Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash - total time 40 minutes

The fun thing about eating more seasonally (besides eating foods when they're in their absolute prime and tastiness) is that you have something to look forward to every season which keeps your meal plans fresh too. Now that we're halfway into fall, I have a counter full of squash begging to be roasted! There are so many to choose from, they come in all shapes and flavors. You might already have a few butternut recipes, but here's a new acorn squash recipe to add to your fall meal planning arsenal.

This is the perfect comfort food when the temperatures start to dip. Sausage has that smokey flavor that pairs just right with acorn squash. The addition of sage just completes the fall flavors. Baking the sausage in the squash is super cute presentation that is great for a dinner party or a fancy Thanksgiving. It's also pretty easy! :)


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Easy Fried Rice

For all the fried rice lovers,try this one and let me know :-).

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice
2 tablespoons ground meat
2 tablespoons minced carrots
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 egg (beaten)
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the ground meat and stir  for 2 minutes or until done.
2. Add the egg and stir until half cooked then put the rice and stir continuously, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, give a good stir until done.
3. Sprinkle with spring onion then serve. 

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Fried Rice with Turmeric

This is a simple fried rice but made special with turmeric. Turmeric or yellow ginger is one also of the ingredients in curry powder, have you tried this spice before? Try it and let me know.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
3 cups cooked rice
10 grams turmeric powder
250 grams bacon (slice into small pieces)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Put the bacon in a pan and cook over medium heat until the natural oil comes out, then brown it, add the garlic and saute until a little brownish then add the turmeric.
2. Add the rice and give it a good stir, add salt and pepper to taste then continue to stir until done. 
3. Mix in the parsley and serve with a smile :-). 

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Fried Rice with Tomato Sauce

 A brightly colored fried rice loaded with flavors and love:D.

Ingredients for 5 servings:
5 cups cooked rice
2 pieces pepperoni or chorizo
2 carrots ( sliced to your desired size)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
any leftover meat that you want to add ( this is optional) I added my leftover grilled chicken


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the tomato sauce and stir and simmer for few seconds then add the pepperoni and carrots, simmer for a minute. If you will add a leftover meat you can add it.
2. Add the rice then give a good stir, continue stirring until almost done.
3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, then add the green peas and stir for a minute and turn off the heat.
4. Serve with love and enjoy or decorate it first by topping it with spring onion and hard boiled eggs :-).

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Seafood Fried Rice

Superb!!


Ingredients for 5 servings:

4 cups cooked rice
3 cloves garlic
250 grams shrimps
250 grams squid rings
6 crab sticks (sliced)
salt and pepper to taste
green peas 


Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic then add the squids and continue to 
saute for a minute. Then add the shrimps and saute for few 
seconds then stir thoroughly.

2. Add the rice then stir very well until almost  done, then add the crab stick then stir.

3. Add some green peas, salt and pepper to taste, stir until done then serve with a big smile :-).

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Rice With Broccoli

The nutty flavor of the broccoli ant the aroma of the garlic and spring onion made this simple rice recipe so awesome. Try it.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
3 cups cooked rice
1 head broccoli ( cooked and separated)
2 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic (minced and toasted)
1/2 cup chopped spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Heat the butter then stir in the broccoli for a minute then remove and set aside.
2. After removing the broccoli, add the rice and stir for 3 minutes, sprinkle with salt and pepper according to your taste.
3. Add the broccoli and give a good stir, sprinkle the toasted garlic and spring onion then turn off the heat.
4. Serve and enjoy.

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Chorizo Fried Rice

I cooked this from my leftover rice and chorizo.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped cooked chorizo
1/2 cup corn kernel
1/4 cup spring onion
1 teaspoon soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic then add the rice and stir well for a minute, sprinkle the soy sauce, salt and pepper then stir until fully mixed.
2. Add the chorizo and corn then stir again and continue cooking until done.
3. Sprinkle with spring onion then serve with a big smile :-).

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Tamales

Tamales is one of the popular dishes in Pampanga, it's my first time to taste this when I visited my Kapampangan friend, this recipe is from her but she do not want me to put her picture as a contributor, anyway this is really yummy. Try it.


Ingredients:
3 cups rice
5 cups coconut milk (thin & thick together)
1 tablespoon atchuete powder
3/4 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons powdered pepper
4 tablespoons peanut butter
salt to taste


Toppings:
1 cup flaked chicken meat (cooked)
2 hard boiled eggs (sliced)
1 cup cooked strips of pork

Procedure:
1. Toast rice until brown. Grind finely. Add salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Add atsuete powder to coconut milk. Boil in medium heat stirring constantly. Add powdered rice and sugar, stir until well blended and thick, then separate 1/4 of the cooked mixture then mix in the peanut butter for the toppings.
3. Put 3 tablespoons of cooked mixture on two pieces of wilted banana leaves; top with 1 tablespoon peanut-butter mixture, 2 slices of hard-boiled egg, flaked chicken meat and strips of pork.
Wrap to form a square and tie with a string. In a deep pan, put water enough to cover tamales. When water boils, put in tamales. Cover and cook for an hour.
4. Serve and enjoy.

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Curry chicken rice bake ?????

Who doesn't like curry chicken with rice? This recipe is slightly different, it's east meets west. It's curried rice topped with a saucy chicken curry and cheese. This fusion (or bastardised if you prefer) curry chicken rice bake can be found in Hong Kong/ Macau cafe style restaurants ???. I think Japanese also have similar recipe. Curry and cheese does not sound matching but this combination is

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Lap cheong rice ???

This simple rice is something I can indulge quite often since I know how to make my own lap cheong. DIY lap cheong is so much cheaper and I know there are no hidden ingredients or preservatives. The is a simple meal, steamed lap cheong with rice and some steamed/blanched green vegetable. To add more flavour I added a dollop of ginger spring onion sauce.

Cook rice using a rice cooker or on the

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Tomato egg fried rice ??????/ ?????

Simple lunch today, tomato and egg fried rice. Tomato and egg are such good combination, universal favourite. I am sure there is at least one dish made with tomato and egg in every country. Just Chinese dishes I can count at least half a dozen classics with just two simple ingredients like:

Stir fried egg and tomato ??????/ ????
Omelette crepe and tomato soup ?????/ ??????
Tomato and egg geda

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Spam and XO sauce fried rice

Spam is my regular store cupboard ingredient. A slice or two fried till golden on a bowl of instant noodles with a fried egg will always satisfy the junk food mood I am in sometime.To show my continuous support for all things spamalicious, spam fried rice does occur on my dining table every now and again, another fast food fix.Today's spam fried rice is slightly different. I have a jar of XO

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