Guacamole

Ingredients

* 3 has avocados

* 1 very small white onion

* 3 jalapenos 

* 3 lime juice

* Salt/ pepper

Instructions:

- into the food processor, place peel onion, 3 avocados with no seed, chopped jalapenos, lemon juice, salt & pepper  

- blend the ingredients until smashed or all the flavor blended. Give a taste & serve with corn chips 

Classic Cheesecake

Ingredients:

* 1 ready made graham cracker crust

* 3 tablespoons butter, melted

* 2 pkg ( 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened )

* 1/2 cup sugar

* 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

* 2 medium eggs

Instructions:

- preheat oven to 325 degree f 

- in a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, egg, sugar, vanilla extract

  and eggs. mix the ingredients in low speed until all blended for 7 minutes

- then pour the cream cheese batter into the graham cracker crust.

- bake the cheese cake for 60 minutes until center is almost set and firm. cool in the freeze for 6 hours or over night before eat. 

Basic pizza Dough

** after 1 hour later, the pizza dough was a double the size **

Ingredients:

1 pack yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp salt
3 cup flour & extra for dusting the dough
1 1/4 cup warm water

Instructions:

Add all the ingredient in a bread mixture or food processor for 7 to 10 minutes, or in a medium bowl combine all the ingredients with your hand. then transfer to a flat wood area. use your hand to pressure the pizza dough. knead the dough for about 10 minutes until the dough relaxing and elastic. 

after 10 minutes kneading the pizza dough, transfer it to a medium bowl. cover with a fabric or plastic wrap. let it rest for 45 to 1 hour.

then 1 hour later, it's ready to be used or stored in the freezer. let some extra keep it in the freezer covered with plastic wrap. it can be store up to 3 months.

Egg and salami salad sandwiches

ingredients:
- 8 cooked whole egg ( cut small pieces ) 
- 10 slices salami ( cut small pieces ) 
- 1 cup a good quality mayo
- 1/2 cup extra olive oil
- 1 tsp a good paprika powder
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 stick celery ( dice very small )
- 4 long hero breads

instructions:
- in a medium bowl, add mayo, oil, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. mix until all combine together. then add chopped egg, salami and dice celery. fold them until all the ingredient incorporate. place it in the refrigerator at least 1 hour before serve.

- cut a hero bread in the middle,  take 3 tablespoon of egg salad place it over the bread. do to all 4 bread.
- grill sandwiches in the pan for both side so get crispy texture.
- serve with salad but i don't have it.

Corn Dogs

   Friday menu for my toddler " CORN DOGS " , it was easy and fast food COOKING MY WAY  at home.
 so impossible no to mess up this menu...it is fun food for children's party, play dates and movie night. it's quick, full of meat and delicious snack for kids. 

My 9 years old son love eating fast food anything from fried chicken, gyro to sandwiches. a cooking fast food at home isn't easy sometime to get the same taste as outside because your toddle tell you if they hate it. 
this time i made the score because they like my corn dog. I cook with my way. Hope you kids like it too. 

Ingredients:

* 1 cup yellow cornmeal
* 1 cup all purpose flour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp sugar
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1 tsp vinegar
* 2 eggs
* 10 - 15 beef hot dogs

- oil for frying
- wood skewers 
- 1 tablespoon extra flour

Methods:
- preheat the frying pams 
- In a medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients and add wet ingredients. Whisk the batter until smooth and no lump, let a side for 2 minutes while you prepared hot dogs
- Take the wood skewer one by one, place each skewer to the hot dogs. repeat steps until finished. 
- extra flour, place on plate for 
- heat the frying pan with enough oil to cover the corn dog. place a few hot dog in the cooking oil. cooked them until brown. remove and let them cool before serve.
- serve with ketchup or mustard 

Ramen noodle frittata

Ingredients:

- 5 jumbo whole eggs

- 1 medium zucchini - ( chopped small pieces )

- 2 bag instant noodle ( any flavor )

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 1/4 tsp pepper

- 1/2 tsp garlic powder

- oil to cook

Instructions:

- chopped the zucchini into small pieces. set a side

- Heat the cooking pan with oil, pour chopped zucchini over the pan.

 cooked until tender. set a side

- in a small pot with boiling water, cooked instant noodle until soft, then drain them with cold  running water. set a side

- prepared the egg custard, in a bowl, break all eggs, add salt, pepper, garlic powder, cooked zucchini and instant noodle. mix them together until the egg custard incorporated with noodle and zucchini.

