Nowadays we can get inexpensive and delicious Fajita from Tako Bell or in other fast food outlet as easy as ABC..But some people still prefer to make fajita at home because we can use our own favourite filling .Few days ago I have some left over fillet mignon and decided to make simple and easy beef fajita.Sometimes,I run out of idea what to cook for hubby.By the way he like the beef fajita I make for him..Just make sure I don't cook the onion and omit bell pepper,he remind me:p
Ingredients:
1 lb beef,cut small slices and remove fats
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp oil
6 pieces soft tortillas
1 large onion,peeled and sliced thin
1 cup Mexican blend shreddered cheese
Method:
1:Season sliced beef with ground pepper,seasalt,corn flour and garlic powder for 30 minutes or longer.
2:Heat pan or skillet at medium heat with some oil,when pan hot enough add in seasoning beef.Use spatula to stir beef for 5 minutes.Remove cooked beef from skillet into a clean plate.
3:Prepare a clean pan to heat tortillas on both side,remove tortillas to a large plate,scoop 2 -3 tbsp cooked beef,some sliced onion and Mexican blend cheese in oblong shape on the tortillas.Wrap up tortillas in roll shape .
4:Serve fajita warm immediately.
It's been a while I cook any pasta dish for my family.Mishu love spaghetti meat ball but unfortunately I don't eat beef.Usually I would humor her but it's been awhile I have any pasta and would love to have linguine in marinara sauce ..So I figure out it's would be nice to use seafood with linguine and marinara sauce.Last week I bought two pound of plum tomato and decided to use fresh tomato to make the sauce but too bad ,the plum tomato is just a pound not enough to make marinara sauce for the whole family. Then I add in a bottle of ready make marinara sauce together with the freshly blend plum tomato.Combine 2 different kind of sauce is an excellent idea!! It's really super delicious especially with the seafood flavor!!!
Ingredients:
1 box or pack linguine
1 lb bay scallop
20 pieces large shrimp,shelled and deviened
1 lb clam,cleaned
grated Parmesan cheese
handful chopped cilantro
Sauce:
6-7 cloves fresh garlic,peeled,sliced
1 bottol marinara sauce(any brand)
2 lbs plum tomato
1 tbsp ground black pepper
salt to taste
Method:
1:Boil water in large stock pot to cook pasta.When water rolling boil add in pasta and salt,cook accordingly to the instruction on the package.Drained cooked pasta before add in butter and set aside.
2:Wash plum tomato and blend until puree,set aside.
3:Meanwhile prepare large stock pot or deep skillet at medium heat,add in olive oil and chopped garlic.Saute garlic until lightly brown ,add puree plum tomato sauce and marinara sauce.
4:Stir in salt and ground pepper into the sauce and cook until bubbly .Add in shrimp,bay scallop and clam into the sauce ,cook for 5-10 minutes before add in pasta.Mix pasta well and cook for another 5 minutes.Check the seasoning before remove from heat.
5:Sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese and cilantro before serve warm.
I bought a pack of wonton wrapper,plan to make fried wonton but changed my mind when I see a pack of bacon sitting in the fridge.When I was browsing cookbook at our local book store I saw some interesting appetizer cookbook..I get the idea to make Bacon Wrapped with Shrimp from one of the cookbook.Furthermore this appetizer is really easy and simple to make.Anyone without cooking experience can make this appetiser! no brainier needed! If you have gathering or party for friends and family,this Fried Bacon Wrapped with Shrimp is an ideal dish to serve!
Ingredients:
20 pieces wonton wrapper
20 large shrimp,shelled and deveined
1 pack bacon,cut 1/2 each strip
2 stalk Chinese chive or spring onion or regular chives,washed
1 dash white pepper
1 dash fine salt
enough oil for frying
tartar sauce on side
Method:
1: Shelled and deveined shrimp.Season with white pepper and fine salt for 10 minutes.Fold wonton wrapper into 1/2 before place shrimp to roll it up.Use some water to stick the edges together if needed.Then use 1/2 bacon strip to roll again.Place wrapped shrimp on a clean plate.Repeat the same procedure until gone!
2:Heat fryer or deep skillet with oil at medium high heat.Place wrapped shrimp into the hot oil,fry for 2-36 minutes or until golden brown on the bacon..
3:Remove cooked shrimp from fryer and place on a paper towel to drained the excess oil.Use chives to tie the loose bacon together with the shrimp.
4:Serve shrimp warm with tartar sauce.
I have plenty of cream cheese in the fridge,so wondering what should I do beside making cream cheese with bagel. I prefer baking cream cheese cake rather than cream cheese pie.When I was blog hopping looking for cream cheese cake recipe I found a pineapple cream cheese cake at
dailydelicious but instead of pineapple I replaced it with blackberries which I froze it during summer .I used a mini spring form pan instead of little cake pan..This cake is really moist and soft not to said it's quite simple and easy to make..Enjoy!!
Recipe Adapted from Dailydelicious:
Ingredients:
80g Cake flour
⅓ tsp Baking powder
20g Almond powder
50g Butter
80g Cream cheese
90g Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
30g Plain yogurt*I used berries yogurt*
½ tbsp lemon juice
100g Pineapple (tinned pineapple in light syrup, drained then weighted),cut into small pieces*( I replaced with 1 cup blackberries)*
Method:
1:Preheat the oven to 160°C.Butter and flour the pans.Sift together the flour, baking powder.
2:Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar , until the mixture is smooth and light in color.Add the almond powder and beat to combine, the follow by the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, and yogurt, mixing until fully incorporated after each addition and scarp down the bowl as needed.Pour the flour mixture and fold to combine.
3:Add the blueberries and fold to combine.Pour the batter into prepared pan.Bake for 30-35 minutes (if using the 18cm ring mold, the baking time will be 35-40 minutes) or until the cake spring back when lightly touched and a skewer inserted near the center come out clean.
4:Cool the cake in the pan for a few minutes, then unmold onto the racks to cool completely.
About the Author:
Hi!! My name is Lesley and I'm a simple SAHM(stay at home mom) who currantly live in Long Island,New York with my daughter Mishu and hubby Eliot .I'm Malaysian who live in US and A for many many moon and I'm also a person who love to eat, cook and bake. If you have any suggestions ,questions or comments please feel free to email me at beachlover1917(at)yahoo(dot)com. To know more about my life or my kitchen you can always hop over to my other 2 blog.
Last week I forget to get new loaf of whole wheat bread from the store while food shopping.Instead of running out again to the store,I suggested to hubby that I should make whole wheat bread at home since I have plenty of unbleached flour,whole wheat flour and bread machine.As for bread we only buy whole wheat bread because it's has better health nutrient than white bread.Having bread machine at home really make our life easier when making bread.All I have to do is measure the ingredients and dump everything in the machine.Just press the function button,there it's goes...No need to remove the dough after mixing or move the dough to pan or to bake in oven.. I added honey and bread improver to make the bread extra soft and tangy sweet.
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