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Beef Burritos With Dirty Rice

Spanish rice (or cilantro rice) would be the typical rice accompaniment for the known Mexican favorite dishes like burrito, enchiladas, and quesadillas. I did my own twist by using dirty rice for a Cajun flavor with this beef burrito. It's good if you can make the dirty rice from scratch but if you're busy opt for the mixes that are readily available in any grocery stores. Zatarain's is a good brand to get but the store-brands like Great Value of Wal-Martare good too. The instruction in the box includes adding ground meat to the dirty rice but since I ...

Chicken Cooked In Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet

Since I had about a cup and a half left of my bottle of Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet, I decided to use it in cooking again. It's almost like habit now that whatever I don't drink from a Friday night ends up in food 2 or 3 days later. I think it's a really delicious habit. Just like the chicken with red potatoes and onions cooked in red wine recipe, this chicken cooked in shiraz cabernet is very easy to make as well. INGREDIENTS: 5-6 chicken thighs 1 cup of flour drizzles of olive oil for browning(vegetable oil is fine) salt & pepper 1 1/2 ...

Cooking Term: Fork Tender

You've encountered the words "fork tender" a lot in this blog in reference to potatoes especially when the post is about adobo or stews. I'm sure you've read cookbooks and heard chefs on TV using the term as well. Basically, fork tender pertains to how soft the potatoes are after boiling or adding into a dish.

Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

I discovered this Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies recipe while watching an episode of Paula Deen on Food Network. The cookies looked so easy to make so I figured I'll try making them too. A little crunch on the outside, buttery and moist on the inside. This recipe is definitely a keeper.

Pork Cutlets & Broccoli Coleslaw Sandwich

I wasn't really sure about the combination of pork cutlets with broccoli coleslaw at first but I figured I wouldn't how it would be if I didn't try, right? My husband wasn't sure about it either when I told him about it. I think he was actually afraid to eat dinner that night, hehe. But guess what? The sandwiches were pretty good. And trust me, I am not a sandwich person, but my husband is. The good thing about this sandwich is you won't need other condiments because the sauce from the coleslaw would suffice.

San Marino Chili Corned Tuna Frittata

If you are not familiar with San Marino tuna brand, that's because you can only find it in the Philippines. Filipino stores all over the US don't sell it, YET. I think Dubai has them now but the main place of production is in the Philippines. A Canada-based good friend/resident writer for a Filipino Showbiz blog that I own recently visited the Philippines. San Marino Corned Tuna happens to be one of the product endorsements of the two Filipino celebrities (Marian Rivera & Dingdong Dantes) that we both adore so naturally we want to know how San Marino tastes like. ...

Spicy Shrimp And Vegetables Stir-Fry

This is a little different from the previous Spicy Shrimp With Green Peppers Stir-Fry dish that I've posted back in June. This one has more vegetables, I also used soy sauce as part of the seasoning, and this dish has slightly thickened sauce. INGREDIENTS: 1 bag of frozen shelled shrimps 3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large green pepper, sliced in thin strips 1 head of broccoli a cup of baby carrots 3-4 pieces of napa cabbage leaves, chopped in strips 2 tbsp of chili garlic sauce 1/2 cup of water 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup of water 3 tbsp of vegetable ...

Food Network Show: Cupcake Wars

One of my favorite shows to watch on Food Network these days is Cupcake Wars. Basically, 4 chefs from different parts of America compete to showcase their best cupcake creations. Each show has a theme. They are given ingredients that match the theme, then the chefs will come up with cupcake flavors that will please the judges. The 2 main judges are Candace Nelson (Sprinkles Cupcakes) and Florian Bellanger (MadMac), then there's a rotating special guest judge from the event theme. For the 1st round, the chefs will bake 1 cupcake each using 2 unique combo ingredients that's related to ...

Classic Pound Cake With Nutella

One of my favorite desserts is pound cake. The recipe I usually follow uses sour cream but less eggs and butter. I've also baked it following Paula Deen's recipe but I found it too sweet. Because I am constantly trying to find more dessert recipes to incorporate Nutella in, I decided to mess with the classic pound cake recipe by adding nutella into it. So was it a success or a complete mess? IT WAS SOOOO GOOD! Let's just say, if I wasn't so afraid of watching my thighs and hips grow an inch by the minute, I would probably ...

Spam Linguine

Call this pasta dish with SPAM one of those weird food combination. As strange as it may sounds, this pasta dish was actually good. If you like Spam then you might actually consider believing me. But if you don't, then it wouldn't be presumptuous of me to think that you probably rolled your eyes once you've read the title. AHA! The family likes Spam. We like it fried with eggs, and a side of sliced tomatoes for breakfast, or Spam sandwiches, or Spam sushi roll. But last night I said, yah know, let me try cooking Spam some ...

