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Showing posts with label Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Challenge. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2014

March 2014 Food Challenges Whoot Whoot!!

Are you just SUPER pumped and raring to go after those 
Spectacular February adventures!? 
I know I am!! 

Without delay the March Cooking Challenges are...

March Week 1 (3/3-3/9) - Use Quinoa
March Week 2 (3/10-3/16) - Crock pot Chili
March Week 3 (3/17-3/23) - Thai Recipe
March Week 4 (3/24-3/30) - Eggs for Dinner!?

Have FUN! And may your recipe choices be ever in your favor! 

Saturday, February 8, 2014

February Week 1 Chinese Food - Black Pepper Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry

Hello there! My name is Melissa and I’m a wannabe Foodie.

For the first week’s challenge, I struggled trying to find something I wanted to make that I already had most of the ingredients on hand. I stumbled across this Black Pepper Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry recipe and thought “why not, it doesn't look so bad.” 
I read the reviews and confirmed my decision mentally.

This dish was delicious! It’s colorful and full of flavor even with the ingredients being quite simple. 
It was missing something though, I just can’t put my thumb on it. 
My husband said it was perfect and he wouldn't change anything about it, all while he was coming back for seconds.

On a scale of 1 to 5, I’d easily give this a 3.5 to 4. 


You can find the original recipe here: Black Pepper Beef and Cabbage Stir-Fry

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Ready: In less than 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves chopped garlic
  • ½ pound ground beef
  • ½ small head cabbage, shredded
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper


Directions:
Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, and add oil. Sauté garlic for about 5 seconds, then add ground beef. Stir-fry until beef is evenly brown. Stir in cabbage and red pepper, and cool until vegetables are tender, and beef is fully cooked. Stir in soy sauce. Mix together cornstarch and water, and stir in. Season with pepper. Cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened. Serve with steamed rice. 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

First Challenge and Our Welcome to A Cuisine Adventure! Here is the List of February's Challenge

On this blog, you're a friend. And here, being friends means we have common interests. 

It's safe to assume that one easy thing to have in common with most people is a love for food. That's why we're here really...to talk about our love for food while doing weekly "challenges" to try new things. 


Here is the list of the weekly food challenges for February:



  • Feb 1 - 7: Making a Chinese Dish
  • Feb 8 - 14: Incorporate Chocolate in a Meal
  • Feb 15 - 21: Try Cooking with Fennel
  • Feb 22 - 28: Whip Up a Packed-With-Vitamins Salad


Your goal is to cook one meal per week for the chosen challenge that week. Really, this is simple. And it's a nice way to change things up in the kitchen. No one wants the food they serve to become boring and hear "sighs" when they tell their family what's for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Right?! 


This will be fun and could get quite interesting as we move forward with this. 


After you have made your dish, you can email us (click on the hyperlink below) or reply to the post for the monthly challenge to let us know you have a dish you want to add to the blog. 

The more responses, the better. 

Get planning!


Contact Information:
Click Here: A Cuisine Adventure 
Or copy and paste the email address in your message: acuisineadventure@gmail.com