Category: main dish

picadillo…my version

this is another favorite of the hubster… it starts with onion, garlic, salt, pepper and carrots saute with bay leaf, cumin, oregano, cilantro and….. add ground beef,peas, 2pkts sazon seasoning, 1can chopped tomatoes and a generous amount of sliced olives I served mine over black beans and rice with lettuce, tomato, cheese and…

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empanada night….

The end of the beginning…. happily sizzling onion,garlic,cumin,cinnamon and salt…. Here’s my “ugly” pepper! nice strips of pepper… super easy to roast myself. I put it under the broiler till it got “ugly” then put it in a bowl and covered with plastic wrap…about 10 min later the skin just peeled away. Onion…

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shish ka bobs

What to do for dinner tonight? How about grilled shish ka bobs? I marinate mine with italian dressing and extra pepper… and you can use whatever veggies you like. Super simple summer meal!

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simple mahi mahi

This is super easy guys… and lemon buttery every time.First, I coated the fish with a mixture of lemon juice, kosher salt, pepper, paprika,parsley and garlic .Then, I melted 2 tbs butter over med-high heat, add the fish and cook just until its firm to the touch… about 4 min per side. Melts…

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my almost famous spinach cheese rice bites

To make up for the lack of posting over the weekend today will have a bonus or two… the first?my very own spinach cheese rice things! (now renamed to bites) This was one of the first published recipes of mine… and very yummy! you will need: 2c leftover rice1 egg1/2-1cup shredded cheddar or…

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Shish ka bobs

It begins with the rice, a few years ago for mother’s day I got a rice cooker.. perfect for sushi rice! This is a small part of the huge amount of blackfin tuna- you can also use other “filling ” for your sushi, veggies are yummy… so is that fake crab meat out…

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chicken divan

Wow… the wi fi is slower than molasses here.. but that’s what va ca is about, huh? I managed to post on mamakeith… slow on the pics here though! Oh well… I’m making meatloaf in the world’s smallest kitchen..and I can’t wait to post pics… ya gotta ALWAYS have something to look forward…

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chicken divan

And the answer is… chicken divan! I have to admit, I never had this dish until fairly recently. I don’t know why either, because I love curry…. hmmm maybe it’s because my mom never made it growing up? Maybe because it’s one of those dishes you just don’t see on restaurant menus? I…

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spinach stuffed flank steak

It begins with garlic… oh the glory of garlic…. Mix your chopped garlic with butter and dab it all over your flank steak…and put some coarse salt and fresh ground pepper all over it. Oops… this is blurry. Sorry. It’s a mixture similar to the spinach stuffed chicken breasts except with some chopped…

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oatmeal peanut butter chip bars

This is not what we had for dinner last night, but it was dessert. We had spinach stuffed flank steak, I just didn’t want to be redundant with the spinach thing. (sorry, Popeye) For this you’ll need:   1 stick melted butter   1 1/2 c white sugar   1 c brown sugar…

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spinach stuffed chicken breasts

These are my spinach stuffed chicken breasts… It’s not an exact recipe, but I will tell ya how I make them:appx 1cup thawed and draines frozen chopped spinach1tsp or so kosher salt1 egg1/2 c bread crumbs1/2 c shreddded cheesegarlic, pepper, basil, any other seasonings ya like..mix everything in a bowl, stuff into chicken…

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