One day before:
First you need to cook the rice, about 1 1/3 cup of long grain rice. I do the rice in a rice cooker, but of course you can make it in a saucepan with a heavy bottom, the rice should be crumbly ( loose, able to be fried) and not mushy.
So with the rice rinse it in...
Another Autumn/ Winter dish of tender meatballs with rich and delicious sauce. You can serve them with orzo pasta like I did or with rice, pasta, couscous, vegetables.
Very tasty and fragrant!
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My daughter asked me to make chicken pot pie so many times a long time ago. So, we finally decided to do it, especially now that the kids are home and I have this great mini pie mold which I use a lot for sweet mini pies. This mini mold makes...
Once in a while I make chicken pate, but when I buy duck, I definitely use the liver for duck pate, one of my favorites! If you are making this pate for a couple of days and will eat it right away, you can cover it with a or plastic, but if you are making pate for a longer...
Sopa de jitomate rostizado con pimiento ? Baked Tomato cream soup with bell pepper ?
This creamy tomato soup is made with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers, and it is delicious if you accompany it with cheese, croutons, or chips.
You can use goat cheese for serving with this soup, or any other cheese. This time, I put in crumbled...
Plov ( pilav, pilaf and etc) in an Instant Pot? Why not? Some call it "Lazy Plov", because to cook the real one, you need to spend more time and use some certain techniques for achieving non-sticky cooked grains. You also use a special dish to cook the Plov, but I’ll...
Mexico is so popular with the huge number of various salsas, all very tasty! Whether you like it hot and spicy, cold and mild, easy or complicated, there are so many different kinds, it will take forever to try them all! I added my simple recipe for Salsa Verde (Green Sauce) andRead more
If you like Chinees food, then you definitely will love Mongolian Beef! The meat is tender, juicy, and so flavorful with the sweet and savory sauce! If you can’t find flank steak, you can use New York strip steak. Make sure you don't overcook the beef, so quickly sear the meat in the wok on high heat in batches...