ran across the vegetable and it said gai lan . I bought them , and cooked them for dinner . Turned out to be super yummy .. i miss this thing and looks like i’ll be buying more and more of this stuff everytime we make a trip to the korean market . Direction : 1 bunch of chinese broccoli 5 garlic cloves 1 inch…
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Lunch Roll-ups
My son started his first day of school this past week . And i usually make his lunch to be sent to school , i used to deliver it to his school few minutes before lunch started , but since he started this year at a different school , and takes a little longer to get there , i have to figure out a way where i can give him a decent lunch meal still . To be honest with you , i don’t really care for the school lunch meal , i don’t think they would taste good , and not to mention , they’re just circling around pizza…
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Kheema ( Indian spicy ground beef )
The other day was just browsing on the web and found this recipe , super easy , simple and since me and my family love indian dish . This would be one to try . The only other indian dish that i can make was Tikka Masala , now i can say i can make Kheema . I used extra lean ground beef , i am sure you can try using chicken or lamb too . The rest is just all the spices in the recipe , i hope you have some spice collection or else you’ll spend some money buying the spices . There are quite a bit of…
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Maple Dijon Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon
I think i have mentioned before that i am not so fond of cooking fish . My husband does the fish and they ALWAYS turn out delicious . Lately though , since we’ve moved down south , the temporary place we’re living , don’t have that much kitchen space . I think that’s why i cook most of the time , we usually enjoy cooking together , but due to the small space of the kitchen , i will have to handle 99% of the cooking . This time , i ended up choosing fish . The past several times i’ve been cooking fish , my family loves it .…
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Fried Potatoes with Caramelized Onion
The recipe was called McAlister Potatoes , i don’t know why they call it mcalister , but i like to call it fried taters .. 😀 I’ve made this a while ago , the only thing with this potatoes , you need to choose some small gold yukon potatoes . I love yukon potatoes , it’s basically the potatoes that i usually buy , either red or gold yukon . I don’t care so much for russet potatoes unless i need to make potato salad . Otherwise , boiling , steaming , baking , to me , needs to be red or yukon . Mashed potatoes gets boring after a…
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Blackened Tilapia with Corn Stuffed Poblanos
I love anything blackened , be it , fish or chicken or whatever , blackened spices has a really great taste . I usually use it for chicken , using boneless chicken breast or thighs and flatten them up with the mallet , and then i would sprinkle / rub it with blackened spices .. then i would grill it . Perfect ! This time i bought tilapia , and i mixed my own blackened spices and this was a super quick easy dinner , you can always serve this with rice or potatoes or other veggies , i happened to serve it with corn stuffed poblanos . They’re not…
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Buttermilk Cornbread
I usually just buy store cornbread , Kroger has a really yummy corn bread i must say . The other day i thought about trying this , i have everything on hand , even the yellow cornmeal that’s been sitting since i used it not too long ago . I had to corn meal for something , but i only ended up using it very little . So yellow corn meal was in the cabinet , waiting to be used sometime . And that time was finally came .. although i still have plenty leftovers . Corn bread is not really hard to make , from what i heard ,…
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Garlic Ginger Chicken Soup
A few months ago i’ve tried a korean recipe called Samgyetang , which means , Ginseng Chicken Soup . You see , ginseng is not something that is cheap , i tried the recipe and they’re delicious . The hens that i used , wasn’t the problem , the expensive stuff is the ginseng , i believed it was almost $10.00 for barely any weight there . So , i came up with this version of chicken soup , i can’t really say this can replace ginseng chicken soup , no , but this of course different ingredients , and different taste . Who can compare ginger and ginseng ?…
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My mom’s Beef Steak
indonesian beef steak , how to make indonesian beef steak , bistik
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Fresh Thyme and Garlic Broiled Catfish
Our family likes to cook something pretty easy during the weekend , occasionally , we like to make something complicated , just because everyone can pitch in and help . But not today , we chose to cook something simple , easy and quick . So we landed our choice to broiled catfish . Seafood is so cheap over here , and it’s kinda nice to be able to eat more seafood !! This broiled catfish doesn’t take long to prepare , doesn’t take long to cook either . I partly broiled the catfish then baked it . It was pretty yummy , my 7 years old demands me to…
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Collard Greens
I never had collard greens , though i’ve heard that southern people like collard greens . But living in Indiana , you hardly seen greens being sold at the groceries , other than green beans , lettuce , corn , spinach , those kind of stuff . Even kale is sometimes hardly available , let alone mustard greens , collard greens .. I guess living down south has its own advantages , such as , plenty and cheap vegetables ! So i took that advantage today too , by trying collard greens . I thought how hard can this be to cook anyway ? It’s vegetable , couldn’t be any…
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Cheese Crackers
Normally i would just use parmesan cheese for these home made cheese crackers , but the other day i saw Edam cheese was on sale at the grocery store . I picked up Edam cheese , i hardly use Edam cheese . The only thing i know that they don’t have stinky smell like most cheese does , and they have a slight nutty flavour , similar to Gruyere cheese , and usually we use Edam cheese for dutch cheese cookies ( Kaastengel ) . I though it wouldn’t hurt just to try using Edam cheese for these crackers . Turned out i have probably few tbsp left for the…
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Thai Drunken Noodles ( Pad Kee Mao )
how to make thai drunken noodles , pad kee mao , thai fried noodles
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Mustard Greens w/ chicken bites
How to cook sawi hijau , mustard greens
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Chicken Taco Salad w/ Cumin Dressing
Healthier chicken taco salad
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Caramelized Grape Tomatoes with Sausage Rigatoni
This is a simple pasta dish that i thought .. should be quick to make and delicious and easy . I was inspired with one of the recipe on the website , but , i didn’t like the fact that the dish didn’t include garlic or onion . So i adjusted the recipe and added few ingredients that i think is a must in italian dish .. You need : 1 package of hot italian sausage , if u don’t like hot , choose the sweet sausage then Olive oil In a pan , heat the olive oil , slice the sausage and then cook until it’s done and brown…
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Swiss Chard with Bay Scallops
Never tried swiss chard before . But according to a friend of mine , swiss chard is really delicious . I remember everytime i went to the farmer’s market , the next day when he found out , he would ask me , if i saw swiss chard because he’s been looking for it . So .. these past couple weeks , i saw swiss chard at the grocery store .. not to be mistaken with rhubarb btw .. since they both have red stems . Swiss chard comes in 2 colors , white and red . The red one looks pretty , so that’s what i picked up ..…
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Deep Fried Yellow Squash
Alright , first of all , i don’t usually cook using Paula Deen’s recipe , since i don’t like using overload of butter or mayo or cream cheese like she does . But this one looks pretty delicious , reminds me of vegetable tempura on food stall . So i thought i should give it a try , super easy and if you like squash or don’t like it .. you will still like it . As they all say ” everything is good fried ! ” You need : About 4 yellow squash , cut about 1/4 inch thickness 3 large eggs 1/2 cup of buttermilk Beat eggs and…