- cook the noodle, in a flat pan added cooking oil over the pan. pour the frittata batter. cooked each side until golden brown.

- serve frittata for breakfast or snack. 

Egg & salami Borrito Breakfast

     Breakfast made with Burrito " Mexican bread-Tortillas ", full of proteins from the egg & salami. it gives you energize all day for busy work at home or outside. if you have left over a grill chicken or beef just add to your Burrito wrapped. i am sure taste even more delicious . 

Ingredients:

- 4 extra large whole eggs

- 4 soft flour Tortillas

- 1/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese

- 8 slices beef salami

- oil to cook

Instructions:

- Heat non-stick pan with oil.

- whisk eggs in a bowl, then pour them over the non-stick pan. scrambling around until egg cook tenderly and soft. transfer to a plate and let a side

- cook beefs salami in non stick pan with no oil for both side. set a side

- heat Tortillas in the same non-stick pan until little toast for a both side. 

- take one tortillas, add cooked egg, salami and shredded cheese over the tortillas. wrapped it like a cigar. cut in haft. so yummy !  i can eat these " Burito"  for lunch or dinner . I am good!. 

- enjoy 

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Chip Yogurt dipping sauce

     The signature dipping sauce at " our house". the kids are enjoying the sauce with any potato chip from the bag to homemade fries. It is so easy in 2 minutes prepared as long as you have ingredients on hand. Don't be scare to experienced a new ingredient,  switch them from spicy to sweet sauce by put a honey instead Chipotle sauce or add some herb will give more aromatic flavor. 
   this inspiring idea came from my daughter who love her ranch dipping sauce with her potato chip. i didn't have that night at home so the reason we made this dipping sauce together. not so bad she said, i like it " MOmmy" .
  I have used Yogurt sauce for chicken sandwich, dipping, or burger. 

Ingredients:
* 6 oz plain yogurt
* 2 tsp chipotle adobo sauce 
* 1/2 tsp a good paprika 
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions:
- in a bowl, just add all the ingredient together. stir it until spices combined together.
- serve with your favorite chips, fries, vegetables or burger. 

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients:
* 5 red medium potatoes
* 2 tsp fresh or dried Rosemary ( crumble )
* 3 gloves garlic ( chopped )
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp pepper
* 1/4 cup virgin olive oil

Instructions:
- heat the oven to 350 degree
- wash potatoes in cold water, cut in small bite size. set a side
- preparing for dressing, in a medium bowl. combine dried Rosemary, chopped garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil. set a side
- in a baking sheet. place sizes potatoes and pour the dressing over the potatoes in the baking sheet. mix well with your hand. make sure all potatoes have oil.
- place it in the oven. cook for about 25 minutes until tender. check time after time 
- once it cooks remove them from the baking sheet and serve with bread, salad, rice or soup. 
- enjoy rosemary potatoes. 

Beef Burger and vegetable spread

Ingredients:

* 1 lbs ground beef

* 1/2 tsp paprika

* 1/2 tsp cumin

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1 tsp salt

Vegetables Spread

* 10 mix seedless olive

* 1 tablespoon vegetables spread ( you can find in European store  or made with roasted red bell pepper, egg plants & hot pepper )

* 2-3 table olive oil

* 1 long Italian Bread

* slices onion

Direction:

- in a bowl, mix ground beef, paprika, cumin, pepper and salt. combine all the ingredients. let beef marinated for 10 minutes, keep in the freeze before grill

- shaped the burger and flat it out to 7-8 small burgers

- Cook the burger in a grill pan with oil
- Preparing Vegetables spread. chopped mix olives very fine. then mix with vegetable spread and olive oil.

- Preparing sandwiches, Cut bread in a half, spread the vegetables spread over the bread

- Place the mini burgers, add slices onion. then extra vegetables spread over the burger again.

