Rice and Coconut

I use all the basic ingredients for the chili soup and seasoned with Asian spices and I made baked meat balls instead of ground beef, it's slightly spicy with fresh cayenne pepper, You can cook this chili soup in the crock pot or on the stove. serve for 4-6 Ingredients : Meat balls - 1 lb ground beef - 2 Tbsp cornstarch - 1 egg - 1 Tbsp Chinese five spices - 1 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon black pepper ( combine ground beef,cornstarch egg and spices, mix it with hand until evenly,make a small size meat balls, spray baking dish, Bake on 375 F for 30-35 minutes ) While meat balls baking in the oven, prepare all the chili ingredients Chili ingredients : - 1 onion/ dice - 2 clove garlic/chop - 1 fresh cayenne pepper/chop - 1 inch galangal -  large can 1 lb+12 oz dice tomato - 4 cans  15,5 oz red kidney beans - 2 Tbsp Chinese five spices - 1 Tbsp salt - 1 Tbsp cumin - 1 teaspoon black pepper ( mix all the chili ingredients directly into crock pot/

A lady at work give away varieties of homemade candy for co-worker and staff when she handed basket to me I choose a bag of caramel, It's a good candy,  But I can't eat them all so I have to make something out of it, So I made this homemade Vanilla caramel coffee creamer. Ingredients: - 1 cup caramel candy - 2 cups light cream - 1 can  14 oz condensed milk - 2 Tbsp vanilla extract Direction : - In a sauce pan  and low heat temperature bring caramel candy with light cream, simmer until all the  caramel candy are melted, Remove from the stove, Add  condensed milk and vanilla, stir until combine,let them cool and store in a bottle and keep in the fridge.

I dedicated this blog post to our friend who gave us chocolates during the holiday, In my previous post I use  Lind chili dark chocolate in spicy wild rice mushrooms soup , Another friend gift me this  Assorted chocolate truffles   I had a lot of chocolates, I use up some of them to fill in the centered of this warm molten cupcakes. Is like a surprise each cupcake filled with different taste of melted chocolate truffles. Peanut butter,dark,milk,white and extra dark chocolate truffles. Ingredients : - 2 stick unsalted butter/ room temperature - 1 cup sugar - 4 eggs - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1 teaspoon salt - 4 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder - 4 Tablespoon milk - 12 pieces   Assorted chocolate truffles Preparations: * Preheat the oven on 375 F, put 12 paper baking cases in a muffin pan * shift dry ingredients together ( flour,baking soda,salt and cocoa powder ) set asi

During the Holiday my friend gave me this   Lind chili dark chocolate  bar, She mention to me I have to do something with it, I love to use little secret ingredients in my cooking, So I use this chili dark chocolate to replace pinch of sugar ingredients in this spicy wild rice mushrooms soup. It turn out the chocolate adding great slightly brown color and creaminess to the soup, We really like it it's delectable soup for cold winter days. Ingredients : - 1 sweet onion - 3 clove garlic - 2 Tbsp butter - 2 bay leaves - 3/4 cup wild rice - 2 carrot - 4 stalk celery - 16 oz baby Bella mushroom - 4 cups chicken broth/vegetables broth - 2 cups whole milk - 1/2 Tbsp salt/taste - 1/2 teaspoon white pepper/black - 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg - 1 Thai chili/pinch red pepper flakes - 2 square lindl chili dark chocolate Directions : Wash wild rice thoroughly, set aside Dice carrot,celery and cut baby Bella mushrooms by four or sl

This mango tarts dessert can be made with fresh or frozen mango, to make it more simple and easier I use store-bought puff pastry and mango peach preserved. Topping with whipped cream or served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is the best :) Ingredients: - 1 package puff pastry/2 sheets - 1 lb prozen chunk mango - 1/2 cup mango peach preserved - 1 egg yolk - 1 Tbsp sugar - whipped topping or vanilla ice cream Directions : preheat oven on 400 F cut by four,brush with egg yolk fold the edge to make a square spread mango peach preserved add chunk mango bake for 15 minutes, take it out sprinkle with sugar, and continue to bake for another 15 minutes  or until the edge looks brown.

To all my blogger friends,reader and visitor Thank You All for comments and visiting my blog in  2013,  Happy New Year, Wish you all the best 2014, looking forward to share more recipes with you all. Here is the latest recipes for this year, Thin slice chicken breast stuffed with asparagus and  Gorgonzola cheese crumbled and rolled, seasoned with lemon pepper mixed and sun dried tomato pesto. Ingredients : -  6 Thinly slice chicken breast - 1 Tbsp lemon pepper seasoning - 4 Tbsp sun dried tomato pesto - 1/2 cup Gorgonzola  cheese crumbled -  18 stalk asparagus -  1 Tbsp olive oil Directions : Preheat oven on 375 F Place aluminium foil on baking dish Sprinkle slice chicken breast both side with lemon pepper seasoning mixed Spread with 1/2 teaspoon sun dried tomato pesto Sprinkles 1 teaspoon  Gorgonzola cheese crumbled Arrange 3 trimmed asparagus and rolled brush with sun dried tomato pesto and drizzle with olive oil bake for 45 -50 minutes

I add kaffir lime leaf powder and sweet matcha/green tea powder into flour and mix it for taste and color. Ingredients: - 2 stick unsalted butter/room temperature - 1 cup sugar - 2 eggs - 2 cup all purpose flour - 1 Tbsp green tea powder/sweet matcha - 1 teaspoon ground kaffir lime leaf powder - 1 teaspoon baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1/2 cup almond milk/milk Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. With a mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy Add egg, one at a time, beating after each addition. mix flour with green tea powder,salt,baking powder and kaffir lime leaf powder and shifted. add flour mixture  and continue to beat, add almond milk beat until combine spoon cup cakes batter into mini muffins liner about 3 Tbsp bake for about  22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the  center of the cup cake comes out clean.

This meatloaf inspired by  Indonesian beef rendang  ground beef seasoned with  Rendang spices  and topping with spicy coconut sauce, served on mashed potato with a steamed greenbeans or any vegetables you like. I use coconut milk as a sauce to keep the basic ingredients to this  Indonesian signature dish . Ingredients: - 2 lbs ground beef - 2 eggs - 1 cup panko bread crumb - 3 stalk onion ( thinly slice )  grounded spices : - 2 shallot - 2 clove garlic - 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger - 1 tablespoon fresh grated galangal - 2 red chili - 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg - pinch of ground clove - 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt Sauce ingredients : 1 cup thick coconut milk 1teaspoon grated galangal 1 teaspoon grated ginger 1/2  teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon lemon grass powder 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup 1 teaspoon  indonesian hot sauce 1/2 teaspoon