MY COCONUT & CUMIN

Moroccan Lam shank

2011-04-26T18:47:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 2 legs lamb shank

* 1 big onion

* 3 garlic

* 1 tsp paprika

* 1/2 tsp cumin

* 1 tsp ginger powder

* 2 cardamon

* 2 bowl water

* 1 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1/4 cup olive oil

Method:

* Brown lamb shank in pressure cooker or dutch oven ( slow cook ) pan for both side and take it out

* mean while chopped onion, garlic,

* then transfer onion & garlic to pressure cooker or pan cook w/ olive oil for 1-2 minutes

* Trow the lamb shank to pan , add paprika, cumin, ginger powder, cardamon, pepper, salt and water

* cook until sauce thicker and tender

Soup daging sapi

2011-04-25T13:42:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 1 lb beef w/ bone

* 1/2 onion - grated

* 2 gloves garlic - grated

* 1 tsp salt ( up to your taste )

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1 cm ginger - cut thin size

* 2 stick celery - cut in bite size

* 2 potato - cut in 4-6 size

* 2-1/2 bowl water

* 3 tsp oil

Method:

* boil the beef until very tender , then cut in bite size ( up to your taste )

* mean while , heat the sauce pan w/ oil , drop the grated onion & garlic until caramelized

* pour the caramelize onion & garlic to the boiling water w/beef, add salt, pepper, cut celery, & potato

* cook until taste about another 20 minutes

Berries & oatmeal smoothie

2011-04-25T13:32:00.000-07:00

( 2 people )

Ingredients:

* 1 cup blueberries/ or blackberries
* 1 cup strawberries
* 1 pack quaker instant oatmeal ( I used apples & cinnamon )
* 4-5 ice cubes

Method:
- used blender - blend all ingredient until mix together & smooth
- garnish w/ fresh strawberries

Lempah kuning iga ( turmeric & spicy soup beef rib )

2011-04-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 3 lb beef bone or rib

* 2 cm galanga

* 4 big chilli

* 2 gloves garlic

* 1 table spoon turmeric

* 1/2 onion

* 1 table chili powder

* 2 tsp salt

* 1 1/2 table spoon tamarin

* 1/4 penyedap rasa ( option )

* 4 bowl water ( or more )

Method:

- cook meat/rib in the pressure cooker or pot until tender

- took mean out and cut small pieces - don't trow bones

- blend galanga, garlic, onion, & chilli until mix together

- pour the spice in boiling water used a big pot , add tamarin, turmeric, chili powder, salt, penyedap rasa ( msg ) for 20 minutes

- serve w/ jasmin rice

*** look for spice picture below ***

Tang drink refresh w/ lemon

2011-04-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

tang drink: easy & entertain for kids party

Ingredients:

* 5 table spoon tang mix

* 2 fresh lemon

* Ice cubes

* water

Method:

* mix tang powder into the pitcher & add water until full

* cut lemon for juice

* serve w/ ice cubes & decorate slice lemon

Squid w/ Black bean sauce & green chili

2011-04-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 1 lb squid

* 1 cm ginger root - slices

* 4 tsp black bean sauce

* 2 tsp sugar

* 4 long green chilli - thick slices

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1/4 tsp salt

* oil for frying

Method:

* fry the squid until brown then let aside

* mean while , in cooking pan fry w/ oil the ginger, black bean, green chilli, sugar, pepper, salt for few minutes

* drop fry squid to the sauce pan, then cook for another 20 minutes

Moroccan lemon chicken w/ potato

2011-04-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

Moroccan chicken w/ potato

Ingredients:

* 1 Chicken

* 2 big onion - grated

* 3 gloves garlic - grated

* 2-3 potato - cut 4 size

* 1 tsp cilantro - chopped

* 1 tsp parsley - chopped

* ½ tsp pepper

* ½ tsp tumaric

* 1 tsp ginger powder

*1 preserved lemon

* ¼ cup olive oil

* 1 bowl water

Method:

* Wash chicken w/ salt & fresh lemon and strain

* in pan , mix chopped onion, garlic, cilantro, parsley, pepper, tumaric, ginger powder, inside lemon ( not skin- leave skin for later ), olive oil & water

* cook for 1 hr , check chicken and stir for both side every 10-20 minutes

* after 40 minutes put lemon skin & potato, then cook another 10 minutes

* Remove chicken and bake in oven until golden brown

* then put chicken back to sauce pan & keep cooking until sauce thicker

*** LOOK PICTURE BELOW***

mix spice w/ chicken

bake in oven

take chicken out & add potato
& lemon skin

when chicken turn brown in oven
put it back to sauce pan
then cook until sauce thicker

