16 November, 2016

Beanless Chili Con Carne

Posted in : American Dishes, Appetizers, Beef, soup, Spicy/Mild on November 16, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: beanless, cheddar cheese, chicken stock, chili, chili con carne, chili dog, chili powder, chili with meat, chili with no beans, comfort food, corona, cumin, dark beer, dos equis, dutch oven, fall recipe, fire roasted, fire roasted tomatoes, football sunday, freezer foods, garlic, green onions, green tabasco sauce, ground beef, ground chuck, ground turkey, hot dogs, hot sauce, iron pot, iron skillet, ivyskitchen, light beer, low sodium chicken stock, lunch, modelo, modelo especial, no beans, olive oil, one pot meal, onion, oregano, pepper, protein, quick, red tabasco sauce, salt, scallions, soup, sour cream, sunday dinner, tabasco sauce, tailgate food, thyme, tomato paste, tomatoes, tortilla chips, Vegetable oil, winter food

Chili is what I call one of my favorite fall/winter time comfort foods. It is a cozy dish that is warm and hearty, and if you like a little bit of spice, this chili has a little kick of heat. What I like best about this dish, you can make a big pot ahead of
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4 November, 2016

Pancit Bihon

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry, Filipino Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Pork on November 4, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bihon, cabbage, calamansi, carrots, cellery, chicken, chicken bouillon, chinese sausage, chrissy closet, filipino dishes, filipino food, garlic, green onions, ivyskitchen, julienned cut, kikiam, knorr, knorr chicken seasoning, lemon, low sodium chicken broth, manny pacquiao, noodles, onions, oyster sauce, pacquiao, pancit, pancit bihon, pepper, philippines, pork, rice noodles, soy sauce, spring onions, Vegetable oil, vermicelli noodles, water

*I remade this recipe, using my own measurements. For the updated recipe, please click on the link below. If not, please continue reading this page. Pancit Bihon / Pancit Guisado My friend Chrissy was hosting the Pacquiao fight at her house. What is a Filipino “party” without pancit and lumpia? There are a variety of
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28 October, 2016

Dinuguan aka Chocolate Meat

Posted in : Filipino Dishes, One Pot Meals, Pork, Uncategorized on October 28, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asin, asukal, baboy, bawang, bay leaf, beef blood, blood stew, cane vinegar, cebullas, chili pepper, chocolate meat, dinuguan, dugo, dugo ng baboy, dugo ng baka, Filipino, filipino food, filipino recipe, fish sauce, garlic, ivyskitchen, kanin, laurel, one pot meal, onepotmeal, onion, paminta, patis, pepper, philip, phillippines, pig, pig belly, pig butt, pigs blood, pork belly, pork blood stew, pork butt, puto, rice, rice cake, salt, sarap, sili, sugar, suka, sweet rice cake, vinegar, water

Today I am taking you to the Philippines with this exotic dish… dinuguan. What is it? It’s pork blood stew. A lot of foreigners will think this dish is unusual, due to the pork blood, however a lot of different countries use blood as one of their delicacies, such as Europe’s blood sausage and Greece’s
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25 October, 2016

Vegetable Lumpia / Lumpiang Togue

Posted in : Appetizers, Filipino Dishes, Fried Foods, Vegan, Vegetarian on October 25, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: Appetizer, bawang, bean sprouts, carrots, chili, cornstarch, deep fried, filipino food, fish sauce, fried, garlic, ivyskitchen, karot, lumpia, lumpia togue, lumpiang togue, magic sarap, onions, patis, pepper, philippines cuisine, potato, repolyo, salt, shrimp, sibuyas, sili, spring rolls, suka, sukang bawang, sukang maanghang, sweet potato, tofu, vegan, vegetable egg rolls, vegetable lumpia, Vegetable oil, vegetarian, vinegar

October is Filipino Heritage Month, that is celebrated in the USA. In honor, I decided to upload a video of my Nanay Lena teaching me how to make vegetable lumpia. I filmed this when I last visited the Philippines. Unfortunately I don’t have exact measurements so I am going to just put an estimation of
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25 October, 2016

Hot Wings

Posted in : Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods, Spicy/Mild on October 25, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: Appetizer, bar food, blue cheese dip, breaded chicken, buffalo chicken wings, buffalo hot wing sauce, buffalo wings, butter, carrot sticks, cayenne pepper, celery sticks, chicken, chicken wings, corn starch, crunchy chicken, deep fried, double fried, drumettes, flour, fried chicken, garlic powder, green onions, hot sauce, hot wings, ivyskitchen, onion powder, paprika, peanut oil, pepper, potato starch, ranch dressing, salt, sports food, sriracha, sriracha sauce, unsalted butter, winglettes, wings

