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does your stomach just grumble out of the blue?
are you hungry and need something to cook?

look no further. the wonders of my kitchen are here. included are recipes that i have created over time from looking and learning various recipes and techniques to amalgamate these into one scrumptious dish.

yet, i do not measure things because i use my
senses to guide my through. learning how to harness smells integrating taste to understand how things co-mingle in a dish.

open your mind,
be
bold
and let go in the kitchen.

that's the magic of cooking.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Pizza Sauce from Scratch

- tomato
- half of an onion
- two cloves of garlic
- fresh basil leaves, oregano, parsley, chives
- garlic powder
- salt & pepper
- paprika
- squirt of ketchup

Take ingredients and put into a blender or food processor. Mix.
Spred on pizza.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Banana Bread

- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened)
- 2 eggs
- 3 medium bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- nuts
- cinnamon
- nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease two loaf pans (8").

2. Mix together sugar and margarine until blended, then add the eggs. Blend well.

3. Add the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla until moistened.

4. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and then split evenly between the two pans.

5. Cook for 1 hour.

Enjoi!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Colosal Baked Potatoes

Desired number of potatoes
salt and pepper
butter
sour cream
cheddar cheese
chives
chili powder

1. Preheat the oven to 500C.

2. Wash the potatoes. Poke them with a fork and wrap in tinfoil. Put in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Remove the tinfoil and continue to bake for another 15-20 minutes or until preferred tenderness.

3. Cut the potatoes in half and loosen potato inside the skin. Put butter ontop.

4. Put desire amount of sour cream ontop, then the chives and cheddar cheese. Top with chili powder.

&...

Enjoi!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Sirloin Burgers

These burgers melt in your mouth and just fills the stomach right up every time:

- sirloin burgers
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- chives
- chili powder
- paprika
- BBQ sauce

Heat a skillet to medium heat with a dap of olive oil.

Put the burgers in and season with salt & pepper, garlic & onion powder, chives, chili powder and paprika to the top side. Let cook 4-5 minutes, then flip...

Add the BBQ sauce to the top of the burger and let cook until desired.

Take off, out on a bun, top and chop down!

Enjoi!




coffee additions

over time i find myself fed up with regular, homemade, grocery store coffee and add different things. here are some of them...

I. vanilla extract in the water

II. cinnamon or nutmeg added to the coffee grounds

III. hot chocolate mix in with the coffee

IV.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

pesto

- olive oil
- basil (store bought, but fresh is better)
- oregano
- salt & pepper

Combine ingredients in a bowl, making it the desired consistency.

Use: Pesto can be added to pasta for salad, cooked alongside tomatoes in pasta sauce itself.