Quick One Pot Pelau

My mom wanted to do the cooking today. We used what was left of the chow mein ingredients and added chicken, rice, pimento, coconut milk, butter and seasoning. Wash the rice. Rinse the cut up veges. The chicken was already cleaned and seasoned and in pieces from the freezer and just had to thaw somewhat. Pelau is a simple and quick one pot meal. Simply stew the chicken, add ketchup and all the ingredients. Flavor wise I prefer a medium brown pelau and in between dry and wet. Pelau goes well with avocado, cole slaw or green salad. Golden Ray butter is nice but we had none plus we are trying to eat less salt. I like brown rice or I would try couscous if I had those to make it healthier.

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Creamy black bean and fettuccine

I knew the ingredients I could get and I had some ideas and I was inspired by recipes I found online. I cut up a small carrot into small chunks, two cloves of garlic and then one leaf shadon beni, some celery and some parsley. I drained and rinsed a can of black beans. I started my pot and added some kerrygold butter and golden ray butter. I added the garlic and fresh seasoning. I added the carrots and some Italian seasoning (oregano, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, savory, basil and sage). Then some black pepper. Saute nicely. Then add enough water to cook down the fettuccine which was about half a pack. I broke the fettuccine into thirds. I then added a small pack of coconut cream. Takes about 12 minutes to cook down. I served it with parmesan cheese on top.

Mash potato and coconut stew chicken with red beans

Mash is simple. Perfectly boiled potato pieces. Not too soft and not hard. Mash together with kerrygold butter and full cream milk. Butter first so that it can melt with the heat of the boiled potato. Any stew chicken recipe will do but add coconut milk and canned red beans that have been drained and rinsed. Add the beans at the start after browning so that it softens while the chicken cooks. Let the water boil down to a medium thick saucy texture. I did not have parsley but that would have made this better. Also golden ray butter was added to the stew chicken.

Thursday ital cookup

Today was provisions and stew tomatoes. For provisions I used blue dasheen, sweet potato and green fig. The green fig was boiled with skin on and that make it easier to peel. I also boiled some plantain. The tomatoes were sauteed in golden ray with celery, chive, parsley, shadon beni and garlic. I added water so I would have enough sauce for the provisions. I like cooking in the early morning when the place is quiet and cool. I also have tamarind sauce as a condiment. Ital is vital.

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