About Me

I love to cook and more importantly, I like to improve the way I cook certain dishes. As such, this blog is borne out of a desire for a simple and organized way to manage the different variations of the dish that I tried. I will be posting recipes, pictures and comments on what works for me and what don’t. Hopefully, you will enjoy your time here, and do remember to give your feedback! Cooking is a constant evolution, a process and definitely not an end result!

Pork Chop with Red Wine Marinate and Onions

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Pork Chop with Red Wine Marinate and Onions


Red Wine and Garlic Marinade from Masterfoods
Ingredients
  1. 4 pieces of Pork Chop
  2. 2 Big Onions (Cut into thin slices)
  3. 1/2 bottle of Red Wine Sauce (eg. Brand Masterfood)
  4. 1/2 tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce
  5. 3 tablespoon of Olive Oil
Preparation
  1. Marinate Pork Chop with Red Wine Sauce overnight in a fridge.
Steps
  1. Add Olive Oil into hot pan
  2. Spread Onions on pan for approx 1 minutes
  3. Add Pork Chop on Onions and pan fry for 2 minutes
  4. Turn and pan fry for approx 2 minutes
  5. Turn to medium heat. Continue to turn and pan fry until Pork Chop is cooked.
Serve while Hot!

Good to serve with a Pasta or as a Main Course with a Side in an intimate event

Chinese Yacon with Red Dates Soup

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Chinese Yacon with Red Dates Soup

Ingredients
  1. 6 pieces of Pork Ribs
  2. 1 medium Yacon (Peeled and Cut into big chunks)
  3. 6 cups of Water
  4. 8 to 10 big Red Dates (Washed)
Steps
  1. Boil Pork Ribs for a few minutes and drain it
  2. Put Pork Ribs into pot filled with approx 4 cups of water
  3. Add all Ingredients into pot
  4. Boil it for 30 to 45 minutes with medium heat and boil with low heat for another 40 mins
Good to go with Rice and 2 to 3 more Chinese dishes.

[Guest Post] Halloween Treats: Beef Stew With Mashed Potato Ghosts by Michelle Rebecca

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Photo credit: Taste of Home

On Halloween, most people focus on buying candy, decorating their porches with carved pumpkins, turning their yards into haunted mansions, using farm equipment to create scary – but fun! – haunted hayrides, and of course dressing up their children – and even pets! – as bumblebees or little devils.

Aside from toasted pumpkin seeds and ever-present candy, food often takes a back seat during this holiday. However, you can have lots of fun creating these creepy but delicious dinner recipes. Tie an apron around your witch costume and pull out that cauldron – it’s time to bring Halloween to the kitchen!

Here’s a perfect dinner for trick-or-treat night. It’s made in the slow cooker, so you can focus on those last-minute costume touch-ups instead of fussing in the kitchen.


Ingredients:

·         2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed

·         I pound halved mushrooms

·         2 cups baby carrots

·         2 medium onions, chopped

·         1/2 cups beef broth

·         3 tablespoons tomato paste

·         1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

·         2 minced garlic cloves

·         ½ teaspoon ground cloves

·         ¼ teaspoon pepper

·         8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed

·         2/3 cup sour cream

·         6 tablespoons cubed butter

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         1 cup frozen peas

·         2 tablespoons flour


Cooking Instructions:

1.     Brown beef in pan, and then combine first 10 ingredients in slow-cooker. Cook on low for about 9 hours or until ingredients are tender.

2.     About 30 minutes before serving, place potatoes in large saucepan, cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain potatoes, then add sour cream, butter and half of the salt. Mash until smooth.

3.     In bowl, whisk together flour, water and remaining salt until smooth. Stir into stew. Set aside peas for the ghosts’ eyes; add remaining peas to slow cooker. Cook on high for 5 minutes or until thickened.

4.     Divide stew into bowls. Place mashed potatoes into re-sealable plastic bag and cut 2-inch hole in one corner. Pipe ghost shapes onto stew and garnish with pea eyes.

Enjoy!

Michelle is a blogger and freelancer. She’s written about almost every topic under the sun, and loves constantly learning about new subjects and industries while she’s writing. In her spare time she enjoys spending time outdoors with her dogs. Follow her on Twitter and Google+.

[Guest Post] Halloween Dinner: Eyeball Subs by Michelle Rebecca

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Photo credit: Taste of Home

 
Ever try eating dinner while it’s staring back at you? Kids will love this!

 
Ingredients:

·         12 small sub buns

·         1 egg

·         ¼ cup milk

·         1 tablespoon chopped onion

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         ¼ teaspoon pepper

·         1 ½ pounds ground beef

·         2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil

·         2 medium green peppers, sliced

·         1 medium onion, sliced

·         1 jar marinara sauce

·         Sliced, pimento-stuffed olives

 

Cooking Instructions:

1.     Hollow out bun bottoms and place 1 ¼ cups of crumbled bread in large bowl. Add egg, milk, chopped onion, salt and pepper, and ground beef. Mix well and shape into 1 ½-inch meatballs. Cook in skillet with 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink, about 20 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.

 
2.     Add remaining oil to skillet, along with peppers and onion, and sauté until tender. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.

3.     Add marinara sauce to skillet, bring to boil and stir for one minute. Add meatballs, peppers and onions; cover and simmer for 20 minutes

4.     Heat buns in 325 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Spoon sauce and two meatballs into each roll; garnish meatballs with sliced-olive eyes.

 
That’s just one of the fun Halloween treats you can make for your family this October! There are plenty fun, festive recipes out there you can try! You may even have so much fun cooking your spooky treats that you’ll start looking for refrigerated trucks for sale in order to open your own Halloween food truck.

 
Bone appétit!


Michelle is a blogger and freelancer. She’s written about almost every topic under the sun, and loves constantly learning about new subjects and industries while she’s writing. In her spare time she enjoys spending time outdoors with her dogs. Follow her on Twitter and Google+.