Tumeric Chicken (Pressure Cooker)

I got this recipe from Six Sisters (<--click link) Dump & Go Instant Pot Recipes.

I added a few more ingredients to our liking. 

The two thigs I love about this recipe is that it is really fast to make & it tastes really good!

My Instant Pot makes it really easy to make this!

      Ingredients

• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 tbsp. tumeric
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. redmond sea salt
• 2 lbs. chicken breast or thighs
• 3 cups of Jasmine rice

    

       Instructions

1. Rinse and clean 3 cups of Jasmine rice and cook according to directions.
2. Add coconut milk, turmeric, brown sugar, and salt into instant pot and stir until combined.
3. Add chicken and turn over a few times in the sauce. 
4. Put lid on and move valve to sealing. Press manuel pressure and set timer for frozen (7-8oz each) chicken 12 mins. or 7 mins for fresh chicken on high pressure.
5. When the time is done let it sit for 5+ mins before releasing pressure. Make sure internal temperature of chicken is at 165deg. It'll probaby be higher.
6. Get your hand mixer and use it to shred the chicken. Be very careful because it is hot and the juices will splatter. It's also best to wear an apron beacause tumeric will stain. Or you can pull the chicken out and use two forks to shred. If your using a cutting boards the tumeric will stain it. 

You'll love the aroma of this dish! 

I love the way coconut smells. So divine.

Serve it over rice with a side of your favorite veggies. 

Add some fresh cilantro or basil for more flavor!

Enjoy!!

Bibimbap!!

We love bibimbap!!!!!! It's probably one of my most favorite meals ever. When we lived in China we lived above a Korean restaurant and I would go down every week to get a hot stone bibimbap bowl and my son loved the kimbap. So delicious!!!

The best part about having Korean Beef Bowls so often is that we can take the leftovers (when there are leftovers) to make bibimbap bowls! Thank goodness for Lifesaving Leftovers!

My kids made the rice, heated up the beef leftovers, peeled and julienned the carrots, fried some eggs, and my husband made the delicious Korean Spinach...https://www.thespruceeats.com/korean-seasoned-spinach-sigumchi-namul-recipe-2118874. One of my kids said don't forget the sesame seeds and Korean sesame seaweed. So so good!!!!

Way to go family!!

Fried Rice Yum Yum!

Fried Rice is definilty a Fish Fam Favorite!

It's quick and simple to make and so delicious. It's best made with leftover refrigerated rice. Today I made it for breakfast. This recipe is vegetarian, but I at different times I do add in cooked chicken, beef, or spam. I don't have an exact measurements of ingredients because it's usually just what I have on hand and make necessary adjustments. But, generally here's what I  do....

Ingredients:

• 2-3 cups leftover rice
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4-1/2 cup corn and peas
• 1 green onion stalk
• 1 Tbsp. avocado oil

• Avocado Oil (enough to keep it from burning)
• White Pepper ( a few dashes
• Soy Sauce (more than less, but don’t over do it)
• Sesame Oil (not too much)
• Rice Vinegar (splashes)

Directions:

• Finely chop garlic cloves and dice onion. Heat up avocado oil in a deep cast iron pan on med. high heat. Not too hot because the garlic burns easily. Add garlic and stir. I like to tilt the pan and have all the oil and garlic to one side so the garlic can infuse in the oil without burning. Then I lay the pan back on the burner and add the onion and stir the onions and garlic around and cook until onions are tender. Then I put the onions and garlic in a serving dish.
• Next I turn down the heat to low medium heat and add a little more oil to coat the pan. I crack my eggs and mix/beat them with a fork. Then pour them into the pan and make scrambled eggs. The eggs cook better on low heat. I add the eggs to the serving dish with the onions and garlic. 
• Turn up the heat and add more oil to generously coat the bottom of the pan. I add in all the rice and use the spatula to break it up the rice. I add in the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, white pepper, and a little bit of water. Mix it until it is well incorporated. You can put a lid on it to let the moisture break up and soften the rice. Watch the heat. 
• Add in the onions, garlic, eggs, corn, and peas. Mix it all together. Let it cook for a few mins and stir occasionally. If you want a crispier rice add more oil and turn up the heat a little watching carefully and stirring the bottom of the rice to the top. *More oil makes crispier rice. But just don't add too much.
• Chop up some green onions an toss them in pan at any point or just at the end of cooking.
• Transfer fried rice into the serving dish and enjoy!!

Yum Yum!!

Delicious Potstickers!

