Showing posts with label learning to cook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning to cook. Show all posts

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Gotta love some curry

Some people know I really love curry. I have tried many kinds of curry and have made many recipes. I tried a new book that I recently bought that has Keto friendly recipes. That diet I was doing worked really well so I'm trying to stick with it the best I cant but sometimes I slip.

Here is the recipe for the Coconut-Curry Chicken :


And here is our adventure:

First I added the coconut oil , onions, and red peppers

I added the chicken then I seasoned all of it with the curry , salt, and pepper.  I also added sweet paprika as a personal touch


After letting it boil and cook for a few minutes my daughters added the coconut milk and the lime juice


After cooking it for about 12 mins I added the red cabbage and cooked for two more minutes... I couldnt get that picture to load up. Use your imagination

Here is a random pic of me in my new daddy apron


I was too excited to take a picture of the finished product. I served it over some Basmati rice that I added alittle butter to.

Rating time!!!!
Girls rating: 3/3 .. they loved it so much that two of them had two bowls each and ate every last bit
My rating: I absolutely loved it. Definitely will make this again


I hope you enjoyed our adventure. Maybe you can use this recipe to make some yummy curry for yourself or your family. Sometimes its not the cooking that is the best part... sometimes its seeing the faces of people enjoying your cooking thats the best part



Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Spinach tomato tortellini

A few weeks ago the children and I chose another recipe and made it. The recipe was spinach tomato tortellini. The recipe is from Allrecipes.com.

I apologize for the late post about it but its here now.


Here is our adventure:

First we brought the water to bowl and added the yummy noodley goodness

my oldest chopped up the spinach

and added it to the ...

tomatoes

..more tomatoes...


...we used garlic powder because I forgot to get garlic..

...basil...

...salt and pepper

In a mixing bowl my two youngest  added flour...

....milk....


... and I added the heavy cream because there wasn't much room for error and added that to the mixture we made in with the other ingredients

Afterwards I drained the tortellini , I added it to the mixture and got this amazing masterpiece

It was a very, very simple recipe and a lot of fun too

Rating time!!!
The Girls: 3/3 Loved it and had fun making it. They ate it up and didn't leave much left for anyone else
My rating: I love this recipe. Its so good and I definitely will be making it again.

Ill be trying to make more recipes as the children and I have time and Ill add them to my blog as I make them. I hope you enjoy!!!




Sunday, June 10, 2018

I'm back and I brought porkchops

I stopped the blog about a year ago because the girls were starting to get bored with helping me cook. I didn't stop cooking but I stopped taking pictures and blogging because it wasn't the same without the girls cooking with me. Lately they've been getting back into the idea and picking out recipes so I decided to give the blog another shot. Our special Guest for this one (and many future blogs to come) is my girlfriend Hannah.

My two oldest both chose recipes that looked so amazing that I couldn't choose just one. The recipes are :

Butternut squash & Rosemary soup

and




I know it might be hard to read so here is a link to a website with the recipe (its alittle different but overall the same). Mine was from the pioneer woman cookbook . Pork Chop wine wine and roasted garlic


So that was the recipes...

Here is our adventure:

Lets start with the soup.My oldest trying her best to cut up the squash

almost there

I cut up the onions\
covered the squash in oil and added rosemary. Thrown in the oven for 45 mins. Meanwhile....
My oldest adding the red lentils to the pan followed by water and bringing to a boil. Let boil for 10 mins.

onions and broth in the pot waiting for the lentils
After straining the lentils we pour them into a pot along with onions and broth
Didn't get pic while it was on the stove but we let it sit on the stove in low heat while Hannah and my youngest make the pork chops

Now the pork chops:

Hannah prepped the pork chops and chives

(not pictured) we used minced garlic and roasted it for a few minutes.


after cooking the pork chops for a couple minutes in the skillet then pull them out. Add oil, butter, and then the roasted garlic



add the red wine (we used a concord we really like)

then add bay leaves


after the mixture reduces half way my oldest added the broth



My two youngest then placed the porkchops into the wine mixture

cook them up until done

afterwards we added balsamic vinegar to the left over in the skillet to top the pork chop and spinkled on the chives (garlic breaded was store bought and added as a side)

Whole meal together


That was our adventure. I know it was a long journey but I hope you all enjoyed it.


Rating time!!
My rating: The Pork Chop was sweet and juicy. The added sauce made with the balsamic vinegar was fantastic. The soup tasted just like potato soup with alot of flavor. Great all around meal
Girls Rating: 3/3 loved it. My youngest and oldest ate the pork chop so fast I was surprised (yes my meat hating kids gobbled it up). My middle child took awhile to eat the pork chop but she finished it. All of them put their soup in a cup and drank it up.

I hope you all enjoyed my comeback blog. I'm planning on going back to doing it once a week again and maybe more as life goes on.

Let me know what you all think in the comments.