Chicken Adobo. It’s a recipe I shared on the blog a long time ago and it came from my friend Tiff. I kind of healthified it, so it’s probably not an authentic Filipino recipe. We rarely eat Filipino food. This night though, I was craving it, so I made some. I even busted out the banana and ate it with the chicken and rice. The girls were loving the banana with the chicken. It may sound strange to eat a banana with chicken and rice, but with chicken adobo, it’s really good. By the way, did you know that Filipino ketchup is made with a banana base instead of tomatoes? I haven’t had it in almost a decade, but I remember it tasted good. I liked eating it with fried fish. Filipino food isn’t the healthiest, so we never really eat it. Filipino dessert on the other hand, I love it all!!! My parents brought me mango cake for my birthday… yum!!!
Ground Turkey and White Bean Chili. I don’t even know what to call this dish, I kind of made it up based on a few recipes I made in the past. This was for our Thursday night dinner club where I don’t know if 6 people are coming or 20, so it’s the easiest thing to make a big pot of. Add tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, and chips and well, you’ve got a party in your tummy for sure!
Week 11/18 – 11/21
Monday: Leftovers (We’re having a big pot luck dinner tonight, so I’m thinking there might be leftovers.)
Tuesday: Crab cakes
Wednesday: Enchiladas
Thursday: Black bean soup
Friday: Pizza/sushi night
I’m ready to cozy up and eat some fall soups. Does anyone have a good recipe to share?
Ooh, yum! I’ll have to try these out soon!
By the way, I’m a huge fan of your photographs, and I was wondering what camera you use. I’m planning on blogging in the future, and I need a good camera to snap some photographs… I need some advice! Thanks!
Thank you! I use a nikon d7000. I have more specifics in my faq page. Hope that helps!
Yum! Looks good, especially the turkey chili. I make something similar, called a taco bowl, love those one pot dishes. This fall I’ve been making a few soups a potato leek soup, a chicken tortilla soup and a cabbage soup all very simple but so good. Blessings!
Ohh! Do you have a good recipe for the chicken tortilla soup? That sound delish!
I ate a lot of adobo (and torta!) with banana in my day and it led to me doing it with all sorts of random food. Like corned beef and rice. And hot Cheetos. I’m a vegetarian now so… Mostly just with hot Cheetos now.
Just realized I said “in my day” as if I were an elderly woman instead of a 26 year old… Yikes.
I totally do the same thing!
the chili looks and sounds amazing!
xxoo,
nikki
http://www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
yum! here are our fave fall soups.
havana moon chili http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Havana-Moon-Chili-100551
and
spicy two bean vegetarian chili http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Two-Bean-Vegetarian-Chili-107274
and
coconut curry chicken soup (we often use shrimp) http://oldcookingforseven.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/coconut-chicken-curry-soup/ making this tonight!
i got my husband hooked on banana sauce haha. though i remeber when my mum first bought some i was like ewww yuck! but now i love it!
My family’s favorite- harvest chicken quinoa soup
http://iowagirleats.com/2012/10/09/harvest-chicken-quinoa-soup/
It’s not spicy which I know you prefer, but it’s packed with veggies and is so yummy
Yum, yum, yum! This just reminded me — do you still have any relatives in the Philippines? We have friends who do and every time I think about it, my heart just sinks. I think I would make this in honor of the people who are rebuilding their lives right now. I like your idea about the chili because we’re feeding a crowd on Sat. during the big soccer tournament too!