Cilantro Lime Rice
Posted: August 3, 2012 Filed under: sides recipes | Tags: cilantro lime rice, enchiladas, food, Garlic, lime, martha stewart, recipes, Rice 4 Comments »
cilantro lime rice
I have so many recipes of cilantro lime rice pinned to my Pinterest boards for months now! In this version of cilantro lime rice, I’m actually using a Martha Stewart recipe.
I love the idea of cilantro lime flavored rice…cilantro and lime taste so good together!
There’s also garlic in this recipe! I love garlic so I always end up adding a few extra cloves to every recipe I use!
All the flavors in this recipe is totally spot on! But what I didn’t really love about this recipe was that the rice was a bit too mushy for my liking. Next time I make this, I cook the rice the way I normally do. So I would toast the rice in some butter and garlic and then add the water and let the water absorb the rice.
Cilantro lime rice goes very well with cheese enchiladas! :)
Have you tried making cilantro lime rice before? If so, let me know what your favorite recipe is! Hope you’re having a beautiful day!
xoxo, kat
Cilantro Lime Rice (via Martha Stewart)
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Coarse salt
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until water is absorbed and rice is just tender, 16 to 18 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a blender, combine cilantro, lime juice, oil, garlic, and 2 tablespoons water; blend until smooth. Stir into cooked rice, and fluff with a fork.
Garlic Jasmine Rice with Pork Tonkatsu and Tonkatsu Sauce
Posted: April 10, 2012 Filed under: meat recipes, sides recipes | Tags: food, Garlic, Meat, menu, pork, Rice, tonkatsu 7 Comments »
garlic jasmine rice with pork tonkatsu and tonkatsu sauce
For date night last week, I made pork tonkatsu! I’m very excited to blog about this because I did all the work myself…even THE. FRYING. PART. Simple ingredients, easy to put together…this is just such a great yummy homemade date night food :)
First, rinse the pork chops and pat dry. If the pork is moist and wet, the breading will end up being gunky and soggy.
Since our chops were on the extra thick side, I sliced them in half lengthwise and trimmed off the excess fat. Make sure it’s cut evenly throughout otherwise it won’t be cooking evenly throughout. If it does end up getting a little lopsided, feel free to pound it with a meat tenderizer.
Season both sides liberally with salt and pepper and set aside…
Paula Deen’s Zesty Roasted Garlic Bread
Posted: December 6, 2011 Filed under: sides recipes | Tags: bread, Butter, food, Garlic, garlic bread, menu, Paula Deen 13 Comments »
paula deen's zesty roasted garlic bread
I’ve definitely come a long way since my first attempt at making garlic bread. For those that think that you can’t mess up garlic bread, I did… it was that horrible. In my defense, I still blame it on the bread! :)
My second try at garlic bread was pretty good, but I thought it was tooooo buttery tasting and not enough garlic, sigh… Well, Paula Deen to the rescue!!! This Paula Deen recipe is now my new go-to garlic bread recipe. The fact that there’s roasted garlic involved, it makes it a million times better! I think next time, I should throw in another head of garlic! I LOVE garlic! Too much?? :)
This is a pretty easy peasy recipe but it takes a bit more time and effort to make, but it tastes soooo good! Trust me!
Check it out below…
INGREDIENTS: loaf of bread, one head of garlic, butter, olive oil, parsley, s+p
Before you start anything, pre-heat the oven to 425°. I have a tendency to always forget midway…
STEP 1: Cut the top off of the garlic. Place it on a sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil and ground some fresh black pepper. Wrap it up and bake in the oven.
STEP 2: Bake for 30 mins and let cool.
thank you Food Network, without you I would starve. (part two)
Posted: August 16, 2011 Filed under: sides recipes | Tags: Cooking, food, Food Network, Garlic, Mashed potato, menu, Potato, roasted garlic, roasted garlic mashed potatoes 4 Comments »
old-fashion meatloaf and roasted garlic mashed potatoes
Here’s part two to last week’s dinner of all things Food Network (meatloaf recipe here)!
