This afternoon I made this doogie tuna casserole for Toby which I found in my latest issue of Everyday with Rachel Ray. As I was making it, JP said he wanted to try it and asked if all the ingredients were “people” food. Of course all the ingredients are “people” food so he tried it. [...]
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1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
4 oz. parmesan cheese (grated)
3 eggs
1 stick butter
1 tsp. baking powder
sesame seeds
MIx butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Sift flour and baking powder. Add to sugar mixture little by little. Add sour cream, parmesan cheese . . [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on January 21 2008 | 5 Comments »
My plan this evening was to make Fettuccine Alfredo (with shrimp and broccoli. . . gotta get those “veggies” in some how) but I forgot to buy some Parmesan cheese, so since I had bought some bell peppers earlier, I decided to do a Shrimp Scampi for dinner. Going back to some 18 [...]
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Thanks to Sardonicnell for posting this recipe from Rachel Ray, I was able to make it for dinner tonight. Since I like to find short cuts when cooking, I used baby carrots and cut them into thin matchstick pieces (julienne). . . other than that it was relatively “easy-peasy” to make which is a plus [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on January 1 2008 | No Comments »
Since I was on a roll New Year’s Eve making my first pancit, I decided that I would also try to make this bibingka recipe using the box of Mochiko that I bought not too long ago. I guess I knew I would be making it but it was only a matter of “when.” [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on January 1 2008 | 4 Comments »
For our New Year’s Eve dinner, I decided that I would attempt to make “pancit” for the very first time. I kid you not, I have never ever made pancit (I look at it as an Irish person not making corned beef and cabbage) but thanks to this wonderful recipe that I found [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on December 20 2007 | No Comments »
3 Tbsp. Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil (for browning chicken)
2 Tbsp. Diced Garlic (I tend to put more)
1/4 Cup Chopped Onion
8 1/2-inch Ginger strips (julienne)
2 to 3-1/2 lbs. Chicken, cut into serving pieces (I use either thighs or chicken wings)
4 Tbsp. Patis (I like to use the “Tiparos” Brand)
6 Chicken Broth (see note at [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on November 29 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yup . . . that’s exactly what they are called. I was in one of my baking mode this morning at 5:30 a.m. so I decided to bake some blueberry muffins. JP had wanted me to bake him the Blueberry Coffeecake a while back but I thought I’d do muffins instead. [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on November 24 2007 | No Comments »
I found this recipe below in the San Francisco Chronicle (by Cindy Lee). I wanted something different instead of the traditional pumpkin pie so I baked it and brought it to my cousin’s house where we spent our Thanksgiving Day dinner. This pumpkin creme caramel taste just like the pumpkin pie sans the [...]
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Posted in Recipes and Stuff on November 24 2007 | 2 Comments »
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed (do not use fresh)
1 16 oz. sour cream
1 c. mayonnaise
1 (4 oz.) pkg. Knorr vegetable soup mix
1 (8 oz.) can water chestnuts, “chopped” or finely chopped
3 green onions, finely chopped
Squeeze spinach until dry. (I used cheesecloth to squeeze the spinach or a paper [...]
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