Mama Estelle and Papa Maurey's Noodles

Tonight we visit my grandma Helen's kitchen. When i was growing up she made the best noodles, they were plump and light and what a delight! This is my memory lane dinner with a twist: as she would make the noodles on the counter, never measuring a thing, and would put them in her chicken soup (that recipe will follow in another episode,) tonight I offer a 'new' version of spaghetti.


Noodles
2 1/2 cups of flour
2 eggs
a dash of salt
a dash of garlic powder
a dash of itialn seasiong
a dash of pepper
1/2 cup of milk or half and half
1 tbs of butter

To make the noodles you first mix the dry ingredients, then in the wet. Get your hands in there, they're the best tool you have. The dough will be wet and sticky, that is ok, it's supposed to be! Let this sit for ten minutes and then you roll it out and cut it anyway you like, that is the fun part.

Stuffed Tomatoes with Chicken

Take a boring recipe and jazz it up you will not only feel satisfied, but your taste buds will beg for more! Lets take a trip to mexico, but lets get rid of the fat and, make this a healthy dish. Mexico is place where the tomatoes are the base of a lot of dishes. So lets take a tomato, a chicken and some cheese and see where the road takes us. You might not be able to take a trip, but this will sure cure any 'taste traveling' cravings you might have. Lets get started!


The chicken

Take two to three chicken breast and boil them in a pan of water until done about 20 minutes
then you are going to finely shred or food process the chicken with garlic and onion (fresh) Once that is blended take your spices and season to taste cumin, chilly powered, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Let this stand while you shell your tomatoes.

the tomatoes about six Roma
cut in half and shell them like a grape
fruit no need to keep the inside of the tomatoes.

Cornbread if you have it on hand it is yummy to add to the mix just follow the directions on the box if you choose to make it gives the mix a light corn flavor with being over powering.

Set oven to 350, and now we stuff your tomatoes. Put a good tablespoon or more depends how stuffed you want them. Once they are stuffed just put cheese on them and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes just enough to heat the meat and soften the tomatoes .

It just that easy and fun! it is great as a meal or an appetizer. You will amaze your friends and yourself on how easy this was to make.

Tuesday Tasting Cuba

Tonight we visit Cuba. Their food is yummy.
So tonight I create Moho chicken, Black beans, rice, and plantains oh so yummy.

Lets begin with the marinate for the chicken

1 large orange squeezed

1/2 of a lemon squeeze

a few good shakes of cumin

a pinch or two red pepper

2 gloves of garlic minced

Let this marinate for a few hours the grill it.

Black Beans

2 can of black beans any size can is fine

1 med to small onion

1 Cuban pepper roasted

salt pepper

sweet vinegar

a far amount of fresh garlic

Lets cook the beans begin by saute your onion, garlic and the roasted pepper. Get them nice and caramelized. Dumped your beans in with all the liquid plus 1/2 can of water. Add you seasoning the pepper salt cumin add the vinegar last. Bring to a boil and let cook on stove till your ready to serve.

Rice your going to use .a small short grain rice just follow the normal cooking direction. The needs to be plain it will detract from the flavor of the beans.

The chicken is going to be grilled until tender and moist. Now watch the chicken the acid in the orange will have broke the chicken down so cooking time might happen a little faster. When finished cut into small chunks.

Here is the presentation

Get a bowl add the rice first, the beans make sure you get some of that yummy liquids ,and then the chicken on top grab a spoon and the fun happen in your mouth. Well thank you for taking time to visit Estelle's Corner- That is how I cook for you fast and fun!

Monday Menu

Well hello there and welcome to Estelle's Kitchen. Tonight we made roasted veggies and pasta with a light Italian tomato salsa. It took about half an hour to cook, but we inhaled it in five minutes. It was so light you didn't have to feel guilty.

You will need for the sauce

2 8oz. can of tomatoes

1 minced onion

1 mince garlic

salt and peper to taste

Italian seasonings

red pepper flake

you will need for the grilling

I eggplant

1red bell pepper

1 onion

1 1/2 half of a zucchini

1 half of a squash

The marinate

Great light italian dressing

balsamic vinegar

fresh garlic

salt

pepper bunch of italian seasoning

Now get the grill and we can cook our veggies heat your grill to a high heat. When finished set them on the cutting board. Heat your sauce up to a slight boil. Get your noodles ready about seven minutes for the angel hair. Drain the pasta, add some oil, Mix in your grill veggies, and last put the sauce on it. It will be a light sauce. Then add your favorite cheese and serve it up.

My family was very happy and satisfied plus I got all the daily veggies in, you need for the day!

Thank you for joining Estelle's Corner- That is how I Cook for you fast and fun!