Rice and Coconut

This Mango-cado = mango and avocado salad as a Welcome spring,,,I'm ready to have a little garden and herbs in my back yard and looking forward to warmer weather. Ingredients : - 1 Avocado - 1 mango - 2 strawberry ( cut avocado in half remove the seed and take the avocado meat with the spoon,peel mango and cut in cube,thinly slice strawberry as a topping to add color on the salad,just arrange mango cube and strawberry in the middle part of avocado ) strawberry poppy seeds vinaigrette : - 5 fresh strawberry - 1 tbsp avocado oil - 1 tbsp honey - 1 tbsp wine vinegar - pinch of salt - 1 tsp poppy seeds ( mix all ingredients except poppy seeds and blend it together until well mixed,add poppy seeds,stir and pour into mango-cado salad ) E N J O Y and Have a great weekend everyone,,,

Stuffed Pancake Roll is one of traditional Indonesian foods filling with mixed coconut and Palm sugar or brown sugar, we call it "Dadar Gulung" the pancake batter is more like a crepe batter to create a thin pancakes,fill with sweet coconut mixture and Roll it. this recipe adapted from  www.melroseflowers.com Stuffing Ingredients : - 1 1/2 cups fresh grated coconut - 3/4 cup palm sugar / brown sugar - 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp nutmeg - pinch of salt Stuffing: Mix the grated coconut, and palm sugar, cinnamon and salt together. on the sauce pan cook the mixture  over medium/low heat, constantly stirred for approximately 5 minutes,  set it aside.  Pancakes Ingredients : - 1 cup rice flour - 1/2 cup cornstrach - 1 3/4 coconut milk - 1/2 tsp salt - 1 egg, beaten - 3 drop pandan paste - spray oil Preparation for Pancake : Mix the rice flour, cornstarch, coconut milk, ½ tsp. salt, pandan paste/ green coloring and egg into a smooth b

What I love about this Cabot Greek style yogurt is Rich and Creamy and layer with the two of my favorite fruits Mango and Raspberry,it was perfect to me,I can have this for my breakfast,lunch or simple easy dessert :) for 2 serving you will need : - 1 cup Cabot Greek style plan yogurt - 1 mango/ peel and cut in cube - 1/2 cup fresh raspberry - 1 tsp ginger syrup ( optional ) Easy preparation : in the parfait glasses,just layer,2 tbsp of yogurt,mango cube,raspberry,another layer of yogurt,mango and few raspberry on top and sprinkle with one teaspoon of ginger syrup if you like more sweetness.

This baked salmon recipe is very easy and simple with four spices ingredients fix,,,I serve with  Mashed purple potato with cabbage  and  vegetables fritters ,,, I use pickled ginger SUSHI CHEF for this recipe, this pickled ginger normally use as a Sushi condiment. Ingredients : - 2  6-8 oz salmon fillets - 1/2 tbsp lemon pepper spices blend - 1/2 tbsp olive oil - 2 tbsp pickled ginger - 4 slice lemon Preparation : Preheat oven on 350 degree F Season/ sprinkle salmon fillets with lemon spice blend and olive oil in the aluminum foil,arrange 2 slice of lemon,seasoned salmon fillet,then pickled ginger on top wrap it loosely and ready to bake about 20-25 minutes ENJOY,,,and have a great Sunday everyone,,,,

Oatmeal,,,Oh oatmeal, I will never cook it again in microwave :(  I always make a mess every time I cook oatmeal in microwave,  Even I follow cooking direction but still,I  always miss it :) My shortcut breakfast turn into not short anymore because I have to clean up a mess LOL By the way I don't like plain oatmeal, there is no taste to me,I like to add spices or add with something sweet and creamy, I add ground ginger mixed with dulce de leche for sweetness and add coconut milk in it.  Ingredients : serve for 2 - 1 cup whole grain oats - 2 cup water - pinch of salt - 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger - 2 Tbsp coconut milk - 1 Tbsp caramel/ dulche de leche preparation : just follow direction on the package or, on the stove top,bring water and salt to boil,stir in oat ,cook for about 3-4 minutes add salt anf groud ginger and add coconut milk and dulche de leche ( caramel sauce )

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.

This  butternut squash soup recipe is one of my first blog post That I never share,I got the recipe from my friend Kitty,originally butternut squash with pears,but this time I made with sweet potato/yam, I made this soup so many times :) Ingredients : - 1  butternut squash - 3  sweet potato - 2  Tbsp olive oil - 1  yellow onion - 3  cloves garlic - 4 cups chicken stock / vegetable stock - 1 Tbsp Montreal's steak seasoning - 2  bay leaves - 1 tsp curry powder - 1 tsp salt or/by taste - 1  tsp black pepper - 1  tsp red pepper ( optional ) - 1 cup heavy cream Preparation : Peel butternut squash and  sweet potato and cut in cube chop onion and garlic then fry until cook/soft,add  chicken stock and all seasoning  ingredients except heavy cream Bring to boil until soft, and ready to blend or puree ( take bay leaves before you blend,and  )  pour heavy cream while you blend / hand blender or puree on food processor ready to serve with toa