Sesame Noodles

Well this is gonna be the last recipe of the year, so I was looking for something quick and easy to make. Surfing through the internet I found this recipe; simple sesame noodles. I must say it's an extremely easy recipe to make, so I was happy. Plus it was super delicious! I took this recipe from the pioneer woman, I didn't make it with exactly with the same ingredients, but I loved my version. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as my husband and I have enjoyed it. Until next year! 

P.S. I'm getting ready to start this new year full of energy and a lot of new recipes. Stay tuned!

Ingredients:

12 ounces of spaghetti noodles

1/4 cup of soy sauce

2 Tablespoons of sugar

4 cloves of garlic

2 Tablespoons of rice vinegar

3 Tablespoons of sesame oil

4 Tablespoons of canola oil

4 whole green onions

Procedure:

Make the pasta.

Mix every ingredient (except the green onions) in a bowl.

Add the sauce to the pasta and mix well. Lastly, garnish with the green onions.

Sometimes I also make chunk steak and put it on top.

Bananalicious Muffins

I must start with the title: Bananalicious! Why? Because if you are a banana lover you will love this recipe. It's chock full of bananas and it's delicious!!  I love making banana muffins, but the thing is that my husband doesn't really like bananas very much. So every now and then when he isn't home I make them and enjoy them all by myself. (It's one of my guilty pleasures.) Let me tell you, every time is worth the wait. Enjoy; bon appetite! P.D. I didn't put a better picture of a single muffin because my guests started to eat before I was able to snap a picture. 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
3/4 cup of chopped walnuts
3/4 cup of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of canola oil
1 large egg
3 tablespoons of buttermilk
4 bananas mashed

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and spray muffin pan with nonstick spray.

In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add the all purpose flour.

Add the sugar

Add the baking soda and salt.

Add the chopped walnuts and mix well.

In another bowl put the four bananas.

Mash them well.

Add the canola oil.

Add the egg.

Add the buttermilk.

Mix all the wet ingredients.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and combine. 

Stir until the mixture is even.

Fill the muffin pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Cornmeal

I've always loved eating and making cornbread. Here in Puerto Rico we often make cornmeal for breakfast.  That said I'd never made it before, but I felt adventurous and decided to make it this morning. It's a very simple and easy recipe. It's just a "throw it all in" recipe. It's delicious! I'm trying to make hot cereals for breakfast at least 3 to 4 times a week. So I added this recipe to my regular menu. Hope you guys love it too!

Ingredients:

2 cups of 2% milk
1/8 teaspoons of salt
1/3 cup of cornmeal
1/4 cup of white sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
Ground cinnamon (to taste)

Simple ingredients.

Add milk in a saucepan.

Add the salt.

Add the cornmeal.

Add the white sugar.

Add the vanilla extract.

Add the unsalted butter.

Mix at a medium temperature (5-6) 

Keep stirring. You will start to see bubbles.

It's gonna start to thicken.

Sprinkle cinnamon to taste.

Strawberry Sauce

Hi! I know, I know...  I haven't post anything yet... I'm in the middle of a little house renovation. It took longer that I had hoped for. But, at last, here's the  Strawberry Sauce recipe I promise you guys!  This is a very simple recipe, but a very tasty one.  I must say this sauce is very versatile. Not only is it amazing for meat but it's fabulous for desserts!! It tastes amazing on vanilla ice cream and great as a topping for cheesecake! (I will definitely be posting the cheesecake late on.) This post is gonna be a little short because my munchkin decided to wake up! See you next time!

Ingredients:

1pint of fresh strawberries
1/3 cup of white sugar
1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract

Simple ingredients for a great sauce!

Wash and cut the strawberries, and put them in a saucepan.

Add the sugar.

Add the Vanilla.

Mix all the ingredients in the saucepan.

Cook over medium high temperature. Stir occasionally. After a while juices will begin to form. Continue stirring and mash some of the strawberries, to help produce the syrup. Cook until the sauce thickens. (About 15 minutes.)

Remove from the heat. Puree a 1/3 of the sauce then mix it back in with the rest of the sauce.

Pour into a closed container and store it in the fridge until needed.

I'm Finally Back Full Time!

Heeelllooo to all my readers and to the month of December. X-mas is my favorite season, I just love the smell of my house during this season!

I know I've been gone for a long time and I want to explain what's been going on. About a year or two ago my camera broke, then my computer died. ;( When I'd started to save up for replacements my due date was looming closer than ever. After that, things got VERY hectic.

Fortunately things are finally starting to fall into a groove. I got a new camera and laptop and I'm finally gonna be able to start working on the blog. I'm so excited to be back at work on the blog!

I've been away for a while, but I've quietly been doing some planning and I'm back with a lot of fresh ideas. My baby is 5 months old today, he is gonna start eating solids next month so I'll be preparing some posts for homemade baby foods! I'm so excited about this new chapter in my life.
If you want me to try any new recipe, please comment under this post and I will definitely make it!

Have an amazing holiday!

P.S.
Coming soon: The strawberry sauce I promised in my last post!