Food
All food posts.
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Brown Butter Pecan Brownies
It has been a while since i blog and it’s been a while since i baked . I was thinking about baking coconut cake , which i haven’t made for years by now .. but i changed my mind after seeing , i needed 3 sticks of butter just for the cake . Partly i was guilty because i had just finished my morning run and the thought of 3 sticks of butter .. made me re-think . My solution .. well .. was brownies .. though it still uses butter .. but somehow i felt better with my choice LOL This is brown butter pecan brownies , you can…
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Arancini
Usually when i made risotto for dinner , i always ended up making too much for our little family . It is family of three after all . And then nobody wanted to touch the risotto the next day because truth is .. who really wants leftover risotto ? Risotto is always the best when it’s just got done being cooked , overnight ? not so much .. So that was the story last night , i cooked risotto , with seared scallops , and of course by the time we finished , there was no scallops left LOL .. just risotto and there it went to the fridge ,…
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Sourdough Bread
Originally posted on Jan , 30th Now we’re on to the real stuff ! Baking sourdough bread . You now have the seed that you store either on the counter if you bake a lot of bread , or in the fridge if you bake bread say once or twice a week , like me . And you have made the mother starter or the preferment , whatever you want to call it . Now we can bake bread . Except it’s not quite that simple and fast .. well the ingredients are simple , you can create bread from just water , flour , and salt . That’s pretty…
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Levain and how to take care of your Starter
The last time we left off , we were around mixing the ‘ mother starter’ or we can call this Levain . That previous entry was all about the starter , without the starter we won’t be able to create a levain to make the bread . So how did the mother levain looks like ? Well after leaving it on the counter for few hours . probably around 4 to 6 hours . This really depends on the temperature in your house , mine was at 68 F , warmer and it will double quicker for you and how strong your strarter is . Remember i have 2 batches…
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Tres Leches Cake
Never heard of tres leches cake when we were back in Indiana . When we moved to Texas , our friend said tres leches was her favorite , so on her birthday , we had tres leches cake , but it didn’t do any good impression to me because to me the cake was overly sweet . It was just an okay cake , put it this way , i wouldn’t spend $25 for cake like that . It was .. yes .. store bought . Fast forward , my mother in law came to visit over this past holiday , i was too busy to make dessert , so…
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Cinnamon Swirl Bread
It was a hot day , there is basically nothing i wanted to do . Well i do want to something .. but it’s too hot , too hot to go out , wanted to get my pedicure done , too hot just to drive there , wanted to visit a friend .. don’t feel like it because it’s too hot !! What to do ? what should i do ? I asked my husband .. He said ” just make a bread .. you know cinnamon swirl .. ” Me ” cinnamon buns ? ” He said ” No .. the swirl .. ” Oh .. great idea ..…
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Coconut Cream Pie
Coconut cream pie is really yummy , although , for the longest time , i never had interest in trying them when we go out to a pie place , or even when i am in the mood of baking pies . I’ve done many type of pies , from classic apple pie , to pumpkin , all the way to blueberry pie or fruit pie . But never in my life i would try making coconut pie .. it’s just so .. coconut .. nothing really interesting in there . When i was younger , living in tropical island , i had the advantage of eating fresh young coconut…
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Baked Beans
I was in charged to bring side dish , originally was going to make potato salad , but changed my mind , and tried making baked beans . You could always get canned baked beans , such as Bush’s baked beans , but what fun is that ? So i decided to try it , i like baked beans but in my opinion , home made is better than canned . With their sweet smoky flavor .. i couldn’t resist but to try .. I was right .. everyone at the gathering loved the baked beans , someone even said ” it’s not 4th of july without the baked beans…
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July 4th Blueberry Pie
So the title said July 4th ,of course you don’t need to wait til July 4th celebration to make this yummy pie dish !! You can do it anytime , but i would suggest summer would be the best time , because of you want to do it when blueberry is in its peak . Sweet , juicy , reasonable price blueberry from you pick or from the store ! The other day i stopped at grocery store after the gym , and i picked up some fruits when i saw 99 cents a pint of blueberry . To me that’s a great price and hard to pass up .…
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Spicy Pulled Pork Pop
Lately i have been a fan of a quick easy and last forever meal .. I just hardly had the time to spend in the kitchen with running around here and there , and homeschooling , and the new hobby of mine of knitting . The kitchen took a step back , but that doesn’t mean i can forgo my family’s meal . I still am a make from scratch kind of a girl , but i love how easy some meal can be prepared but it still delicious and nutritious . Not that this recipe is very healthy for you .. since it has pop / soda in it…
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Breakfast Burrito
The other day i was invited to a friend’s house for a breakfast . She made us breakfast burrito , which was very yummy . I never had breakfast burrito , but as the name calls , it contains tortilla shell ,with scrambled eggs , potatoes , chorizo and salsa . It was delicious . So this morning i thought i should give it a try , beside my family loves chorizo . It turns out really good , not to mention it’s so easy , barely anything to it . The chorizo gives out all the flavor you need so you don’t even need to add any more seasoning…
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Lemon Madeleines
I’ve made Madeleines few times before . And i remember the very first time i was skimping on buttering the mold and ended up ruining madeleines . But they all turned out nice as far as i can remember . Fast forward , the other day i decided to try this recipe from Baking Chez Moi book that my hubby ordered for me around Christmas time . I did mention i wanted this book , i like Doris Greenspan’s cook book , so i figure i might enjoy her french baking book just like the french cook book . The first recipe i tried was the marble cake , it…
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Spanish Chicken with Chorizo
This was our dinner last night .I think i’ve made them few times already , just forgot to blog about it . Although i don’t know how i forgot .. because this meal is totally awesome . Months back i borrowed a cooking book by Nigella Lawson from the library . She used to have a show on the cooking channel and i used to watch her show . One of the recipe that attracts me in that book was this spanish chicken with chorizo . Me and my family are a big fan of chorizo . This spanish sausage is full of flavor that would burst out in your…
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Oatmeal – Raisin Cookies
After a month long full of sweet last December , to be honest with you , though i baked a lot of them , i hardly had any of them . So , last night suddenly , we had the urge to bake easy simple cookies , my choice landed on oatmeal raisin cookies . I always loved oatmeal raisin cookies . So here is easy simple recipe of oatmeal cookies , you can omit the raisin , it’s your choice , but to me , it has to have raisins for me to like them ! Ingredients : 10 tbsp. of softened butter 3/4 cup of white sugar (…
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Praline Rounds
how to make praline cookies
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Frosted Bourbon Brownies
How to make easy brownies !
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Chicken Nuggets
how to make delicious chicken nugget
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Charro Beans
Here in Texas when you go to Mexican Restaurant , sometimes depending on your order , you might get charro beans on the side . Charro beans is pinto beans , and usually i am not a big fan of it . Not long ago , i had a friend invited us to her house for dinner , we had fajita and she cooked charro beans on the side . It was very delicious , esp when you eat them with rice . And so i thought i better ask her how to make them . To my surprise , they’re quite easy to make . And it is a…
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Chipotle Pulled Pork
This recipe i found when i was browsing online , it’s one of those days when you don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen because you’re busy doing something else . And in my defense it is because i was being crafty that day , and i was too busy producing a beanie per day for fall and winter accessories . But anyway this recipe is so awesome , so yummy , surprisingly easy , but not quick . It is delicious , but it’s not a quick meal . I had to cook this at least 5 hours , it depends how big your meat is…
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Arroz Con Pollo ( Spanish Chicken Stew )
how to make spanish chicken stew
