Food
All food posts.
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Sesame Chicken
I know this is typical Chinese food that you can get everywhere in the restaurant , including fast food chinese , such as panda express LOL , or chinese buffet .. But instead of doing that , why not trying it yourself . It is super easy and doesn’t take that long , and plus , it’s healthier since it doesn’t have MSG like most chinese restaurant does their food . So here it goes ..Picture doesn’t look as good because my regular camera for some reason isn’t working 🙁 For the batter : 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4…
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Halloween Theme Cupcakes
The boys asked for me to make some cupcakes today , with its famous yummy smooth icing , french butter cream icing . And i ended up making a huge mess , playing with fondant . The icing was very quick to make , which wasn’t a big deal at all . But we’re just having fun making the pumpkins , the tombstones and the ghost . It took time , but wasn’t bad at all ..
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Autumn Pumpkin Cupcakes
Originally was just going to make regular cupcakes for my family , no fancy stuff , just regular cupcakes and slathered some icing on top . Well , it never went that way , although i was so distracted earlier while i was making the french butter cream icing , i turned the sugar into caramel .. LOL , yes i had to redo it , wasted 2 eggs and sugar !! So my chocolate cupcakes , ended up with beautiful orange icing from yellow and red gel coloring that i used , and why did i choose orange ? Because my son loves the color of orange , and…
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Rigatoni w/ sweet tomatoes , eggplant
Another great recipe from Jamie Oliver , i think i hardly found anything that’s bad from Jamie’s cookbook . This one , although it has no meat , it tastes really yummy . I think this was pretty easy dinner for weekdays and quick too . You can always add mozzarella at the end of cooking or just don’t use it at all if you’re a vegan ! 1 ripe eggplan olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 (14 ounce) cans of good-quality plum tomatoes 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 pinch of sea salt & freshly ground black pepper 2 fresh chili…
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Japanese Black Sesame Ice Cream
This is one delicious nutty ice cream . The color of the ice cream might not be so inviting , but believe me , looks can be deceiving sometimes . I really think this has become my favourite ice cream , on the top list .. more than the vanilla ice cream !! It’s not hard to make , just make sure you watch it closely when you roast the sesame seed because it might get burnt easily since it’s black and you wouldn’t be able to tell . So anyway , here it is You need : 1/2 cup of roasted black sesame seed 3/4 cup of sugar 4…
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Carrot Cake
I have been looking for a better recipe of carrot cake . I used to have this recipe , that needs 3 sticks of butter to make a 2 layers of carrot cake . No i don’t have any complains about it , but the 3 sticks of butter plus another stick for the cream cheese icing ,doesn’t make me feel better about it . Luckily i found this one recipe that does not even require any butter !! And it tasted so good , i don’t even bother to make it into a round cake , but i made it into cupcakes and loaf cake . And since i…
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Couscous au Poulet
Or you can always call it chicken couscous , either it’s Tunisian dish or Moroccan dish .. not quite sure about it . But all i know is , that this dish was delicious . Despite that it’s not that hard to make . Me and my family love couscous , we really enjoy couscous every once in a while . And usually we pair it with some grilled chicken or some fish . Couscous au Poulet , was easy to make , it’s not really hard .. except you need some spices for sure . And if you have saffron , it would be even better , unfortunately i…
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Hachi Parmentier
No no , this dish doesn’t have anything to do with dogs .. Maybe most of you heard and seen Hachi , a movie about dog , but this dish here , has nothing to do with dogs . I love dogs , i would rather starve to death than having to eat them . So anyway , let’s talk about hachi parmentier , it’s another french dish . It’s actually contained of meat and mashed potatoes , and baked . I guess you can call it French shepherds pie . Although my family loves it , i don’t really care for this dish that much . The taste was…
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Quiche Maraichere
This quiche is amazingly delicious , i thought it wasn’t going to have too much of taste since it’s all vegetables . Turned out it’s so good !! I can’t really say that’s it’s easy to make , it’s not bad , but it takes time . I started making the pate brisee yesterday . And then had to let it sit overnight . Tart isn’t hard to make , it’s like making any other pie crust . I used my food processor which makes the job a whole lot easier .. you can do it by hand too , but if you don’t have food processor , i suggest…
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Pain a l’ancienne Focaccia
I wanted to bake yesterday , everybody was busy with their own project and i decided to try to make Focaccia , the right way this time . The very first i made it , i used bread machine and basically i cheated and it also didn’t turn out as good . So yesterday .. i decided let’s do this the right way .. i used Peter Reinhart’s artisan bread book , and that’s where i found this recipe . It took time , but i just didn’t have the patient to let it sit overnight , and it seems from the recipe .. i can always pan it right…
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Provençal Soup ( Soupe au Pistou )
