Shrimp soup

So here is another new recipe that I tried the other day. It was super easy and probably one of my favorite soups I've ever made!

What I changed to the recipe,

I added Portuguese sausage cut up, I didn't use green peppers I used orange and red (that's what I had in my freezer), and for the tomatoes I just used a big can of Italian seasoned cut tomatoes.

Here is the recipe:

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 green bell pepper, chopped

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 3/4 cup long-grain rice

• 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes

• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt

• 1 3/4 cups canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (from one 15-ounce can)

• 5 cups water

• 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk

• 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, shelled and cut in half horizontally

• 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

  • DIRECTIONS

    1. In a large pot, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften, about 10 minutes.

    2. Add the rice, red-pepper flakes, salt, tomatoes, and water to the pot. Bring to a boil and cook until the rice is almost tender, about 10 minutes.

    3. Stir the coconut milk into the soup. Bring back to a simmer and then stir in the shrimp. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are just done, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the black pepper, lemon juice, and parsley.

       
       

       Try it! It's super easy and good!!

       

  (Photo is not mine)

I tried a new recipe yesterday for supper which Jason loved! It was really easy! Hardest thing to do was cut the onions!! 😄

I switched some of the recipe around. So I added already cooked shrimp and I used frozen stir fry veggies that I had in the freezer. I also didn't use coconut oil I used butter. And I made it with white rice.

Here is the recipe: 

Easy Coconut Curry

Ingredients:

For the sauce:

1 teaspoon coconut oil
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons curry powder
1 (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk*
1 tablespoon tamari, or soy sauce
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt

To complete the dish:

1 sweet potato, chopped
1 lb. assorted vegetables, chopped (fresh or thawed from frozen)
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cups water

Directions:

To get started, combine the quinoa and water in a small saucepan over high heat, and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, allowing the quinoa to cook for 15 minutes while you work on the curry sauce.

In the meantime, melt the coconut oil in a 3-quart saute pan over medium heat, and saute the onions and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add in the coconut milk, curry powder, tamari, maple syrup and salt and whisk well to combine. (Since curry powders can vary by brand, start with a smaller amount and add more to suit your tastes.)

Taste and adjust any other flavors as needed, then bring the sauce to a simmer and add in the chopped sweet potatoes. Cover the pan, and allow the sweet potatoes to steam in the sauce for 5 minutes. Finally, add the rest of the vegetables, toss in the sauce to coat, then cover and allow to steam until fork-tender.

Yummy easy condensed milk cake

Yesterday I was craving something sweet and I didn't have anything already made in the house. So I looked through recipes and round this one! 

condensed milk cake! I changed a few things. I made the cake In a bundt pan and also I cooked it in a 350 oven and just kept an eye on it.

Ingredients: 

1 can condensed, sweetened milk (400 gm)
4 Eggs
1 cup Flour (150 gm)
1/2 Teaspoon Baking powder
50 gm melted Butter + 1 Tablespoon for brushing the Cake form.

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 175°C
Prepare your 22 cm Cake pan ( better a ring form ) by brushing it with 1 table spoon butter & spreading flour.
With an electric mixer, mix all ingredients (milk, eggs,flour,baking powder & melted Butter) till smooth then add them to the cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes (or less according to the Cake thickness).
Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top & serve with fruit sauce or fresh fruits.

Easy hummus

Ive made hummus in the past, but I'm not a big hummus fan but my husband is. I was cleaning out my cupboards and noticed I had a ton of chick peas and had to use them. So my husband asked for some hummus. 

I found an easy recipe for hummus and wow was it easy!

Here is the recipe and a picture that wasn't taken by me. (Forgot to take one)

 

 

• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, liquid reserved
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

 

1. In a blender or food processor combine garbanzo beans, garlic, cumin, salt and olive oil. Blend on low speed, gradually adding reserved bean liquid, until desired consistency is achieved.

http://recipes.bushbeans.com/recipe/20797/extra-easy-hummus.aspx

Enjoy! 

Beef stew recipe

Yesterday I made beef stew for the first time. It's my moms recipe kinda off the top of her head. So I thought let me try and see how it goes! Ike I said it's off the top of her head so there isn't much of measurements! So I'll just put what I did!

Here's the recipe:

Beef stew

1 Onions

Garlic minced (I put a lot cause I like garlic)

Evoo

Salt

Pepper

Cayenne pepper

Garlic powder

Onion powder

Parsley

Water

White wine

Meat

Veggies

For the water and wine depending on how much meat you have. Put enough to cover the meat.

In a pot put some oil to coat the bottom, put in garlic and cut up onions. Let that sit on med. for a little but make sure to always stir.

Add in all the spices. Mix.

Add in meat and stir.  I added 1 1/2 cup each of wine and water. Enough to cover my meat. Once the liquid has boiled turn the stove down to low and cover with a lid. Keep an eye on it and make sure you don't run out of liquid. And make sure to always stir. I did this for about 2 hours and once the meat was tender I added in my veggies. I had a bag of frozen stir fry mix that I added in. I turned up the heat and let it all boil again. Make sure tour veggies aren't still frozen and then serve!

