Quick and Easy Beef Tips Recipes

Beef Tips and Gravy

Ingredients:

2 lbs Beef Chuck Tender Roast - cut into cubes (bite size)

2 pieces of bacon - sliced into 1/2 inch

1 medium onion - sliced

4 cloves of garlic - minced

2 tbsp of corn starch

1 tbsp of  soy sauce

ground black pepper and salt for taste

water



Preparation:


1. In a deep pan, boil 4 cups of water and add the sliced of 2 lbs beef. Let it boil until the beef cooked, add more water if needed.

2. When the beef cooked, add minced garlic, sliced onion and bacon. Bring to boil.

3. Then, add soy sauce, ground black pepper and salt. Boil once more.

4. Finally, add corn starch (dissolved into 3 tbsp of water). Simmer for 3 minutes.

5. Serve with white rice.

Beef Tips and Gravy with White Rice

Flowers, Plants and Insects

It was warm beautiful morning, at our backyard. I was looking around and thinking what I'm gonna do, how would I start my chores?  Then, the crape myrtle caught my attention. So, I went around the plant and I saw two beetles, it's quiet interesting! I ran back to the house and got my camera and took picture. I thought of may be there are more insects in the garden so roamed around. Yes, I'm right. I've got two more shots of insects and I wanna share them to you. Hope you're enjoying my photos. Thank you.

Our backyard

Two Beetles on Crape Myrtle 

Spider on the rose flower but I have no idea what type of spider is. I tried to searched the type of spiders but I couldn't find the exact image the same of what I have.

Wasp on the leaf, it's too far shot because I was afraid it may sting on me that's why even it was abrupt still a cool shot.

Easy and Quick Chicken Recipes

Hot and Spicy Chicken with Basil Leaves

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast - chopped  or ground chicken

5 cloves of garlic - minced

1 medium onion - sliced

4 pcs cayenne peppers - chopped finely

3 pcs habanero peppers - sliced

2 pcs jalapeno peppers - sliced

3 stems of scallion - sliced

1 cup of basil leaves

1 chicken cube

1 tbsp of soy sauce

ground black pepper and salt for taste

Preparation:

1. Heat the wok in medium fire, saute the minced garlic, chopped cayenne pepper, sliced onion and  chicken cube, let it cook.

2. Add the chopped chicken or ground chicken, mix a little bit, cover the wok for 2 minutes.

3. After that, check the meat, be sure it's not pink anymore before adding the soy sauce, ground black pepper and salt, stir and let it boil  to cook chicken well.

4. Then,  add the sliced habanero, jalapeno peppers and basil leaves, cover the wok for 2 minutes.

5. Finally, add the sliced scallion, turn the fire low and simmer for 2 minutes.  Serve with white rice.

Easy and Quick Chicken Recipe

Stir Fried Hot Chili Chicken

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast - slice into thin small bite size

5 pcs jalapeno peppers - remove seeds, slice 1 inch long and 1/4 inch wide

3 stems of  of scallions - slice 1 inch long

1 medium onion - sliced

5 clove of garlic - crushed

1 chicken cube

1 tbsp of soy sauce

1 tbsp of cooking oil

ground black pepper and salt for taste

Preparation:

1. Heat the pan in medium fire, add 1 tbsp cooking oil and saute garlic, onion and add 1 chicken cube.

2. Be sure to cook the onion before adding the chicken, mix a little bit and cover the pan for a few minutes.

3. Then, check very well that the meat is not pink anymore before adding soy sauce, ground black pepper and salt,  mix a little bit and cover the pan and bring to boil.

4. Finally, add the sliced of jalapeno peppers and scallions and simmer for a couple of minutes.

5. Serve with white rice.

Flowers in our Yard

Purple Periwinkle Flower

Baby's Breath Flowers

Basil Plant Flowers

Easy and Quick Fry Yellow Squash Recipe

Fried Yellow Squash

Ingredients:


4 medium yellow squash - 1/4 inch round slice

2 eggs - beaten

2 cups of self-rising flour

1/3 cup of buttermilk white cornmeal mix

1 tsp of garlic powder

1 tsp of ground black pepper

1 tbsp of water

cooking oil



Preparation:


1. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs well and add 1tbsp of water.

