Guava and Cream Cheese Empanada

Ingredients

Guava Paste

Cream Cheese

Argentine Hojaldre Empanada Dough (round Puff pastry)

1 Egg Yolk

Sugar

Preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit.

Take out the ingredients, duhh..

Cut Guava and Cream Cheese into slices, then place a slice of each on the center of the dough.

Fold dough in half, press the edge to close, then curl them too.

Like this

Done!

j.k! we gotta cook them now. My mom and I made 12.

Place Empanadas on a oven rack. Whisk the egg yolk and with a brush, paint the empanadas. (This will give them a golden color)

Sprinkle Sugar on each empanada.

Place rack in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown

I choose this one!

Wait until they cool down a little.. And bite!

So delicious.

I devoured mine!

Enjoy!!

Love, Mari

Oatmeal Vanilla for 2

Ingredients

2 Cups of Milk (I used 2%)
3 Teaspoons of sugar
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 Cups of Oatmeal


Place a saucepan on the stove top and pour in the Milk, heat on medium-high. Add the Sugar and Vanilla. Stir occasionally until Milk is simmering. Then, add in the Oatmeal. Reduce heat to medium-low and keep stirring until mix thickens, about 1 minute. Serve in a bowl, this is enough for 2 servings.

Enjoy!

Love, Mari

Banana Strawberry Yogurt Milkshake Lemon Twist

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Milk

2 Teaspoons of Lemon Juice

1 Banana

6 Oz. (0.75 of a cup) Strawberry Yogurt

1 Teaspoon of Sugar

 

Pour ingredients into blender

Blend for about 30 seconds or until ingredients have blended completely

Color will be pink, like these roses :)

Enjoy!

Love, Mari

Good Morning Mate

First things first,

You must obtain a Pava(Teapot), Mate Gourd and a Bombilla (Mate straw)

Ingredients:

Yerba Mate

Sugar

Coffee (I use Folgers)

Water

To start, pour water in the Teapot and heat stove on Medium-High.

While water is heating up, grab the Yerba and a spoon, fill in Gourd halfway or enough to cover the ring of your straw.

Add some sugar

Shake it so the Sugar brushes the Yerba down, this will make the Yerba's powder/dust gets brushed down so the flavor wont be too strong.

Then add about a Teaspoon of Coffee. I don't put in so much because if i do then the coffee will overpower the Mate flavor.

Add some more sugar to serve your first Mate.

Fill in the Mate with warm water, not hot. ( We don't want to burn the Yerba)

Let it stand for a minute, while the water keeps heating in the Teapot, so the Yerba can soak well.

When the water is hot enough (not boiling), remove it from the stove and pour a little in the Mate.

Take the first sip and empty the Mate. This might sound gross, but you may spit water in the sink, since the first serve wont be so enjoyable. 

Add sugar to taste.

Pour in hot water.

And drink up!

Every time you finish, pour in some more and share with friends and family. You may heat up the water more if you'd like or add cold water if its too hot!

I hope you enjoy it!

-Mari

Chicken Adobo

Ingredients

Marinade:
In a glass baking dish combine

1/2 Cup of White wine
1/2 Cup of Apple cider vinegar
1 Cup of Soy sauce
1/2 Cup of Brown sugar
3/4 Teaspoon of Red pepper flakes

Whisk until sugar is dissolved, then add

2-4 Garlic gloves, crushed
2 Bay leaves

Other ingredients needed:

12-15 Chicken drumsticks
2 Cups of Chicken broth
2 Tablespoons of Lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons of chopped Parsley or Cilantro

It will look something like this:

Add 12-15 Chicken drumsticks:

Like so:

Refrigerate for 2 hours, turning the chicken halfway after the first hour.

Place chicken and marinade in a large, high sided skillet, adding 2 Cups of Chicken broth:

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 45-50 minutes, turning the chicken every 20 minutes. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of meat, if it registers 165 degrees F, it means meat is ready. (If you don't have a thermometer, with a fork and knife, cut through one of the chicken's drumsticks and see if chicken looks cooked, whitened.)

Remove chicken and place it in a serving dish. Leave liquid in the skillet, but discard the bay leaves and garlic cloves.

Whisk 2 Tablespoons of Lemon juice into liquid and bring to a boil. Cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken.

Sprinkle chopped parsley or cilantro.

Enjoy! :)

Find original Recipe at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chicken-adobo-recipe/index.html