I serviced it with bread. But you can serve with rice or mash!

 There was extra left so I let it fully cool and I froze it!!

New recipe for supper

I tried 2 new recipes for supper on Tuesday and wed. 

Wed: I made, Parmesan crusted tilapia. The recipe was super easy and fast! Just what I like to make! It was also good!! Here is the recipe to that::

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tilapia filets (about 4 oz each)
• lemon, cut into wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
2. In a shallow bowl, mix together the Parmesan, paprika, parsley and salt. Drizzle the tilapia with the olive oil, then dredge in the cheese mixture, pressing it in lightly with your fingers if necessary. Transfer to the baking sheet.
3. Bake until the fish is opaque in the thickest part, 10-12 minutes. Serve with the lemon slices.

The new recipe I tried yesterday was, BBQ chicken with carrots in the slow cooker. The recipe calls for potatoes which I didn't have so instead I served it with carrots and rice on the side. I also just used the BBQ sauce that I had. 

Here is the recipe:

5.0 from 1 reviews

Complete BBQ Chicken Dinner in the Crockpot

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

8 hours

Total time

8 hours 10 mins

 

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 small bag of baby red potatoes
• 1 small bag of baby carrots
• ¼ cup Country’s Bob’s Apple Chipotle Sauce
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ⅛ tsp nutmeg
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place chicken breasts in bottom of crockpot.
2. Pour Country’s Bob Sauce over chicken breasts.
3. Lay down a piece of foil over chicken breasts.
4. Take another piece of foil and lay down in crockpot; place potatoes in it.
5. Sprinkle olive oil, salt and pepper over the tops of the potatoes.
6. Bring the foil up around the potatoes creating a pouch.
7. Put another piece of foil in the crockpot and place the carrots in it.
8. Spoon the honey over the carrots and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
9. Bring the foil up around the carrots and creating a pouch.
10. Place lid on crockpot and set on low for 8 hours.
11. Once done carefully get out the foil packets using a potholder.
12. Undo the foil and serve with the chicken.

Bother were very easy recipes! So enjoy!!

New recipes for supper

Yesterday I made some new recipes for supper!!

I made meatball stuffed biscuits with cheese, marinara sauce and baked garlic shrimp!! It was easy, good and now it's all gone!!

Here are the recipes and pictures. I didn't take the pictures their from the site where I got the recipes from, I will also post the link of where I got the recipe!!

Only thing I did different to these recipes was I used my own meatballs that I had made and froze! 

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/meatball-bubble-biscuits/0933de2b-ba69-4e27-8c42-771f4293a648

http://cleangreensimple.com/2011/05/super-easy-marinara-sauce/

http://normalcooking.com/2012/07/26/garlicky-baked-shrimp/

Enjoy!!!

Chicken Adobo Filipino Recipe

Yesterday I tried a new recipe called, 

Chicken Adobo Filipino Recipe. I changed the recipe up a bit. 

So instead of chicken (which I didn't have) I used pork chops and i used regular vinegar And also added in some chopped onions. I served it over white rice. It was really good! I'll post the recipe.

I got the recipe from : 

http://www.filipinofoodsrecipes.com

Ingredients:

* 2 lb chicken pieces, cut up or whole
* 1 head of garlic, coarsely chopped
* 4 tbsp soy sauce (or more to taste)
* 1 tsp ground black pepper
* 2 cups water
* 1/2 cup vinegar (rice vinegar or white wine vinegar)
* 2 bay leaves
* 2 Tbsp cooking oil
* 1 cup chicken broth

Cooking Procedure:

1). Put vinegar, bay leaves, pepper, soy sauce, and water in a saucepan. Cover and cook slowly about 15 minutes.

2). Heat the cooking oil in a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan. Peel the garlic, break the cloves into chunks, and brown them over medium-low heat (about 5 minutes).

3). Add the chicken to the pan and brown it over medium-high heat.

4). Add the broth to the pan and simmer, partly covered, until the chicken is done (about 30 minutes). Do not let it come to a boil.

If you try this recipe let me know what you think of it!! Jason and I enjoyed it!! 

Gold!

Canada has gotten the gold! Men's and women's Canadian hockey team!! Very excited!!

New Here

First off I want to say hello! This blogging thing is all new to me ! I'm going to test it out and see how I like it! And see of anyone even cares about what I write!!

A little a out myself:

I'm a new mom. His name is Skyler and he just turned 4 months yesterday! He's my everything! I am on mat leave for a few more months! I am married to my best friend And have been married for almost 3 years now. 

I don't know what I will be writing about in this blog just yet, but as time goes ill figure it out slowly! Maybe I'll talk about how it feels to be a new mom and things I might go through. Maybe products we try for Sky and if he likes them or not so other moms or soon to be moms can see what babies might or might not like! 

I love to bake and cook so maybe I'll do some of that as well! Slowly I will get the flow of everything and just go with it!!

If there is anything you would like to ask, or want me to try and bake or cook let me know and I can always try! Nothing hard though! I don't like hard baking or cooking!!!

So here we go!!

- Stefanie