- Fore extra crispy, grill the bread in the pan for both side in a couple minutes

- Serve with french fries

Lasagna with spinach

Ingredients:

* 8 ounces lasagna noodles

* 1 pound ground beef

* 24 oz jar marinara sauce or any tomato sauce

* 1 pound frozen spinach - refroze spinach

* 2 cups ricotta cheese

* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

* 1/4 cup parmigiana cheese - grated

* salt and pepper ( for taste )

* oil

Instructions:

1. Bring a big pot to boil and cook the noodle to al dante not fully cooked or fallow the direction behind the box. Drain and set a side

2. a big bowl mix ricotta cheese with spinach and grated parmigiana cheese, then add some salt & pepper. set a side

3. Coat a deep skillet with oil in medium heat. add a ground beef, salt and pepper and cooked for 5-6 minutes. stir occasionally

4. add the marinara sauce to the beef. stir occasionally for ingredients mix together

5. remove the sauce from the skillet and place the sauce in a bowl. set a side

6. to assemble lasagna, put a couple spoon marinara sauce in baking dish. arrange noodles over the sauce.

 put 2-3 tablespoon a ricotta and spinach mixture on the noodle. add marinara sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese. repeating the steps until finished.

8. a last layer put an extra shredded mozzarella cheese and parmigiana cheese. cover the noodle with foil. bake in the oven until bubbling. last 5 minutes remove the foil and returned the lasagna to oven. cook until cheese golden brown.

Pasta with tomato sauce, hot dogs & mozzarella

Ingredients:
* 1 jar marinara sauce
* 1 box pasta
* 1 pack hotdog - cut a small
* 1 tsp chili flakes
* 1 small onion - chopped
* 3 gloves garlic - chopped
* 1/2 tsp dried oregano
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp pepper
* 1/4 cup olive oil

Garnish
* parsley - chopped
* Shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions:
- cook the pasta al dante - or fallow the instruction behind the box
- Heat the deep skillet over the medium heat with olive oil, add chili flake, chopped onion, garlic until caramelize for 3-5 minutes.
- add the marinara sauce, slice hot dogs, dried oregano, salt, and pepper in a skillet. stir to evenly coat then add cooked pasta to the sauce. toasted coat for 5 minutes
- garnish with chopped parsley & shredded mozzarella cheese over the pasta while it's hot.
- serve immediately

Creamy Mac & cheese

Ingredients:
* 1 box pasta shells
* 2 tsp butter
* 2 tsp flour
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 cup milk
* 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
* 1/4 tsp black pepper
* 1/4 tsp thyme - chopped
* 220 gm medium cheedar cheese- shredded
* 200 colby-monterey jack cheese - shredded
* 100 gm swiss cheese - shredded

Garnish - extra shredded cheese & bread crumb

Instructions:
- In a pot with some water and salt. cook the pasta to al-dante or fallow direction behind the box and drain. let a side.
- meanwhile, heat a deep skillet in medium. put 2 tsp butter and flour.  whisk flour until no lump and let turned to brown color
-  pour the milk, sour cream, shredded cheese. keep whisking until sauce cook with no lump,  thick and creamy sauce. add cayenne pepper, chopped thyme & black pepper. stir to combine
- pour the cooked pasta to cheese sauce. fold pasta & sauce to combine
- transfer the pasta into baking sheet or individual ramekin . spread all over the baking sheet until even. sprinkle with bread crumb and shredded cheese over the pasta. bake in the oven 400 degree for 30 minutes until bubbly and cheese turned brown color.

Grilled corn with roasted garlic compound butter

Ingredients:
* 6 fresh corn
* aluminium foil

Compound butter
- 1 stick of butter in room temperature
- 1 head roasted garlic
- salt
- pepper

Instructions:
- Preheat an indoor grill on your stove.
- Remove the corn skin and silk
- Wrap each individual corn tightly with aluminium foil
- Cook corn on the cob on the grill for 30 minutes, and turn occasionally until it's tender

- next how to preparing a compound butter. In food processor put the butter and roasted garlic, salt & pepper
- blend until all ingredients are combine and turned to paste.
- after 30 minutes corn are cooked, remove the aluminium foil then spread with roasted garlic compound butter. serve while it's warm

Parmesan fries

Ingredients:
* 2 large unpeeled Idaho potato
* 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
* Season salt
* oil to fry
* pitch garlic powder