Bakso sapi ( indonesian beef ball )

2011-04-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

bakso sapi ibu ziah

Ingredients:

* 1 lb ground beef

* 2/3 cup tapioca starch

* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

* 3 glove fresh garlic - grated

* 1/4 tsp white pepper

* 1 tsp salt

* 1 egg white

* 3 ice cubes

Instructions:
* use a food processor grind the ground beef mix w/tapioca, baking powder, garlic, pepper,salt, egg white and ice cubes for 3-4 minutes until the beef sticky.
* boil some water in a big pot
* make a small ball w/ spoon then drop the beef ball in the pot, when its float , that's cook

For Soup

* 1 lb beef w/ bone
* 1 big onion - cut in half
* 4 crack fresh garlic
* 1 chicken stock cube
* 2 tsp salt ( up to your taste )
* 1 tsp white pepper ( up to your taste )
* 2 stick celery
* 2 star anise
* 3 tsp oil
* 4-5 bowl of water ( depend how much liquid you like )

directions:
- use a soup pot, saute the onion and garlic until brown for both side
- drop beef, stock cube, salt, pepper, celery, and anise in the pot w/ bowl water then cook until very tender for about 1 hrs, cut the extra meat in small pieces
- when the soup is done , now you can drop beef ball in the pot and cook another few minutes
- serve w/ green vegetables & noodle

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fish kebab w/ zucchini ( moroccan taste )

2011-04-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

Fish kebab from moroccan flavor

Ingredients:

* 1 lb fish fillet ( any fillet )

* 1 zucchini

* 1/4 tsp cumin

* 1/4 tsp ginger powder

* 1/4 tsp paprika

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 1/4 tsp cilantro

* 1/4 tsp parsley

* 1 tsp olive oil

* few bambo stick

Method:

- mix all ingredients w/fish in the bowl

- let marinated for 1-2 hrs

- grill it until both side until brown

Morracan Bread " Khobz"

2011-04-21T21:51:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 1 tsp yeast
* 3 cup flours
* 1 cup semolina
* 2 tsp salt
* 2 tsp sugar
* 2 tsp oil
* 1 3/4 cup water
* additional semolina/flour for dusting if it's sticky

Instructions:

- mix flour, semolina, salt, oil, water & yeast in the bowl

- if you use an electricity mixer, mix the dough for 10-15 minutes ( if not knead the dough w/ your

hand for 20 minutes until elastic and rise a bit

- once you done kneading the dough / or mix at electricity mixer transfer to bowl, cover w/ fabric or

small towel for 1 hr until double the size.

- prepare 2 baking sheet and dust w/ semolina let it aside for few minutes

- make 4 small balls from the dough, then flat it out ( look pictures below for shape )

- once you done flat the dough, transfer them to fabric/ small tower to avoid not sticking

when you are ready for baking

- it takes 45 minutes to get the dough rise again , then bake them w/ baking sheet until golden

brown

let dough rest for 1 hrs

cover w/ fabric in order to
double its size

after few hours ready to bake

Cream zucchini soup

2011-04-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

zucchini soup w/ extra
sprinkle parmesan

Ingredients:

* 3 large zucchini

* 1 medium onion - chopped

* 3 gloves garlic - chopped

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1 1/2 tsp salt

* 1/2 cup cream

* 1 bowl water

* 3 tsp parmesan cheese

* 3 tsp olive oil

Method:

* cut zucchini into small pieces

* chopped onion & garlic, then saute in the pan until carmelrize w/ oil

* add zucchini, garlic pepper, salt & water let cook for 20 minutes

* when zucchini is tender/ soften

* put zuuchini in the blender for making soup

* then put it back again in the pot , keep cooking for 5-10 minutes

* add cream, and parmesan cheese in the soup

* serve w/ extra cheese & olive oil

Nasi uduk ibu ziah ( coconut rice w/ lemon grass flavor )

2011-04-20T20:59:00.000-07:00

nasi uduk complit w/chicken liver/heart
and roast quail

Ingredients:

* 2 cups rice

* 1 lemon grass

* 1 tsp coriander seeds

* 2 bay leaves

* 2 cups coconut milk

* 1 1/2 tsp salt

Method:

- need rice cooker or rice steamer

- wash the rice and cook it at rice cooker with combine the ingredients: lemon grass

coriander seeds, bay leaves, coconut milk, salt for tender

- if you need roast quail & grill chicken heart and liver , all the recipe in the blog

Sweet roast quail

2011-04-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 3 fresh quails

* 4 tsp sweet soy sauce ( if you don’t have , substituted w/palm sugar &

Soy sauce)

* 2 tsp coriander seeds

* ½ tsp salt

* ¼ pepper

* 1 glove grated garlic

* 1 grated shallot

* 2 tsp coconut milk

* 2 tsp canola oil

Instructions:

- mix quails in the bowl w/ sweet soy sauce, coriander seeds, salt, pepper, garlic, shallot, coconut milk for 1-3 hrs

- heat the oven to 400 f , bake the marinated quails for 1 hrs

- check every 15 minutes & brush the bird from extra sauce and oil.

