Coco's Kitchen - featuring The Cast Iron Diva!

I just tried this and it turned out so good! Very simple, can't go wrong. When your jonesing for some Alfraedo, try this out. Fettuccine Alfredo!

So I am always on the hunt for a good Banana pie recipe as it is a fav of a certain person! To be honest I have not had much luck making these in the past but I soldier on lol. So when I came across this recipe I was like "eh", I will probably make a hash of this one too, but none the less followed the recipe and lo and behold it was AWESOME! However with always wanting to give full disclosure of my failures lol, my pie crust sucked! I ended up using a store bought one later and it made such a difference. Now I am absolutely sure that the eclair pie crust is awesome too, however not the one I made! This will be a challenge for another day. So with that said, this is really a wonderfully easy pie and delicious. I even made another one later that week, leaving out the bananas and substituting chocolate instant pudding for the Banana Cream instant pudding and it too was AWESOME! So enjoy and as always feel free to leave any comments, don't forget to leave a comment on t...

So I need to update my recipes and looking through here I don't see that I have posted any Chili recipes that I use. Of course it could be the glass of Gallo Moscato that is making me miss the postings lol. Either way, here are two of the recipes I use all the time and they really are awesome. I especially LOVE the chicken chili, it rocks. So enjoy and let me know what you think. Chunky Chicken Chili - Aaron McCargo Jr. And here is the Dragon's Breath Chili... Dragon's Breath Chili - Guy Fieri "Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak, apologetic imitation of the real thing. One of the first things I do when I get home to Texas is to have a bowl of red. There is simply nothing better." - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States

So I love all things spicy and have many recipes for Indian Curry, however I can never seem to get a decent recipe for good old fashion "Chip Shop" curry sauce. So I came across this recipe, and tried it and with a little tweak of cream, it turned out really good. I have made this now, three times and I love it. I usually add Chicken. Using this sauce, I had Chicken Curry with home made chips the other night and I was a very happy camper. So try it out, try the recipe as is on the link and see what you think, and if you like add a little cream but only after you have tried it as is. Might just be my taste with the cream. So enjoy! Chinese Take-Away Curry Sauce - by TitliNihaan! "Coarse rice for food, water to drink, and the bended arm for a pillow - happiness may be enjoyed even in these." (Confucius)

My Panaeng Curry Pork Dish! Well this week it seems I have been inspired to make spicy Asian dishes and I mean spicy lol. I just can't get enough of curry dishes. Anything spicy works for me and I am lucky enough to have a very willing guinea pig to help! I was lucky enough to have access to a free trial of the Rouxbe cooking school, courtesy of the Cooking Club of America and having watched many instructional videos I happened upon this dish. My first attempt was supposed to be my first proper Stir Fry, a Panaeng Curry with Pork . However if I am being truthful, during the cooking process it ended up looking more like a Green Curry dish than anything, but it all sorted itself out in the end. Having said that, it did still taste yummy non the less thank God, so not a complete wast! My next attempt at an Asian inspired dish was a  Sweet and Sour Chicken! recipe which was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be and actually turned out pretty well. Lets put it this wa...

Well I have to say I hope you guys try this as I was so surprised at how relatively easy this dish was to make and honestly you will never want to bother with Panda Express again lol...well maybe if your in a hurry! This really was a fun dish to make and I look forward to making this many, many times. You will need the following: 1 lb of skinless Chicken Breasts 1 Green Peeper 4 Slices of Pineapple 1 small to medium Onion 1/4 cup of Corn Starch 3 Tbsp of Vinegar 4 Tbsp of Sugar 4 Tbsp of Ketchup 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil I know...looking at those ingredients who knew right! I will admit though that I did not have any sesame oil and it was just fine. Of course I will keep an eye out when shopping for future reference. Now cut your chicken up into 1 inch cubes approx, then put into a bowl and mix in 1/2 cup of Corn Starch. Now there is a two step process here for the chicken but not difficult at all. The Cornstarch seals in the moisture for more tender chicken. Once your chic...

Well this week it seems I have been inspired to make spicy Asian dishes and I mean spicy lol. I just can't get enough of curry dishes. Anything spicy works for me and I am lucky enough to have a very willing guinea pig to help! I was lucky enough to have access to a free trial of the Rouxbe Cooking School , courtesy of the Cooking Club of America and having watched many instructional videos I happened upon this dish. My first attempt was supposed to be my first proper Stir Fry, a Panaeng Curry with Pork. However if I am being truthful, during the cooking process it ended up looking more like a Green Curry dish in the making than anything. Having said that, it did still taste yummy non the less thank God, so not a complete wast! The cool thing too, is that I have been wanting to try out Asia World Market for some time and this recipe gave me the perfect excuse to visit the store. It is such an interesting store with so many cool foods/spices/sauces and other kitchen items. No...