I'm not really a big steak fan, but there are times when I crave it. Today was such a day. If you would notice, there was a good amount of fat marbling on the slab of meat I bought, because I believe that fat is where the flavor is. ;-)This...
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noodles,
soup
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Noodle Soup with Meatballs
I originally planned to fry these meatballs, but I found out that I was out of wonton skins so I decided to make soup instead. Hubby loved the gingery taste of the meatballs, and I loved the tasty broth. It turned out to be a win-win situation.What...
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Product Review,
sweets
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Product Review: Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Chunk (Dark Chocolate Pecan)
I love Pepperidge Farm products because they are so yummy and perfectly baked. Prices are pretty steep, but Pepperidge Farm is a premium cookie brand, and they usually deliver on taste. However, I was disappointed with the Pepperidge Farm...
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pork
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Pork Bouillon
There's beef broth, and there's chicken broth. You can even buy fish or shrimp broth. So how come there's no pork broth? The solution - pork bouillon. Although, I can only buy them from the Asian store as local US grocery stores don't carry...
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pork,
rice
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Super Special Congee
This was hubby's favorite dish during one of our trips. It was simple yet delicious, and I tried to recreate it from hubby's vivid memory/dreams of how it tasted.He was reminded of this dish after I cooked lugaw. It wasn't exactly hard to...
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stuff
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Korean Goodies
Thank you to my friend who recently visited Korea and brought me back these Korean goodies! Woohoo!This, I was told, is a Korean game called Gonggi. It is very similar to jackstones (minus the rubber balls). Can't wait to play this game with...
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chicken
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Cheddar Chicken and Potatoes
I made this dish one night and hubby said that it was "American." What he meant by that, I still don't know, but I enjoyed the dish nonetheless. It was a complete meal in one - protein, carbs and veggies. Yum!What you need:6 slices of bacon4...
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soup
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Instant Soup for a Lazy Rainy Day
Red place mat for that Chinese ambiance. Haha.It's raining outside (that's Florida summer for you) and I didn't really feel like cooking, but hubby wanted hot soup to combat the (semi-cold) weather we are having right now. So I reached in...
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gardening
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Summer!
Aaah, summer. Such a nice season. (NOT!) With the scorching heat of the sun, I wonder how my flowers thrive, expecially on days that I forget to water them.Four o' Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa)Yellow Wild Iris (Dietes bicolor)Red Hibiscus...
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rice
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Lugaw (Congee or Rice Porridge)
Hubby wanted something mild or bland for dinner, so I whipped up some congee. I mean, seriously, what could be blander than that? (Wait, don't answer that. I just thought of something actually blander than lugaw hahaha).Lugaw brings me back...
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chicken
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Brazilian Chicken Curry
We were so impressed with Brazilian Food (thanks to our experience at Bossa Restaurant) that we decided to explore more of Brazilian cuisine. So when I saw this recipe, I thought I'd give it a try, especially since hubby loves curry.Not much...
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bread,
stuff
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Olive Oil and Herb Dip
This dip is the kind they serve at Italian restaurants while you wait for your meal. It is usually accompanied by a loaf of freshly baked bread, but since I am no restaurateur, nor do I have a furnace to make Italian bread, I just eat it with...
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gardening
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Passion Butterfly
It took me a few weeks of stalking this butterfly before I could take a good photo of it, because it flies so fast and wouldn't seem to stay still. But when I did, it seemed to enjoy hamming it up in front of the camera. I caught up with it...
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vegetables
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes
I have been wanting to copy Outback Steakhouse's recipe of Garlic Mashed Potatoes but I just can't seem to duplicate it. But well, I can always try, right?I usually use an electric beater for my mashed potatoes because it makes the taters...
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beef
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Braised Ribs with Mushrooms
This dish was tasty and delicious, but it was one of the most challenging I have ever made because the recipe from the Food Network Magazine (where I got this) was not very well-written. I had to make some major tweaking and adjustments to...
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rice
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Chicken Fried Rice
Another rice entry. We love eating rice, be it steamed, fried, or anything else in between. I made this dish because I had leftover cooked chicken that was too small to make a dish on its own. It was also a great excuse to eat veggies.What...
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Product Review,
sweets
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Product Review: Ritz Fudge Covered Crackers
Mother-in-law gave me a box of these Ritz Fudge Covered crackers from Nabisco. The first thing that I noticed were the words "Limited Edition." I had mixed emotions about it - why was it limited edition? Are they any good? Would the chocolate...
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Hubby's Corner
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Chunky Guacamole
This is hubby's favorite recipe of guacamole. It is chunky, tangy and delicious. And for the record, he made this guacamole. My only participation was mashing the avocados and enjoying the finished product!What you need:3 avocados3 tomatoes,...
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