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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27 June, 2016

Fried Chicken

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry on June 27, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: all-purpose flour, bbq food, buttermilk, cayenne pepper, chicken, chicken breast, chicken thighs, chicken wings, crispy, crunchy, delicious, dried thyme, drumsticks, el pollo, flour, fried, fried chicken, garlic, garlic powder, hot sauce, ivyskitchen, moist, mouth watering, mouthwatering, onion powder, paprika, party food, peanut oil, pepper, picnic food, potato starch, potluck, salt, spicy, sriracha, thyme

Fourth of July is coming up so I decided to make fried chicken. What I love about my fried chicken is that you can bring this to your picnic, bbq, or party and the chicken will still perfectly be crunchy and crispy. The secret to my perfect fried chicken is to soak your chicken
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13 June, 2016

Chicken Parmigiana / Chicken Parmesan

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry, Italian Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen on June 13, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: all-purpose flour, baked, bay leaf, boneless chicken, bread crumbs, casserole, cheesy, chicken, chicken breast, chicken parmesan, chicken parmigiana, comfort food, crispy, egg, flour, fried, italian, italian bread crumbs, italian food, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, marinara, mozzarella, oregano, parmesan cheese, parmigiana, pepper, rosemary, salt, skinless chicken breast, thyme

Do you call it Chicken Parmigiana or Chicken Parmesan ? I guess it just depends on your preference. I love this dish because it is quick and easy to make. I usually make batches of my marinara sauce and when I do, I make this dish. My chicken parmigiana is mouth watering and very tasty.
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8 October, 2015

Cheesy Arancini (Fried Rice Balls)

Posted in : Appetizers, Fried Foods, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Rice Dishes on October 8, 2015 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: appetizers, arancini, basil, bread crumbs, cheesy, creamy, crunchy, deep fried, fried, fried rice balls, gooey, italian food, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, kid friendly, leftovers, leftovers recreated, mozzerella, mozzerella cheese, parmesan cheese, risotto

I had left over risotto and decided to transform them into and appetizer. I took the left over risotto, formed them into balls, and coated it with breadcrumbs. They turned into a delicious, crunchy, and gooey appetizer (Arancini). You can serve as is or serve with a side of marinara sauce. If you have children, this
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8 October, 2015

Fried Calamari Rings

Posted in : Appetizers, Fried Foods, Italian Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Seafood on October 8, 2015 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: Appetizer, breaded, calamari, calamari rings, deep fried, flour, fried, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, pepper, salt, squid, tentacles

Calamari is one of my favorite appetizers to order at a restaurant. It is found in almost all types of American, Italian, and Asian restaurant menus. Calamari is basically squid that is breaded and deep fried. There are different ways to bread this. I just used all-purpose flour with mine. Here is my recipe to serve
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