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!