Chicken Fajita

Chicken&Rice

Chicken and rice, so easy to make. What I found out lately is that it's best not to cut the meat that small, otherwise you'll be flipping them over like crazy when they are about done. Make "strips" which you can always cut down later. For veggies I used onions, mushrooms, paprika and leek. Total work time; about half an hour. Not counting doing the dishes later on.

Hutspot

Here's an easy dish to make and it's sort of a traditional Dutch meal. It's called Hutspot (hotchpotch would be an approximation in the English language). You take 500 grams of potatoes, 250 grams of carrots and 250 grams of onions. (Enough for 2 people.) You boil the potatoes for 20-25 minutes, the carrots and onions for 15 minutes. I basically put it al together in a big pan because you're going to mash it together anyway. Spice it with salt, pepper and nutmeg and you're done. It's a hearty meal for in the winter time so with the meat you can use bacon or beef with gravy. I usually have sausage with this dish. One last thing, all the onions make it somewhat spicy so if a person has problems digesting that you can put less in the meal.

Macaroni A La Ed

One of the easiest and quickest meals to make is macaroni. It just has to boil in water for like 5 minutes and you can add ingredients to your liking. Personally, I like to add ham but if you're a vegetarian no meat whatsoever is of course also possible. You can also add spam if you're a real meat-eater. For veggies I used peas and corn (out of a can), warm it up in the microwave oven and add it to the macaroni when that is ready. Eggs is a standard addition as far as I am concerned, but the real tip here is to add fried onions. Over here you can buy a bag for 70 cents - Indonesian recipe. It really adds an interesting flavor to the dish. Finishing touch ketchup of course, view the picture and see fresh squirt.

Nasi A La Ed

Getting better at this. I recall that my mother was always able to make a fine rice meal, it was one of her best dishes and I was always looking forward to it. She got her recipe from an Indonesian neighbor who lived down the street. Now that she is gone I try to emulate that dish but it's still not as good as I remember. Ingredients; rice - which I cook for 10 minutes and than let it rest for another 10 minutes, meat (you can use chicken or pork) that you cook in olive oil until you get that 'golden' finish. Once the meat is ready you throw in the vegetables which can come in many varieties. Cook and stir that until it's done (usually it takes another 10 minutes), then throw in the rice again and stir it around for a minute. Oh and, I do add some spices and pre-baked onions. Yummy.