**** look below for picture ***

dont forget to bush your bird to get more flavors

Spicy grill chicken Heart & Liver

2011-04-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 1/2 lb chicken liver

* 1/2 lb chicken heart

* 3 tsp sambal olek ( you can find it at asian market )

* 1 tsp honey ( or sugar )

* 1/4 tsp peppe

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 3 tsp olive oil ( or canola oil )

Method:

- boild chicken liver & heart with salt for 20 minutes

- turn on oven 425 f , then place the cook chicken liver & heart at baking sheet with oil , bake for 15 - 20 minutes

- add sambal olek, pepper, honey, and salt then bake another 10 minutes

*** look at the picture bellow ***

bake in the oven

Mint & Oreo Milk shake

2011-04-20T13:56:00.000-07:00

sweet & bitter taste

Ingredients:

* 1 cup cold non sweet strong coffee

* 4 big tablespoon mint ice cream

* 3 oreo cookies

Direction:

- brew coffee and leave it cold in the freeze for few hours

- mean time, smash oreo cookies w/ any heavy kitchen object

- step 1: pour cold coffee at your cup + add scoops ice cream + then trow smash cookies

serve ....delicious , easy & satisfaction dessert

***** Bon appetit ****

Zucchini Frittata ( veggies omelette )

2011-04-19T06:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
* 4 medium eggs
* 4 very small cook potato : I used purple and yellow potato ( or any 1 big potato is fine ) - chopped small
* 1/4 cup heavy cream
* 2 tsp Italian parsley - chopped
* 1/4 tsp pepper
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1 big table Parmesan cheese

* 1 cup chopped zucchini ( half zucchini )
* 2 tsp olive oil

Method:
1> start chopped very small zucchini & cook it w/ olive oil until tender in non-stick pan
2> meantime beat eggs in the bowl and mix all ingredient: cream, chopped potato, parsley, pepper, salt, cheese, zucchini
3> now add beating eggs in the cooking zucchini, stir until mix together
4> keep the head on medium because easy to burn
5> when omellete become golden brown turn frittata w/ flat plate then cook another 2-4 minutes .
6> then take it out and done

----- enjoy your frittata - healthy way for kids to eat veggies -------

***** pictures below w/ instruction ******

saute chopped zucchini

pour beating eggs to saute zucchini pan

mix ingredient

turn frittata to othersize &
cook another 2-5 minutes

Options for Earning More

2011-04-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

Options for Earning More

Custard Pie

2011-04-18T19:39:00.000-07:00

( a bit over broil top....still delicious :) )

Ingredients:
* 1 short bread- ready crust
* 3 eggs
* 1/3 cup condensed milk
* 1 1/2 cup whole milk
* a pinch freshly grated nutmed

Method:
1. the filling: in a big bowl whisk egg, condensed milk, whole milk, nutmeg together
2. pour the filling into the pie crust
3. bake pie in the oven at 375 f for 30 minutes and cool or freeze before serve

*** pictures below w/ instruction easy set ***

shortbread pie

whisk all ingredient all together
then pour to pie crust

Fresh tilapia w/ thyme sauce

2011-04-18T12:50:00.000-07:00

cook fish w/ thyme & olive oil

Ingredients:

* 2 whole fresh tilapia - ( no frozen fish )

* 2 tsp olive oil

* 2 tsp butter

* 6 sticks thyme

* 1 cup heavy cream

* 1/4 tsp pepper

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp chopped thyme

* 2 garlic glove - chopped small

* hand full green beans - boil until tender

Instructions:

1. fillet fish for both side , wash & sprinkle w/ salt, pepper

2. heat cooking pan w/ olive oil & stick of thyme then fry fish both side until crispy & brown

3. take fish & thyme out and let aside

4. using same pan, drop chop garlic, butter, pepper, salt and chopped thyme for 1-2 minutes

5. pour cream over the pan cooking for 3 minutes

6. place cream in the place + place cook green bean + then fish - garnish w/ cook thyme

