Jambalaya is a famous dish of Louisiana with Spanish and French influences and it is the new world version of Paella and for me it is simpler. It consists mainly of meat, poultry or smoked sausages and vegetables mixed with rice. They are of 2 kinds: either Cajun or Creole. Creole or red Jambalaya due…
Month: September 2017
Spicy Braised Chicken w/ Lemon, Basil & Capers
Hi! Everybody, I am trying to utilize my Italian basil before they start withering from my pocket garden so I am making this dish today. Let me show you one of my pots of Italian basil here in the next picture below. I feel great! Gardening makes me happy, most especially picking the produce…
Pompano Ginger Stew w/ Chayote & Pepper Leaves
Hi, everyone, I am really taking advantage of this surprisingly extended warm weather to use most of my pocket garden harvest. So I will use pepper leaves, lemon grass and green peppers from my garden to complement our dish and it is famously called ‘Tinola.’ In our native tongue it is called,’ Tinolang Pompano sa…
Superb Dry Chicken Adobo
Hello folks! Just trying to figure out what to bring on our co-worker’s goodbye party tonight. Well, since I have organic chicken drumsticks in my freezer, so I will make this Dry Chicken Adobo. The red Jalapeño and the lime slices make this dish tastes so good! Let’s prepare and will see if my co-workers…
Thanksgiving Backyard Party for Jesse
Our dear friend, Sister Lilian threw a backyard party at her place and celebrating Jesse’s Thanksgiving Party after a successful open heart surgery. Attended by our closest friends from 2000 Hail Mary’s and registered nurses from Mt.Sinai Heart Manhattan and nurses from Woodhull Hospital. Kind of Christmas on September ( Christmassy tablecloth this September! hahaha!)…
Shrimp Salad with Mango, Avocado & Sriracha
Summer is gone and I am pretty lazy to heat the stove and the oven. I am so used to salads, shrimps, seafoods, no heat hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Anyway, let’s pretend that it is still summer time as the temperature is still decently warm. Let’s prepare our ingredients, no heating or baking I promise….
My Own Spicy Falafel with Yogurt Dipping Sauce
While I was working as a registered nurse in Saudi Arabia, I just loved eating falafel there but has not inquired how they were made then, now in North America, I just crave for falafel. Falafel is a common street food eaten throughout the Middle East and in Israel and now found around the world…
Peaches Gourmet 