Christmas Jello Shots

Ingredients:

-2 Packs Small Red Jello (Strawberry or Cherry)

-1 Can Condense Milk

-1 tbsp lemon juice

-3 Envelope packs of Knox Gelatin

-2/3 cup preferred alcohol for each red layer

-2/3 cup Peppermint Schnapps for Condense Milk Layer

-1 cup Boiling water for each layer

-1/2 cup cold water to dissolve Knox gelatin

Directions:

Step 1: Boil water in a kettle

Step 2: Pour half of Knox gelatin into mixing bowl

Step 3: Pour 1/2 cup cold water and stir gelatin to make it thoroughly dissolved 

Step 4: Pour red jello, add boiling water, stir well

Step 5: Pour in preferred alcohol and stir well 

Step 6: Pour into bowls, cups, or preferred dish

Step 7: Refrigerate for 3 hours

Step 8: Pour 2 packets of Knox gelatin into mixing bowl, add half cup cold water

Step 9: Mix condense milk with lemon juice

Step 10: Pour in Peppermint Schnapps, stir well, pour on top of red jello layer

Step 11: Repeat same steps for Red Jello

Let each layer cool in the fridge for 3 hours before adding the next layer 

to avoid being mixed in with the other layer. 

Beef Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients: 

2-3 Cups preferred meat (Ground beef or sliced beef) 

1 can roast beef in a can 

1 can mexicorn

1/2 onion or 1 whole onion

1 small can preferred beans

18 small corn tortilla

1 can enchilada sauce 

1/2 packet of taco seasonings

2 cloves garlic 

1 tbsp olive oil

2 packs Mexican cheese

Directions:

1) Pour olive oil and chopped minced garlic onto pan

2) When the garlic has started browning, put in the meat and stir until cooked well, drain off excess fat

3) Put in the roast beef along with the gravy that comes in it

4) Pour in the taco seasonings

5) Add Pepper to taste

6) Heat enchilada sauce in a saucepan and add sugar, salt to taste 

7) Heat beans in a saucepan

8) Now time to assemble your casserole, preheat oven to 350 degrees

9) Place a bit of enchilada sauce just to cover the bottom of the pan 

10) Place 6 tortilla, they can overlap a bit

11) Place all the beans and then the meat

12) Top with cheese and repeat the process: meat, tortilla, cheese

13) For the last layer of tortilla, pour the rest of the enchilada sauce

14) top with remaining cheese

15) Bake for 20-25 minutes 

16) Serve with sour cream, lettuce, and Spanish rice

Cheese Ramen

Cheese Ramen with Dumplings, Lil Smokies, Soft Boiled Eggs. I just cooked ramen with the seasonings and separated it from the soup, then sprinkled mozzarella cheese on top then poured the soup according to how much I wanted, this helps prevent from having soggy noodles. 

Pepperoni Wrapped Lil Smokies

Using white bread, I cut diagonal and across to get 4 square pieces then put some mozzarella onto each piece, pepperoni, the lil smokies, top with more mozzarella, and I used a toothpick to keep it in place, then baked at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. 

Lasagna

Grilled Bacon & Cheese Sandwich with Aioli

In Loving Memory

My grandmother passed away in October. This was how I set the table for the first day that I prayed for her. 

Kimchi Spam Fried Rice

Musubi Bunch

Coconut Jello

Turkey Bacon & Egg Salad Sandwich

Baked Crab Dip

Ham & Eggs

Meatloaf Bento

Couture Birthday Cake

Steak & Potatoes

A1 is the best Steak dipping sauce, if you've never had steak with A1, then you've been missing out. 

Steak & Shrimp Dinner

Shrimp Cocktail

Ramen Burger

1) Cook preferred ramen with included seasonings

2) Drain noodles from soup (you can keep the soup to eat or toss)

3) Crack one egg and mix with ramen

4) Separate half of the ramen into each container

5) Place Saran Wrap on top of each ramen

6) Place Ramekan, and can soup on top (it can be anything, it's just used to weigh down the ramen)

7) Leave in the refrigerator for 10 minutes

8) Place some oil on pan and gently flip ramen out of container onto the pan

9) Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side

10) Now you are ready to cook the rest of your burger

 

This Ramen burger has teriyaki sauce drizzled on top of the hamburger patty, 

American cheese, fried egg, and bacon.

