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The Secret for Crunchy Potatoes on the outside and soft on the inside is to saute!

What you'll need : 

red potatoes 

salt and pepper

olive oil

herbs and spices

What you do : 

Heat up that skillet to low-medium heat.

Add 2 tsp (30 ml) of olive oil and let that get nice and warm.

Cut up your potatoes into cute little bite sized pieces. Along with whatever veggies you want. (You know it's gonna be onions and garlic for me!)

Toss that into the skillet.

And cook for 20-25 minutes, or until you get a nice color on each side. 

If done right, you've got the perfect crispy potato bits that are soft on the inside. 

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Spinach Quiche (finally)

Serving : 6 (1 quiche pie)

Time : 1 hour

Ingredients :

1/2 cup butter (Actually... use less, maybe like 2/3rds of that butter stick)

3 cloves garlic, chopped 

1 small onion , chopped

1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained (I used fresh spinach leaves in mine from a Dole ready salad bag, steamed and drained of water. So it ended up being 6 oz.)

1 (4.5 oz) can mushrooms, drained (nope, none of that)

1 (6 oz) package herb & garlic feta, crumbled (used regular feta, and use less of this too, the feta was so strong in this quiche)

1 (8 oz) package shredded Cheddar cheese

salt & pepper to taste

1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust (used some ready made pie crust in a box from shoprite)

4 eggs, beaten

1 cup milk

Procedure :

Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C)

Get the pie crust ready in the baking pan. And bake it for a little bit, so it's not so uncooked looking at the end. 

In skillet : melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic, onion until lightly brown (7 minutes?). Stir in spinach, mushrooms, feta and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Season with salt & pepper.

Spoon mixture into the pie crust

In medium bowl : whisk together eggs & milk. Season with salt & pepper. Pour into the shell, allowing the egg mixture to thoroughly combine with the spinach mixture. 

Bake for 15 minutes. 

Sprinkle top with remaining cheddar cheese. 

Bake for additional 35 - 40 minutes until set in the center.

Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. 

Source : http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-quiche/detail.aspx?scale=6&ismetric=0

Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=107hocwj2zU

[starvinggraduate]

Egg-in-a-Hole

Sometimes it's the simplest things that taste the best. Before I married Marlboro Man, I had to learn to make these delicious...

Quick treat I found out I liked. But for a quick run down:

Ingredients:

Bread : egg ratio (I used 1 bread slice and 1 egg)

butter (up to your discretion, but go for less please - i don't want you to have a myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease or a stroke in the future)

salt and pepper to taste

Directions : 

Cut out a circle in the middle of your bread - with a cup, biscuit or cookie cutter, or get creative with a knife

Melt enough butter in pan - enough to soak in the bread and give it that flavor.

Toast the "hol-ey" bread in a pan.

Crack open an egg, and place it in the empty void. 

Sprinkle salt & pepper. And let it cook for like 30 seconds.

Flip. And let cook to desired firmness. (or wetness)

Enjoy.

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(picture: pan fried tilapia in a pretty big cooking pan)

Pan-Fried Whole Fish

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients: 

lemon/lime

salt

seasoning (steak, fish, etc) - may be a ready made package, experiment with whatever you find. I used Zatarain's Seasoned Fish Fry. It was alright.)

oil (I used crisco vegetable oil)

1 whole fish "cleaned" : gutted, scaled 

Directions :

Clean fish with water, and lemon/lime (just rub it down, both sides and inside)

Pat dry

Sprinkle everywhere lightly with salt - even inside

Add whatever seasoning to the fish, evenly coating it on both sides

Fill the bottom of a 12 in pan (or big enough to hold the entire fish) with oil. Heat it up, but not too hot because it will burn the fish once you put it in. The oil should sizzle once you slide the fish in. 

Cook each side of the fish 6 to 9 minutes per side. (I cooked it for 25 minutes in total. I gauged how cooked it was by looking at the color of the meat - should be white flesh in the end.)

Drain the oil out on a paper towel. 

