Sunday, September 15, 2013

Spaghetti sauce from scratch

I.followed a recipe I found on pintrest for a spaghetti sauce
5 diced onions . I had two large
8 cloves garlic
4 tbl veg oil
Cook until clear
One .12 oz can tomato paste it called for 30 oz
I added once onions were cooked
4 tbl Oregono
3 tbl basil
2 tbl parsley
1 Tsp pepper
2 tbl salt
.1/4 c sugar
16 skinned diced tomatos
I blanched my tomatoes from arnulfo's moms garden then peeled removing stems ans cutting and x on the bottoms.
I also made salsa she gave me fresh jalapenos
I let it cook four hours on low blending it in my blender to make a.sauce

Friday, May 31, 2013

Pumpkin Curry shrimp and chicken with butternut squash with Janelle

Bon Appetit
 Was our original recipe we followed email by my mother in law Sweet Mickey love to cook  with this lady. We made it for JAnelles 19th birthday and loved it!! Its best with jasmine rice for sure. I used a long grain mexican rice and it was just too mushy.

Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsolive oil we used Canola
  • 1cup sliced onion we used white half
  • 1tablespoon minced ginger We used azester after peeling fresh ginger with a potato peeler

  • 1tablespoon minced garlic Janelle sliced it up even though I have a mincer
  • 1plum tomato, chopped (we left out didnt care for it last time)\
  • 115-ounce can pumpkin purée We used half the can
  • 2cupsvegetable broth We used chicken broth from a Knorr Bullion cube and two cups of water

  • 1cup unsweetened coconut milk ha! we used one whole can
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1/8  teaspoon cayenne pepper Janelle doubled this sneaky!!
  • 1cupbutternut squash, roasted and diced We roaster sliced in half skin down on pan of water at 350 degrees for 30 minutes then scored with a knife and scooped out

  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined i fried chicken breast too
  • 1 1/2teaspoonsfresh lime juice
  • Steamed rice
  • Cilantro
     This is an apple salad we learned from camping with Grama Roxi Flaherty. Just slice three apple we used golden delicious and braeburn or something with a C. ad a spoon of lemon juice and Mayo stir with sunflower seeds.

    Let onions brown


     we used whole can

     yum

     Audrey got the camera

    at the parade last weekend

    with my neighbor Leanne



    for a topper smells sooogood


    pretty

    butternut squash

    simmered 20 mins perfect throw in shrimp for only a few minutes to curl


    Audrey!
  • Lime zest
  • Fried shallots

Preparation

  • Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and ginger; sauté until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook for 1 minute. Stir in plum tomato and pumpkin purée; cook, stirring frequently, until pumpkin is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add vegetable broth, coconut milk, curry powder, and cayenne pepper; simmer for 20 minutes. Add butternut squash, shrimp, and lime juice. Simmer until shrimp are cooked and squash is warm. Serve with steamed rice. Top with cilantro, lime zest, and fried shallots

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Janelly.over for.Mac n.cheese.n.salmon

We.have a spinach mix.with white balsamic.vinagrette yum!
I guess the salmon were eating lots.of shrimp.so the meat is white
We visited our.buddy Cely.in the hospital with a mustache:)
A thurs. Night mix