Tuesday, September 20, 2011
♥ Twice Baked Potatoes
4 large baking potates
8 slices bacon (cooked)
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 8 oz container sour cream
1 8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese
4 tablespoons butter
splash of milk
salt
wash the potatoes really good, and put on a cookie sheet and bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees. while the potatoes are baking in a large pan cook bacon until it is nice and crispy. after the bacon is done, let set aside and cool on paper towels. then heat 2 tablespoons of butter and add salt and saute the mushrooms. once that is done let aside. with the potatoes cut it in half and scoop out the inside without piercing the skin, place the scooped out potatoes pieces into a bowl and put half of the cheese, splash of milk, saute mushrooms, sour cream and mix together with a blender. after it is well mixed place the mixed mixture into the potatoes topped with bacon and extra cheese. place back into the oven and bake for another 15 minutes. enjoy!
9:17 PM
Monday, September 19, 2011
♥ Kaula Pig in Slow Cooker
4-5 lbs pork shoulder
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
2 tablespoons hawaiian salt
2 large ti leaves (cleaned)
1 cup water
rub pork all over with liquid smoke and hawaiian salt. then wrap the pork in two cleaned ti leaves and place it in the slow cooker. pour 1 cup of water and cook it on high for 6 hours. when done take two forks and shred pork in the slow cooker, by doing that it mixes with the water mixture and give it more flavor. serve over rice enjoy!
11:24 AM
♥ Apple Drumsticks
12 skin-on drumsticks
2 cups apple juice
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup shoyu
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper
generously coat the drumsticks in salt and pepper, and place on wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. bake the drumsticks for 30 minutes and then flip and cook for another 30 minutes. meanwhile make the sauce, bring to a boil, the apple juice, vinegar, shoyu, sugar, red pepper flakes and a pinch of salt. once to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let it simmer until the sauce is syrupy and coasts the back of the spoon about 25 minutes. set aside until the chicken is done. stir in sesame seeds into the sauce then transfer the chicken to a large bowl and add the sauce and butter and toss to coat, season with salt and pepper and transfer the chicken to a plate and drizzle the remaining of the sauce over the chicken. enjoy!
11:10 AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
♥ Bacon Lettuce Tomato Corn Pasta
8 slice cooked bacon, drained and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 cup frozen corn, cooked
1/2 cup of the corn water (the water that you cooked the corn in)
1 container of grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1 cup mozzarella cheese
2 cups lettuce (optional)
pasta
first off chopped the bacon and cook it until it is nice and crispy, remove the bacon from the pan but same the bacon fat. in the same pan with the bacon fat add the onions and garlic. while the garlic and onions are cooking to be tender, in another pot follow the directions in cooking the frozen corn. after the corn is done, add 1/2 cup of corn water into the pan with the garlic and onions. then drain the rest of the water of the corn and let the corn sit. to the garlic and onion pan add the salt, red pepper flakes, corn, grape tomatoes, and the cooked pasta. mix well then add the mozzarella cheese and make sure it is evenly mixed in. once it is down you can add the lettuce and the bacon and serve!
1:31 PM
Monday, September 12, 2011
♥ Korean Burger
1 lb grounded hamburger
1 lb ground pork
1/2 cup kimchee (finely chopped)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons shoyu
3 eggs (beaten)
oil for frying
flour for coating
mix first 8 ingredients together, and shape into small think patties. coat with flour and dip in beaten egg and fry until golden brown on both sides. you may need to add more oil while frying but if you have a good amount of oil it'll be good =)
9:16 PM
Friday, September 9, 2011
♥ Cream Cheese Squares
2 8oz cans crescent roll dough
2 8 oz packages cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
press one can of the crescent rolls into the bottom of a 9x13 pan. in a bowl mix together the cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. spread over the crescent layer. unroll the second can of crescent rolls and lay them on top of the cream cheese layer. do not press down. pour melted butter over the entire pan. combine the remaining sugar and ground cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
*this is by far my most favorite dessert i ever made =)
4:59 PM
♥ BBQ Chicken
5 lb boneless and skinless chicken thighs
1 bottle of papaya seed dressing
1 cup sugar
1 cup shoyu
mix all ingredients and save half of the marinade. soak the chicken in the remaining marinade and let it set for 1 hour or overnight. grill on the hibachi and bast the chicken while it is cooking. =)
4:55 PM