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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JADE!
Today is Chef Jade’s 12th birthday! We celebrated simply, but with lots of food. We started the day by sleeping in (yeay! for spring break), then a quick breakfast before we got ourselves dressed. We went to see Miss Congeniality 2; it was hillarious. Even The Clone liked it. After the movie, we went and had dinner at Penang, a Malaysian/Thai/Sushi restaurant, where we gorged ourselves on Deluxe Sushi Boat, Penang Wonton Soup, Chilean Sea Bass steamed with ginger and scallions, Penang Clay Pot Noodles, and Beef Chow Fun. Of course, the Clone had her usual garden salad and edamame with steamed rice. She is so anti-seafood. Wouldn’t even try any of the other dishes. Oh well, more for us. The girls also tried the Malaysian Iced Tea with Milk, … Read entire article »
Mission District Salpicon
I had to post this recipe first, since it goes with Jade’s Bean Dip recipe, which we had during our Mexican Feast last week. I got this recipe from the San Francisco Cookbook. The cookbook is designed for tourists, highlighting different areas in San Francisco with an accompanying recipe from the particular district. I picked up the book during one of our visits. 1 lb. beef brisket (couldn’t find the brisket, used chuck roast instead) 2 large onions, peeled and sliced 1 qt. canned beef broth 4 poblano peppers or 6 long green chiles cut into 1/4 inch wide strips 4 oz. chipotles adobado, pureed or dried powder ( I used the chipotles adobado, but not all 4 oz. as it would have been to spicy for the girls. I probably used 1 oz) 2/3 cup … Read entire article »
Jade’s Bean Dip
Whew. I’m a little late with this post. A few nights ago we made mexican dinner again. I luv it. Anyways, I helped out by making my special bean dip. It’s actually all quite simple, so here goes…. 1 can of refried beans Sour Cream Shredded Cheese Either homemade or storebought salsa (we used mom’s homemade stuff) Start with taking out a nice bowl that you are going to serve your dip in. Layer the bottom with as much refried beans as you’d like. Then layer some sour cream right on top of the refried beans. Sprinkle a nice amount of shredded cheese on top, however you might still want to see some of the sour cream, then you know you aren’t laying it on to heavy. Remember to distribute evenly. Then spoon out some … Read entire article »
Filed under: Appetizers, Dips, Jade, snacks, vegetables
Lime Curd Tart – From the Barefoot Contessa
This is our last experiment, from the show on food network, Barefoot Contessa. Instead of using her recipe for a homemade tart shell though, we decided to cut it short and used a store bought granola crumb pie shell instead. Filling: 4 limes at room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 pound unsalted butter at room temperature 4 extra-large eggs at room temperature 1/8 teaspoon salt Remove the zest of 4 limes with a vegetable peeler or zester, being careful to avoid the white pith. Squeeze the limes to make 1/2 cup of juice and set the juice aside. Put the zest in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the sugar and process for 2 to 3 minutes, until the zest is very finely minced. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a … Read entire article »
Pinoy Blog of the Week!!!
We have been voted Pinoy Blog of the Week!! Thank you, Pinoy Blog, for the recognition. We are extremely thrilled and haven’t stopped grinning all day. You have surely brought smiles to our faces, to think that our little project of compiling our daily recipes have brought us not only the satisfaction of recording our recipes for our family but also new found friends from all over. … Read entire article »
Filed under: announcements, Uncategorized
Inexpensive Seafood Paella
I have been seeing different paella recipes all over the food blogging sphere but don’t ever have the ingredients handy, so again I was inclined to improvise. Here is a very simplified and inexpensive version of a very rich recipe. Most paella recipes call for saffron, but I haven’t bought any since I exhausted my supply from Spain that I received as a gift, so this version is sadly saffronless. The flavor is different from the traditional paella, but still quite good in its own way. 1 pound medium sized shrimps, shelled and deveined 1 pound mussels, scrubbed cleaned & debearded 1/2 cup white wine 2 cups jasmine rice 1 head of garlic, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery ribs, chopped 1 cup tomatoes, chopped 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (green beans, carrots, corn, lima beans, peas) 2 tablespoons … Read entire article »
Steak Fried Chicken
If you can chicken fry a steak, I figured you can also fry chicken like a steak, right? So this is our experiment, for a quick, easy weekday meal. Chicken Breasts Marinate chicken breasts in Kikkoman’s Teriyaki Sauce Fry in a hot saucepan that has been greased lightly with vegetable oil. After pan frying chicken breasts, deglaze the pan with chicken broth and marinating liquid; reduce liquid to half, then thicken the broth by incorporating butter until the sauce thickens. Pour sauce/gravy over fried chicken breasts and serve. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chinese
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