This soup is similar to fresh vegetables soup that i usually make during summer month where we’re having lots of fresh vegetables . Both are delicious , although i think this one has a better taste , it could be that added the home made pesto into the soup changed the tastes to be a lot better than regular fresh vegetable soup . Soupe au Pistou is from Provençal area of France , and all it is just fresh vegetable soup , and when you serve it , you add pesto in it . At first i wasn’t too sure about adding pesto , but i am glad i did…
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Red Velvet Cake
Southern speciality cake , red velvet cake is a deliciously moist cake with cream cheese icing as the frosting . I love the cake , but i don’t care too much for any kind of icing , esp. cream cheese icing . Even when i make carrot cake i scraped off the icing off my cake , i still make the cakes the right way of course , with the cream cheese icing , except when i have my own slice , i scrape it off 🙂 Anyway , this red velvet cake is quite easy to make , as any other layer cake , the consuming time is the…
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Poulet Basquaise & Gougère
Tonight was a french night at our household . Although i started cooking this really late , i think it’s perfectly worth to try ! Poulet Basquaise is Chicken Basquaise , it almost tastes like Chicken Cacciatore , without all the italian herbs . Instead we used a lot of vidalia onions , green and red pepper , enough tomatoes , thyme and bay leaves , i also added a little of mild peppers and chipotle chili powder .It turned out very yummy , it does take a little time to cook the ragout , which is onion , green and red pepper , tomatoes etc .. But once everything…
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Basil Pesto
This is one my summer favourite , pesto , I grow my own basil during spring / summer , and i found out how easy to make pesto , especially during summer months , where i can just go out and get some fresh basil and turned them into a yummy delicious pesto ! You can use pesto for a lot of thing , but my favourite is to use pesto in a sandwich , i heard about pesto for pasta too . But never tried it before .. So here is my pesto recipe , the only down thing is that pine nuts are so expensive , if you…
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Seafood Pot Au Feu
This is a very delicious french soup recipe . The broth is so delicious and rich in flavour , although the base of the soup only required a little ingredients . The combination of the seafood in this stew/soup will give the delicious flavour .I used mussels , sea scallops and salmon . I know all these ingredients are not cheap , well at least they’re not in my area , maybe if you live by the coast , all of those will be come cheaper . But let me assure you , this soup is worth to try . Not only they’re easy , they’re also super healthy .…
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Mint Chocolate Gelato
I bought this gelato and sorbetto book by Ciao Bella , i never even heard of the name before . But , i looked through the book , they have some great recipes , i decided to try one . Made the mixture the night before .. just like when i made other Gelato before , Zabaglione Gelato . So , this recipe is quite similar to that one , 2 cups of milk 1 cup of heavy cream 2/3 cup of sugar 4 egg yolks In a pot , heat the milk and heavy cream , while it’s heating , beat the egg yolks and sugar until it’s pale…
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( Any meat ) and Vegetable Stir Fry
Yes , you can use any kind meat for your protein source when you’re making stir fry . Indonesian usually call this Cap Jay , ( Cap Jae ) , but most westerners call this Stir Fry .I love stir fry , it’s easy , quick and healthy . Yesterday i marinated pork chop that i cut thinly , and then just choose any vegetables you like , and you’re all set to cook it ! Stir fry has the best taste when they’re fresh , i wouldn’t recommend leftovers stir fry .. so don’t cook too much , just enough , because when you reheat them , the vegetable…
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French Macaroons
Never in my life had i so much trouble making cookies !! Seriously .. these little suckers are pretty , but they’re among the hardest cookies i ever had to make !! I remember the first time i made them was about a year ago , and that too took several attempts to get it right . I never had them , i never made them , they’re not so popular among the Midwest i guess .. unless you live in the city .. i know for sure the bakeries around the suburb don’t sell these kind of cookies LOL So since yesterday i’ve been struggling with these cookies .…
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Home made Chicken Taco w/ Guacamole
So here is a recipe for a yummy home made chicken taco , no you don’t need to get a packet of seasoning from the grocery store . Simply , mix all these ingredients together for a taco seasoning . And everything will come together perfectly !! I used hard shell because my son and i love the hard shell tacos , and i also made a guacamole to add to the taco , it’s up to you whether you want to add guacamole or not . For taco seasoning , in a small bowl mix : 1 tbsp. of mexican chili powder 1 tbsp. of chipotle chili powder 1/2…
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Peach Cobbler w/ Vanilla Ice Cream
Never had a peach cobbler before , and lately i’ve been buying lots of peaches . I grilled them and it was delicious , last night i asked my husband if we should grill the peaches or try to make peach cobbler . He never had one either .. so he said why not trying something new . I did .. it was super easy and turned out to be delicious .. rich dessert .. and i happened to have french vanilla ice cream on hand . I made the ice cream the day before .. so it was perfect !!! Unfortunately the picture doesn’t do any justice .. and…