*** look above for picture instruction ***

Garlic bread parmesan

2011-04-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
* 1 Italian bread ( any long bread is fine )
* 4 tsp soft butter
* 1 head whole garlic - cover w/ aluminium foil & roasted in the open stove - smash w/ knife
* 2 tsp parmesan cheese

spread butter on the bread for both side,
sprinkle w/ parmesan cheese, & roasted garlic

bake in the oven for 5 minutes or more

Fish sandwich w/ herb

2011-04-18T12:05:00.000-07:00

healthy choice w/ grain bread

Ingredients:

* 4 fillet fish ( any white fish is fine ) - I used frozen fillet much cheaper

* 1/2 cup flour

* 1 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp white pepper

* 1/4 cup parsley - chopped thinly

* 1/4 tsp cumin

* 1/4 tsp paprika

* 2 eggs

* 4 tsp mayonnaise ( used for sauce )

* grain bun, tomato & lettuce for sandwich

Instructions:

- marinated fish w/ salt and pepper for 5 minutes

- mix flour, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and chopped parsley in container

- wrack 2 eggs on other container

- once fish been marinated for 5 minutes, watch fish w/egg and flour for 2 times

- heat oil in the pan , then fry fish until brown for both side

- on the bun, spread w/ mayonnaise just one side only

- place lettuce, slice tomato then fish on the bun

**** look below for pictures instruction ****

mix spice w/ flour

wash w/ egg & dip both side w/flour

garlic & olive oil cavatappi

2011-04-17T15:02:00.000-07:00

--- ( for 3 people ) ---

Ingredients:

* 2 cup cavatappi pasta

* 3 glove garlic - chopped finely

* 1/4 tsp pepper

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 1 organic egg

* 1/4 tsp dried oregano

* 1/4 cup olive oil

* 1/2 cup frozen veggies

instruction:

- bring water to boil w/ salt & oil - cook pasta for 10 minutes and drain the liquid

- use a cooking pan, saute chopped garlic w/ olive oil, oregano, salt & pepper

- pour the cooked pasta w/ garlic sauce , then crack the egg to the pasta and veggies together until tender for 5 minutes

Moroccan Lamb chop

2011-04-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

---- 2 lb meat ( 4 people ) ----

Ingredients:

* 2 lb shoulder chop lamb

* 1 onion - chopped small

* 1/4 cup olive oil

* 1 tsp garlic powder

* 1/2 tsp ginger powder

* 1/2 paprika

* 1 tsp salt

* 1/2 tsp pepper

* 1/4 tsp turmeric

Instructions:

1. marinated lamb chop w/ chopped onion, olive oil, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, turmeric

2. leave in the freeze for 2 hrs before grill or oven bake

3. cook for 20 minutes or more

Rice pudding w/ raisins

2011-04-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

creamy and sweat pudding

---- ( dessert for 2 people ) ----

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup pudding rice ( I used jasmin rice or any short grain )

* 1 cup whole milk

* 1 bowl water

* 1/2 cup condense milk

* 1 stick cinnamon

* 1 pk vanilla sugar

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 1 tsp butter

* 1 tsp cinnamon powder - just for decoration

Direction:

- wash pudding rice

- cook rice w/ 1 bowl water in the cooking pot w/ cinnamon stick, condense milk, vanilla sugar, butter, salt, whole milk cooking for 45 minutes - 1 hrs

- keep stir the pudding once a while until rice thicker

- after 15 minutes drop raisins to the rice and keep cooking for another 30 minutes

- let it cool before serve and sprinker w/ cinnamon powder

*** bon appetit **

******** look below w/ easy pictures for method ******

step 1: rice, cinnamon, condense
milk & water

after cooking 15 - 20 minutes
rice got thicker

Bubur ayam ( chicken porridge )

2011-04-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

--- indonesian appertizer ( for 6 or more people ) ----

Ingredients:
* 400 gr rice ( jasmin rice )
* 1 whole chicken - cut into 6 pieces
* 5 big bowl water
* 5 cm ginger - cut slices
* 2 lemon grass
* 5 tsp sesame oil
* 4 tsp salt - or more depend on your taste
* 2 sticks celery - dice into small - leaf the leave for garnish

for garnish - celery leaf, friend onion, salty say sauce, sambal olek

Method:
- use a big pot , boiling the chicken w/ 3 bowl of water for 1/2 half hour
- take chicken out from pot and ready to fry until golden brown and until a bit crispy
- once chicken cook and cool, shredded the chicken and let aside until ready to serve w/porridge
- leave the boiling water and add 2 bowl water to the pot
- wash rice, then pour into boiling stock w/ lemon grass, celery sticks, slices ginger for 1 hour or less
- check pot once a while to stir about every 5 minutes
- once porridge cook serve w/ shredded chicken, celery leave, friend onion, dash of soy sauce and sambal

**** selamat makan ***