Rice and Coconut

If you have leftover mushrooms need to use up soon, don't waste it, can be use for a fritter recipe mix with onion or any vegetables you have on hand and herbs, served as appetizer with spicy dipping sauce or as a side dish. Ingredients : - 4 oz baby bella mushroom - 1 medium yellow onion - 1 cup garbanzo bean flour / flour - 2 eggs - handful herbs / cilantro,basil - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1/2 teaspoon white pepper - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder - 1/4 cup vegetable oil for fry Preparations : Chop mushrooms,herbs, dice onion transfer into a medium mixing bowl add garbanzo bean flour or regular flour, seasoning with salt,pepper and garlic powder add egg and 2 tablespoon water, mix them until combine Heat vegetable oil,spoon the mushroom mixture ( batter ) about 2 tablespoon fry for a minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Wish me Luck,I have to go to French Embassy in Washington DC today for Schengen Visa interview for a short visit to Europe this Summer. I mention in my previous post about this baked Citrus chicken recipe that I served with Roasted potatoes and leeks Ingredients : - 4 boneless chicken breast - 1/2 cup orange juice - 2 tbsp lemon juice - 2 tbsp orange zest - 5 tbsp olive oil - 1 tbsp lemon pepper spice blend - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp black pepper - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes Preparations : Preheat oven on 375 F season boneless chicken breast with salt and pepper and put into glass bake ware mix orange juice,lemon juice,olive oil,orange zest,lemon pepper spice blend and red pepper flakes whisk it and pour into chicken breast make sure is the orange juice mixture evenly spread into the chicken,,, bake about 45- 50 minutes.

Ingredients : - 1 lb thinly slice beef/strip - 1 yellow bell pepper - 8 oz / package sliced mushrooms - 1/2 cup cherry tomato - 1/2 yellow onion - 1 tbsp olive oil - 1 tbsp sesame oil - 2 clove garlic - 1 Tbsp grated ginger - 1 tsp  Beef base - 1/2 tbsp soy sauce - 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce ( kecap manis ) - 1 tsp black pepper - pinch of red flakes pepper ( optional ) Preparation ; Cut beef strips into bite size, cut cherry tomato in half,cut onion and pepper into thinly slice,chop garlic and set aside,,, using wok or fry pan,heat olive oil and sesame oil on medium high temperature add garlic and slice onion  and grated ginger first,cook for awhile then add beef,stir until beef is cook or tender/change the color season with beef base,soy sauce,sweet soy sauce,black pepper and red flakes pepper add,cherry tomato,sliced pepper and sliced mushrooms,cook for another 3-4 minutes and ready to serve immediately,,,,serve with jasmine rice is best !! Enjoy

It's my first time to try to make this Potato and zucchini Gratin,and I definitely will make it again  Ingredients : - 3 large potato - 1 large zucchini - 1 tbsp butter - 1 cup light cream - 1/2 cup fat free milk - 3 clove garlic - 1/4 fresh nutmeg/grated or 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg - salt and pepper to taste - 1 tsp Florentine spice blend - 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese  Preparation : preheat oven on 375 F grease the  glass casserole bakeware with tablespoon of butter slice potato and zucchini with medallion slicer arrange or layer slice potato and zucchini on the greased casserole pan, and season with salt and black pepper,set aside,,,, meanwhile,,, Heat light cream and milk on the sauce pan add garlic chopped or grated,nutmeg,pinch of salt and pepper,until about boiling,remove the sauce pan pour into potato zucchini layer on the casserole bakeware sprinkle with a teaspoon of Florentine spice blend and topping with Parmesan cheese into the

I had a great weekend ,Elton john concert was great and fun on Saturday night @ Richmond coliseum, then shopping @ williamsburg outlet mall on Sunday. I found this purple potato @ super H market / Korean  in Fairfax,VA I just have a chance to use up yesterday before it's going bad.  Ingredients : - 4 large purple potato - 1/4 of medium fresh cabbage - 1 tbsp butter - 2 tbsp light cream cheese - salt and pepper to taste Preparation : peel and cut potato in cube wash cabbage and cut into bite size In a large soup pan bring potatoes and cabbage to boil until soft drain the water,, add butter,cream cheese and salt N pepper,and mash with potato masher ready to serve as side dish for your carb on the plate,serve with any veggies,seafood or meat dishes.

I had a great time at Elton john concert @Richmond coliseum on saturday night,the concert was great and Fun,,,even though I didn't know some of the 70's songs,but I'm enjoy every song and his voice :) Ok Now back to the food, This is a simple and easy way to have brussel sprout dish in about 15 minutes,this sauté brussel sprouts good for side dish with seafood or meat. Ingredients : - 2 lbs fresh brussel sprout - 1 tbsp olive oil - 2 clove garlic/ chop - 2 shallot/ chop - 1/2 teaspoon rosemary garlic blend - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes - salt and pepper to taste Preparation : Wash and trim brussel sprout,cook in the microwave with water about 5 minutes ,drain the water and set aside. In the skillet heat olive oil,fry chopped garlic and shallot until looks brown add cooked brussel sprouts and season with the rest of spices ingredients,stir and cook about 3-4 minutes more,, ready to serve as a side dish.

