Meat Handling Claws and a Recipe for Bihon or Rice Noodles

#TGIF! Thank God It's Friday, it's been a long week for us because my husband  worked  Monday.  He is  off on Mondays but he decided to work  this week because he wants to have some extra cash for the coming of Christmas season.  But anyway,  I was very busy today.  I spent my entire morning cleaning our home and after that I  prepared some food.  

 Before I give you the recipe for pancit or bihon or rice noodles, I would like to  thank Cavetools for this meat handling claws that made my cooking time a little quicker today.  These high quality meat shredding forks is awesome to have in the kitchen if you  love to cook because it makes it easier  to handle the meat and shred it.  I love that I don't have to wait for the meat to get cold before I can shred it.  This will be great for pulled pork, chicken, beef, brisket, turkey, hams, roasts.  I also love  that you can  handle it  with its barbecue handler paws design.  This would be a great  gift this Christmas for your Mom or wife or sister  who love to cook.  You can use the discount code  MEATCLAW15 for 15% off via amazon.

 Now for the recipe of this favorite Filipino food we called bihon. 

Ingredients Needed:

• 1 pack of rice sticks or bihon
• 1 lb chicken breast
• 2 chopped shallots
• 2 stalks of celery chopped
• 2 small carrots, peeled and chopped
• Chinese cabbage, sliced 
• 1/2 cup of  soy sauce
• boiled eggs
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup  coconut oil.
• 1 chicken cube
• 2 quarts of water
• 1 lemon, sliced.

 Procedure:

• Boil 2 quarts of water, add the  chicken cub,  and cook the chicken breast.   When the meat is cook, take it out the pan and  shred  it using the meat claws or you can use fork.  I used to shred  it by my hands and I sometimes get burned since I rushed especially if I don't have  enough time.  I don't like using fork because it takes longer for me to get it done but you can definitely use fork.  Don't throw  away the broth.

• Cook the noodles in the chicken broth for 5 minutes.  The noodles will most likely absorb all of it and  the flavor of the chicken.  

•  Boil the eggs and when it's done, dump the hot water and replace it with ice cold water.  This would make peeling off the shell easier.  Slice the eggs and  put it away to garnish the noodles later.

• Heat the coconut oil in a pan and  saute the  shallots,  carrots, and celery for  3 minutes then add the Chinese cabbage.  Cook for another 2 minutes then add the veggie and meat mixture to the noodles on a separate  pan or wok and mix it up.  Add the soy sauce, salt, and pepper.  Cook for another 5 minutes and then serve while it is hot.  Garnish it with sliced eggs and squeeze some lemons on your plate.  Enjoy!

 Today was a busy day but a very special day for my son.  This is the first time he  ever invited a friend at our home.  My son and his best friend always play at their house but this is the first time he came to our home so I wanted  it to be special for both of them.  I made a snack platter with veggies and fruits and I also made some pigs in a blanket.  Then donuts for sweet treat at the end. 

 They definitely made use every minute of their time.  They played with their car collection after we  all ate then they went outside and ride  the green machine and the rocker board.  They also passed football and  watched  a movie.

Don't forget to grab a pair of the meat claws on Amazon or at Cave Tools website.  It's really a handy tool in the kitchen, I love it!

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the complimentary product/s mentioned  for testing purposes and to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Multi-Purpose Stainless Steel Grill Rack

For the past two months, I have been neglecting to cook regularly because of our  schedule of doing renovation the new home that we bought  and packing our stuff.  Moving is exciting but at the same time  it comes with stress as well.  Having said that, we  are guilty of going to the fast food lately and getting our food there  instead of  cooking at home.  I don't like it because not only it is not budget-friendly, it is also not very healthy.  Now that we have moved, I am starting to   go back to cooking our meals again.

#Creamy #pasta with #Spinach and #chicken🐔 for #dinner🍴#homeCookedMeals #delicious #food

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I am also excited to use my new  kitchen tools and gadget  just like this  multi-purpose stainless steel grill Rib Roast Rack that I got from Cavetools. It's a unique 2-in-1 design that gets the job done without needing multiple tools .  This is great for cooking ribs, roasts, chickens, turkeys, hams and more!  I can finally  try to make a turkey here at the new home for the Thanksgiving.  

If you want your  ribs to cook to perfection, this is the tool for you.  You can professionally cook  the ribs  the way you want it.  With the spacer bars, it a allow the convection heat to evenly cook  5 perfect ribs.  I love that it is dishwasher safe which makes the cleanup a breeze.  It has a thick stainless steel construction that ensure a  long lasting durability

And look how it holds even the other foods!  This is what we had  for the 4th of July.  I was planning on roasting a whole chicken but I did not have time to buy the ingredients I need since I am still busy unpacking, so I just grab whatever I have in the fridge.  I grilled some porkchops,  boiled some corn on a cob and  sliced some water melons for dessert.  It's not  red,  white, and blue but it definitely was yummy!