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KIMCHI AND CUTTLEFISH STIR-FRY

Posted On 31 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Asian Dishes, Entrees, Headline, Lunch, Other Asian Cuisine, Seafood.

My husband and I love Kimchi. Having spent a year in Korea while serving in the Army back in 2003, my husband had tasted the best Kimchi. He said people there eat so much of it and they also have different dishes where kimchi is incorporated ... Read More

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LEMON TILAPIA FILLET

Posted On 25 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Dinner, Entrees, Headline, Seafood.

For this lemon tilapia fillet dish, I adapted the recipe from my lemon chicken recipe. It was easy to prepare, fast too cook, and simply delicious. Coz when it comes to fillets, simplicity goes a long way. INGREDIENTS: 4-5 tilapia fillets ... Read More

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SELF-FROSTING NUTELLA CUPCAKES

Posted On 23 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Baked Goodies, Headline, LaPiS, Sweets And Desserts.

When I bought the jar of Nutella last weekend I made a vow (yes I did) that part of the Nutella will be made into cupcakes. I’ve always planned to do that whenever I buy one but it never gets that far. Darn those nutella sandwiches and ... Read More

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MUSSELS & MUSHROOMS PASTA ALFREDO

Posted On 17 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Dinner, Entrees, Headline, Italian Dishes, Pasta Love, Seafood.

I had another pack of frozen mussels from the Baked Mussels that I made last Christmas that needed to be cooked before it goes bad so I cooked them in Alfredo sauce with mushrooms for the Angel hair pasta. INGREDIENTS: 1 pack of frozen mussels, thawed and unshelled 1 jar of Alfredo sauce 5 ... Read More

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Organic Greens W/ Boiled Egg & Italian Dressing

Posted On 12 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Featured, Headline, Lunch, Vegetable Creations.

I got hungry one day but didn’t want to eat any of the sweet treats or chips we got in the house. I remembered we had organic salad in the fridge but I wanted to spruce it up. I didn’t want leftover meat on it though. The ... Read More

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Baked Chicken Caldereta

Posted On 09 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Asian Dishes, Baked Goodies, Chicken/Poultry, Dinner, Entrees, Featured, FeistyCook Tips, Filipino Cuisine, Headline, Meat Dishes.

Whenever I visit the Filipino/Asian store nearby, I always grab a few packs of different mixes. Mostly I grab caldereta, menudo and sinigang mixes. I don’t live in the Philippines so the mixes are the closest to I have in tasting caldereta, menudo and sinigang dishes. There ... Read More

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Holiday Recap: New Year’s Eve/Birthday Dinner

Posted On 07 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Asian Dishes, Dinner, Entrees, Filipino Cuisine, Headline, Holiday Menus, Lasang Pinoy, Meat Dishes, Pork Rules, Side Items, Vegetable Creations.

A continuation of the lechon kawali/deep fried pork roast post which we enjoyed for our New Year’s Eve dinner which also happened to be my birthday dinner as well. I did not make any appetizers since we actually went out for lunch which served as my birthday ... Read More

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Lechon Kawali aka Deep Fried Pork Roast

Posted On 06 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Asian Dishes, Dinner, Entrees, Filipino Cuisine, Headline, Holiday Menus, Meat Dishes, Pork Rules.

For my birthday dinner/ New Year’s Eve meal, the main entree was this deep fried pork roast which in Filipino culture is called Lechon Kawali. My husband actually handled the deep frying of this bad boy using the turkey deep fryer that we bought for our Thanksgiving Day ... Read More

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Christmas 2009 Dinner

Posted On 05 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Appetizers/Hors d'oeuvres, Baked Goodies, Beef Creations, Dinner, Entrees, Fruit Creations, Headline, Holiday Menus, Meat Dishes, Seafood, Side Items, Sweets And Desserts.

For our Christmas dinner, we didn’t do the traditional ham or roasted chicken. Hubs found some really nice looking rib eye steaks from BJ’s days before Christmas which made him declare, “we’re having steaks for Christmas.” I had no problem with it coz it meant he’ll be ... Read More

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Baked Mussels On Christmas Day

Posted On 03 Jan 2010 By Feistycook. Under Appetizers/Hors d'oeuvres, Baked Goodies, Headline, Holiday Menus, Seafood.

I know I know, it’s 2010 and I am just now posting our Christmas food. Well, good thing Baked Mussels can be made in any occasion. Baked Mussels is one of the appetizers I made for our Christmas celebration. It’s really an easy thing ... Read More

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