Recipes

Lumpia

By Lena / August 30, 2009 / Comments Off on Lumpia

We used to live in Guam and got to go to lots of fiestas. Every fiesta had lumpia. Amazing stuff. They take a little while to wrap, so it’s nice to have help and make a bit of an assembly line. Also, you can make them with a variety of vegetables and meats. This is…

Easy Chocolate Rum Cake

By Lena / August 27, 2009 / Comments Off on Easy Chocolate Rum Cake

Kevin’s Awesome® Whole Breakfast Muffins

By Kevin Pettway / August 12, 2009 / Comments Off on Kevin’s Awesome® Whole Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients 2 cups milk (Any kind, I use soy milk) 4 eggs (The chicken kind) salt and pepper to taste half a normal-sized, day old baguette, or a whole one of the skinny kind, cut up into half to three quarters inch cubes one cup of shredded cheddar cheese half a pound of ground sausage…

Lena’s 12 Minute Salmon

By Kevin Pettway / August 8, 2009 / Comments Off on Lena’s 12 Minute Salmon

Ingredients Salmon filet (with or without skin) Olive oil Vinegar Dill Soy sauce Salt Pepper Parchment paper (wax paper works in a pinch) Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Take one square of parchment paper per fish filet and fold in half to make a crease Open parchment flat and place fish on top side…

Halva Balls (or Temple Balls)

By Lena / August 8, 2009 / Comments Off on Halva Balls (or Temple Balls)

Ingredients half a cup of raisins half a cup of dates half a cup of tahini sesame seeds and/or flax seeds for coating. Directions: Place all the ingredients together in a food processor and blend until a thick paste is formed. Shape into balls and roll in sesame seeds. I like them better when they’ve…

Mexican Tinga

By Lena / July 24, 2009 / Comments Off on Mexican Tinga

This is really easy and very, very good! INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, diced 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (without sugar) 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle sauce (or chipotle peppers in adobo sauce) or to taste. We use the canned sauce. 2 pounds shredded cooked chicken meat 16 tostada shells Sour…

Lemon Ice Box Pie Filling

By Lena / July 16, 2009 / Comments Off on Lemon Ice Box Pie Filling

1/2 cup of lemon juice 1tsp lemon rind/zest 1 can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed milk 2 eggs Pastry shell (No-roll pie crust works well) Combine all well and pour into cooked pastry shell. Refrigerate to firm up. Top with cool whip. Notes You can also cook this pie for about 40 minutes to make…

Kevin’s Awesome® Saag

By Kevin Pettway / June 24, 2009 / Comments Off on Kevin’s Awesome® Saag

Great over rice, as a dip with pita chips, or on it’s own, saag won’t win any beauty contests, but it’s yummy! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 chopped onion 6 cloves of minced garlic (could be more…) 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root (really much better if fresh, rather than in the jar) 2…

Riverside Chicken

By Lena / June 19, 2009 / Comments Off on Riverside Chicken

One of my favorite recipes and SO easy. When you are done, all the liquids come out to thicken the flour, everything kinda caramelizes and goes GREAT over potatoes or with a vegetable. 8 chicken thighs (skinned) Flour Pepper Can of mushrooms (drained) Butter Soy Sauce (or Braggs or Teriyaki sauce) Dredge each piece of…

Pasta with Chicken Mushroom Cream Sauce

By Lena / June 19, 2009 / Comments Off on Pasta with Chicken Mushroom Cream Sauce

1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta 1 tablespoon butter Minced garlic to taste (1 – 5 cloves) 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, diced 1/2 cup onion, diced 1 package of fresh sliced baby portabella mushrooms (or button) 1 cup heavy cream salt to taste 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 small can…