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Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya
Jambalaya is a one pot dish , don’t have to worry about the side dish .. about the vegetables , about the meat … all together , in 1 pot !! I love it .. it’s easy , yummy and quick . I have to say although you have to cook the rice ( not the instant one ) in the pot , it didn’t take long for me , probably about good 20 minutes . It could have been spicier , next time , i have to throw in more cayenne pepper , i didn’t have them on hand , but i replaced them with serrano peppers , but…
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Baked Eggs in Ramekins
This morning i decided to do something different with eggs . My family eat eggs every morning , i think it’s healthy to start the day with eggs . Whole lot better than having pancake or waffle or even cold cereal . Eggs are healthy !!I usually just do scramble eggs , sunny side up , or hard boiled or half boiled eggs for breakfast . This time , i made them in ramekins , i did this before , and i called it green eggs and ham , because i had spinach and ham on ham at the time , but not this morning . So i just did…
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Baked Lobster Tails
Lobster is really yummy , there is basically not much you need to do with it . I just cleaned it and prepared it , and then rubbed olive oil all over the lobster meat on top of the shell , and then sprinkle with Garlic powder , onion powder and paprika . Bake the tails at 375 F , for 6 minutes ( about 1.5 minutes each ounce ) , then take them out , brush with butter and broil for a minute . The picture below here is lobster tails with aglio et olio ( one of my favourite pasta dish .. simple and delicious !! ) with…
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Smothered Pork Chops w/ Gravy and Brussel Sprouts
Super easy and it has a good taste , and not to mention the gravy is delicious too . The brussel sprouts is an addition to this meal , you can always skip it if you don’t like it . I like to pair all my meal with some green stuff . Anyway , pork chops , don’t overcook it , or else it will get tough , 3/4 inch of pork chops normally will take about 4 minutes on each side to cook . As long as you don’t overcook your chops , you will be happy with it !! You need : 4 boned in pork chops about…
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Roasted Corn Chower with Lobster Tail
This recipe is a little similar to the previous corn chowder i posted . They both tasted delicious , this one takes more time to make and a lil fancier with lobster thrown in there .I guess you can’t go wrong with either one of the recipe , but if you have more time , i guess why not making this fancy one ? It contains more vegetables too , with celery , and red pepper , green pepper . Not to mention bacon and also the fresh seafood stock and of course the lobster itself . You need : 2 Lobster tail , onion and celery , water .…
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Chicken Marsala with Aglio et Olio
A great italian dish when you have boneless chicken laying around and marsala wine in the fridge . I used boneless chicken thighs , since we’re more into dark meat compared to white meat .. but whatever kind of meat you use , it doesn’t matter . It will still be delicious . I double the sauce in making this chicken marsala because they’re so good . Make sure you get a good marsala wine , because it is the key component in this recipe . You need : about 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs / breasts 1/2 cup of flour 1 tbsp. of essence of emeril 3 cups…
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Lemony Shrimp Scampi
This is a lighter version of shrimp scampi , unlike regular shrimp scampi recipe , which uses butter quite a bit . I only used 1 tbsp. of butter in this recipe . And for you out there who loves the strong lemon tastes , this is perfect for you . My husband loves it , he’s always into lemons .. LOL , and to my surprised , i love it too .. i am not so much into lemony food , but this shrimp scampi is pretty delicious !! You will need : 3/4 lbs of linguine, cook according to the direction to al dente 1 lb of fresh…
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Texas BBQ Pulled Pork
I have not been updating or cooking that much lately , due to relocating . No i haven’t settled yet , but this one dish is super easy to make , and with how delicious it tastes , i think everyone should give it a try . Even the person who cannot cook , will be able to make this !! So , here we go .. i present you Texas BBQ pulled pork . You will need : 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 3.5 lbs pork shoulder 1 cup KC Masterpiece Honey BBQ sauce 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup light brown sugar…
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Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Made this dish couple of times already and they’re super delicious and easy . This dish doesn’t even take that many ingredients , most of the ingredients should be available on hand , even if you have to run to the store , it won’t cost you too much money . If you’re too concern about the raw eggs , don’t be , because the super hot pasta will cook your raw eggs automatically , you just have to make sure you have everything ready right on time and serve it immediately . 3 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 8 ounces thick sliced bacon 1 pound Spaghetti 1/2 cups freshly grated…
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Sesame Chicken
I know this is typical Chinese food that you can get everywhere in the restaurant , including fast food chinese , such as panda express LOL , or chinese buffet .. But instead of doing that , why not trying it yourself . It is super easy and doesn’t take that long , and plus , it’s healthier since it doesn’t have MSG like most chinese restaurant does their food . So here it goes ..Picture doesn’t look as good because my regular camera for some reason isn’t working đ For the batter : 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4…
