On the third day of chicken leftovers, use the chicken to make a lazy-man/woman’s version of chicken paella. Paella pretty much is a Spanish dish cooked with rice, vegetables and meat or seafood. Ideally, if you have lots of time and fresh ingredients, you would cook the meat and vegetables [...]
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April 9th, 2010 - 2:38 pm § in kitchen tails
chicken and wine leftovers
The problem with cooking for two is that leftovers exist most of the time. And eating the exact same thing the next day isn’t particularly exciting either. I try to repurpose my leftovers for another dish. With the leftover roast chicken from the night before, I decided to use the chicken [...]
April 8th, 2010 - 10:28 pm § in kitchen tails
a feast on a spring day
People associate roast chicken and sweet potatoes with the winter holidays. Running the oven to cook a meal for a cold winter day is a nice way to warm the house. But that doesn’t mean your oven needs to take a vacation during spring. The idea first came about when I realized that the whole [...]
February 20th, 2010 - 3:26 pm § in kitchen tails
Fast & Easy Appetizers
When people think of appetizers, they think of meal starters. They are the first part of a three-course meal. But how many of you actually sit down for that kind of meal everyday? That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t make appetizers. I find that they are actually great in-between me[...]
January 21st, 2010 - 11:22 pm § in kitchen tails
Fruit in Salad
Not fruit salad. Â Fruit in salad makes a great appetizer. Â Many people I know are not salad fans. (The only time my husband serves himself a second helping of salad willingly is when there are eggs and bacon in it.) Â But there are healthy ways to make salad more fun. Â Like I said in my [...][...]
January 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm § in kitchen tails
cod with mango salsa
Here’s one of the recipes using my sour mangoes. I only had cod lying around in the fridge so that’s what I end up cooking. But I’ve tried the salsa on top of grilled salmon and shrimp before and it tastes just as good, if not better. For the cod, season it with salt and pepper. [.[...]
January 17th, 2010 - 2:18 pm § in kitchen tails
Cooking with Fruits
It is probably best to eat fruits in season since they are at their freshest. Â But in the middle of the winter, the “fruits in season” section is pretty scant. Now markets stock fruits in or out of season all year long, so that you can enjoy strawberries, cherries and mangoes anytime. Â[...]
January 10th, 2010 - 6:35 pm § in kitchen tails
3-Part Tart Recipes
Crust–Pastry Dough: 1 c flour 3 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp butter (cold) 1 large egg 1 tbsp cold water Combine all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baing soda, and salt). Â Cut up the cold butter into little pieces and mix it into the dry ingredients. Â Use your hand[...]
December 30th, 2009 - 2:09 pm § in kitchen tails, pantry news
Matcha Green Tea Cake
Lately, I have seen more and more green tea flavored products available. Over the last decade or so, there has been a growing selection of green-tea-flavored everything, or everything-flavored green tea. And the fact that its filled with antioxidants has partly given rise to its popularity. Gree[...]