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Andouille Sausage with Chicken Gumbo
Tonight i made meat gumbo for my family , we had gumbo before , but it was seafood , it was good too . This was a little different , although they both have great taste . I like gumbo , and we serve it with rice . Used chicken , and andouille sausage , and the holy trinity , which is onion , celery and green pepper . I guess those three is a must in gumbo making !! You need : 1 lb of andouille sausage, sliced about 1/2 inch thick 4-5 boneless chicken thighs 1 cup of all purpose flour 1/2 cup of vegetable oil 2 cups…
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Fish and Chips
We never made a home made fish and chips , we usually just bought frozen fish and fries .. LOL , but this time , i don’t know what comes to my mind , i put fish and chips on my menu . My husband was thrilled and said let’s just make it tonight , right after we did the grocery shopping . I ended up using tilapia , any other kind of fish would be okay to use , as long as it’s white , such as cod fish , or halibut . The tilapia that i used was pretty good though . While i made the fish ,…
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Lemon Garlic Chicken w/ Angel Pasta Hair
Made this dish last night for our dinner , and if you are a garlic lover like me , i think you’ll approve of this dish . So yummy , i have to admit , it’s a little bit on a heavier side though .You can always remove the skin or using chicken breasts , it’s your choice , but i did it with chicken thighs because it has the best flavour in my opinion , and for a longer cooking , they do very well . You will need tons of garlic , i used 2 heads of garlic , probably about 20-30 cloves of garlic , Don’t be…
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Mac and Cheese Stuffed Poblanos
easy and quick mac and cheese , tasty and delicious with poblanos and smoked paprika .
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Pasta All’Amatriciana and Garlic Bread
Pasta all'amatriciana is a pasta with sauce that is made from guanciale with tomatoes , it's easy and delicious .
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Swedish Meatballs
Swedish meatballs are not hard to make , it's just take a little time , they're delicious , can be served as an appetizer or main course .
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Delicious bolognese sauce
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Soybean Paste and Vegetable Soup ( Doenjang Jjigae ) with Kongnamul Muchim
This is another korean dish , it’s delicious and healthy ! All the vegetables and food source of protein , what more you could ask ? To my surprised i actually enjoy this dish better than the soft tofu stew , in my opinion , this has the oomph factor compared to the other kind of soup . I like both of them but i prefer this better . All you need is just basic vegetables , most household should have this such as potatoes , onion , garlic .. etc .. You need : 1 potato 1 zucchini 1 onion about 5 fresh shiitake mushroom 10 dried anchovy 1/4…
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Ham , Egg and Provolone Croissant
Easy super quick breakfast with croissant , egg and ham
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Dungeness Crab with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Dungeness Crab is a tasty treat for everyone , although it is surprisingly easy to prepare this , not only that you get the advantage of having a home made seafood stock that you can use for something else such as corn chowder .
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Simple Spaghetti and Meatballs
I usually take the time to make a home made spaghetti and meatballs , which means i make my own spaghetti sauce .A long time ago i had to admit that i used store bought spaghetti sauce , i guess i didn’t know any better LOL . But i do now !!! I don’t know why i put up with nasty store bought sauce . Knowing how easy to make your own sauce , well you can do a complicated one , or simple one , it’s really your choice . I have few pasta sauce recipe that you can choose , but this is by far the simplest and…
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Teriyaki Pork Chops with Bell Peppers and Pineapple
A great way to cook pork chops and having a healthy meal with the added vegetables and pineapple .
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Boiled Crawfish
Crawfish , i call these little water bugs , yes they’re bugs , i call them miniature lobster LOL . They look exactly like lobster ! Me and my family never had crawfish before . I think it’s a southern thing , mostly Lousiana . Now that we’re in Texas , we see it every weekend the local grocery store , always have live crawfish for sale . Not only that , there are plenty of restaurant down here that serve crawfish . Every weekend that we see live crawfish for sale , people are buying it . They also have a stand in front of the grocery store where…
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Jay’s favourite Oven Baked Fried Chicken
I am sure nobody hates fried chicken , am i right ? I love fried chicken , and plus like what they say , everything fried is always yummy . The only bad thing is , it’s not good for our health . This recipe below , doesn’t need oil , no need to deep fry , and you don’t have to feel guilty about it . Well except for the mashed potatoes ( although i don’t use heavy cream either , just 1% milk and margarine ) . My husband loves LOVES this fried chicken , it’s crispy and flavourful , not like those fast food fried chicken that…
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Mixed Vegetables with Rice
Or in Korean , you can call it Bibimbap . In my opinion , Bibimbap needs a little work , chopping , slicing , etc . And cooking them separately , but i think it really worth the time . It is delicious , and not only that , it’s very healthy too , since it has lots of vegetables and you can always pick the protein of your choice , fish , beef , chicken , pork or even just egg . One thing you need for sure is the hot pepper paste . I don’t think you can find this in regular grocer , you have to get…
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Fluffy Cinnamon Pancakes
Ever been to one of those chain restaurant that serves breakfast all day ? Yeah , like Cracker Barrel , Ihop , those kind of places , those places do serve a really yummy fluffy pancakes . I usually make banana pancakes , but on the days i don’t have bananas on hand , i just make regular pancakes . This recipe below is for fluffy pancakes , they’re really good . But they do soak up the syrup , just don’t flood your pancakes with syrup though 🙂 You need : 3/4 cup of milk 2 tbsp. of white vinegar Mix these together to make buttermilk , or just…
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Chicken and Beans Stew
I found this recipe online , and after some alteration , i thought this stew was really delicious . Not to mention it’s easy and quick with the rotisserie chicken . If you feel like it , you can always roast the chicken yourself instead of buying the rotisserie chicken from the store . I think the rotisserie chicken from the store really helps a lot when you don’t have much time , this is a great dish for weekdays . As far as the ingredients , basically you have everything on hand , nothing that is out of ordinary . The only spices i used here is cumin ,…
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Soft Boiled Eggs & Toasts
When i was younger , i remember that my mom loved making this for my breakfast . Eggs are healthy , you can either make sunny side eggs , scrambled eggs ,omelette or hard boiled and soft boiled eggs . I hardly had hard boiled eggs , i don’t know why , but i guess my mom thinks it wasn’t the yummiest to eat it alone . My husband loves hard boiled eggs , the only bad thing about hard boiled eggs , you have to add at least butter / margarine on top , to make it yummy and sprinkle a little salt . While soft boiled eggs ,…
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Bakso Sapi ( Indonesian Meatballs )
When i was younger , we used to live in a street where a lot of street vendor would pass by and making noises so that all the neighbourhood would be aware of them , well they’re trying to sell their product , right ? Those street vendors include people who sells meatball ( bakso ) , also people who sell chicken satay ( sate ayam ) , rujak ( fruit salad with peanut sauce ) , angsle and ronde ( rice balls with peanut fillings and ginger syrup ) . You will never be hungry if you live in Indonesia .. these men were always out there on the…
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Chicken Porridge ( Bubur Ayam )
Chicken porridge is something that i ate a lot when i was younger . On the days that i was sick , my mom would make me chicken porridge , sometimes we also had chicken porridge from the street vendor too just because we feel like eating chicken porridge . They’re delicious , usually they have few condiments served with the chicken porridge , like cakwe ( it’s like a chinese donuts , the texture is almost like french crueller ) and then green onions , fried onions , hard boiled eggs , and of course the chicken itself , with soy sauce on the side . My version of…