I got together with my Oki Native Sisters and we made homemade gyoza!

Everyone brought a couple ingredients each and we had a great time putting them together and of course eating them!!

They are super easy and fun to make. Something I want to do more often with my Fish Fam.

Oh so good!!!

Recipe here at Damn Delicious....

Ingredients:

-1lb. ground pork

-1 cup shredded green cabbage

-3 oz. Shitake mushroom, diced

-2 garlic cloves, pressed

-2 green onions, thinly sliced

-1 tbsp. hosin

-1 tbsp. freshly grated ginger

-2 tsp. sesame oil

-1 tsp. siracha, or more to taste

-1/4 tsp. white pepper

-36 wonton wrappers

-2 tbsp. vegetable oil Soy sauce, for serving

Directions: 

1. In a large bowl, combine pork, cabbage, mushrooms, garlic, green onions, hoisin, ginger, sesame oil, Sriracha and white pepper.
2. To assemble the dumplings, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potstickers in a single layer and cook until golden and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side.
4. Serve immediately with soy sauce, if desired.

Check out her other potstickers here. So many to choose from!!

She has a lot of really good recipies, especially Asian recipes, which we eat a lot of. So check her out!!!

Enjoy!

Chicken Sausage Garlic Parmesan Pasta

I wasn't sure what to make....hmmm, what to do what to do?????

My oldest spoke up and said Alfredo!!

And I remembered I had something similar posted on my cupboard from Damn Delicious....One Pot Garlic Parmeasan Pasta! The Fish Fam always loves this dish, which I have changed up a little bit....

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 med. onion
• 5-6 shitake mushrooms
• 1 package chicken sausage
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup rice/coconut milk, or more, as needed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions, garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes, then add chicken sausage.
2. Stir in chicken broth, milk, butter and fettuccine; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 18-20 minutes. Stir in Parmesan. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
4. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

* I doubled the recipe.. 

This pasta dish smelled so so good. 

Yummmmm!!!

Korean Beef & Rice Bowls

The Fish Fam loves loves these Korean Beef & Rice Bowls!

They are super quick and easy....

Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls 

By The Recipe Critic

• 2 lb. ground beef
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/3-1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 4 tsp. sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4-1/2 tsp. red pepper flake
• 1/4-1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 3-4 green onions to garnish
• Sesame seeds to garnish
• 3 cups white rice

1. Clean and wash your rice and start cooking.
2. Cook ground beef and garlic until brown. 
3. Mix brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes, and black pepper together.
4. Cook for a few minutes and put it over cooked rice. 
5. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

* This is from The Recipe Critic, I just doubled it.

YUM YUM!!!

Easy Homemade Sandwich Bread!

"Keep calm and bake on!"

That's what we did during Typhoon Trami and there's nothing like the smell of fresh homemade bread in the home...can you smell it now? Happiness!

A lot of work went into this lovely loaf of bread. I mixed all the ingredients together and then my youngest got to work kneading it. He did a great job! I usually put it in my kitchen aid and let that do the work, but the bread came out dense. My 7yr. old wanted to help knead it so I should him how and he ended up giving it a few too many punches and then folding. It turned out to be a great method!!

It wore him out a little bit and he had fun! Plus the dough came out nice and soft and rose perfectly!!

So glad my kids love to help out in the kitchen. I certainly love teaching them the importance of cooking!! 

They love love this bread and I love that they love it!

Happiness is definitely homemade!

I've been using King Arthur's Bread Flour and it's been great....

*This recipe is for a bread machine. I don't have a bread machine, so I do it a little differently. If you have a bread machine then add it all together in the machine and press start. If you don't follow my directions.

Easy Sandwich Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1/3 cup lukewarm milk 
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 3 3/4 cup bread flour
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast or instant yeast

Directions:

• Put lukewarm water in your mixing bowl and add sugar and instant yeast. Let it rest for 5mins.
• It should be foamy and bubbly, add the rest of the ingredients and mix together.
• Knead it for 10-12mins until nice and soft.
• Oil a loaf pan and shape the dough for the pan. 
• Let it rise for 1 hr. and don't forget to set your oven at 350 degrees.

For the small 1lb. loaf use this...

• 2/3 cup lukewarm water
• 1/4 lukewarm milk
• 2 T butter or I like avocado oil
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 5 tsp. sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1tsp. active dry yeast or instant yeast

• I let it rise for 2.5 hrs. I turn the oven on about the last 30 mins of the rising time to 350 deg. and then bake for 33 mins in a glass baking dish.

