Nice garlicky version!
- 1/2 lb cut leaf spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp shredded cheese
1. In a microwaveable bowl, combine milk and garlic. Microwave until steamy (about 2 min).
2. Melt butter in a saucepan, and stir or whisk in flour.
3. Pour hot milk into saucepan and stir or whisk until smooth.
4. Add spinach and stir.
5. Add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
Butternut Squash Risotto
My new craze: butternut squash!
Nuttier and more buttery than any other pumpkin or squash. This is risotto with roasted butternut squash and it was very yummy! Please try it!
Apple Crumble
It's apple season! This is a very yummy apple crumble which we ate with host custard.
I will post the recipe soon (as well as the recipes for the other photos I just posted).
Chickpea Soy Bean Salad
Simple salad made with chickpeas (garbanzo beans), soy beans (edamame), minced garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and sugar. Add your own favorite herbs!
Tomato Shrimp Stirfry
Shrimp, onions, mushrooms, and garlic stir fried together.
Add chopped tomatoes and coriander last!
Season with sugar and a little salt and vinegar.
Strawberry Custard Pie
Ingredients:
1. Base: Graham crackers (or digestive biscuits) broken up and mixed with melted butter
2. Custard filling
3. Strawberries and blueberries
Chinese Dumplings 饺子/锅贴
Filling:
- 1 lb minced pork
- 1 cup chinese/shitake mushroom, soaked until soft and chopped
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 4 chinese leaf/napa leaves, chopped
- 1 knob of ginger, peeled and minced
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- pinch of sugar
Mix well and wrap in flour skins.
Boil the wrapped dumplings (饺子/水饺) or fry in frying pan (锅贴)
For the dipping sauce, mix soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil.
Blueberry Muffins
These were my ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (bought a box of blueberries for $1 at Haymarket :)
- a husband who loves blueberries
Directions:
1. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together and mix.
2. Cream sugar and butter. Mix eggs in and beat well.
3. Add milk, vanilla, and flour mixture and mix (not too thoroughly).
4. Dust cranberries with flour and fold into mixture.
5. Fill muffin tin or cups 2/3 full and bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes.
Spinach Salad (Korean style)
Mix:
- 2 handfuls of spinach, washed
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 spring onion, chopped
- 1.5 tbs soy sauce
- sesame oil
- sesame seeds, toasted!
Spinach Stuffed Chicken
Mix sour cream with cooked spinach and wrap into large strip of chicken and a slice of bacon. Bake in the oven 15-20 minutes, depending on thickness of chicken.
Steamed Egg 蒸水蛋
The trick to this dish is to get the egg to become solid but very soft and smooth. My mom would have been very proud if she could have tasted it!- 2 eggs, beaten gently
- 2 cups water
- spring onions, chopped
1. Mix eggs and water into a heat proof bowl and season with salt and pepper.
2. Steam on a metal rack in a wok or big pot with boiling water.
3. Keep the lid closed and the water simmering gently, opening the lid every couple of minutes to let out steam. This will cook the egg very slowly and gently.
4. After about 10 minutes, drop 1 piece of spring onion to check that the egg is solid or jelly like. Sprinkle the rest of the spring onion and steam with lid closed for another 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Season with soya sauce.
Tip: Also good if egg is steamed with dry mini prawns...
Chocolate Slices
Yummy!!!-8 oz chocolate
-3 oz white chocolate
-1/2 unsalted butter
-90 g digestive biscuits
1. Melt chocolate in a bowl above simmering water while stirring in diced butter.
2. Let it cool down 20 min.
3. Break up biscuits into small pieces and chop up white chocolate.
4. Stir into melted chocolate until combined.
5. Pack gently into tin lined with parchment paper and chill until set.
6. Turn out chocolate and slice with sharp knife.
Prawn Omelette
2 eggs5 or 6 prawns, peeled and deveined
1. Cut prawn lengthwise in half and pat dry with paper towel.
2. Beat eggs thoroughly and season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
3. Stir-fry prawn in hot oil until cooked (curled up and red).
4. Pour egg into skillet in and around prawn and let it fill the whole skillet.
5. Flip after 2 minutes and cook for 2 more minutes.
Potato Beef Stew
1. Coat beef with flour and brown in a skillet with hot oil.
2. Put all ingredients including beef into slow cooker and let it cook for 5 or 6 hours.
Potato Chickpea Curry
A very quick and easy curry!
1 large or 2 medium potatoes
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 can peeled tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp curry madras
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup cream or milk
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, chopped
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp oil
1. Peel and cut potatoes into cubes. Boil in water until soft. Drain.
2. Heat up oil in skillet and cook onion, garlic, ginger, and cumin for several minutes.
3. Add curry powder and can of tomatoes (including its liquid). Simmer for several minutes.
4. Add salt, potatoes, chickpeas and continue simmering.
5. Add cream. Stir and simmer for several minutes.
1 large or 2 medium potatoes
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 can peeled tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp curry madras
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup cream or milk
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, chopped
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp oil
1. Peel and cut potatoes into cubes. Boil in water until soft. Drain.
2. Heat up oil in skillet and cook onion, garlic, ginger, and cumin for several minutes.
3. Add curry powder and can of tomatoes (including its liquid). Simmer for several minutes.
4. Add salt, potatoes, chickpeas and continue simmering.
5. Add cream. Stir and simmer for several minutes.
Spanish Omelette
1 medium potato, sliced thinly
1 small onion, sliced
2 eggs
1. Heat up generous amount of oil in frying pan and lay the potato slices into the pan.
2. Turn after several minutes, and cook till browned but soft.
3. Add onion and toss several minutes.
4. Beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper, pour into pan with potato and onion.
5. Flip omelette after 2 or 3 minutes and cook for 2 more minutes.
Calzone Anything
1. Stir fry spinach, pepperoni, corn, and peas and mix in tomato sauce or salsa if you like it hot!2. Spoon the mixture onto rolled out bread dough, and top with feta or mozzarella cheese.