Method:
- Clean potato with water and let the skin on, then cut the potatoes into1/4 inch long strip
- Sprinkle with some season salt and garlic powder. Toast until season well
- Heat the cooking pan with enough oil to fry until medium heat about 425 degree
- When the oil is hot pour the strip potatoes to the frying pan. Let them cooking until golden brown and crispy
- Take the fries out from oil. sprinkle and serve with enough Parmesan cheese.
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Fettuccine with spinach & anchovies

Ingredients:
* 1/2 lb fettuccine pasta - cooked al dente or fallow the box for instruction
* 2 bowl fresh spinach
* 5 anchovies
* 3 gloves garlic - chopped
* red chili flake
* salt
* pepper
* 4 tablespoon extra olive oil

Instructions:
* cook the pasta until al dante, then drain the liquid, dizzle with some oil, let a side
* Heat extra olive oil in shallow frying pan or dutch oven for a minute
* add red chili flakes, chopped garlic and anchovies until fragrant. then add fresh spinach to the sauce for a couple minutes.
* add salt & pepper, add cooked Fettuccine to the sauce. stir until all ingredient married together for 3-4 minutes. add more liquid if you like to the sauce.
* garnish with chili flake

Stuffed fish with black olive & roasted red pepper

Ingredients:

* 3 frozen white fish fillet ( any white meat fillet )

* 2o black olive

* 2 tablespoon parsley

* 1/2 roasted red pepper

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 8 tablespoon cooked rice

* olive oil

Instructions:

white meat fish fillet & filling

spread some filling, and then roll up until closed

* Defroze  a fish fillet about 1-2 hours or you can soaked them in a warm water for quick result

* mean while, preparing filling. place the ingredients, black olive, parsley, olive oil and roasted pepper in the food processor

* Then remove it from the food processor and transfer to a bowl, then combine cooked rice, salt & pepper together until ingredients mix together. 

* Take one a fish fillet one at time, sprinkle with salt just a pitch for both side,

* Then take  2-3 tsps the filling, spread over the fish just one side. Roll up until closed. Repeat the step for all fish.

* Once they are done, place in the baking sheet, spread a little filling on the top of fish with some olive oil

* Bake in the oven 350 degree about 20 -30 minutes until cooked and juicy fish

Garlic & anchovy toasted bread

Ingredients:
* 1 a long hard bread
* 1 head garlic - roasted
* 4 tablespoon butter
* salt & pepper
* 2 anchovies

Steps:
1. Roasted a whole garlic head in oven or stove cover with aluminium foil
2. Remove the garlic skin, then place in the food processor with butter, anchovies, salt & pepper. Let all ingredients blend to soft
3. Cut the bread in a half. then spread the garlic & anchovy paste to the bread
4. Cut in 2-3 inch. then place slice garlic bread in baking sheet
5. toasted in the oven until brown and crispy

Cauliflower & Brie creamy soup

Ingredients:
* 1 lb Cauliflower, broken into florets
* 1/2 onion- chopped
* 2 gloves big garlic - chopped
* 3 cup homemade or good chicken stock
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1/4 cup dice cheese brie
* 2 tablespoon butter
* salt & pepper
* oil

Steps:
1.Heat a medium pot with some oil about 1-2 minutes.
2. Drop the chopped onion and garlic. let them cook until soft and caramelize
3. add the chicken stocks and cauliflower florets to the pot . cover the pot and let simmer for 20 minutes. give it cool for 10 minutes
4. after 10 minutes cool, blend the cauliflower until very soft and smooth. Transfer the soup to the same pot, and add heavy cream, butter and salt & pepper. let its cook for 8-10 minutes
5. drop the dices a brie cheese to the soup until melt and serve while hot

Baked Tilapia Lemon pepper

Ingredients:
* 1 1/2 lb Boneless Tilapia
*. 1/2 tsp pepper
* 3 tablespoon extra olive oil
* 1 tablespoon tangerine juice
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
*  1/2 tsp salt
*  2 tablespoon breadcrumb
* 2 tsp red pepper flake

Steps:
1. Preparing to marinate Tilapia with pepper, olive oil, tangerine juice, lemon juice, and salt for 10-15 minutes in the freeze.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degree. Place the marinated Tilapia on baking sheet, then sprinkle with breadcrumb and red pepper flake over the Tilapia.
3. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Check with a fork to make sure its cook, it should easy to flake.
4. Serve right away for tasty fish