Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Pomegranates - Art of Nature

Sometimes your mind just need a rest from even thinking about cooking or preparing anything to eat, and just get swayed to a refreshing beautiful relaxation just by opening up a beautiful red Pomegranates.      Home grown pomegranates, too, from my mother's garden.  It  is beautiful.    How amazing.     I read somewhere that whatever and however the shape of the fruits look like nourishes the part of the body that it resembles.






Crustless Chicken Potpie

There are times that you want all the goodness of the chicken pot pie accompanied by freshly home baked bread.    


Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Polly's Shrimp Paella with cut Fideo

After learning how to make paella and watching several TV travel and food show to Spain, I tried my cooking skill to come up with my version of Paella - cooking only with what I have in the pantry and refrigerator already.     I have plenty of frozen shrimps, a can of tomato paste, tomato, green bell pepper, onions, cilantro, thin cut fideo noodle, Bomba rice, and various spices.   Watching how it is made in huge paella pan over the open fire and a cooking spatula the size of boat paddle is really inspirational.