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Cornbread with green chiles
Happy first of May and Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “5th of May”) is a celebration of Mexico’s cultural heritage and pride. The festivities include parades, mariachi band performances, street festivals and of course — margaritas! Mr Sweetie is Mexican-American which is why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated at our house. (Ok, I admit, it is a great excuse reason...
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Shrimp salad sandwich with sriracha mayo
Eating this shrimp salad sandwich was like summer in my mouth. It had freshly squeezed lemon juice, chopped crispy cucumbers and celery which were contrasted with the taste of sweet onions. The tangy homemade sriracha mayo perfectly complements the flavors of juicy and plump shrimp. I used toasted sourdough bread to cradle all of these deliciousness. It was truly a medley of flavors and...
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Hawaii shrimp food truck- inspired garlic shrimp
As inspired by our vacation in Oahu in 2019, I re-created the shrimp and rice dish that we had at one of the food trucks on Oahu’s North Shore. Shrimp trucks are popular in Hawaii — just watch Hawaii 5-0 (or not! LOL!) where Kamekono’s Shrimp Truck was a fun mainstay of the show showcasing Hawaii’s local food culture. Please check out my North...
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Mango black bean salsa and pan fried garlic salmon
Happy Spring! I hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous days of this season. While we sadly did not get to enjoy much March showers in California which officially put us in the drought category, spring has come. California poppies, daffodils and flowers of myriad colors are decorating the Bay Area landscapes. I always associate mangoes with summertime. Philippine mangoes are known for their sweetness...
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Easy cheddar corn fritters
While others like to shop for clothes, shoes or gadgets, buying food is one of my favorite past times. Since I have been faithfully sheltering in place, grocery stores are among the very few places that I allow myself to go to during the pandemic. Actually, aside from home and work, and once a month social distancing visit to my family, I really do...
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Bomb diggity blueberry muffins
Then I found this recipe and let me just say "WINNER!" The ingredients are simpler. The recipe does not require butter but just oil which means no waiting for butter to soften. Being a "spur of the moment kinda baker" that I am, this is a WIN!
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Cheese beer bread
When I saw the recipe for Beer Bread on In Dianes Kitchen, I got obsessed with really wanting to bake it. The recipe is so simple to make . Most likely you already have all the ingredients in your kitchen. I even found 2 bottles of prehistoric Corona Beer in the back of my fridge. I do not know why we have them or...
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Blackberry chewy cake
My recipe for Blackberry Chewy Cake has been adapted from Strawberry Cake from the blog Scandinavian Eating. Let me tell you, the cake turned out delicious! Not only was it simple, I like that it does not make use of tons of flour and sugar. This is a great recipe if you are still short on flour. (I am starting to see...
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Strawberry raspberry jam cake
I am thrilled to share my recipe for Summer Strawberry Raspberry Jam Cake. After baking for quite a bit now, I recognize good recipes as I am slowly learning more about baking such as there are basic ingredients specific to a type of pastry or bread. (I have been stalking food blogs!) And good practices to baking (such as to NEVER overmix...
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Banana blueberry muffins
Funny story: This recipe calls for Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). Before I put the muffins in the oven, I tasted the dough. (Licking the batter from the spoon is my newly acquideveloped while sheltering in place. Ha! Ha!) I thought that the dough tasted funny. After I baked the muffins, I could hardly wait to eat them. I thought...
