Cheesy Polenta with Shrimp

23Nov09

I had some leftover corn meal from the ugly creamy polenta dish last time and I found another recipe that involved polenta and shrimp. I already loved the taste of it when it was still cooking.
I love it. It’s so delicious and it’s not too heavy either with all the cheese, corn meal, and milk. [...]

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Tags: seafood, shrimp, parmesan, polenta, milk, chicken broth/stock, corn meal, parsley

Spicy Tomato Shrimp with Creamy Polenta

16Oct09

Ok, I’m a little bit sick of pasta. I will continue my pasta cravings tomorrow or Sunday. I’ve been looking for a recipe for my leftover corn meal from the polenta pizza I made on 2/23/09. And what do I love to eat? Shrimp!
It’s kind of ugly but your taste buds will be blown away!! [...]

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Tags: appetizers, cherry tomatoes, chicken broth/stock, chives, corn meal, milk, onions, parmesan, polenta, red pepper flakes, shrimp, tomato paste

Polenta Pizza with Prosciutto & Spinach

23Feb09

This is my first adaptation of a New York Times recipe. Needless to say, NYT is my homepage and I saw this recipe almost a week ago and it just looked so good that I had to try it.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

EVOO
0.5 cup milk, preferably whole (I used skim milk because I refuse to drink whole milk)
2 [...]

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Tags: corn meal, goat cheese, new york times, onions, parmesan, pizza, polenta, prosciutto, spinach

Paprika Chicken

20Nov08

Something quick and easy for a college student:

You can pour away the juices if you want after cutting the chicken breast open but I like to keep it, in case some parts of the breast is too dry.
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

2 TB butter, melted
2 TB soy sauce
Half of a chicken breast (1 piece)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning
Garlic salt
Paprika

Instructions:

Preheat [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, chicken, poultry, parmesan, soy sauce, paprika, italian seasoning, garlic salt, quick & easy

Farfalle with Prosciutto & Spinach

12Nov08

This is my own creation. I just took whatever leftover ingredients that I had in my fridge and made a very thick pasta sauce. It was good but the taste was very strong. I added Chinese chili paste to it so it was spicy in a different way than red pepper flakes.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

4.5 cups farfalle
2 [...]

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Tags: chili paste, cwST originals, farfalle, parmesan, pasta, prosciutto, spinach

Tomato Risotto with Mussels

14Sep08

09.11.08
Risotto is always fun to cook. Maybe when I cook this for the second time, I’m going to remove the mussels from its shell and put them with the rice itself.

*Adapted from Donna Hay’s Off the Shelf: Cooking from the Pantry.
[Wild caught & 100% organic]
Ingredients:

2 TB olive oil
3 spring onions, chopped
2 TB fresh [...]

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Tags: fish stock, mussels, parmesan, rice, rosemary, seafood, tomato puree, vegetable stock, white wine