Thursday, October 31, 2013

Halloween Ideas




Thursday, October 17, 2013

Breakfast Muffin

1 can of Pillsbury Grand biscuit.. Cut into little pieces.. 

In a container.. Mix 6 eggs.. 1/2 C milk.. 1/2 C cheese.. Crumble sausage .. Green onion.. Mix all up. Next add your seasoning 1 t garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon of Tony and dash of crack black pepper .. Pour into greases muffin tin ... And bake for 40 minutes @ 350 



Enjoy!!! 







Sunday, October 13, 2013

Pumpkin Muffin with Cream Cheese frosting



Ingredients
  • 1 (15 ounce) can Pumpkin Puree
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 1 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2/3 cup Water
  • 3 cups White Sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground Nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice 
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground Ginger
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). I made 36 muffin....use muffin liners 
  2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until creamy. In a separate bowl,mix together the flour,baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice  and ginger. Pour  the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. I used a hand held mixture and mix until its nice and creamy... Using a large icecream scoop...scoop mixture into each muffin tin. Filling it about 3/4 filled. 
  3. Bake for about 30 minutes at 350. Muffin are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

 









Frosting
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 3-4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
I leave the cream cheese and butter  out to room temp for about 2 hours ...so it can get soft 

With your hand held mixture...cream together the butter , vanilla extract and cream cheese until creamy and no lumps...slowly add 1/2 cup of confectioner sugar at a time...add according to your taste...I only used about 3 Cups because I like my frosting kinda like whip cream consistency ....


Enjoy!!! 











Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Lemongrass Chicken (Ga Xao Xa)

Every time we go to an Asian restaurant and if I see Lemongrass Chicken on the menu...I would order it...I LOVE LEMONGRASS chicken...so today I had a craving for some rice and wanted to make something fast and easy that is flavorful.

Ingredients:
3 pieces of leg quarters---I deboned the chicken and cubed the meat ( I wanted to use dark meat because its more juicy)
3 chicken breast--cubed
4 clove garlic--minced
3 tablespoon olive oil
6 teaspoon FROZEN minced lemongrass (found in the freezer at the Asian market)
2 tablespoon of sliced ginger
3 chili (chopped--I lOVE it spicy so I put 3--if you don't like it that spicy..just put 1)
2 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
sliced green onion for garnish

Direction:
Cubed the chicken meat and put into a bowl. Add the lemongrass, fish sauce, ginger, minced garlic, oyster sauce and sugar.
Try to marinate for at least 2 hour in the refrigerator.

In a HOT skillet put the olive oil and pour in the chicken with all the juice. Cook chicken until done...remember to continuously stirring the chicken. Once chicken is done...add in 1/4 c water and mix again...add in your chopped CHILI and mix one more time....garnish with sliced green onion...serve with jasmine rice

ENJOY!!!!




Dirty Rice

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
4 cloves garlic--minced
1 large onion --diced
1/2 cup chopped  green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon tony chachere's
1/2 garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon crack black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

garnish with chopped FRESH parsley

For the rice---1 stick of butter
6 cups of chicken stock ------or 3 teaspoon of chicken powder (add to water)

*** cook 4 cups of rice with chicken stock or add chicken powder to the water----once the rice is cook...add in 1 stick of butter....then add the rice to the cook ground meat mixture****


Directions:
In a nonstick pan ...saute the onion, minced garlic, celery, bell pepper in olive oil. Once its cook add in your ground beef and pork...then add in all your seasoning and bay leaves.  Cook until its done....Next add in your cooked rice---rice should be cook in chicken stock or chicken powder



**** I wanted to make it cook faster and easier that was the reason I cooked the rice first in my rice cooker then added it the meat mixture.


**** I didn't make it as salty...if you like it more salty add some salt