• After it's done rising put into the oven for 40-45mins until golden brown..... 

Let it cool and enjoy with some fresh butter and smile :) 

Hoisin Chicken Stir-fry

I bought some small chicken cuts at a local Japanese grocery store and fried them up with some homemade hoisin sauce. This meal turned out great and was quick and easy to throw together!

Homemade Hoisin Sauce:

• 4 Tbps. Soy Sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Black Bean Paste
• 1 Tbsp. honey or molasses
• 2 tsp. white wine vinegar
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. sesame oil
• 20 drops hot sauce
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper 

Combine all the ingredients together!

I fried up some garlic and onions. Then added the chicken and cooked for about 5mins and then added the last of the sauce that I had. Maybe about 1/8 cup or a little more and it thickened up really well. Add some green onions to brighten up the dish! Maybe next time I'll have to marinate the chicken in my homemade hoisin sauce. Yum!

The results were all thumbs up! 

The Fish Fam really enjoyed this dish over rice!

Melt In Your Mouth Meatballs

I made these meatballs the other night and heard over and over how good they were!

I found them over at Genius Kitchen who spotlighted Kittencal's Italian Melt In Your Mouth Meatballs.

Give them a try and enjoy!!!

Delicious Baozi!

Today we made delicious homemade baozi! 

I used this recipe....https://redhousespice.com/pan-fried-pork-buns/.

I pan fried some and steamed the rest.

I made the pork filling and the dough, both of which I doubled.

Pork filling from Red House Spice:

• 250g / 9oz minced pork
• 2 stalks spring onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon pure sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch Chinese five-spice powder
• 5 tablespoons water (or chicken stock)

The dough raised nicely, then my youngest came and patted it down. 

All set up and ready to fill.

The pork filling smelled soooo gooood!

My kids made an assembly line and filled and bao-ed the buns.

They did a great job!!

They were delicious and filled with lots LOVE!!!

Instant Pot: Ribs, Mashed Potatoes, and Broccoli

If your looking for a good instant pot bbq ribs recipe this one is really really good and really really easy! It's definitely a Fish Fam Favorite.

http://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/easy-bbq-instant-pot-ribs/

Pressure Cook Recipes has some really great IP meals. I use them a lot.

I have two Instant Pots so in one I cooked the ribs in one, mashed potatoes in the other, and steamed the broccoli on the stove. Super easy and super good.

http://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/pressure-cooker-mashed-potatoes/

Dish it all up and serve. YUM!

Life Saving Leftovers: Teri Chicken Sauce Over Rice

I really love making dinner, but sometimes it's nice to rely on leftovers, especially when we are in a rush or I don't feel well and the leftovers become life savers!!!

Our Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken from a few nights ago came to the rescue.

Heated up the sauce on the stove.

(We don't have a microwave)

Cooked some white rice.

Steamed some edamame beans.

Cut up some bell peppers and carrots.

Dinner is served!

Here is another Life Saving Leftover Teri Chicken Plate....

With green beans, fried tofu, and cut up veggies. 

Yum!

Wusthof Kitchen Knives!

I love love love my Wusthof kitchen knives!

They are sharp sharp sharp.

So sharp that I gotta be careful.

I've cut myself a time or two. OUCH! 

They do such a great job and cut so precisely with little effort!

I missed them the whole summer. LOL!

So happy to have them back!!!

Instant Pot: Saucy, Tender Pork Chops

The Fish Fam loved these tender and saucy pork chops. I put them down on their plates, we blessed the food, and then I got up to grab something in the kitchen. I was only gone for a couple minutes, but when I came back there weren't any pork chops on their plates and they were licking their chops saying, "These are the best, can you make them tomorrow too!"

Hahaha! I was like did you really just down that whole pork chop?!!

I love love my instant pots and put them to work everyday. They do a great job at making meat tender and juicy. Something that I couldn't really do in the oven or on the stove top. 

Here is the link to the recipe I used from The Kitchn.....https://www.thekitchn.com/instant-pot-pork-chops-257222

If you have an Instant Pot and have it sitting on your counter (unused) don't be scared!!! Get it out and put it to work!! You'll be so glad you did. 

I call my IP Mr. Incredible!

Breakfast Goodness

This is one of my most favorite low FODMAP breakfasts: Bok Choy, soft boiled egg, and sweet potatoes w/ some peanut butter. Yum!! It's super easy to make in my instant pot. Throw it all in for 5mins. and then it's done! I do have more sweet potato than pictured, but cut it up and didn't keep the fun flower shape. I have to stick close to fodmap safe foods and am really happy this one is a winner.