If you would like to purchase this cool tool for your kitchen, go to amazon and use this  coupon code 

 LRJMNT3A to enjoy a 15% off the selling price.  

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the product/s mentioned  to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Preparing Square Burgers Ahead of Time

We are moving in a couple of weeks which means that we will be super busy packing and unpacking  so I prepared some  square burgers.  It  will be easy   to throw them in the grill when I can't  prepare an elaborate meal.  Preparing  these  burgers are super easy  using my  burger press from Cavetools.  When it comes to grilling and BBQ tools, I like  Cavetools  because they have the best  tools there is  that you can find.  

I added some chopped onions, a dash of cumin, black pepper, Hawaiian sea salt, and chili powder.  I only used two pounds of ground beef , that's about an ideal weight for 6 square burger patties.  

The kids are very fond of the built-in burger dimpler if this hamburger press.  I love it too because  it makes your burger stay flat when you are grilling them.

You can  buy this with 15% Off using this code  LZEN8T4G via amazon .

The advantage of  having this burger press is  that it  keeps your patties  fresh as it seals tight and  stacks easily in the freezer.

When we bought  a quarter of beef  early this year, we  chose  a lot of ground beef cuts because that's what we use the most in cooking.  

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the product/s mentioned  to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Digital Cooking Thermometer @Cavetools #ProductReview

Christmas  is almost here!  Are you ready?  Are you all done with  gift wrapping or are you still shopping for gifts?  I got done with gifts stuff early because I don't want to feel stressed during  the Christmas week.  All I am doing now is   get all the  meal planning  done and start cooking tomorrow.  I got this digital thermometer from Cavetools, another   kitchen essential that any  homecook  should have.  

This Cooking Thermometer is rated one of the best on the market.  It has a 4 - 6 second read times, your food never gets cold.  It is accurate within 1°F which ensures you to always have the exact temperature.  You can recalibrate this over the years to ensure accuracy.  It is 100% stainless steel  and it is design shatterproof and waterproof so it will not break.  It is small so it will fit in your pocket and can be easily stored in your  kitchen  drawer.  It has a large digital display and the buttons are spaced to suit big fingers.

Cavetools  has  many great  kitchen tools that you might want to check out if you are still  thinking of what to get for your love ones who love to cook.  They have BBQ Shish Kabob set,  stainless steel wireless brush, BBQ Grill Tool set, meat handling claws, Smoker Box, meat tenderizer mallet, and the one that I really love is the portable charcoal grill.  I wish I can afford it, lol.  Anyway, you can get this  via Amazon, you can use this code LH58KB66 for a discounted price.

Merry Christmas y'all!

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the product/s mentioned  to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Barbecue Skewer Shish Kabob Set #ProductReview

I was inspired to do some BBQ today since I  have two products that I need.  The Hoisin Garlic Marinade and SAuce is a perk I received from  Klout.  Klout is a platform where you get rewarded if your social media posts get interaction from your viewers.   I love this marinating sauce, it is  a bit sweet and it really gives the meat a great flavor if you let it marinate for  a long period of time.

 I also got this Barbecue Skewer Shish Kabob set from   Cavetools.com for review.  This stainless steel kabib set is  pretty sleek.  I bought some  stainless steel  skewers before but it doesn't have a rack so I am  happy that I have it now.  

I love when I have new tools in the kitchen  because it really inspire me to cook.  Well, I cook everyday but having new tools to use, ump that desire to cook even more.  Just like when I received this set, my husband immediately said "Alright, we are having some BBQ!"

Now, when my husband is  craving for something, he would go to the refrigerator and asses what we have and what we do not have.  He knows that whatever is in the fridge that's what I cook.  So he went to the store and bought some beef and pork.   We seldom buy beef these days because of the prize but once in a while, he misses it.  Me and the ki-ds don't really care much for beef.

I cut the beef in cubes and  marinated it for an hour with the Hoisin Garlic sauce.

I also peeled one of the  acorn squash that I picked from the garden and seasoned it with salt and pepper and  whisk it in some coconut oik before  putting it in the skewers.

My daughter love onion when BBQed so I thought of adding  some.  I  also love the taste of tomatoes when  baked so I added that at the end of the meat.

I baked the squash on a top rack and the meat on the bottom rack for  for 30 minutes  on a 400 degrees oven.  Our grill ran out of gas so I couldn't do my grilling outside.  Oven is equally fine though.  

After 30 minuts, I turned off the oven.  I finished it with  BBQ sauce when it was done  cooking and put  all of it back inside the oven to keep it warm while waiting for my husband to arrive.  

I love how the  skewers  stayed in place and it's very easy to clean afterwards.  I thought for sure, I will have to soak it in water  but the dried up sauce came right off.  

We ate it with steamed rice and achara (pickled carrots and kohlrabi).

Oh before I forgot, there is a bunos when you buy this kabob set. You can download a free Barbecue recipe with 25 professional recipe with step by step instruction.   So, are you ready to make some kabobs at home?  You can get this  via Amazon, you can use this code LHWJZQMZ for a 15% discount.Check out  Cavetools.com for some awesome BBQ tools and recipes.  

