In the kitchen with Elise

Hi Dear Friends, It is a new year start of different, I am sure that you or someone you know Is not good in the kitchen at all. I want to encourage you blog viewers to subscribe to this blog and receive these kitchen blog posts straight to your email inbox.  Subscribe yourself, then invite 2 friends to do the same.  Let's actually do something in order to get to where we want to be. If this blog has been helpful to you, don't just hold it to yourself. Share it with someone else. To subscribe just follow the directions to the right of this section titled 'Get this in your email' It has the 1,2,3 steps on subscribing. then directly under it is a section titled 'Follow by email' That is where you write in your email address to receive these posts. Pass on the word, If you have any questions or tried a recipe and want to share the pictures also feel free to email me at elisesinbox@yahoo.com P.S. If people can pass along information that a...

Take a quick look, just wanted to share this with you. This meal was a starch overload but yet really yummy. I felt like really treating my self. I had macaroni and cheese, rice, really nicely seasoned black beans, russel sprouts ( the little green ball near the bread   :  ), corn, tender chicken wrapped in bacon, bread, roasted pineapple ( which by the way is an excellent addition to any meal.) and bread paté haven (which I will soon teach you how to make) Check in the search box above and to the right of this page under 'pineapple' to see how to make your own delicious warm roasted pineapple to be eaten alone or to accompany a meal. Really yummy and especially good on a cold winter day. Keep posted for more recipes and creation ideas on how to spice it up in the kitchen. Just wanted to make you hungry  :  ) From my kitchen to yours Elise

It really frustrates me when I see people with this mentality in mind. People like this lack vision. Why do I say that?  Because If you think like this and you are... Let's say for example a young lady who one day wants to get married to her 'prince charming'.  Tell me; how will this ever happen if you don't know one of the most used things in a marriage HOW TO COOK. What do you expect your husband to eat on a daily basis SANDWICHES? Come on... Wake up. Lets kill each excuse in the book to why you should not have to cook, shall we??? I've heard  almost every excuse in the book. Excuses such as: Why cook, someone else can cook for me? Cooking takes long. Cooking is hard, I don't have what it takes. Buying food out every day comes out cheaper or just about the same price. I am too busy, I have no time to cook. I don't know how to cook. etc.etc.etc. Ladies and gentlemen. I have written this in my blog time and time again and I ca...

Shepherds pie 7 Potatoes minced meat (I use turkey minced meat, it is way healthier and to me tastes better) diced garlic,onions and pepper 1/4 cup milk 2tbsp butter salt, pepper, lawry's Peel and cut your potatoes into big chunks. Boil it in water for about 15 - 20 minutes until it is soft. Mash it like mashed potatoes and put a little bit of butter and milk just to make it creamy, put some salt and pepper. Set it aside. In a separate pot put some oil and add your garlic, peppers and onions. If you like this add a lot but if you don't like it as much add it still for flavor but put a little. Sautee it for a few minutes until it gets golden then add in your minced meat and cook it for about 15 minutes until it is well browned and fully cooked. While cooking add in your seasonings. A little, salt, pepper, lawrys is what I used. (be careful to not over season) set it aside. Grab a pyrex and put half of your mashed potato on the bottom half of the pyrex then put a layer...

This yogurt, was taught to me in Cape Verde. It is a great recipe for homemade yogurt. Really delicious and can be made to your own liking. Take a look. Try it and let me know what you think of it. Share you picture or comment on how your homemade yogurt came out. Email me at elisesinbox@yahoo.com 250g Powder milk 1/2 litre water 1 natural plain yogurt 1/2 litre boiling water 1 can condensed milk flavor essence of your choice (strawberry, lemon, coconut etc.) To make: Take your  1/2 litre of water and put it in a big container and add your powder milk, mix till smooth. Mix in  the plain yogurt and the flavor of your choice and the condensed milk. Add,  in your boiling water  and mix together again. Your done. It will be a thick cream. Turn your oven on to 350F or 165C. Then turn it off. Divide into containers and  set them all onto a pyrex or a dish and put a thick towel on top of it all. Put it in the oven, cover and  allow it to s...

Thanksgiving is a holiday held here in the United States. A holiday where people are invited to give thanks to God for everything He has done in their lives until now. Whilst doing that they have great food and a day spent with the family. Normally or traditionally here in the United States it is a holiday shared with the family where each person cooks a dish and it is all prepared nicely and served at lunch or most likely dinner. Everyone sits around the table and enjoys great food and a nice time together with family and friends. eat, eat and then eat some more  :  ) Normally turkey is one of the main dishes then there is yams, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pie. Then everyone has their own family recipes that they add to the table. One recipe from my husbands family is called 'Oyster dressing stuffing' That is the stuffing used in this turkey which is really, really good. (He refuses to let me share the recipe with you. So I will only share the p...