Easy Walnut Fudge
Posted: February 5, 2012 Filed under: Dessert | Tags: chocolate, easy, fudge, kraft marshmallow, walnuts Leave a comment
I actually got this recipe from the marshmallow jar:
I know it’s cheating, but it tasted good and helped me to get a promotion. š
3/4 cup margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 12-oz. (340 g) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 7-oz. (198 g) jar Kraft Marshmallow creme
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine sugar, margarine and milk in heavy 2-1/2 quart saucepan; bring to full rolling bail, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring. Remove from heat, stir in chocolate till melted. Add marshmallow creme, nuts & vanilla beat till blended. Pour into greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Let cool and cut into 1-inch squares.
Lentil Black Bean Burger
Posted: September 1, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized | Tags: black beans, burger, easy, easy vegetarian, food, healthy, lentils, simple, tofu, vegetarian Leave a comment
Maybe because I am bored and I need a challenge, I’ve decided to become vegetarian as long as I possibly can stand it. Many people have their own ideas of what vegetarianism is, since all I’ve been hearing is “You put egg in that? That’s not vegetarian!” or, “That has cheese in it? That’s not vegetarian” Well, to me it is because I’ve been a meat junkie all my life I know that egg taste does not = meat taste, therefore, it’s not meat. So, I sadly bought up the entire produce store with various veggies and beans I never used before and went to the internet to search for how to incorporate these into meals I think i would enjoy and ran across a recipe for a lentil black bean burger.
I’m not going to go into detail of what is in this because i sorta dont remember but the main ingredients consist of black lentils, 1 can black beans drained, cilantro, salt & pepper, chopped onion, and a 1lb of tofu breakfast sausage (forget the brand name), and bread crumbs. Boiled the lentils until soft but not splitting apart. Drained them. Processed them in processor along w/ some bbq sauce (your choice) and water until it was the consistency of refried beans.Mixed it in a bowl with all the other ingredients, formed patties, and proceeded to grill on my stovetop one i always use. One day I will have a real one (housewarming hint hint). Most difficult part of this was determining when the burger was “done” because I supposed it is already done from the start, since there was no meat in it, but i kept it on the grill until i felt it was firm enough to where i could eat it at about 5 minutes per side.
In the end, I didn’t die. It was actually very tasty and filling. I was so very full after 1 burger. It has encouraged me to make more food and come up with more ideas I will hopefully share soon in Kitchenrendezvous.
On a Roll
Posted: July 27, 2011 Filed under: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Snack | Tags: california roll, cheap, crab, easy, japanese, rice, roll, rolling sushi, rooster sauce, seaweed paper, shrimp, sriracha, sushi Leave a comment
With the recent visit from a dear friend from Japan, I got inspired to learn how to roll sushi. She herself rolled for the first time (which was a treat) and left me items that i never used before, like seaweed paper. So I figured, “Might as well use it”. Also, I almost never waste food; it has just been a part of my upbringing. So on with the roll…
I found the bamboo roller, a very interesting little tool. It is very easy to use and to clean. For the Shrimp roll (right) I had the rice on the outside. In order to do this I lay the seaweed paper shiny side down on top of the bamboo and placed a thin layer of sticky rice on top of the seaweed paper. I then placed a layer of saran wrap on top of the rice and flipped it over on top of bamboo in prep for rolling. Next, placed ingredients, shrimp, carrot, cucumber,cream cheese, and a lil special sauce (rooster sauce & mayo mix) and then proceed to roll, squeezing as you roll to ensure the items stay together. Remove from bamboo and slice w/ a sharp knife, wiping the knife after each slice to have a clean cut.
For the crab roll, it was much simpler. Same concept, minus the saran wrap flip. Place a thin layer of rice on the seaweed paper leaving about 1 inch uncovered at the top (to seal). Fill with ingredients to roll, in this case: crab, cucumber, carrot, cream cheese, avacado, & rooster sauce (better known as sriracha sauce). Roll and squeeze, remove bamboo at the upper end to seal to the uncovered seaweed paper and finish the roll. Cut in the same manner – slice and wipe. Serve with favored sauces and garnishes and enjoy!
For the “special sauce” on the shrimp roll : just combined 1 part mayo to 1 part sriracha sauce and also sprinkled w/ chili powder for presentation.
Champagne Berries
Posted: March 19, 2011 Filed under: Dessert | Tags: alcohol, alcohol dessert, berries, blog, champagne, champagne berries, cooking, dessert, elegant, food, kitchen, kitchen rendezvous, powdered sugar, raspberries, raspberry, simple, simple dessert, sugar, sweet 2 CommentsCherry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted: February 10, 2011 Filed under: Dessert, Snack | Tags: bake, baking, brown sugar, butter, cherry, cherry cookies, cherry white chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chip cookies, cookings, dessert, eggs, flour, millk, salt, sugar, treats, white chocolate Leave a comment
Due to popular demand for baked goods at my office and my overwhelming generosity, I decided to make some cookies last night.
Basically, I just mixed the wet and dry ingredients seperately and then combined them together.Ā Baked them on 375 for 8-10 minutes and there you have it; delicious cherry white chocolate chip cookies.