In My previous post I mention that I topped grilled salmon with Mango strawberry salsa,so here is the recipe, if you like mango you will enjoy this mango salsa as I do, fresh and yummy. Ingredients : - 1 mango/peel and dice - 10 fresh strawberry/ dice - 1/4 red onion/dice - 2 sweet peppers/dice - handful cilantro/chop ( mix all chopped ingredients into salad bowl,set aside ) dressing ingredients : - 2 tbsp Avocado oil - 1 tsp peppercorn chili oil - 1 tbsp honey - 2 tbsp lime juice + lime zest - pinch of salt ( whisk all dressing ingredients until combine and pour in to salsa mix )

This Fragrant Rice recipe is similar with one of Indonesian Rice dishes we call it " Nasi uduk " Nasi uduk  is an  Indonesian  style  steamed   rice  cooked in  coconut milk  dish originally from  Jakarta , [1]  which can be widely found across the country. this recipe is vegetarian idea and gluten free. Nasi uduk literally means mixed rice in Indonesian. The name describes the dish preparation itself which requires more ingredients than common rice cooking and also varieties additional side dishes. ingredients : - 1 1/4 cup jasmine Rice - 2 tbsp butter - 1 inch piece of fresh ginger/grated - 1 cup coconut milk - 1 cup water - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp super fine sugar - 1 lemon grass stalk/bruised - 2 kaffir lime leaves - 2 bay leaves preparation: -  soak the Rice in cold water about 40 minutes- an hour - melt the butter in the large pan and fry the rice on a high heat for 1 minutes,stirring until the grain are glassy - add the ginger and c

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope you all had a great holiday with family and friends with a good meals,either homemade meals or restaurants meal,its doesn't matter,just Be thankful for what you have and everything in your life !! Ingredients : 4 cups croutons/store bought or homemade 2 cup small/ cooked salad shrimp 1 cup crab meat 1 Small  onion 1  carrot 3 stalk celery 2 clove garlic 4 unsalted butter tbs butter 2 cup chicken stock 1 tbs rosemary garlic blend 1 tsp 1 tss pepper 1 tsp red pepper flake ( optional ) Homemade spicy crouton ( rosemary garlic and red pepper flake ) Preparations : Dice onion,garlic,carrot,and celery set aside heat butter on deep skillet on medium high fry garlic and onion add carrot and celery until cook add shrimp and crab meat/ imitation crab meat add chicken stock/ estimates you can add more if too dry cook until hot/boiling add croutons,cook another few minutes,stir until combine ready to serve,,,, HAPPY THANKSGIV

Rissoles are Indonesian snack, called  risol  (pronounced 'riss-ol'). They are commonly filled with chicken, egg, carrot, common bean, potato, and eaten with  chilli sauce  ( wikipedia ) Can be cook plain without bread crumbs, If use bread crumbs you will need egg wash for glue Coated with bread crumbs Use mashed potato or substitute with flour to thickened chicken mixture. Filling Ingredients : - 2 carrot/dice - 2 cook chicken breast / dice I use leftover rotisserie chicken breast - 1 cup green peas - 1 yellow onion / chop - 2 clove garlic / chop - bunch of green onion - 1/2 cup flour or 1 cup mashed potato - 1 cup milk - 2 cube chicken bouillon - 1/2 tsp celery salt - 1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg/half of fresh nutmeg - 1 tsp black pepper - 2 Tbsp butter and you will need : - vegetable oil for fry - 2 egg  and water ( egg wash for a glue ) - 2 cups bread crumb or panko fresh nutmeg Preparation : heat butter on medium hig

Yellow zucchini and shrimp fritters sour cream herbs sauce Summer season is gone,from now on is getting cold and colder in the morning. I start blogging about cooking/recipes this summer  about four months ago so is not too long,it's been fun and  motivated me to read and share with other food blogger,I had  few experiment on baking and learn more and more,,,, The plants is almost  over in my little garden in the back yard,still have little bit of tomatoes and  a lot of Thai chilli's ( I have to freeze  these chili's ) and thanks to my friend cindy and bridget to share what they have in the their garden one of them is yellow zucchini,,, the last zucchini I had from them about a month ago,I can believe is still good and firm,of course I don't want to throw away,,,so I made zucchini fritters  mixed with shrimp :) Yellow zucchini and shrimp fritters Ingredients : 1 yellow zucchini 1 egg 1/2 cup chopped cooked shrimp 5 tbs

sauteed asparagus eggplant Asparagus is one of my favorite side dishes i mixed with eggplant this time Ingredients :estimates 1 lbs asparagus 1 medium size eggplant 2 tbs olive oil 2 clove garlic 1 shallot ( big size ) 1 tsp lemon grated salt and pepper to taste preparation: trimmed asparagus and cut by two feeled eggplant and cut stick ( same as asparagus ) heat olive oil caramelized shallot end garlic add the rest of spices and sauteed about 4-5 minutes or until cooked