Half mushed Bacon Peas

What you need: 32oz pea bag, 4 tbs bacon fat or olive oil, 1 med sized onion, 1 tsp ground garlic, 1/2 tsp beef bouillon, 2 tbs water, 8 slices of bacon

Chop and brown the onion with the bacon fat/olive oil in a fry pan.

Add in the peas! I added them while they were frozen... then add in the seasonings (garlic and beef bouillon) and extra water if needed.

In a separate fry pan, fry the bacon! You could do this step first and then just cook the onions in the fat... mmmm tasty bacon fat! Chop the bacon and set aside.

Before mixing in the bacon, I took a hand blender and scooped about 1/3 of the peas and blended it in a cup, then mixed it back in. Then, mix in the bacon!

Viola! The most tasty peas ever!

New Year's Feast

Fruity delicious wine. Simply added strawberry and pear pieces and a bit of sugar to a Malbec. Stir in sugar and let sit for awhile before serving. Yummy!

Half mushed bacon peas. Turned out the hubs would've like it better if it was all mushed. 

Hubster made these awesome drumsticks and wings. Totally tasted and looked like KFC or PopEye's crispy fried chicken. We made lots more, of course!

Bruschetta. Hindsight note: Better to have chopped tomatoes on top. Whole pieces of sundried tomatoes meant putting the whole piece in your mouth...

Beef ribs.. mmmmm

Lemon pudding cake with mint ice cream.

Chocoholic candies,

And we actually left this apple pear crisp in the oven and didn't eat it til the next day.

Christmas Eve Feast

The hubs wanted a feast for Christmas to commemorate our first Christmas in our first home ever. I said, "Sure, why not?" It turns out we had to have our feast on Christmas Eve because Kay usually holds a Christmas day with her family and invited us over. So for our Christmas Eve feast, we ate heartily and much. There's sausages, sourdough bread and olive oil, liverwurst, brie, salami, caviar, duck for the entree, sun-dried tomatoes, pita chips and best of all blue crab spread and french onions. Needless to say, it was ridiculously more than enough for the two of us. We wish everyone a belated happy holidays! This is definitely memorable. What would I do without my hubs. <3 p="">

Steak

Per le hubby: Pretty marbled steaks!

Steak for dinner again! On actual dinner plates. With a salad. :o)

Steak

is what's for dinner...

First homecooked meal in our house! No place to sit. No real dinnerware. But we did buy flatware and 2 steak knives! Om nom nom... :)

More Fried Shrimp

Fried Shrimp!

Fried shrimp is super easy to make. Seriously, all you do is take raw shrimp and prep it the usual way (de-vein, rinse, pat dry), dump it in a fryer (be careful though!) and when it turns pink, take it out. We used Lawry's to salt it along with some crushed black pepper. And if you have lime on hand, sprinkle the juice on top. Deeeeeelicious! We made this as an appetizer to munch on. It was most definitely a wise choice.

Pork Chops

So behind on posts.... But I just remember these being delicious so here's a picture blog on delicious pork chops:

DIY Chili Oil

I've been growing and drying lots of chilis just because my plant refuses to die. And finally, I got around to making chili oil. I used this website as a guideline: Homemade Chili Oil.

But this is what I ended up using:

1 3/4 cup vegetable oil

2 tbs sesame oil

a crapton of dried chilis, chopped

Pretty much just throw everything in a pot and heat it up on low heat til it bubbles.

Then pour in a container. Hubby wanted the chili flakes in there so I poured those in as well.

It was still bubbling a lil bit so I took a pic, but it's hard to see here...

Chili flakes falling down.

Hubby said not to put in the seeds part because they're hard to eat...

All canned up!

Awhile later, the chili flakes fell to the bottom. Hopefully, it's as spicy as hubby likes it.

Steak

Hubby's keto friendly steak with side salad and cheese chips, which are homemade and super easy to make if you have the time. 

