Stir-Fried Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken is a Chinese dish that showcases different flavors in such lovely harmony. Originally, Kung Pao Chicken has a thick and sticky sauce that clings to the chicken meat, but I doubled the sauce to make it more saucy. I modified this recipe to suit my taste, including pureed black beans (some have escaped the blender's blades), used chili flakes instead of whole chilies, and

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OLD FASHIONED BANANA SPLIT

Summer is in full swing with weekend barbecues and family reunions.  So what could be better, after a hot afternoon of grilling, than good old fashioned banana splits for dessert? These FAST and EASY home made toppings will take your ice cream desserts to a whole new level of yummy-ness !!

FUDGE TOPPING

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 and 2/3 cups white sugar
1 and ¼ cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons light corn syrup

In a large sauce pan, over medium heat, combine the cocoa, sugar and milk. Bring it to a boil (stirring) and let it boil for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Tastes good warm or cold.


FRESH STRAWBERRY TOPPING
1 pound ripe strawberries (washed and hulled)
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chop the strawberries into medium size pieces (I use the food processor) and cook them in a heavy bottomed sauce pan with the water and sugar until it gets nice and thick. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and chill.


PRALINE TOPPING (this is sinfully delicious!!)
¼ cup butter
1¼ cups brown sugar (packed)
16 large marshmallows
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
dash of salt
1 cup of evaporated (canned) milk
½ cup toasted pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in the sugar, marshmallows, syrup and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Simmer gently for one minute. Remove from heat and cool for five minutes. Stir in evaporated milk, nuts and vanilla, mix well. This is good warm or cold.

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Meaty Roast Eggplant Fritata

It's been so long since I last posted here. I was busy with an exam that would be the start of my future career, and I didn't want to compromise it. But here I am again, and I started everything off by cooking a simple breakfast this morning. It's herby, meaty, and has a lot less salt and oil than the usual fritata.




A fritata is a way of cooking scrambled eggs with additional ingredients

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