Today I am taking you to the islands of Hawaii.  In this episode of Ivy’s Kitchen I will show you how to make Loco Moco, my way. Loco Moco is a Hawaiian dish.  It is white rice topped with a hamburger patty steak, fried egg, and smothered in gravy. I didn’t put my gravy on
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I love making stuffed red bell peppers.  It is a great way to use left over rice and I usually always have most of these ingredients on hand. I made mine with Italian sausage, but you can always substitute and use ground chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, or ground pork.  If you do that, make
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I was thinking of the perfect “budget” meal and thought of bistek Tagalog (Filipino beef steak).  Serve this with rice for lunch or dinner.  If you want to eat this for breakfast, just throw a fried egg with it.  If you’re not into left overs, cut the steak up and onions, and toss it in
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Looking for a quick meal to whip up.  Try my sister’s Beef with Vegetable Stir Fry.  This dish is simple to make and packed with a lot of flavor. Here are the ingredients to serve 3: 1 lbs rib eye, fat trimmed & sliced very thin 1 bunch of asparagus, sliced into 2 inches from
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I noticed a lot of my friends were posting sandwhiches on their social media accounts and I saw a steak sandwhich that looked so good that I wanted to recreate it at home.  This sandwhich literally took me only 15 minutes to make. So if you’re looking for something quick to make, this is my
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I love lasagna.  A lot of people think it is so much work to make this, but with my method, it is really quick and simple. This is definitely not traditional lasagna but definitely a recipe you can build from. Be free to add more ingredients, substitute, or omit. For a “healthier version, use ground
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