And this is THE BEST Paleo Pancake mix out there!

Sooo good!

Thank goodness I can order it on Vitacost.com and have plenty of it for me here in Okinawa.

I'll spread some peanut butter or almond butter on the pancakes with some really yummy organic vanilla strawberry jam by Stonewall Kitchen. 

I alternate between these two breakfasts, the photo at the top and this one.

I always look forward to breakfast!

Leftovers for Lunch....

Last night we had the boys favorite Teri Chicken, so leftovers were for lunchu!

My oldest whipped together some sesame noodles and it smelled delicious!

Sesame Noodles Sauce

• Wide rice noodles, the kind for Pho, cooked and drained
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons Pure Sesame Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Hot Chili Oil
• 4 Tablespoons Canola Oil
• 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced Thin

Directions

• Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. 
• Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
• Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
• Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. 

Throw in some perfectly steamed broccoli, which after the water reaches boiling point add the broccoli to your steamer tray and cook for 5mins. They come out perfect on our stove. Then rinse them off in cold water to stop them from cooking further. 

Thumbprint Jam Cookies

If you want a quick and simple cookie, yet delicious and buttery soft with a sweet surprise, these "Thumbprint Jam Cookies" are it!!! 

I was shopping at the BX, here on our military base, and stopped to pick up our favorite "Wild Maine Blueberry Jam" and spotted a bunch of recipe cards and wanted to give these cookies a try. Super glad I did! For all my military friends I highly recommend all of Stonewall Kitchen's specialty jams and jellies that are sold at the BX. They are a bit pricier, but are on sale right now 2 for $11.

I made a couple changes...I added almond extract (did 1/2 almond and 1/2 vanilla), used less sugar, and didn't add the walnuts. *Also remember to leave your butter out overnight, so it's room temperature and that you should chill the dough for an hour.

These cookies are fun to make with your kids. My kids had fun pushing their little thumbs into the cookie dough and sneaking some dough and then dropping the jam into the holes. Because of my food sensitivities and intolerances I am unable to eat these cookies, so I really rely on others feedback and I'm so glad these turned out! That my family and friends have all said how incredibly yummy they are! 

Now go and make your own and enjoy!!

Chicken & Onions In White Sauce w/ Quinoa

This dinner was really quick and easy to make and most importantly the Fish Fam loved it!

My youngest loves loves quinoa, so I decided to do quinoa instead of noodles or rice. If you haven't had quinoa I highly recommend you try out this awesome superfood filled with lots of health benefits!

I'm always changing up recipes to adjust the dairy content (besides the butter) and this time I used a gluten free flour too....

White Sauce Ingredients: 

4 tbsp. butter (can sub with Ghee for dairy & casin free)

4 tbsp. flour (can sub. w/ gluten-free flour)

2 1/2 cup milk (we like our rice/coconut milk mix) warm

Salt & Pepper to taste

1. Directions:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan
• Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the paste cooks and bubbles (don't let it brown)
• Add the hot milk, continuing to stir as the sauce thickens
• Bring it to a boil
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Lower the heat, and cook, stirring for a few more minutes
• Remove from the heat

*I didn't know how the gluten free flour would change the recipe, but it came out really good and all I heard from my husband and the kids of how good it was.

*If the sauce isn't think enough, in a separate pan heat up a tablespoon of butter and then add a tablespoon of flour and stir. Add the mix into the sauce and keep stirring. 

While the sauce was cooking I stir-fried some red onions and garlic in grapeseed oil and then added some diced chicken and cooked thoroughly. Let it sauté and brown to bring out more flavor, just make sure there is enough oil in the pan so it doesn't burn. 

I steamed some broccoli and cut up some bell peppers and cucumber and whala dinner was done!

Instant Pot: Un-Stuffed Cabbage Bowls

I used Skinny Tastes recipe as a start and made my own alterations. My family said it was really good!

I love using my instant pot and this recipe was fast and easy!

Add some salad and it's ready to serve :)

Berry Bliss Cheesecake!!!

If you find delight in mixed berry goodness over cheesecake then you will

 LOVE

this Berry Bliss Cheesecake!!!

All made in the incredible Instant Pot. So delicious.

Recipe found here at This Old Gal.

For the topping I used about 1.5 cups of Wyman's frozen Mixed Berry's...

Get a 1/4 cup of sugar and mix them with the berries and pour over the cheesecake.

Enjoy!