Crab Salad

Ingredients: 1 can of Crabmeat (13oz with the water removed, it's actually 8oz, if you are going to use more or less crab, just adjust the rest of the ingredients accordingly), 1 Lemon or Lime (squeezed), 1/4 tsp celery seed, 1/2 tsp Parsley flakes, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp sugar, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, dash of seasoned pepper, 1 celery stalk chopped finely. 

Directions: Mix all ingredients and let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours so the flavors can meld well together. Serve with crackers and lettuce or cabbage. Enjoy!! 

Herb Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients: 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp dried parsley, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1 and 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1 tbsp melted butter, 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 potatoes or 1 and 1/2 pound. 

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour all ingredients into a ziplock bag and shake it up to mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Using Pam spray, spray the baking sheet and then pour the potatoes and distribute evenly onto baking sheet. Bake for 50 minutes, remove and serve. 

Banana Almond Bread

Ingredients: 

*2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 salt

*3-4 ripe bananas 

*3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract

*2 eggs

*dash of nutmeg

* 1/4 cup sliced almond

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first set of ingredients and set aside, mash bananas in a separate bowl, in another bowl mix the third set of ingredients with a mixer then stir in the eggs, nutmeg, almonds, then the mashed bananas with a spatula. Then pour into the first set of ingredients and mix with a spatula (don't over mix, you just want the ingredients to be incorporated). Bake for 65-70 minutes. Check with a toothpick, if it comes out clean, it's done. Let it cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove and slice it up with a bread knife (the knife with serrated edges). 

Coconut Fillet

Here's another recipe for Swai Fillet. I used the same spread as yesterday but I mixed shredded coconut and Panko to top it off. 

The Spread: 1 tbsp mayo, lemon juice (half lemon), pinch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, parsley. (Taste it to see if you want to add more of a certain ingredient) 

Preheat oven 425 degrees. Put the spread on top of the fish, sprinkle the Panko with shredded coconut and then pour 1 tbsp of melted butter to help with browning. Bake for 25 minutes. When there is 5 more minutes of cooking time left, sprinkle some mild cheddar cheese. This is optional but makes it very tasty. :) The result: Crispy & Crunchy topping with flaky fish. Yum! Yum!

Panko Crusted Swai Fillet

Ingredients for spread: Garlic Salt, Seasoned Pepper, Basil, Lemon Juice (half a lemon), 1 tbsp mayonnaise, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder. 

Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix ingredients together and spread on top of each fillet, sprinkle Panko, Melt 1 tbsp of butter and pour on top of Panko. Cook for 25-30 minutes depending on thickness of fish. When it has slightly browned, sprinkle cheddar cheese and turkey bacon bits on top. (Turkey bacon should already be cooked, make sure to cook ahead of time) Bake for 5 more minutes. 

Top it off with Bacon

Everything tastes good when topped off with bacon...well not always, but in this case it works. Today's simple brunch: Sesame Tofu bites, mashed potatoes, and Wheat Spaghetti with mild cheddar, hot dog and turkey bacon bits. For a quick way to cook turkey bacon: Broil high in oven for 4 minutes, turn over and continue to broil for another 4 minutes. 

Tofu Cheesecake

Ingredients: 

Base: 1 and 1/2 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 4 tbsp melted butter

Filling: half a block of Silken tofu (4 oz), 8 oz pkg cream cheese, 1 and half cup heavy cream, 2 pkg gelatin, 1 cup plain yogurt, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tsp vanilla extract. 

No Bake Yogurt Cheesecake

Gochujang Mozzarella Sticks

This is a very easy snack to create. Take one tbsp of gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) mix with 2 tbsp of water. Put some garlic olive oil onto sauce pan, put in cocktail wieners and pour in the sauce, stir it around until the sauce has been well incorporated onto the sausage. Cut up string cheese by 1cm and alternate with the cocktail wieners on a kebab stick. 