2. In shallow dish, mix 2 cups of buttermilk self-rising flour, 1/3 cup of cornmeal, a tsp of garlic powder and ground black pepper.

3. Heat the skillet with cooking oil in medium fire.

4. Dip the round slice of yellow squash in a bowl of beaten egg one at the time and coat evenly with the mixture of flour and cornmeal.

5. Fry the squash in batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.


Pad Thai or Phat Thai

Pad Thai Seafood

This is one of my favorite Thai dish. It is stir fried pho noodles, a type of rice noodle with eggs, fish sauce, red chili pepper plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, tofu garnished with crushed peanuts coriander and lime. In Thailand they usually served with scallions and raw banana flower. There are few Thai restaurants near our city, so we can go anytime we want especially when we are craving for Thai food. My husband likes pad Thai seafood with shrimps, scallops and crab meat.  In this picture, we had a chance to visit one of the restaurant in Kennesaw, Ga. before father's day.  The name of the place is fuji hana thai peppers restaurant, it's cozy and accommodating place, the waiters and waitresses are very helpful and well mannered, the food are tasty and affordable. I asked the young lady who was serving us if she's a Thai but she told us that she's a Korean, according to her one of the chef is a Thai and one waiter. It's nice to go places where you know that somebody can speak language you've learned. Yes, Thailand was my second home and I always love to go back there. I may post more Thai food and beautiful places next time. See you on the next post. Thank you.



Easy and Quick Breakfast Recipes



Tomato Plants in our backyard

First Harvest



Bacon and Tomato Sandwich

Preparation

Slice the tomatoes thinly round

Microwave 4 slices of bacon (for 2 sandwiches) for 3 minutes depend on what kind of bacon

Get slice bread and put mayonnaise

Put the thinly sliced tomatoes, dash with little salt and ground black pepper

Break the cooked bacon into halves and put on top of seasoned tomatoes and ready to serve.

Flowering Plants in our Yard

Flowering Plants

Pink Crape Myrtle



White Crape Myrtle



Pink Periwrinkle

Mondo Grass



Oregano Flowers

Fruits and Vegetables from Farmers Market

Fruits and Vegetables

Second day of July 2013 was kind of doomy, gloomy day because some part of the State is having storm but still we got up early to go to Farmers Market. Back in the Philippines, I grew up in the farm and my family grow fruits and vegetables. We always have vegetables in every meal and I love it. I never tired eating veggies. I enjoyed more fruits and vegetables when I was in Thailand. Thailand is abundant of fruits and vegetables, they're not expensive especially during their season. When I came here in the United States of America I'm more conscious of what I'm eating. We all know that when we go to other places we have to expect different environment and food. I like American food and I'm learning how to cook some. My husband and I occasionally eat outside because so expensive dining out. So, I cook most of the time at home. Buying fruits and vegetables at store is more expensive than in Farmers Market therefore, when we knew about the Farmers Market I told my husband that I really want to go and these are the fruit and veggies we got.

                                   Yellow Squash

        Eggplant



 

                       

                       

                                          
                                          Cucumber

        Zucchini

 

                                             Cabbage

     Watermelon

Easy and Quick Beef Stew Recipe

Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2 lbs Beef Chuck Tender Roast - sliced into bite size

1 medium potato - sliced into cube

1 carrot - sliced into cube

1 medium onion  - sliced into small cube

2 stems of green onion

3 pieces of green cayenne pepper - cut into halves

3 tbs of ketchup

1 tbs of hot chilli sauce

1 tsp of soy sauce

1 Knorr beef cube

a dash black ground pepper

water to boil the meat



Preparation:


1. Boil the meat until tender.

2. Next, add sliced onion, bring to boil and add a beef cube, ketchup, hot chilli sauce, soy sauce and ground black pepper, cover the pan and boil.

3. Then, add the sliced potatoes and let it cook for a while before adding the sliced of carrots and cayenne pepper and simmer for two minutes.

4. Finally, add the sliced of green onion. Serve hot with white steamed rice or eat with saltine crackers.