arroz con pollo

mood: phlegmatic
listening to: sleigh bells :: tell 'em/infinity guitars

happy 2011! ha ha, it's been a long time. while it's september and this is the first time i'm posting anything, i've been making some new dishes. for whatever reason, i haven't been taking pictures and i'm been hella lazy. in any case, this is a dish that i got to try while in costa rica and it's got some crazy flavor. you can adjust the measurements as you like as it is a pretty simple recipe to make. i even made the dish into a formation of a volcano with lava coming out of it... just like they did it in CR.

Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts 1/2 red onion, sliced 1 green pepper, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups brown rice 1 lime, squeezed 14 oz can chicken broth	1 tsp salt 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 3 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup white wine 1 ham steak, cubed

Preparation:
- slice chicken breasts into 1 in. cubes and the sprinkle pepper, salt, cumin and paprika over top
- heat oil at medium heat and then put chicken into saucepan. cook until chicken is light brown
- add in sliced green pepper, onion, ham steak and garlic into saucepan
- cook for a few minutes and then add brown rice, chicken broth and wine and stir
- cover the saucepan for about 20 mins on medium heat, stirring occasionally

breakfast burrito

mood: dauntless
listening to: mudvayne :: closer/heard it all before

happy new year to all! one of my resolutions was to attempt some more easy and difficult recipes, so we'll see how close i come to carrying that out.

not sure what your situations were on new year's day, but this guy was quite hungover and in need of something delicious to put me back to sleep/remove the hangover. i decided to make a simple, yet tasty little morning treat to get my 2010 off to the right start. this is a healthier, non-mcdonalds based dish that anyone can make!

Ingredients:
2 eggs
splash of milk
1/4 onion, diced
1/4 ham steak
pinch, paprika
pinch, cumin
pinch, garlic powder
shredded cheddar cheese
hot sauce
tortilla
light sour cream

Preparation:
- crack eggs, add milk, onion, ham, paprika, cumin, garlic powder and mix
- grease a nonstick pan and pour mixture in over medium-high heat
- cook eggs until slightly brown
- on a tortilla, add small layer of sour cream and cover with eggs
- add cheese and hot sauce on top, roll closed... and enjoy!

there are a lot of things that could've been added to make this even more of a masterpiece, but as i said... i was looking for something quick and delicious to douse my hungover a final blow.

christmas omelette

mood: intransigent
listening to: frank sinatra :: young at heart/in the wee small hours of the morning

merry christmas to all and what better way to celebrate the season than with... a christmas omelette! there is nothing "christmasy" about this recipe other than it's got greens and reds in it, but i did make this on christmas morning and it was delicious. who doesn't like a good omelette! it's simple and easy to make. i wanted to put more things into this, but it would've ended up more like a quiche so i had to dial it back just a bit.

Ingredients:
1 can of egg of substitute (or 2 eggs)
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/4 onion, diced
1/4 ham steak
pinch of paprika
pinch of ground coriander
provolone cheese
salsa
wheat bread
margarine

Preparation:
- mix egg substitute with pepper, onion, ham, paprika and coriander
- grease a nonstick pan and pour mixture in over medium-high heat
- raise edges occasionally as egg cooks
- when egg mixture remains slightly runny on top, put in provolone cheese and fold over
- make toast with butter
- when cheese starts to run slightly, serve on top of bread and cover with salsa

happy holidays!

shrimp creole jambalaya

i remember trying to make jambalaya many years ago and i screwed it up so badly, i had to turn it into chili. this time, i completed what i started out to make - a dish with spanish and french influence. most jambalaya recipes i've seen include chicken, but i decided to leave it out and substitute with some other things.

one note, if you don't want to make it as spicy as i have, replace the serrano and jalapeno peppers with something not as high on the scoville scale.

Ingredients: canola oil 3 garlic cloves ginger, sliced green pepper medium onion 3 serrano peppers 3 jalapeno peppers 15 oz can, crushed tomatoes ranch style beans pre-cooked shrimp ham steak, cubed 2 andouille sausage, sliced	5 pieces of bacon, 1 in. slices lemon juice worcestershire sauce tabasco sauce sriracha sauce salt paprika ground coriander chili powder cajun seasoning cumin 4 cups, brown rice

Preparation:
- heat canola oil in pan and add garlic and ginger
- add peppers and onion and sautee for a few minutes
- remove mixture with slotted spoon and put in large pot on low heat
- in same pan, add sausage, ham, pre-cooked bacon; add lemon juice, worcestershire and tabasco sauce;
- add paprika, coriander, and chili powder; stir until light brown, then add shrimp for 2-3 minutes
- remove meat mixture and add to large pot
- add in ranch beans and crushed tomatoes and stir on medium heat; add in lemon juice, sriracha, cumin and cajun seasoning
- in separate pot, bring brown rice to bowl
- when rice is ready, drain and then add rice to large pot
- stir mixture on low heat, add salt as necessary

when ready, put it in a bowl and in your belly!