February 2012
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Pear and Kiwi Jam
Interesting mix, huh?
This jam goes well with bread. You can have it alone with bread, or use it as “jelly” in a peanut butter and “jelly” sandwich. It’s delicious and fruity, and can be used when you need to make a quick breakfast on the run.
The color is a very, very pale green. If you want to make the color more vibrant, add a drop of food coloring. However, I...
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Brown Rice and Whole Wheat Couscous Salad
This Brown Rice and Whole Wheat Couscous Salad made for such a delicious meal. It’s easy enough to make when you have the leftover ingredients. For example, this dish utilizes the black beans left over from the Slow-Cooked Lechon Pork, infusing the grains with a very satisfying, wholesome taste. In addition to the black beans, this “salad” also makes use of the very much leftover...
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Chewy Whole Wheat Matcha Cookies with Matcha Chips...
Beware: These cookies are abnormally thin! I was so surprised! Nevertheless, they are so delicious. And I don’t normally like chewy cookies.
Variation 1: Whole Wheat Matcha Cookies topped with Matcha Chips
Pictured with the Amigurumi Teddy I crocheted for Wasc.
Variation 2: Whole Wheat Matcha Cookie with Sliced Almonds.
Very delicious with some hot tea.
Variation...
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Flower "Elixer" (Essences)
I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes with hibiscus flowers and other flowery essences recently. They looked so delicious and flowery that I really wanted to try to make them; however, I’m not really sure of where I can purchase Hibiscus flowers here. Soooo, imagine how excited I got when I found this on Fab.com by The Lounging Gourmet!
I am especially excited to try the Andean Fire...
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Early Valentine Dinner: Part 2 (Red Velvet Ice...
For Wasc’s return to the U.S., I planned a delicious dinner complete with a superfluous dessert. Actually, Wasc returned a couple of weeks ago but we had both been busy so he hadn’t the chance to come up to visit yet. This dinner was prepared for our reunion. I planned out a dessert made of several parts—half red velvet frozen custard, half Guinness red velvet cake with whipped...
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Early Valentine Dinner: Part 1 (South American...
Part 1? What’s Part 2 then? DESSERT. Yeah. Be ready.
I made this delicious dinner for Wasc when he came to visit me. He was surprised that I had made lechon using a slow cooker. I’ve never had lechon before, so…? :) Apparently, lechon is usually roasted—at least Wasc has only ever had lechon roasted.
Using the slow cooker was a great idea though, the pork just falls apart...