Agedashi Tofu

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup dashi stock

-2 tbsp soy sauce

-1 and 1/2 tbsp mirin

-1 pkg extra firm tofu

-corn starch

-canola oil

-green onion

-bonito flakes

-grated or minced ginger

Hawaiian Dinner

Brown Rice, Grilled Turkey Spam, Over Medium Eggs, Seaweed

Sauce: Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce, Minced Ginger, Lemon Juice, Star Anise (this sauce is really yummy and it goes well with brown rice if you aren't used to eating brown rice)

Chocolate Parfait

Ingredients: 

-1 pkg Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding (1.4 oz)

-2 cups of 2% milk

-1/2 cup Light Sour Cream

-1 cup cereal 

-1 pkg Lite Cool Whip

Directions: 

Mix the pudding mix with milk, stir in the sour cream. Pudding will set in 5 minutes. Fill each cup or bowl with a little bit of pudding, cereal, cool whip and repeat layers, top with maraschino cherry or desired fruit. The light ingredients makes this parfait delicious and less calories, so go ahead and indulge! 

Lemon Pudding with Strawberry Gelee

Ingredients:

-1 pkg Lemon Pudding (Jello brand)

-2 cups milk (I used 2% milk)

-1 cup frozen sliced strawberries

-Small lemon peel

-1 cup water

-3 tbsp of sugar (more or less depending on your preference) 

-1 tbsp gelatin (Knox brand)

Directions: Pour Lemon pudding mix into a bowl, pour in 2 cups milk, whisk for 2 minutes then pour into cups, it will set after 5 minutes so you can start working on the gelee. Pour water into sauce pan, after boil, pour in the strawberries, sugar, lemon peel, and gelatin. Stir until sauce thickens and boils then pour into a small cup and let chill in the freezer for 15 minutes then pour over pudding. Chill and serve!

Thai Iced Tea

Ingredients & Materials:

-8 cups Water

-1 cup Thai Tea Mix (Pantai brand)

-2 cups Granulated Sugar (1 and a half cup for not so sweet)

-3 tbsp Half & Half 

-Cheese Cloth or Filter (if using cheese cloth, use rubber band to keep on pot)

-Pitcher

Directions: Boil water, pour in Thai tea mix, sugar and let it continue to boil for 2-5 minutes. Then take off from heat and let it cool off for 30 minutes. Pour tea through filter or cheese cloth then pour into your pitcher. Keep cold for a couple of hours then pour over a glass of ice, top with Half & Half. Enjoy!!!

Steamed Bun with Soy Sauce Chicken

If you don't have time to make the buns from scratch, you can buy these in the frozen section at the Asian Supermarket. Cut up some parchment squares and place them underneath each bun. After the water has boiled, place them in your steamer for 5-8 minutes then spread hoisin sauce and meat and veggies of your choice. I placed sliced green onions, cucumber, and soy sauce chicken. These make great appetizers and sliders. 

Crab Rangoon

Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients: 

Meat Mixture

-1 pkg of Ground Turkey

-2 tbsp butter 

-1 cup chopped onion

-1 tbsp minced garlic

-1 tsp thyme 

-1 Can Chicken Broth

-1/2 cup Red Wine

-1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

-2 tbsp Ketchup or Tomato paste (ketchup has a sweeter taste)

-2 tbsp all purpose flour

-1 and a 1/2 cup Carrots & Peas (they sell this mixed in a bag, just heat on a stove with water for 6 minutes and strain)

-1/2 cup Sweet Corn

Mashed Potatoes

-3 Large Potatoes

-1/4 cup heavy cream

-2 tbsp butter

-salt and pepper 

-2 egg yolks

Strawberry Panna Cotta

Ingredients: 

🌸 1pkg unflavored gelatin (about 1 tbsp)

💖 3tbsp cold water

🐼 2 cups heavy cream

🍦 1 cup half and half

🍭 1/3 cup granulated sugar

🍓 Strawberries (Frozen or fresh, use preferred amount)

🍩 1 tsp vanilla extract

🍋 Small piece lemon peel

🍬 Dash of Nutmeg (optional)

Breakfast Kebab

Cooking Quail Eggs: Place quail eggs into a sauce pan, fill water to the top of the quail eggs covering them. Pour a dash of salt, set heat on high for 6 minutes. When the timer goes off, rinse with cold water to stop further cooking. 

Breakfast Kebab: Toast bread and spread butter and jam, cut into small squares. Cut turkey in half, cook turkey bacon, cut in half, this will allow you to make two mini kebabs. To make soy sauce egg, just roll the egg around in soy sauce on medium heat. Place all the ingredients according to your preference and you got yourself a breakfast kebab.