I’m sorry I haven’t posted any new recipes lately. I actually have a back log of recipes to post up. I’m actually working on moving over to a self hosted site – www.marianthefoodie.com – (It’s not ready yet) and revamping my blog. It will be even better so stay tuned!

I’ll try to find some time to post up new recipes. Thanks for your patience and have a great Easter weekend! =)

White Chocolate Chip Scones

What you need:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar (brown sugar works too)

1 tbs pure vanilla extract

pinch of salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup white chocolate chips

1 stick of unsalted butter – melted (Save about 2 tbs for the glaze and use the rest for the scones)

1 egg

1/4 cup milk

1. Pre-heat oven to 400F.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine your dry ingredients: flour, pinch of salt, baking powder, sugar and white chocolate chips.

3. In another bowl, mix wet ingredients: egg, butter, vanilla extract, milk

4. Combine both mixtures together and create your dough gently. Once the dough is mixed, don’t over knead it. Over kneading makes the dough hard.

5. Place dough on a baking or cookie sheet. You don’t have to make perfect looking round balls for the scones. I made my scones in an oval shape.

6. Bake for about 16-18 minutes or until you see golden edges. Makes about 12-14 scones.

Coffee Liqueur Glaze

What you need:

1/3 cup coffee liqueur (Try Kahlua)

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tbs pure vanilla extract

2 tbs butter

1. Heat and combine all the ingredients together in a sauce pan. Mix thoroughly so that the sugar completely melts and thickens.

2. Drizzle all over your warm white chocolate scones.

These taste so good while warm so eat them right away. Try it with a cup of coffee or tea. =)

Beef Japanese Curry

Japanese curry mix cubes – 3-4 cubes (You can buy this at almost any Asian supermarket)

beef chunks – small pieces

1 large carrot – cut into 1/2 in. slices

3-4 white mushrooms – sliced

1. Boil water then add beef chunks. When that’s done, drain the water and add about 2 cups of new water. I do this because I don’t like the beef residue when it first cooks.

2. Mix in the 3-4 cubes of curry to your beef and water. Bring to a boil and make sure the cubes have been completely melted.

3. In a separate sauce pan, boil water and cook the carrots and mushrooms. This step is optional because you can cook your vegetables in the same pot, however I kept them separated this time for the picture. I mixed them in after.

See 3 steps and you’re done! Pair it with either brown or white rice and you’re good to go!

Cheesy Turkey Spam Omelet

What you need:

4 eggs

1 medium tomato (diced)

2-3 slices of Turkey Spam – cut into squares (I don’t like the regular Spam because it’s too salty and contains pork, which I try not to eat. But you can use whatever Spam you like)

3-4 white mushrooms (diced)

shredded cheese (I used Mexican 4 cheeses blend)

cooking oil

seasoning for the eggs (black pepper, garlic salt)

1/4 cup milk (makes the eggs fluffier)

1. Beat eggs with milk and seasoning

2. Heat frying pan and add oil

3. Cook the Turkey Spam first. When that’s done, cook the mushrooms and tomatoes.

4. Add in the eggs last. Scramble the mixture all together.

5. Add shredded cheese at the bottom of the bowl. Put the cooked egg scramble in the bowl and press down to compact the mixture. Add more shredded cheese on top.

6. Place a plate on top of the bowl, flip over then remove the bowl.

7. You then have yummy, gooey, melted cheese underneath and on top of your omelet.

Very Berry Blueberry Pancakes

What you need:

pancake/baking mix (I thought about getting the ingredients separately for this but sometimes, it’s just cheaper and less time consuming to get the mix)

2 eggs

honey

Pam butter spray (You can use real butter but I wanted to try to reduce the calories for this recipe so I used the canned spray)

1 cup fresh blueberries

1/2 cup fresh strawberries – cut into small pieces (this goes on top of everything once it’s done)

1 cup milk (I use 2% milk)

1 cup powdered sugar (This is to top the pancakes so you can use more or less than 1 cup. Entirely up to you)

1. Mix the pancake mix, eggs, milk and honey until the mixture smooth and has texture. Make sure there are no clumps in the mixture.

2. Once the initial mixture is complete, add in the blueberries. The reason you don’t add this initially is because you want to keep the berries intact. Do not overly mix this.

3. Heat your pan and spray the Pam butter.

4. Use a measuring cup (or something similar) to scoop out the pancake mix and pour in the middle of the pan. The mixture should fan out.

