CHARAKILIS

I craved for this soup for sometime and last night I said go for it!! This soup is very simple to make.

You will need:

• 1 box cream of rice plain
• onions
• garlic
• butter {and lot's of it}
• 1 sm bottle claim juice
• 2 cans clams {in clam juice}
• water or chicken broth {don't recommend fish broth-too fishy}
• fresh clams {for presentation and chesa.}
• local hot pepper or tabasco

steps:

• saute your onions and garlic until the onions changes color but not cooked
• add your canned clams drained {juice set aside} {Pan 1}
• heat your frypan {cleaned no butter or what not}
• add the box of cream of rice; toast stir constantly until you notice the cream of rice change into a beautiful carmel color but not burnt {this adds a smoky flavor to the soup}set your frypan aside {Pan 2}
• Reheat back your pan 1 and add chicken stock or water
• add your buttered clams & clam juice
• heat thur but not boiling
• once heated add some toasted cream of rice {Pan 2} little by little to the stock and stir to prevent any lumps; continue to add your toasted rice and more chicken stock. The soup should be thick but not chunky.
• add in your achote water or powder
• once your soup changes color ; taste to make sure the rice has cooked thru
• you can add hot pepper or tabasco to make this soup spicy or serve as is and have your guest add their spice

Side:
saute your fresh clams in butter;garlic;onion. cook until clams open up; add your prefered spice. Use some for presentation and MOST for CHESA!
Enjoy sa gof mange an pika pika

Tuna finadeni {mange mange}

This dish is something you can prepare in less than 5 minutes!! Yes you heard me 5 minutes!! One of my found memories with my dad is that he enjoys whatever dish I create or make. His only comments for the chef was: If dinner is @ 4:00 come @ 7:00 knowing how I like to make everything perfect and tasty and let's not mention presentation is everything! This was a norm for my family to eat during Lent especially since we cannot eat meat. In anycase this dish is simple good and just homey

you will need:

• can of tuna in oil {and only in oil for full flavor}
• onions chopped {for flavor and texture}
• tomatoes {chopped for color}
• lime juice {one lime}
• soy sauce {use more or less- hey you are afterall going to eat it so enjoy to your liking}
• local hot pepper {if you are lucky enough to have in your pantry}
• sliced lime and tomatoes for presentation {optional}

preparation:

• add chopped onion with tomato
• mix together
• add soy sauce and lime juice
• add hot pepper or tabasco -to your liking
• add can of tuna in oil {all of it with the oil}
• mix all together and enjoy!

I recommend enjoying this with a bowl of hot rice smothered in soy sauce!

Adai sa gof mange an pika!

LeftOver's Please Mom!!

One thing I love about being a single mom is my kids are not picky eater's. I think it's mostly because my rules on the kitchen table is simple "Take it Or Leave it!" no options; no if's. When I am cooking pasta I usually make extra batches and freeze them. Yes you heard me I said I freeze my pasta noodles.

You will need the following :

• spaghetti sauce of choice
• diced can tomato with chile
• left over meat { meatballs & sausages -in picture}
• noodle of choice
• cheese of choice

Steps:

• heat up your meat in a little butter just enough to heat thru
• add your can tomato & spaghetti sauce
• add your noodles
• stir well & sprinkle with cheese

Enjoy!!

Gimme some Crabby!!

This dish is simple & so much yummy yum yumz.....did I mention yummy?

You will need the following:

• lump crabmeat {cooked & shells removed}
• diced onion {really adds to the flavor}
• diced tomato {1/2 of a tomato use more or less}
• chopped cilantro {use more or less}
• lime juice {use more or less}
• soy sauce
• local hot pepper
• avocado {diced add lime juice so it will not discolor}
• sliced avocado & tomato for presentation {optional}

Steps:

1.  add the onions;tomato's & lime juice and stir them together
2. add lump crabmeat and fold in with the tomato & onion
3. add the cilantro & lime juice
4. add soy sauce {not too much now this is pretty salty}
5. finally add diced avocado and mix in slowly
6. taste {use more or less of any ingredient about to suite your liking}
7. add local hot pepper for heat or use tabasco or any hot sauce of your liking

Enjoy!! Yummy Yum Yumz!!

Little of this little of Dat / C.O.R.D. {Clean Out the Refrigerator Day}

Don't make the name fool you! This is a yummy dish and all you need are left overs; milk; butter & lot's of Love!

You will need the following:

• left over meat { I used left over meatballs & sausage}
• frozen peas & carrots {my kids fav veggie}
• cooked noodle of choice {all depends on how many are you feeding and what type of noodle you have in your panrty}
• can condensed cream of mushroom {optional -use whatever condensed soup you or your family likes}
• butter & LOT's of it {give me a whole lotta lov'in}
• onions {chopped and sauted in butter}
• heavy cream {optional but add towards the end}
• flour & water {in a paste consistency}

steps:

• using the same pan you sauted the onion on add your left over meat & veggie's and heat thru
• add butter for flavor {all on you sweetie}
• add in your noodles
• add your condensed soup and milk {not the whole can it all depends on how thick you want your sauce to be
• mix them together & add flour and water
• stir well to make sure the flour and water thickens and cooks thru

Enjoy!!! Yummy Yum Yumz!

CRAB KELEGUIN

This is a very simple yummy local recipe that I have truly missed devouring
You will need the following:

1. Lump crabmeat {cooked }
2. Juice of 2 lime {use more or less depends on your lime;make sure you massage[roll on cutting board-back & forth] your lime well to bring out all it's juice}
3. chopped onion {optional but adds to the flavor}
4. local hot pepper {lot's of it}
5. soy sauce
6. avocado {optional but makes the presentation beautilful & adds to theflavor}

steps:

1. Mix #2 to 5# ingredients to suite your taste buds
2. Add crabmeat and blend
3. add to the avocado {if using}

Enjoy!! Adai sa gof mange!!! yummy yum yumz!!!

SPICY SEAFOOD SOUP

This was a yummy soup that I have concocted on my own. You will need the following:

• Lumpsum crabmeat (all depends on how much you are willing to spend on this soup;the more the more flavor you will get)
• shrimp {llightly stir fried in garlic butter}
• cilantro {optional but recommended}
• juice of 1 lime
• 2 cans of diced tomato in with jalepeno's
• 2 cans of diced tomato italian style
• local hot pepper optional

Steps:

• Lightly cook your shrimp in garlic butter once it turns opaque set aside
• set aside your crabmeat {cooked} this is added on the last step
• using the same pan you cooked your shrimps in add your tomato sauce; once heated add your shrimps back to the pan to re-heat
• taste {you can make your adjustments if you want to add salt/pepper; keep in mind the can tomatoes are already spicy & have been salted
• add your lime juice & cilantro
• ladle into soup bowls and then add your crabmeat to each bowl

Enjoy!