3. Fold over the dough and seal by pinching or scrunching up edges.
4. Glaze with beaten egg and bake in the oven!
You can use any other favorite ingredients or leftovers as filling instead.
Sausage and Lentils
A crock pot dish prepared before church and ready for a lazy Sunday dinner :)
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1/2 onion, diced
1 smoked sausage, sliced (e.g. Kielbasa)
8 oz lentils, soaked in water night before
1 dry bay leaf
3 cups chicken broth
Directions
1. Put everything into the pot and simmer for 2 hrs, or slow cook for a 4-5 hours.
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1/2 onion, diced
1 smoked sausage, sliced (e.g. Kielbasa)
8 oz lentils, soaked in water night before
1 dry bay leaf
3 cups chicken broth
Directions
1. Put everything into the pot and simmer for 2 hrs, or slow cook for a 4-5 hours.
Bacon, Broccoli, and Shells
I haven't tasted this yet, but I made it to take up the ski slope tomorrow, so we'll see!
1 clove of garlic, chopped or sliced
8 oz/200 g shell pasta (medium)
8 oz/250 g broccoli
4 strips of bacon
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated or shaved
Directions:
1. Cut broccoli into small flowerets. Cook in boiling salted water until soft. Drain.
2. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
3. Cut strips of bacon into matchsticks and throw into a hot skillet together with garlic.
4. Add broccoli and olive oil and toss for a minute.
5. Add pasta and mix well. Season with salt and pepper (and dried chiles if desired).
6. Serve with cheese.
For the fancy: Use pancetta instead of bacon and orecchiette instead of shells!
1 clove of garlic, chopped or sliced
8 oz/200 g shell pasta (medium)
8 oz/250 g broccoli
4 strips of bacon
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated or shaved
Directions:
1. Cut broccoli into small flowerets. Cook in boiling salted water until soft. Drain.
2. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
3. Cut strips of bacon into matchsticks and throw into a hot skillet together with garlic.
4. Add broccoli and olive oil and toss for a minute.
5. Add pasta and mix well. Season with salt and pepper (and dried chiles if desired).
6. Serve with cheese.
For the fancy: Use pancetta instead of bacon and orecchiette instead of shells!
Slow Chicken Fast Couscous
Great for 10 min. of prep in the morning and 10 min. of prep before dinner!
2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into large strips
2 medium carrots, sliced
4-5 onion slices
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
10 oz (250 g) couscous
2 cups broth
1 tbsp olive oil
1 handful of fresh coriander
Directions:
1. Put carrots, onions, and blanched chicken in slow cooker.
2. Season with salt and pepper, and cover with 4-5 tbsp of water. Slow-cook for 5 hrs.
3. Bring broth to boil and add couscous and olive oil.
4. Remove from heat and cover for 5 min.
5. Fluff up couscous with fork and add chopped coriander.
2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into large strips
2 medium carrots, sliced
4-5 onion slices
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
10 oz (250 g) couscous
2 cups broth
1 tbsp olive oil
1 handful of fresh coriander
Directions:
1. Put carrots, onions, and blanched chicken in slow cooker.
2. Season with salt and pepper, and cover with 4-5 tbsp of water. Slow-cook for 5 hrs.
3. Bring broth to boil and add couscous and olive oil.
4. Remove from heat and cover for 5 min.
5. Fluff up couscous with fork and add chopped coriander.
Pizza
I started making pizza after we found out our grocery store sells fresh dough. How convenient!
1 small can tomato sauce
1 tbsp mustard
1 handful pepperoni slices
1/2 tomato
3 mushrooms
1 handful grated cheese
1 lb fresh dough
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 180 - 200C.
2. Roll out dough in desired shape and place on baking tin (brushed with oil).
3. Mix tomato sauce with mustard and spread on dough, leaving an edge.
4. Populate with rest of ingredients and finish with cheese.
5. Use brush or finger to spread a layer of oil on pizza edge.
6. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until edges start to brown.
1 small can tomato sauce
1 tbsp mustard
1 handful pepperoni slices
1/2 tomato
3 mushrooms
1 handful grated cheese
1 lb fresh dough
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 180 - 200C.
2. Roll out dough in desired shape and place on baking tin (brushed with oil).
3. Mix tomato sauce with mustard and spread on dough, leaving an edge.
4. Populate with rest of ingredients and finish with cheese.
5. Use brush or finger to spread a layer of oil on pizza edge.
6. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until edges start to brown.
Sweet and Sour Chicken/Pork
1-2 chicken breast or pork chop, diced
1 onion, sliced
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 can pineapple chunks, drained (save juice)
1 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp (red) vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp ketchup
Directions:
1. Heat oil in wok or skillet and stir-fry meat. (Or deep-fry battered meat if desired) Set aside.
2. Stir-fry onion and bell pepper in wok. Set aside.
3. Mix corn starch and vinegar and pour into wok. Add sugar, ketchup, pineapple juice.
4. Cook until thick. Return meat and vegetables to wok and toss.
5. Add pineapple chunks and toss for 1 more minute.
1 onion, sliced
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 can pineapple chunks, drained (save juice)
1 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp (red) vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp ketchup
Directions:
1. Heat oil in wok or skillet and stir-fry meat. (Or deep-fry battered meat if desired) Set aside.
2. Stir-fry onion and bell pepper in wok. Set aside.
3. Mix corn starch and vinegar and pour into wok. Add sugar, ketchup, pineapple juice.
4. Cook until thick. Return meat and vegetables to wok and toss.
5. Add pineapple chunks and toss for 1 more minute.
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