Ingredients:
1 stickĀ meltedĀ butter
1 1/2Ā cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
1Ā cup candied cherries
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Gourmet Tacos
Posted: February 3, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, Lunch, Snack | Tags: delicious, easy, fast, gourmet, healthy, simple, Tacos Leave a comment
You ever come home from a very intense work out and you are just MAD hungry, but don’t want to blow all the activity you just did? Well, this is what happened to me last night. As I scrambled through my fridge fighting to find something edible, I ran across some corn tortillas, ground turkey, lettuce, cilantro, tomato…and – What?, NO CHEESE???Ā Well, i had tomato basil feta, but not sure how that would go w/ the taco. But I am not picky and was extremely hungry so hereĀ I go – browning my meat with garlic and creole seasoning. I alsoĀ brushed a little vegetable oil on the corn tortillas and placed them on the stovetop grill to warm them up. I place the meat, cilantro, tomato, feta cheese, and lettuce on the taco- in that order. It looked pretty so I took a picture of course š The flavors were great together and they were gone in a matter of seconds. Some may not like this, but because i like heat – I also added a few pickled jalepenos – my preference. Who knew eating a lil healthy could be spur of the moment?
Irish Cream Truffles
Posted: January 31, 2011 Filed under: Dessert, Snack | Tags: baileys, baking, butter, chocolate, cooking, dessert, food, homemade truffles, irish, irish cream, irish cream truffles, powdered sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips, snack, truffles 1 Comment
Okay, so there are some technical problems with this video. Hopefully the next one will be better.
Simple Sugar Cookies
Posted: January 31, 2011 Filed under: Dessert, Snack | Tags: bake, baking, baking powder, butter, cookies, dessert, easy, egg, egg whites, flour, food, icing, late night snack, recipe, salt, simple, snacks, sugar, sugar cookies, vanilla Leave a commentMuch to our dismay, last weekend we were both at home, done with the nights activities, by 10 on Saturday evening. We started to chat on the phone about how pathetic our lives had become and decided we needed a sugar fix to distract us from our sorrows.
All the while, both of us lacked the motivation to leave the house and actually buy ingredients. So, we decided sugar cookies would be an easy enough recipe. After all, most people do have the ingredients in their homes:
3 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
After mixing dry and wet ingredients separately then combine both. Then cook them at 375 degrees for about 7-9 minutes. See our pictures below.
I topped mine with icing by whipping 2 egg whites and then mixing in 4 cups of powdered sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla.
Lydia sprinkled sugar on top of hers.
Last Night’s Dinner: Chicken Ablaze
Posted: January 24, 2011 Filed under: Dinner | Tags: baked chicken, balanced meal, black beans, chicken, dinner, food, healthy, rice, simple, vegetables 1 Comment
I like to think of myself as a resourceful individual –Ā This really started off as an experiment. I had (4) medium tomatoes that were fully ripe on the vine and decided to make a sort of pesto sauce. I added italian parsley, garlic, onion and blended to a puree along w/ salt and pepper – boiled covered for 30 min . Heated oven 350F degrees. Prepared my chicken breasts (3)Ā in the baking pan with a little olive oil and drizzled the sauce over the chicken. Covered with foil and baked for 1hour. During the course of the hour I simply steamed some rice, heat up black beans from the can, and steamed veggies that were once frozen to make this a complete meal. The chicken breasts turned out very juicy and a nice bold color –Ā and so it wasĀ named Chicken Ablaze.
Fresh Peppermint Tea
Posted: January 20, 2011 Filed under: Drink 1 CommentSo, I made this tea a while back. I just boiled some water with some freshly picked peppermint leaves. Once it was strong enough I strained the tea and voila! Oh, and don’t forget to add honey or sugar to make it sweet. š
Grilled Talapia w/ Mango Salsa
Posted: January 20, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, Lunch | Tags: easy, fish, flavorful, food, fresh, grilled, healthy, mango salsa, salsa, seasoned, simple, talapia 3 CommentsBanana Muffins
Posted: January 16, 2011 Filed under: Breakfast, Snack | Tags: 70 calories, applesauce, bake, baking, banana, breakfast, cinnamon, cooking, food, healthy, how to, kitchen, muffin, nutmeg, snack, video, walnut 2 Comments
My first video! Okay, so it needs some work like better sound. I will try to adjust that on my next video. In the meantime: Enjoy!
Turkey Spaghetti
Posted: January 15, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, Lunch | Tags: cheese, dinner, food, healthy, italian, lunch, marinara, noodles, savory, spaghetti, turkey Leave a commentI put together a leaner version of a classic family favorite!
(Serves 4, or 1 very hungry individual)
Ingredients:
1 package of spaghetti
1 lb ground turkey
1 large can of spaghetti sauce (chunky)
1 package of cheap spaghetti sauce seasoning
1/2 can of water
Brown ground turkey in medium saucepan until thoroughly cooked over medium heat. Strain meat if needed. Add seasoning, can of sauce, and water. Stir, cover, simmer 15min.
Cook spaghetti according to packaged instructions. Strain.
Combine and top with choice cheese (optional). Enjoy!
Cinnamon Nutmeg Walnut Waffles
Posted: January 15, 2011 Filed under: Breakfast | Tags: bisquick, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, food, fresh fruit, nutmeg, powdered sugar, simple, strawberry, sunday morning, waffles 2 CommentsOne Sunday morning, I woke up with a strong craving for waffles and I was feeling experimental.
I heated my waffle iron, grabbed a box of Bisquick, and followed the instructions for waffles. Then, I added 1tsp of cinnamon, 1/2tsp of nutmeg, and about a half a cup of walnuts.
I topped the waffles with some fresh strawberries, that I bought at the farmer’s market the morning before, and sprinkled them with powdered sugar. The spices and the nuts really turned out to be a nice twist to one of my favorites. Plus, it was pretty simple to whip together.
Kitchen Rendezvous 