Come a Little Closer and you’ll see this is an amazing and easy dessert to make. Great for brunch, high-noon tea or just as a dessert. Music Selection: Cage The Elephant – Come A Little Closer Cake Ingredients: 2 cups flour ¾ cup sugar 1 Tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 eggs ½ tsp…
Author: bandriachuk
Happily married mom with 3 teens/young adults and a house full of their friends dropping by for supper! We love throwing large barbeque parties all summer and rum/wine tasting parties through winter! Eating great food with family and friends keeps us happy and healthy!
Roasted Acorn Squash
Time: 30 minutes Baby – this is what you came for… a quick, healthy side dish that goes well with almost any entree. Music Selection: Rihanna & Calvin Harris – This is What You Came For Ingredients: 2 acorn squash ¼ cup olive oil Salt Butter Toppings: chilli powder, butter/brown sugar, butter and cooked peas…
Bacon & Onion Risotto
Time: 45 minutes So simple and so delicious – made “it for you”… Music Selection: Cilla Black – It’s For You Ingredients: 6 cups hot chicken broth (or 3 cups broth, 3 cups water) 2 Tbsp olive oil 6 strips bacon, finely diced 1 small shallot, finely diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups arborio…
Buttery Cinnamon Apple Muffins
Time: 30 minutes Want to start you day on a high? Try out these amazing delicious and healthy muffins… happy all day. Music Selection: Martin Garrix feat. Bonn – High On Life Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter, melted 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp baking…
Ohhhh so good Crispy Kale Couscous Salad
Time: 1 hour Kale and couscous are not always ingredients that make people excited, but they really deserve a second chance… trust me you will find it worth the effort. I made this recipe and brought some to my uncle G this past week, I was a little unsure if it would be something he’d…
Aji Verde
Time: 15 minutes And another great side dish to lead a fun and spicy weekend with great weather and BBQing and celebrating! Music Selection: Dan Fogelberg – Leader of the Band Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise 2 cups packed cilantro (washed, and torn up) 1 jalapeno (more or less to taste), remove seeds and dice 3…
Pebre
Time: 15 minutes This is a recipe that you will want to stay around a little longer – so maybe double the recipe? Music Selection: Buddy Guy – Stay Around a little Longer Ingredients: 2 large tomatoes, diced finely 1 jalapeno pepper (more or less to taste) – finely chopped (seeds removed) ½ onion, finely…
Peach Plum Chutney
Time: 15 minutes Want an easy recipe to spice up your BBQ or rice? Look no further… enjoy! Music Selection: Joanna Newsom – Peach Plum Pear Ingredients: 3 -4 ripe peaches or nectarines 3 – 4 ripe plums (optional – add 1/2 a diced, peeled pear or some chopped up dried cherries) 4 Tbsp sugar…
Filipino BBQ Pork Skewers
Time: 15 minutes on BBQ (4 – 12 hours marinating) This is another simple and oh, so very tasty dish. Perfect for those very busy nights, when you don’t want to wash a lot of dishes! Music Selection: Coldplay – Clocks Ingredients: 2 lb pork butt or loin, sliced long and thin strips 1 cup…
“Blessed” IP Pancit
Time: 1 hour This is a crazy simple, one pot recipe that is so tasty AND healthy!! You will know you are blessed on those super busy days when you make this meal and — relax. Enjoy. Music Selection: Love & The Outcome – I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, skinless &…
A Runny Egg On Top 