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Rigatoni w/ sweet tomatoes , eggplant
Another great recipe from Jamie Oliver , i think i hardly found anything that’s bad from Jamie’s cookbook . This one , although it has no meat , it tastes really yummy . I think this was pretty easy dinner for weekdays and quick too . You can always add mozzarella at the end of cooking or just don’t use it at all if you’re a vegan ! 1 ripe eggplan olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 (14 ounce) cans of good-quality plum tomatoes 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 pinch of sea salt & freshly ground black pepper 2 fresh chili…
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Couscous au Poulet
Or you can always call it chicken couscous , either it’s Tunisian dish or Moroccan dish .. not quite sure about it . But all i know is , that this dish was delicious . Despite that it’s not that hard to make . Me and my family love couscous , we really enjoy couscous every once in a while . And usually we pair it with some grilled chicken or some fish . Couscous au Poulet , was easy to make , it’s not really hard .. except you need some spices for sure . And if you have saffron , it would be even better , unfortunately i…
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Hachi Parmentier
No no , this dish doesn’t have anything to do with dogs .. Maybe most of you heard and seen Hachi , a movie about dog , but this dish here , has nothing to do with dogs . I love dogs , i would rather starve to death than having to eat them . So anyway , let’s talk about hachi parmentier , it’s another french dish . It’s actually contained of meat and mashed potatoes , and baked . I guess you can call it French shepherds pie . Although my family loves it , i don’t really care for this dish that much . The taste was…
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Quiche Maraichere
This quiche is amazingly delicious , i thought it wasn’t going to have too much of taste since it’s all vegetables . Turned out it’s so good !! I can’t really say that’s it’s easy to make , it’s not bad , but it takes time . I started making the pate brisee yesterday . And then had to let it sit overnight . Tart isn’t hard to make , it’s like making any other pie crust . I used my food processor which makes the job a whole lot easier .. you can do it by hand too , but if you don’t have food processor , i suggest…
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Pain a l’ancienne Focaccia
I wanted to bake yesterday , everybody was busy with their own project and i decided to try to make Focaccia , the right way this time . The very first i made it , i used bread machine and basically i cheated and it also didn’t turn out as good . So yesterday .. i decided let’s do this the right way .. i used Peter Reinhart’s artisan bread book , and that’s where i found this recipe . It took time , but i just didn’t have the patient to let it sit overnight , and it seems from the recipe .. i can always pan it right…
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Provençal Soup ( Soupe au Pistou )
This soup is similar to fresh vegetables soup that i usually make during summer month where we’re having lots of fresh vegetables . Both are delicious , although i think this one has a better taste , it could be that added the home made pesto into the soup changed the tastes to be a lot better than regular fresh vegetable soup . Soupe au Pistou is from Provençal area of France , and all it is just fresh vegetable soup , and when you serve it , you add pesto in it . At first i wasn’t too sure about adding pesto , but i am glad i did…
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Poulet Basquaise & Gougère
Tonight was a french night at our household . Although i started cooking this really late , i think it’s perfectly worth to try ! Poulet Basquaise is Chicken Basquaise , it almost tastes like Chicken Cacciatore , without all the italian herbs . Instead we used a lot of vidalia onions , green and red pepper , enough tomatoes , thyme and bay leaves , i also added a little of mild peppers and chipotle chili powder .It turned out very yummy , it does take a little time to cook the ragout , which is onion , green and red pepper , tomatoes etc .. But once everything…
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Basil Pesto
This is one my summer favourite , pesto , I grow my own basil during spring / summer , and i found out how easy to make pesto , especially during summer months , where i can just go out and get some fresh basil and turned them into a yummy delicious pesto ! You can use pesto for a lot of thing , but my favourite is to use pesto in a sandwich , i heard about pesto for pasta too . But never tried it before .. So here is my pesto recipe , the only down thing is that pine nuts are so expensive , if you…
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Seafood Pot Au Feu
This is a very delicious french soup recipe . The broth is so delicious and rich in flavour , although the base of the soup only required a little ingredients . The combination of the seafood in this stew/soup will give the delicious flavour .I used mussels , sea scallops and salmon . I know all these ingredients are not cheap , well at least they’re not in my area , maybe if you live by the coast , all of those will be come cheaper . But let me assure you , this soup is worth to try . Not only they’re easy , they’re also super healthy .…
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( Any meat ) and Vegetable Stir Fry
Yes , you can use any kind meat for your protein source when you’re making stir fry . Indonesian usually call this Cap Jay , ( Cap Jae ) , but most westerners call this Stir Fry .I love stir fry , it’s easy , quick and healthy . Yesterday i marinated pork chop that i cut thinly , and then just choose any vegetables you like , and you’re all set to cook it ! Stir fry has the best taste when they’re fresh , i wouldn’t recommend leftovers stir fry .. so don’t cook too much , just enough , because when you reheat them , the vegetable…