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Kamote Tops with Olive Oil and Garlic
A few months ago, I bought a bundle of Kamote Tops from the oriental market for an exorbitant amount. $2.99 for a bundle about 8 inches long, about as thick as my wrist. Probably just a little over a pound. By the time I took the leaves off the vine and blanched it, I had a bowls worth of leaves. Well, I just had a taste for kamote tops which always reminded me and the girls of our Lola Dora in L.A. who always fixes this for us when we visit. Anyway, since it was spring and we had just fixed our garden, I decided to stick the stems in the ground just to see if it would grow. My mom has been telling me to do this for a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Filipino, vegetables
Pasta with Meat Sauce
I cooked a big pot of spaghetti sauce last Sunday. It’s the clone’s (my youngest daughter) favorite, so even though the rest of us aren’t that crazy about spaghetti, we have to have it at least every other week so the clone is happy. She has been eating spaghetti almost everyday, either for lunch or dinner, so all the spaghetti is gone, and all we have is one more tupperware container full of sauce. I came home for lunch today, made myself this. Rotini pasta with spaghetti sauce. My recipe for this sauce changes all the time, it just depends on what I have on hand. This is the simplest version, without any additional vegetables or meats. 1 pound of Ground Beef 1 whole onion, chopped 6-8 cloves of garlic 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 … Read entire article »
Pound Cake
We are some lucky girls. Their dad is in a baking mood this week. Imagine this is the second cake we’ve had! After he came in from cutting the grass this morning, he ate the breakfast I fixed for him, and after a while he decided to bake us a cake. This is also a super cake. Now this, I have the recipe for, but I have to tell you, when I’ve made it, it never comes out quite like this. So you’ve been warned: 1 cup Butter, room temperature 1/2 cup shortening 3 cups granulated sugar 5 large Eggs 1/2 tsp. Baking powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup Milk 2 Tbsp. Vanilla extract Cream butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the baking … Read entire article »
Baked Salmon
TGIF!! This week has been a long week, and was I glad to see Friday come! I didn’t really feel like cooking, but we didn’t have enough left overs to eat from. So, I figured this is fast and easy. I had everything cooked in 30 minutes. Ingredients: 1 side of Salmon fillet 1 Lemon, sliced thin 1/2 Onion, sliced thin 2 sprig of fresh basil Ground Pepper Kosher Salt Olive Oil Place the fillet of salmon in a baking dish, and sprinkle with ground pepper and about a teaspoon of kosher salt. Layer the lemon and onion slices across the fillet, as in the photo above. Take the leaves off of one sprig of basil and place leaves on top of lemon and onions. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with more kosher salt. Bake in a 400 degree … Read entire article »
Filed under: seafood
Let’s Make a Deal
I planned on cooking chicken tonight, I had already put a whole chicken in the refrigerator to defrost before I left for work this morning. While I was looking around at other blogs today, there must have been a cosmic chicken force at work because my regular food reads all had chicken! Check here, here, and here for example. I really had planned on making adobo, since it’s fast and easy. When I got home and announced what I was making, my husband said, “Let’s make a deal”. I almost said, “Already? But it’s still so early!” till I realized he was talking about the chicken Ha! Ha! Anyway, he said, “If you fry the chicken, I’ll make you my special Chocolate ‘love’ Cake” with a sly smile. See, … Read entire article »
Beef Tacos
This is the beef tacos we made tonight, from left over roast beef made a couple of nights ago. The salsa, we made from tomatoes from our garden. This year we planted red and yellow tomatoes. I think it makes for a pretty colorful salsa. We had Spanish rice with the tacos. I also made tortilla chips and crispy taco shells, but those got eaten up before I could photograph it. This was my plate, I prefer soft tacos. I think it tastes better, and it cuts out on the fat from frying. There’s no recipe for this dish, it’s pretty straight forward. Just assemble your meat, salsa and if you choose, sour cream inside the tortilla, and you’re good to go. Ingredients: Roast beef, shredded Fresh Corn Tortillas Salsa – tomatoes, onions, jalapeno … Read entire article »
Roast Beef Dinner
I usually do my roasts on Sundays when I have more time. Since this weekend was Labor Day weekend and we got an extra day off, I saved my long cooking time for today rather than yesterday. Yesterday was beautiful, and I was glad I didn’t spend too much time in the kitchen. I didn’t even bother to go to the grocery store until about 4:30 in the afternoon. I spend most of Sunday sitting in the backyard reading a book. Rare in our busy schedule, so it was most appreciated. Anyway, I picked up a double pack of chuck roast from Costco yesterday. This roast beef recipe is great for cheap cuts of meat like the chuck roast, as the long cooking time allows the meat to become tender. … Read entire article »
Filed under: beef, side dishes, vegetables
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