Football season is here! Looking for something to serve up on game day? Try my spicy hot wings! You can make it as spicy or mild as you want. I like to double fry my wings for that extra crunchy goodness. Again, this really doesn’t need exact measurements, the ingredients are measured according to your
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25 October, 2016

“Philly” Cheese Steak

Posted in : American Dishes, Beef, Sandwich on October 25, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bell peppers, butter, button mushroom, cheese steak, cheese steak sandwich, cheesy, french hoagie roll, french rolls, hoagie roll, ivyskitchen, mushroom, new york strip, new york strip steak, olive oil, onions, pepper, philly cheese steak, salt, sandwich

I was told not to call it a “Philly” Cheese Steak because it’s not from Philly, but to each their own. It’s a “Philly” cheese steak made with a “New York” strip steak and “French” rolls …. I guess I can just call it a cheese steak sammy! This recipe is a no-brainer and simple
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2 September, 2016

Baby Back Pork Ribs

Posted in : American Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Pork, Uncategorized on September 2, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: baby back ribs, baked ribs, bbq ribs, cayenne pepper, fall off the bone ribs, fourth of july food, garlic powder, grilled pork, grilled ribs, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, juicy ribs, pork, pork baby back ribs, pork ribs, ribs, rosemary, tender ribs

Labor Day is coming up and when I think of Labor Day, I think of barbecue! Try my easy bake/grill ribs for your Labor Day barbecue. It’s a no recipe recipe! Ingredients: Salt Pepper Cayenne Pepper Dried Thyme Dried Rosemary Onion Powder Garlic Powder Paprika Baby Back Pork Ribs Your favorite BBQ Sauce Preheat your
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22 August, 2016

Chicken Club Croissant with Pesto Mayo

Posted in : American Dishes, Chicken/Poultry, Pork, Sandwich, Uncategorized on August 22, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: arugula, bacon, basil, butter, cheese, croissant, french, garlic, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, kewpie, lemon, mayo, mayonnaise, olive oil, pepper, pesto, pesto mayo, pine nuts, pork, Poultry, provolone, provolone cheese, roma tomato, rotisserie, rotisserie chicken, salt, spinach, tomato

I love making quick sandwiches at home, especially when I have left overs. I usually buy rotisserie chicken and get bored with eating it as left overs. What I did was transform the left overs into a delicious sandwich. This sandwich does not have a recipe. You can pretty much add ingredients to this
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9 August, 2016

Spam Musubi

Posted in : Appetizers, Hawaiian Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Pork on August 9, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: brown sugar, cooking wine, daiso, furikake, garlic powder, hawaiian food, ivys kidchen, ivyskitchen, light soy sauce, mirin, musubi, nishiki, nori, onion powder, rice, rice wine, seaweed, sesame oil, shoyu, snack, soy sauce, spam, sugar, sushi rice, sweet mirin, teriyaki, teriyaki sauce

Whenever I go to Hawaii, I always buy Spam musubi.. You can eat a few as a meal or a snack. You can find Spam musubi at almost any restaurant in Hawaii, their grocery stores, and their 711s! I actually played around with many recipes and this recipe seemed to work well with me. Ingredients
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21 July, 2016

Katsu Pork Sandwich

Posted in : Fried Foods, Fusion, Japanese Food, Pork, Sandwich on July 21, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asian slaw, asian slaw dressing, basil, butter, cabbage, carrot, carrots, challah bread, egg, flour, french bread, french toast bread, garlic, ginger, habanero, habanero peppers, heat, hot, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, katsu, katsu pork, katsu sando, kewpie, kewpie mayo, kewpie mayonnaise, lemon juice, lime juice, mayo, mayonnaise, mr. katsu, olive oil, panko, panko bread crumbs, pepper, pesto, pine nuts, purple cabbage, recipe, restaurant recreation, rice wine vinegar, salt, sando, sesame oil, shallots, soy sauce, spicy, sugar, texas toast, toast, Vegetable oil

My boyfriend is a fan of this certain Katsu type sandwich and had asked me to recreate a katsu sandwich at home. When I thought of katsu, I immediately thought of crunchy panko bread crumbs, asian slaw, and some type of spicy mayo. I was going to do a sriracha mayo but I wanted to
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