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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Peanuty BBQ Sauce
I started to call this a faux chicken satay but I didn’t want to insult any satay purists out there. So basically, this is something like a Thai Chicken Satay but not really I cooked this on the grill a couple of weeks ago before the weather turned too chilly, our last hurrah on the barbeque grills. These thighs are the boneless and skinless variety we get at Costco and were first marinated overnight. So here’s what you do: … Read entire article »
On a Stick
This week’s theme for Lasang Pinoy Sunday (LaPiS) is on a Stick. It’s time for festivals here in N.C. and the State Fair is in full swing. That could only mean one thing, food on a stick is king. One of our favorite treats at festivals is the corn on a stick. Not corndog, although those are good too. These fresh corn, roasted and dipped in butter are the best. You end up with greasy chin and corn kernels between your teeth, but it’s all worth it is a weekly FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY event, Pinoy style! … Read entire article »
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Spicy Beef Stirfry with Basil
A quick and easy dinner like a stirfry is the working mom’s savior. I work five days a week and don’t usually get home until six o’clock in the evening. Some nights, when their homework isn’t too much, the girls would cook dinner or at least get it started for me. But most nights, especially on days when I have been more disorganized than usual, I may not even have a meat defrosted to cook. This is when it helps when you have smaller chunks of meat that can quickly defrost in the microwave. This beef strifry is a weekday fare just because round roasts are so readily available and easily defrosted. I keep one or two roasts in the freezer for quick weekday stirfries. This is one of them. The most … Read entire article »
Grains & More Breads
I have never been a big bread eater, at least not the loaf bread variety. I prefer breads with a little more body and preferably freshly baked. I buy wheat bread mostly for my husband, who can’t have a meal without bread, and for the girls who use them to make sandwiches for their school lunch. Arnold Bread has provided an easy way to get daily nutritional recommendations with this newly launched line of Grains and More Bread. There are four types of breads in the Grains and More line: Double Fiber – we all know how important having enough fiber is to having a healthy digestive system. A high fiber diet is supposed to lower the risk for heart diseae, high cholesterol, cancer diabetes and diverticular disease. It also aids … Read entire article »
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The Pica-Pica Collection
Pica Pica is this week’s theme for Lasang Pinoy Sundays a weekly food photo event showcasing mainly Filipino food. Pica pica simply means finger food or if you want to be fancy, hors d’oeuvre. Well, we’re never fancy around here and most of the time we use our fingers to eat any food anyway. So even though almost every dish here is finger food (my oldest daughter will eat with her hands (kamayan) every meal if she has her way), here’s a collection of what is traditionally considered to be finger food. Of course, you can’t talk about Filipino food without mentioning the lumpia… My daughters claim the Filipino lumpia is the best of all spring/egg rolls. But of course the Vietnamese/Thai inspired spring rolls come in a close second. If you’re still hungry … Read entire article »
Filed under: LaPiS
Easy Baba Ganoush
This is the Easy Baba Ganoush recipe we made with the homemade tahini and to dip the lavash crackers in. Baba Ganoush is a dip made from roasted eggplants common in the middle east. Jade who loves Middle Eastern cuisine orders this with her koobideh all the time. The use of roasted eggplant in this dish reminds me of the Filipino Eggplant Salad but of course the flavors are totally different. If you have eggplants that you need to use up, as we did when the eggplants from our garden all came in at the same time, try both the eggplant salad and this baba ganoush. They are both great with any grilled meat, I think. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Appetizers, Dips, Middle Eastern
LaPiS – RICE
I’m playing catch up again, so before I go looking for some pica pica, I better post this Spicy Marigold Rice for Lasang Pinoy Sundays (LaPiS). This was the 16th theme for the event, which is a weekly photo event featuring food. Click here to see other LaPiS entry for Rice. … Read entire article »
Shrimp Dumplings
I was so glad to finally see a challenge that I was familiar with. This month’s challenge for Recipes to Rival is shrimp dumplings! No big deal, right? WRONG! We’ve made potstickers, shumai and eggrolls, sure. But have we ever made our own wrappers? That’s where the challenge comes in. This was the first time we’ve ever made our own wrappers and it was fun and challenging and even exasperating at times. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chinese, Recipes to Rival
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