In the kitchen with Elise

Theres nothing as delicious and smooth as homemade mashed potatoes. Don't buy the store bought fake mashed potato flakes that claims to be fast and authentic. Make your own. Mashed potatoes can be made in a few different styles. Creamy, Chunky and Skinned. I like all them  In the picture above I made 'Creamy Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes'   here is how... To make it all you need is: Potatoes milk butter salt pepper cream cheese (optional) Boil a pot full of water.Whilst the water is coming to a boil. Peel as many mashed potatoes as you want to eat and dice them into big chunks. (Tip: As soon as you finish dicing them, put your potatoes immediately into a bowl of water because with potatoes if they are exposed to the air they get black immediately. Putting them into water keeps them white.) Once you are done with all of them put them all at the same time into the pot of water and let it boil and cook for about 10 - 15 minutes. You will know they are done ...

Hello dear viewers, Today my post is different. I would like to ask you all for a favor that will take nothing but a minute. Take some time and email me elisesinbox@yahoo.com  what more you would like to see here on my blog? I am open minded, believe me. No comment will be ignored  :  ) I want to hear from you, what kind of things you need to know about being in the kitchen. What do you want to see from the blog. What recipe in specific are you looking for? What do you want to know more about? What do you want to see differently?

Quick tip: Sanitation in the kitchen is a must. Keep all counters and floors clean and organized. Many people clean their counter tops with all purpose cleaners but are not careful enough to check and make sure they are anti- bacterial. Make sure to always clean knives and boards also use separate cutting boards for fruits/ vegetables and meat. Wash your hands and dishes thoroughly, and properly to ensure they are clean and bacteria free. Be sanitized  :  )

Ok, as I mentioned before. My husband and I love fruit. So the other day we went to try out this store called 'Sprouts' here in Dallas it is supposedly a great fresh fruit store (like a farmers market) so we spent $30 just on different fruits... Bad Choice... The fruit was absolutely horrible. So I thought to myself GREAT. Now I have $30 worth of fruit sitting on my kitchen table and now they are starting to spoil because no one is eating them. And then next week I will  be traveling for an entire week so that is when they are REALLY going to spoil. So I would have to just throw them out. I had to think up a plan on what to do. So that is when I created this masterpiece :  ) The 'Bread Pudding Fruit Torte' So I started searching through my kitchen looking for anything that would possibly spoil while I travel. Anything that I had and that I could use to create something. I grabbed a bit of this and a bit of that and put them all together to make this. I Grab...

Life that is worth living is a life that you take care of. It's easy to find people who say. I want to live a long, happy and wonderful life. It's sad to see all these people with hopes and dreams of a better life but with no 'will power' to do anything about it. Why just desire and wish or hope for the nicer body, the happier marriage, better finances, united family, higher self esteem etc. It seems so, so very hard for me to try to hammer into peoples thoughts this idea that just hoping for something won't get you there.  You need to get up and ACT ... I pray to God, that this blog gets through to at least one person. If you want a change in your life or in your lifestyle you need to DO something about it. Not just look around at others who have it and wish them the best.  How about you dear friend. How about you? When it comes to cooking. It grieves me to see the lack of people trying. So many don't know how to cook at all. So many cook, but barely...

Did you know, Salmon is highly nutritious. It both has and is a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin D, B12, niacin, B6, magnesium, calcium, selenium and being delicious. Knowing what each and every one of these things are is not the subject at hand here. Something that has all of these vitamins and healthy, beneficial, good for your body stuff can't be a bad thing, right?  Not to mention the 'Being Delicious' factor... I tend to cook salmon a lot here at home. Both I and my husband are big fish fans. Especially Salmon. I have cooked it many different styles. Each way I cook it, it all comes out tasting extraordinary. It's just really a good tasting fish. Today for lunch. I chose to go the healthy route. So for lunch we ate a Salmon Salad.  My husbands idea. Sometimes I make chicken salads but this time I chose to make this Salmon salad which was really filling and extremely delectable. Really an enjoyable,  and nutritious lunch. To cook ...

Okay, today after eating lunch. I was in the mood for something sweet but I didn't feel like eating chocolate or going out to buy something extremely junky.  So I made this with what I had at home. And Oh my, Oh my.....  It was to die for.... This cream-a-licious, smooth and tasty rice pudding. Topped with strawberry and pecans was absolutely amazing. It can be eaten both hot and cold.                    And believe me I ate it both ways. Serves 3 people All you need is: 1/2 cup rice 2 cups milk 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk (about 5 oz) 1 cinnamon stick Rinse off your rice and then put it in a pot and add in everything else. Your milk, condensed milk and cinnamon stick. Turn the heat on medium and allow it to cook for about 35 minutes or until it thickens. Keep stirring every few minutes so that it won't burn. Thats it.  You can eat it just like that or let it cool then put it in the fridge and eat i...

Mom's delicious salty tuna fish cake Ingredients are: One loaf slice bread 2 packs tuna fish 2 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 jar mayonnaise 1/2 tsp salt to taste Mashed potatoes By Elsie Da Silva (my twin sister) www.howtodategodsway.blogspot.com

Garnish your meals with anything beautiful and edible or something just plain gorgeous. Meet my mom, doesn't she look so beautiful?  She is just as gorgeous as those delicate flowers. You can use just about anything to garnish (decorate) your dish. The garnish is sometimes what is left to complete the meal. Take that extra step and add something more to your dish. Remember how in my other post. I mentioned that you should add color and make sure you dish looks good. Because before someone eats it. They will see it first... Flowers are something inexpensive yet extremely gorgeous. Use this and other great things to garnish. Here are some examples. Here is a wedding cake that I made a few months ago and the main decor on it was a handful of fresh red roses. look at how absolutely gorgeous                                                   ...