SerenityBakes&Cooks

What is there not to love about SPAM? You can have it straight from the can, or bake thin slices of it in the oven till it turns crisp, fry slices of it and then coat it with egg (which is what I grew up eating at my maternal grandma's place, and also a regular dish at my late MIL's table).  Or you can make SPAM fried rice! This is a easy one dish meal to prepare. If you are pressed for time, you can cook it and then keep it warm in the rice cooker till it's ready to be served.  SPAM fried rice (serves 6 or 4 large appetites) Ingredients: 3 cups(420g) of rice to be cooked with slightly less than 3 cups (400g) of water (cooled) 1 can of SPAM (cut into cubes) - I use 25% less sodium SPAM 4 eggs (beaten and seasoned with a little light soya sauce and white pepper) - 3 eggs to be scrambled  in step 2 below and 1 egg to be poured over 1 cup of frozen mix vegetables (defrosted) Note about rice: I find that it is not necessary to use overnight rice a...

It's been a long time since I baked a Banana Bread and this went to the top of my bake list when I saw this recipe from Just One Cookbook! I loved the slices of banana on top and just had to bake this Banana Bread. ( Not sure why banana bread is not called banana cake though! ) This is a very moist cake that is not too sweet so there is no need to adjust the sugar amount. The recipe calls for 4 large bananas (3 for the cake and 1 for the topping). The monkeys at home left me with only 3 bananas to do the bake, but it was still good and moist although one more would certainly have upped the banana flavor ;) Try not to skimp on the amount of bananas ok? You do not need any special equipment such as a mixer for this recipe. Just a hand whisk and wooden spoon/spatula is fine. I did use a mixer to cream the butter and sugar from habit, and sifted the flour + baking powder though. I hope you enjoy this delicious Banana Bread! Please refer to  Banana Bread Recipe

Bottled pasta sauces have always been my preferred choice. It is cheap, convenient and delicious. I used to make packed lunches of pasta for hubby and myself when we were newly weds almost 13 years ago. I love brands like Ragu, Prego and Leggo! ;)  Fast forward to the present - My 2 sons, prefer cream based pasta, in particular Carbonara! Whenever I made tomato based pasta with bottled sauces, they ate very little of it and would tell me that the sauce is too sour, has a strong taste of herbs etc =( I searched for home made bolognese recipes but was a little apprehensive of trying them out as they usually had red wine as part of the ingredient list. You see, I had made beef stew with red wine and the family did not like it because the taste of the wine was overpowering. Hence I was a little worried about what a bolognese sauce with red wine would taste like!  I have many cookbooks at home and love to read them over and over again. I perused this bolognese recip...