Who needs Popeye’s red beans & rice when you can make them yourself at home . And with instapot making this red bean & rice is so easy and quick . No soaking beans overnight required and it only takes a little bit over an hour to get this to your dinner table . My family loves red beans & rice , and this time i make sure i blog about it before i forget , like i did the first time . I read somewhere to make an authentic red beans & rice , you need to use Camellia Red Beans , one of these days i will need…

The other day my husband mentioned about this chicken parmigiana , he said it’s been a while since i made them . Funny thing is he browsed through this blog , and found the picture , originally he said chicken with the red sauce . I couldn’t think of anything , until he showed me the picture that he found on this blog . I blogged about that years and years ago . This version is a healthier version of that chicken parmigiana . The one sure way to make this healthy is by using boneless skinless chicken breast . I have to admit that chicken thighs are still my…

Sometimes eating chicken breast everyday can be pretty boring , that’s why a good spice mix is highly suggested . I have a drawer in my kitchen full of spices . From blackened spice rub , taco spice mix , to jerk seasoning , ras el hanout , and yesterday i made shawarma spice mix . I was browsing some light and healthy cooking ideas before i ran into this chicken shawarma . Funny enough , i’ve heard and seen the food is offered to many places i’ve been to , middle eastern restaurant . But i just never had them . I mixed some spices , which is pretty…

When i was younger , my mom and I used to go to this one famous bakery in our hometown . The name was ‘Toko Oen’ and from the looks of it , it still the same from the outside . This bakery is a dutch influence bakery , they are very famous . They had all kinds of pastry , bread , ice cream and sandwiches . Although i hardly had any of their sandwiches , my mom’s favorite item to get from this bakery was Roti Kismis . Which is Raisin Bread . Unlike here in the United States , a lot of bakery in Asia , sells…