5. Flip pancake and spray the butter on the other side. This prevents it from getting too brown.

6. Stack blueberry pancakes and use a strainer to add powdered sugar on top.

7. Garnish with fresh strawberries and more blueberries. You can add maple syrup or honey on the pancakes if you want it sweeter. Otherwise, the powdered sugar and fruits should be enough. Happy breakfasting! =)

Whole Wheat Turkey Lasagna

What you need:

whole wheat lasagna pasta

ground turkey

tomato sauce

spinach

mushrooms (sliced)

shredded mozzarella cheese

minced garlic

olive oil (You can substitute for another cooking oil if you want)

seasoning (black pepper, garlic salt, poultry seasoning mix)

1. Boil water. Cook lasagna pasta for about 10 minutes. Set aside.

2. Pre-heat oven to 350.

3. Heat oil, slightly brown your garlic, then cook the ground turkey. Season with your spices. Set aside.

4. Time to assemble the lasagna. First layer on your casserole dish is the pasta. Then ground turkey and tomato sauce. Add cheese. Place the next layer of pasta. Add your spinach and mushrooms (and more cheese if you want). Place last layer of pasta. Top with either just cheese or mushroom and cheese. It’s up to you. You can add as much cheese and veggies as you want to this. Limit the ground meat to one layer though.

5. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, enough for your cheese to melt.

Black Pepper Chicken with Cream of Mushroom and Spinach

What you need:

chicken breast (cut into large, thin pieces)

onions

black pepper

spinach

cream of mushroom

seasoning (used a poultry seasoning mix or you can just add a little salt)

olive oil (You can use whatever cooking oil you want. I always just use olive oil)

1. Heat oil then caramelize onions.

2. Cook chicken breast pieces. Season with black pepper and a dash of salt or poultry seasoning mix. Set aside when done.

3. Boil water and drop in spinach. Remove from the hot water after a few short minutes and strain. This cooks the spinach very quickly and helps to remove the bitter taste of spinach. Set aside.

4. In a sauce pan, heat up the canned cream of mushroom. Mixed in cooked spinach. There is no need to add any salt or seasoning to this sauce because it should be flavorful on its own.

5. Drizzle cream of mushroom and spinach on chicken breast.

6. (Optional) As you can see in the picture, I served this with brown rice. The first layer is the brown rice encircled by the spinach, then onions, chicken, drizzled with the cream of mushroom and topped with onions.

Or you can just skip the fancy schmancy presentation and just chow down. Up to you! =)

Pancit with Chicken and Shrimp

What you need:

vermicelli noodles (aka glass noodles)

egg noodles (yellow crispy looking ones)

chicken broth (I use low sodium broth)

1 large carrot (cut into thin strips)

string beans (about a handful; ends cut off and cut into shorter pieces)

2 limes (1 to squeeze on the pancit and 1 to use as garnish)

chicken breast (cut into smaller, thin pieces — You can actually shred the chicken if you want but for this one I just cut them into small cube size pieces)

0.5lb shrimp (I removed the head and shell)

sweet onion (used half and cut into small strips)

garlic (about 1 clove and diced into small pieces)

oil (I always use olive oil in my dishes but feel free to use whatever oil you want)

seasoning (I use Lawry’s meat seasoning, black pepper and garlic salt)

1. Soak vermicelli noodles in water first so it softens and then set aside. This takes about 10-15 minutes so you can let it sit in the water while you cook your meats and veggies. Cut up vermicelli noodles after to avoid clumping.

2. Heat oil, saute your onions and garlic.

3. Cook the chicken first and season to taste. (I don’t have a large wok so I had to cook everything separately in my largest pan then mixed it after.)

4. Cook shrimp and season. Set aside.

5. Cook carrots and string beans.

6. Add the egg noodles with the chicken broth. Add in broth little by little, not all at once. Wait until the noodles cook and soften.

7. Add the vermicelli noodles.

8. Add cooked chicken and shrimp. (Or you can do what I did and saved the shrimp to place on top of the noodles after along with the lime slices.)

9. Mix thoroughly. Season to taste and squeeze in lime.

10. Garnish with shrimp (optional) and lime slices.

Supreme Thin Crust Pizza

What you need:

pre-made thin crust pizza dough (available at almost any grocery store)

tomato sauce

shredded mozzarella cheese

bell pepper (sliced in thin strips)

tomatoes (cut into thin slices)

mushrooms (cut into thin slices)

chicken sausage (you can put any time of meat you want or not put any meat at all)

seasoning: black pepper, garlic salt

1. Pre-heat oven at 350F

2. Place pre-made thin crust pizza dough on a baking sheet

3. Coat the pizza dough with tomato sauce

4. Add a layer of shredded cheese

5. Top with tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms and chicken sausage.

6. Season the pizza with black pepper and garlic salt

7. Add more shredded cheese on top

8. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until you see the pizza crust start to brown and the cheese melting nicely

Garlic Lemon Pepper Shrimp

What you need:

1lb headless shrimp (you can use whole shrimp in this recipe if you want as well. Up to you)

garlic (about 2-3 cloves, diced; Be very generous with the garlic in this dish)

black pepper (freshly ground black pepper is best)

2 lemons

garlic salt

olive oil (You can use any oil you want, but I always cook with olive oil)

1. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan then add garlic

2. Add in shrimp

3. Season with black pepper, lemon and garlic salt according to your taste

*** Optional: You can add Chinese red chili sauce for a spicy kick to this dish