Can you believe it? Our son, Alex is a big Martha fan. I used to borrow Martha’s DVDs from the library for myself but now, I actually borrow Martha’s DVDs because Alex wants to watch them. His favorites are Martha’s Guests: Master Chefs, Martha’s Baking Favorites and Martha’s Favorite Cookies. Sometimes, after he watches the […]
Author: Chris
Our Thanksgiving Dinner
We wanted a quick, no-fuss thanksgiving meal as we would rather spend time with each other than slave around the kitchen for hours. This meal was put together in three hours, which included broiled turkey wings, cranberry sauce, skillet-braised green beans, mashed potatoes, all-purpose gravy, and Pillsbury Grands frozen buttermilk biscuits (not in the pictures). Everything […]
Alex at an Apple Orchard
We took Alex to an apple orchard this fall to pick apples and I wanted to take a few pictures of him with the apples. However, he did not want to have his picture taken at all that day and did whatever he could to prevent it. He kept turning away from me, or hiding […]
Zucchini Bread
This is a belated summer post – I’ve never really liked zucchini bread simply because most of the ones you would find in the stores tend to be unappealingly dense and gummy, as well as bland tasting. However, with plenty of zucchini from our garden this summer, I finally decided to try the zucchini bread recipe […]
Hot and Spicy Chex Party Mix
There is only one word to describe this chex mix – addictive! We only just discovered this last winter and have been making it fairly often for snack. Sometimes, I do not even add chex – just Cheez-It, pretzels, and nuts. The mix is actually not that spicy. I tend to use more red pepper sauce […]
Chicken Rendang
Hello everyone! It has been a while since my last posting. Sorry…I just couldn’t find the time. Anyway, I hope everyone has had a great summer so far. I actually have quite a few recipes/pictures that I would like to share. They have been sitting in my “draft” collection since last fall. Hopefully, I will […]
Beef Rendang
I came across this recipe approximately five or six years ago on a Geocities website. Although I have made this dish based on the original recipe before and it turned out great, I have since then tweaked and refined it a little because I felt there were too many variables to begin with to come […]
My Favorite Time of the Year
Hello everyone! We hope everything is well with all of you. It has been beautiful here for a couple of days now. The air is still mildly cool, with sunny blue skies – the perfect spring weather. Keith, Alex, and I have been spending every opportunity we have outside, and we have loved every moment […]
“Frying” Ikan Bilis (Anchovies) in the Microwave!
Recently, I came across a really ingenious tip – frying anchovies in the microwave. I admit I was a little skeptical of this cooking method at first. I mean I like my anchovies really crispy and I was doubtful that the microwave could turn out really crispy anchovies, ones that are comparable to the traditional […]