Category Archives: Main Dishes

The main dish, mostly dinner

Beef Roast with Mushroom Gravy (Easy)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by eMarie

This is one of those simple dishes where you can cook in the oven or even adapt to a crock pot version. This is an oven version utilizing the parts of the cow that tends to go on sale more. … Continue reading →

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How to make a ‘Loaded’ Ramen

Posted on September 4, 2015 by eMarie

Top Ramen is something quick, simple and cheap to make. I can find a pack for $0.19 at our local 99 cents store. But you can ‘fancy’ it up adding some easy ingredients to make it look like you just … Continue reading →

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One Pan Teri Ground Beef

Posted on May 3, 2013 by eMarie

The classic, “What’s for dinner?” question answered with, “Whatever I throw together.” and this is one of those dishes. Improvising is fun in the kitchen, it’s even more fun when it comes out good. This is a basic one pan … Continue reading →

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Cream of Chicken Bake

Posted on April 26, 2013 by eMarie

Talking about something that just comes out of my head and ends up being a really good dish. Amazingly I made this on my wedding anniversary so I was pretty pleased with it. Just taking the ingredients I had at … Continue reading →

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Ponyo Ramen and Beyond

Posted on April 5, 2013 by eMarie

“HAAAAAAMMM!!!!” A great movie for kids an adults alike, Ponyo is a movie by Hayao Miyazaki which is about a girl who was born of the sea and finds friendship in a human boy and her adventure and transformation. In … Continue reading →

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Easy Corned Beef Cabbage

Posted on March 15, 2013 by eMarie

In celebration of St. Patrick’s day…for those who aren’t Irish. Although I know this dish insults some Irish-Americans, this is a simple comfort food from when I was little. Often known back then are ‘poor food’ because they’re simple 1 … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Miso

Posted on March 1, 2013 by eMarie

Miso soup is such a versatile dish that you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This simple soup can become hardy or used as an appetizer before a meal. This version I read about in a book, that … Continue reading →

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Teriyaki Saimin Omelet

Posted on December 21, 2012 by eMarie

This dish was brought to my attention a while ago by my brother-in-law who made it for my sister one day. He told me about it and I started experimenting with it. The idea of the dish is simple, combining … Continue reading →

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Local Style Beef Stew

Posted on December 14, 2012 by eMarie

This was a requested recipe from a Facebook friend. I had actually made beef stew a lot of times since I move to California from Hawaii, but didn’t know there was a difference in the type of stews we were … Continue reading →

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Hapa Loco Moco

Posted on December 14, 2012 by eMarie

Loco Moco was created in Hawaii and is a basic in local cooking there. You can easily find them at plate lunch stops like L&L drive in. There are many variations of this dish using different type of meat elements … Continue reading →

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