Suggested Serving :

I baked 3 yams, 1/4th of an onion, and 1/3rd of a bell pepper in the oven. The 3 yams took 1 hour altogether to cook, while the onion and pepper were put in half way (30 minutes). 

Or you can have it with rice!

[starvinggraduate]

Chicken Arroz Caldo (by TheCooknShare)

Mmmm! Filipino dishes!

Need it in text?

(1) http://www.filipinocooking.net/recipe/chicken-arroz-caldo/

1/2 kilo chicken (any parts)

1 thumb size ginger diced

3 cloves garlic cloves minced

1 small onion chopped

1 cup malagkit or uncooked rice (jasmine rice)

2 stalks spring onions chopped

1/4 cup fish sauce

3 cloves fried garlic

2 hard boiled egg sliced

3-4 cups water

pinch saffron (optional)

cooking oil

- See more at: http://www.filipinocooking.net/recipe/chicken-arroz-caldo/#sthash.auTLTRCh.dpuf

1/2 kilo chicken (any parts)

1 thumb size ginger diced

3 cloves garlic cloves minced

1 small onion chopped

1 cup malagkit or uncooked rice (jasmine rice)

2 stalks spring onions chopped

1/4 cup fish sauce

3 cloves fried garlic

2 hard boiled egg sliced

3-4 cups water

pinch saffron (optional)

cooking oil

- See more at: http://www.filipinocooking.net/recipe/chicken-arroz-caldo/#sthash.auTLTRCh.dpuf

Ingredients :

1/2 kilo chicken (any parts) 1 thumb size ginger diced 3 cloves garlic cloves minced 1 small onion chopped 1 cup malagkit or uncooked rice (jasmine rice) 2 stalks spring onions chopped 1/4 cup fish sauce 3 cloves fried garlic 2 hard boiled egg sliced 3-4 cups water pinch saffron (optional) cooking oil

Procedure:

1. Saute onion, garlic and ginger until soft and fragrant. 2. Place in chicken and stir until changes color. 3. Add in rice, season with fish sauce and stir for a few minutes until combined. 4. Pour water in and bring to a boil. 5. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken is tender and rice is cooked. 6. When the chicken and rice are cooked, add in saffron and pepper. Stir. 7. Adjust seasoning according to taste. 8. Turn off heat. Serve in a soup bowl. Garnish with sliced hard boil egg, fried garlic, spring onions, and sliced calamansi.

[Notes: 1kg is a little over 1lb.

Put 1/3 to 2/3 of the amount of fish sauce suggested, or else it will come out really salty.

And put in already cooked rice so the chicken won't come out over-cooked. ]

(2) http://www.manilaspoon.com/2013/03/arroz-caldo-savory-chicken-and-rice.html

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Sweet Potato Fries & Dipping Sauce

Sweet Potato Fries (low fat)

Ingredients : 

Sweet potatoes - cut into French-fry pieces

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp rosemary

Salt and ground black pepper to taste 

But feel free to experiment with a bunch of other spices like oregano, nutmeg, cumin, and chili powder (1 Tbsp limit each, though)

Prep :

Preheat oven to 425 degrees (220 degrees C)

Toss sweet potatoes, spices in a large bowel until evenly coated

 Arrange sweet potato pieces on a baking sheet

Bake until tender (20 to 30 minutes.)

Dipping Sauce: 

Ingredients : Mayonnaise & Greek yogurt

Prep: Mix in equal parts (Ratio 1:1)

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Grilled Summer Vegetables

(Answers.com)

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook time: 15 min.

Total : 35 min.

Ingredients : 

1/4 cup olive oil

1 garlic clove, sliced thin

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 large Red, Green & Yellow bell papper (cut into 1/8th)

Green Zucchini (cut into 1/8ths)

Large white mushrooms (cut into 1/2)

salt and ground pepper to taste

Prep: 

In a small saucepan: warm oil and garlic over low heat until garlic starts to bubble.

Turn off heat and add herbs

Stir and allow to sit for 30 minutes to infuse the oil

Skewer & brush them with the oil/herb infusion, Season with salt and pepper

Book on grill until they are tender