Le hubby always cuts up my steak for me. Yum! Also, strawberry salad is quite delicious. I should add fruit to my salads more often!

Baked Salmon

The other half of the salmon from yesterday, we decided to bake it in foil.

We salted the salmon piece and placed it atop a bed of chopped bell peppers, carrots and sliced lemons. We added pats of putter and sprinkled with chopped dill from my garden! :) It sat in our fridge overnight.

It was then baked in the oven.

Delicious salmon served with mashed potatoes and grilled tomatoes. 

Om nom nom nom!

Panfried Salmon

Salmon from Costco

We bought a huge piece of salmon from Costco. We pretty much just pan-fried half the salmon. I'm afraid I much prefer cooked salmon with some kind of sauce or gravy...

Chili, Bone Marrow and Corned Beef

is what's for dinner! :)

Something Different

We've always made rice in a rice cooker. But this one time, I decided to try something different. I added curry powder! It was interesting. I added too much water so I decided to pan fry it a bit and added chopped shitake mushrooms. It was definitely something I would totally make again. Yummy!

This dish is ground pork with tofu and baby corn. Something my mom used to make and definitely one of my favorite dish.

Dinner! The sliced zucchinis were slightly sauteed with olive oil, salt and pepper.

KBBQ at home!

Instead of hot pot day, we tried to do our own makeshift homemade korean bbq via cast iron over portable gas station. For side dishes, we have spicy daikon and spicy cucumber (store bought), sliced mushrooms, baby squids (the white stuff on the plate), chopped lettuce for salad but without the amazing sauce that usually accompanies it at restaurants and lots o sliced meats. Mmm-mmmmm.

Fried fish

Just a picture of a successfully fried white fish. Unfortunately, it was quite stuck to our metal basket.... It was quite delicious so I definitely want to make it again!!

It's Not Quite Italian Dinner Night

We fried frozen fries, made spaghetti with angel hair and canned prego, warmed up frozen peas, heated up the last of the coconut biscuits, and steamed, then breaded, and fried up some chicken wings. All served with the last of the Angel Food Cake. Needless to say, dinner was devoured in a snap... esp the fries.

We made an entire bowlful and it was gone within minutes.

Monterrey Jack and Spinach Quiche

I finally made a quiche with fresh spinach and let me tell you, it is just as delicious as the other quiches. You can truly sub the cheese with any you happen to have on hand! And I just love that it comes out wonderfully without a crust! It's also keto-friendly.

Here's what you need:
4 eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup minced onions
7.5 ounces shredded monterrey jack cheese

0.5 ounces shredded parmesan cheese (we had a small block leftover)
6 ounces freshly chopped spinach

1. First off, preheat your oven to 350°F.

2. In a mixing bowl, mix the eggs, whipping cream, mayo, coconut flour, salt and garlic powder.

3. Then add each of the remaining ingredients, stirring each time.

4. Pour the egg mixture into your pan. (9-inch pie pan works super well too.)

5. Bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour or until top is golden brown.

Needless to say, it was DEE-licious!!

Turkey Stew

What to do with our turkey leftovers as we are getting pretty sick of turkey these days? Our answer: turkey stew.

First, we made a turkey broth by placing any turkey meats still attached to bone in a slow cooker and pretty much cooked it all day. Once the stock was ready, I strained out all the bones and meats so it was just soup in the pot. It was delicious and definitely tasted like turkey. I don't know why, but I guess I assumed all stock soups taste the same. 

Then, I separated all the turkey meat from the bones and threw the meat pieces back into the pot. I also added more turkey pieces (now all we have left are the two drumsticks), chopped onions and chopped carrots. (I would've added chopped celery but we didn't have any on hand and le hubby doesn't like'em).

Just cook in slow cooker until everything is soft and delicious. Serve with rice or pasta if not on a keto diet. Topped with spinach. It was mm-mmm good, especially on a cold night!