Roasted garlic mashed potatoes…yumm! The Neelys are definitely one of my favorite couples to watch on Food Network. They are energetic, fun, entertaining, and cooks up some of the most delicious food around! Plus, I love that they cook as a couple. I think it makes cooking a bit more fun and a great activity for any couple to enjoy together…think of it as couples cooking bonding therapy!
I love garlic, and these mashed potatoes are packed with a yummy garlic aroma. Don’t worry, the garlic taste is really not that strong. Like Paula Deen’s meatloaf, this was the second time I made these potatoes. This time around, I added a few spices and seasonings because without them it’s just regular old garlic mashed potatoes. To give it that extra something, I added a dash of Lawry’s and a smidge of cayenne pepper, and dried oregano. Let me just say, that the cayenne pepper makes it taste ten times better!! It gives it that extra kick, not overpowering, not spicy, just that kick! Definitely try it if you like cayenne pepper!
Just try. So good.
Here’s all that’s need to make roasted garlic mashed potatoes…
potatoes, lots of garlic, butter, cream, olive oil, lots of different seasonings
Before you even think about touching the potatoes, preheat that oven to 425° because it takes awhile to the roast the garlic…
cut of the very tip of the garlic head and remove
Drizzle the head of the garlic with olive oil, then wrap it up in foil…
bake for 35 minutes
Remove from the oven, and let cool. Next, work on the potatoes! You’ll want to wash, scrub, and clean the potatoes…
rub a dub dub, nice and clean!
cut into quarters
maple garlic ginger chicken wings
Posted: August 8, 2011 Filed under: meat recipes | Tags: chicken, chicken wings, date night, Garlic, ginger, maple, maple garlic ginger chicken wings, wings 9 Comments »
maple garlic ginger chicken wings
Last Friday, I mentioned one of my new favorite DIY date night meals. Meet maple garlic ginger chicken wings…they were simply deeeeelicious! I love date nights, and DIY date nights are especially my favorite because there’s nothing more satisfying than being able to cook a meal for someone you care about.
These maple garlic ginger chicken wings were yummy! The sticky goodness of the maple syrup makes it finger licking worthy! The freshly grated ginger really adds to the flavor, and the soy sauce…okay, I’ll stop now! I bet you’re thinking, “why is she babbling on and on about these wings”…well, I love them because: (1) it does not require a lengthy list of ingredients; (2) the chicken can marinate in the morning and you can walk away and forget about it until your tummies are rumbling and ready for dinner; (3) I made it with love, and (4) it’s so easy!
Let’s get started so you can find out why it’s worth babbling over! Oh, and can you guess how long it took us to devour that whole plate of super yummy chicken wings?
Here’s what you’ll need…
chicken wings/drumettes, garlic, soy sauce, maple syrup, ginger, sea salt
Rip open that package of chicken and rinse clean with water. Then pat dry with paper towels…
chicken all prepped!
Next, make the marinade! All you need for the marinade is soy sauce, maple syrup, couple gloves of minced garlic, freshly grated ginger, and a dash of sea salt. Then…
add the chicken to the marinade
party in your mouth salsa
Posted: July 27, 2011 Filed under: meat recipes, sides recipes | Tags: chips and salsa, Garlic, og, Olive oil, Roasting, salsa, Tomato 24 Comments »She calls it “Fired Tomato and Chile Salsa”, he calls it “OG Salsa”. Place of birth: Los Angeles, CA. Date of birth: c. 2000s.
What exactly is OG Salsa you ask? If you’re from LA I don’t think I need to define, but if you’re from elsewhere Urban Dictionary does a pretty decent job defining OG.
Remember in my last post when I declared that He (from she cooks, he eats) makes the best tacos on earth and if I had to pick a last meal, that would be it. One of the reasons why I love those tacos is because of the equally delicious salsa that he makes with them! Being an avid supporter of she cooks, he eats, he was sweet enough to share his now not-so-secret infamous salsa recipe.
So let’s get started! First roast the peppers, tomatoes, and garlic…
roast the peppers
roast the tomatoes