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the product/s mentioned  to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Awesome Little Kitchen Tools from KitchenIQ

First of all, I would like to thank Ms. Fields for sending me these awesome little tools for my kitchen.  I received five multi-purpose  tools to review and I couldn't be happier as all of them  are great addition for my cooking to be easier and more fun.  I got  Zester,  Cheese Grater, knife sharpener,  3-in-1 mini prep,  and ginger grater.  

We have a sharpener that came with the knife set that we bought but to be able to use it effectively., you have to be in the right angle to achieve the right sharpness that you want and oftentimes, I failed to achieve that.  I always wait for my husband to  do it for me.  But now that I have this  Deluxe Edge Grip Knife Sharpener from KitchenIQ I can always o it anytime I want without a problem.  It is so easy to use 

There's two  stages of sharpening.  Thiere is a coarse for dull knives  and fine for finishing and light touch ups.  You can use the fine slot for serrated knives which I really like.

I absolutely love this sharpener.  When  my husband came home, it was the first thing that he  noticed.  He said that her Mom used to have  a sharpener like this and she  always used it to sharpened their kitchen knives.

I hate when my knife is so dull because cutting veggies is frustrating but  with a sharp knife, it is a lot easier and faster.

I love it when I have new tools in the kitchen because it inspires me to cook.  I prepared one of my family's favorite dish when I received these products, sauteed mung beans.

I have mentioned in my previous  posts that we started  making our  lemon water  since there is an abundance source of  lime nowadays.  The Better Zester  will be put to use  from now on  min making our lemon water.  What I love about this zester is that, it comes with a storage container with squegee.  I have never seen one like this before in the store so I am pretty impressed.  And oh, the  blades are really sharp.  Aside from the container, it also comes with a cover on top of the blade so when you are not suing it, it is safe to store and won't cut your hand  if you accidentally grab it.

I used it for the first time when I cooked  the other day and man oh man, the blade really is sharp.  It really does the job really well.

Even my daughter got excited because the next time she makes this Lime-Vanilla cupcake, she would be able to use it.

Another  essential ingredient in our kitchen that I always use is ginger so I am  super happy to have this Grate Ginger Tool.  Now, this is not a regular  grater that you  buy in store because this can peel, slice, grate and  juice fresh ginger and other aromatics like garlic, all of these  tasks in one tool.  Pretty Cool huh?

As I've mentioned above, ginger is one  product that we  usually use here at home especially during the winter.  I always make ginger tea  because it helps us not to get  cold or flu.  I always have ginger in the refrigerator or in the freezer because I use it every time I make  a dish with fish.  It makes the dish tastes better and it also eliminates the  fishy taste .  

The blade is super sharp and I love that it has cover  for the blade so when you are not suing it, you can safely  put the lid back and nobody gets cut.  As you can see in the photo, one side is for grating and one side is for slicing.  I love that the container in the middle is super easy to slide when you have to take the  ginger or garlic that you sliced or grated.  

Another favorite dish  if both my kids and husband is sauteed sardines  with veggies. 

 I remember the first time I made sardines, I thought for sure that my husband would not like it because  he is not very fond of fish but  gladly, he loved it!  So now, it became one of the regular dishes that I make when I miss home or when they crave for it.

I haven't use the Mini-Prep 3-in-1 tool but I am sure that this would really come in handy.  I am planning to make a pot roast tomorrow so I will update this with my own photo.  For now, I am sharing a photo I took from KitchenIQ website.  As you can see, there is a brush on one side which serves as a tool to clean  potato or carrot skin.  Then on the other side, it has the peeler and in the middle, there is a dicing blade that you can use to dice any kind of veggies.  This versatile little tool can clean and scrub, peel, slice, dice and chop any veggie! Whether preparing a nutritious smoothie, making vegetable soup or just fixing leftovers – this tool can handle it all.

UPDATE:  The 3-in-1 tool was  perfect to clean the carrots that  we harvested from our garden.  My son  had a ball using it, he cleaned  almost all of these carrots.  

The cutter  did a really great job in chopping the ends of the carrots.

The last but  not the least awesome tool that I got is this Cheese grater.  Just like the zester, it also has a lid on top of the  blade which is really nice.   We normally  use grated cheese  because we don't have  grater but now that we do, I think that I will start buying the whole cheese.

These grater is not only good for cheese but can also be used for chocolates, veggies like peppers, carrots, cucumbers, coconut, nuts, ginger, and garlic.  This would be grate to use when I make achara again.  I am so looking forward to that, I just have to  look for  kohlrabi.  

Thank you  once again Ms. Fields and KitchenIQ!  It's  so awesome to work with you.  Looking forward to working with you again in the future.  You can visit the website through the link above  if you want to learn more about KitcheIQ.  

Disclaimer: The author of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. Opinions expressed is not in anyway influenced by other factors. The product/s mentioned above was provided for FREE for evaluation purposes.