Lima Beans with Salmon #A-Spice-A-Day #5

My  Mom used to cook lima beans  for us  when we were growing up.  Once in a while, I crave for it so I buy a frozen baby lima beans and cook it.  I had a pack of salmon in the freezer so I  cooked it together with the lima beans.

You will need:

1 pack frozen baby lima beans

1 can coconut milk

onion chopped

meat, or fish, or  any seafood that you want in it.

hot peppers

lemon grass (optional).  I had this in the freezer so I used it for  its aromatic scent.

salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

• Pour the coconut milk in a pan.
• Add the onions and salt.  Let it  boil  stirring occasionally.
• when it boils, add the  fish/shrimp,  lima beans, pepper, lemon grass.
• Remove it from the stove when all of the ingredients are  tender.
• Serve it with rice.

A Spice A Day #5 - January 5

• We put away the Christmas decor.
• Hubby  removed our window blinds and install our new window treatments.
• Cleaned up the house after  putting away the stuff in the storage.
• Hubby took the kids to the movie theater and they watched Frozen as I finished organizing at home.
• I made some giniling for dinner.

Sticky Country Style Pork Ribs #A-Spice-A-Day #4

Ingredients:

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Chinese BBQ sauce (I replaced it with Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce)

1/4 cup honey

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped (I replaced it with Golden Nugget Garlic)

1 tablespoon finely chopped  peeled fresh ginger (I used the ginger in the jar)

12 chicken drumsticks (I used  4 country style pork ribs)

2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Method:

1.  Mix the soy sauce, barbecue sauce, honey, garlic,  and ginger in a resalable  storage bag to blend (I used a pyrex bowl with mine).  Add the chicken, add the chicken, seal the bag, and toss to  coat with the sauce.  Refrigerate for at least one hour but preferably overnight.

2.  Position an oven rock 8-10 inches from the heat source and preheat the broiler.

3. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty foil. Transfer the drumsticks (ribs) and marinade to the prepared baking sheet and broil, turning the drumstick (ribs) occasionally and watching them closely for 25 minutes (I cooked my ribs for an hour), or until the chicken is cooked through and the marinade has glazed it is coked through and the marinade glazes the chicken (ribs)

4.  Sprinkle the sesame seeds  over the chicken and serve (I did not put sesame  on my ribs)..

It was my first  time using the broiler of our  oven and I am glad that it turned out perfectly and so delicious, thanks to Curtis Stone's recipe.  We had a really nice dinner tonight and I am so surprised that a little bit of  ginger in a marinade can do a  big difference in a dish.

A Spice A Day #4 - January 4

• We went to the mall and picked up the  curtain we ordered last week.  We also bought  our son a new coat.
• We went to the  store also for grocery shopping.  Our grocery is getting higher and higher every time. We spent  a couple of dollars under $300, goodness!
• I made  pork nilaga fr dinner.

Food for Barbies #A-Spice-A-Day #3

My daughter's obsession these days is watching video tutorials about making foods  for dolls and barbies.  She actually bakes and paint  them and they look like these when done.  She have a lot of creation already.  Sometimes I'd like to think that it is a waste but then again, I don't want to stop her because  I don't want to hinder her imaginative side.

Shadow Shots catchers, do you see the  image of a critter ion the  first shadow?

A Spice A Day #3 - January 3

• I did not  work out today, dysmenorrhea ruined my schedule.
• Rigatoni and  chicken wings is what we had for dinner
• Today marks the one year, a total of 48 hours of piano lessons for my daughter.  She is making an impressive  progress with her skills
• Failed to go to bed before eleven, sigh.  Oh well.  Gotta hit the sack before the 12 strikes though.  Good night!

Shepherd Pie #-A-Spice-A Day #2

I mentioned that I love making something out of left overs.  Left-over  roast beef is  very versatile.  HUbby loves it when I make him a hearty sandwich with left-over roast filling.  Last time though, I made  my own version of shepherd's pie using the left over roast.

It was delicious!  THe added cheese on top  of the mashed potatoes  made it even more tastier.

A Spice A Day #2 - January 2, 2014

• I am making caldereta for dinner today.
• Will do my  workout after cooking.

Fajita #A-Spice-A-Day #1

We  love to eat Mexican food once in a while but going out to eat is a bit expensive.  Gladly, you can buy seasoning mix and other  ingredients to make  it at home.

When I have left over in the fridge, I think of some dishes that I can  use it for so we don't have to eat left over the next day.  LIke the grilled chicken leftover  that we had in the fridge.  I used it to make fajita.  This was my first time making this dish and I was surprised that  they loved it!  Making fajita is fast and easy.  You can see my ingredients above.  As long as you have the seasoning mix and tortillas, you are good to go.

All you have to do is to saute the ingredients, add the seasoning and water and let it cook until the chicken is tender, in my case, the chicken was already cooked so it was quick.  This is a kind of dish that will save you time.  I remember making this after we  went to the store and had our grocery shopping.  I thought that when we come back home, the roast that I was  making was already done but I was wrong so I  whipped this up and we had an instant lunch.

This kind of dish is fun to do with your kids as well.  They can help you prepare it.

When you are done cooking the  chicken filling.  You need to  warm up your tortillas in a  microwave and start filling it up with the chicken.  You can add  sour cream (we preferred no to) and top it off with  cheese.

It was really delicious.  Since the first time was a hit, I did it again when we had a left-over steak.  Hubby said that the steak was better but since I like chicken, I like the former much better lol.

When you have left over and you don't want your lovelies to  eat the same thing, try to make another dish out of it.  That's what I do  here in my kitchen.

I will start doing my A Spice A Day  Journal again in this blog.  I did this  last 2012 but did not make it last year.  I kind of miss it since I can go back to it whenever I want to remember something we did on a specific day.

A Spice A Day #1 - January 1, 2014

• We visited my Father-in-Law after we ate breakfast.
• We came back home and  spent the rest of the day at home.
• I made some lumpia as requested by my daughter.
• I ran on the treadmill after I made lumpia.  Burned 250 calories, not enough but it's good to start the new year for my fitness goal this year.
• We went to bed early.