This Week it's French Polynesia

Welcome this week in French Polynesia. We will cook dishes from does magnificent Islands. French Polynesia is located in middle of the pacific ocean and contain 118 Islands. Certainly the most famous is Tahiti (Papeete), Bora bora, and Moorea. It's one of the most famous destination for a romantic Get away. Enjoy this week in the most beautiful tropical Islands.

Bienvenue cette semaine en Polynésie française. Nous allons cuisiner des plats de ces îles magnifiques. La Polynésie française est située au milieu de l'océan Pacifique et contiennent 118 îles. Certainement les plus célèbres sont Tahiti (Papeete), Bora Bora et Moorea. C'est l'une des destinations les plus célèbres pour une escapade romantique. Profitez de cette semaine dans les plus belles îles tropicales.

Venezuelan Breakfast

Arepas (From Venezuela, I got them in frozen section)

scrambled eggs

Venezuelan Cheese

sliced Avocado with fresh lemon juice.

Salt and pepper

Arepas is a type of sandwich you can filled with anything. In houston we have a great restaurant where you can find the best arepas, and people are so friendly. It called Bundare Arepa Express. It's in Katy of 99 and grand pkwy. Have a look. http://www.budarekaty.com/

Australian Chicken Wings

For marinade

3 pounds of chicken wings

1/4 cup of oil

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/4 worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup of beer (australian beer like Foster's)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper (fresh)

Barbecue Sauce

2 tbls of oil

5 green onions

1 garlic clove minced

2 tsp fresh minced ginger

1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes

1 cup ketchup

1/3 cup of beer

2 tbls fresh lemon juice

2 tbls worcestershire sauce

2 tbls

red wine vinegar

1 tbls brown sugar

1 tbls honey

2 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp dry mustard

1/2 tsp fresh black pepper

Place wing in a zipploc bag with the ingredient for marinate. Marinate for 4 hours in the fridge. During that time prepare the barbecue sauce. Heat oil then saute green onions, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes. Add all of the other ingredient after and simmer for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally. Mesure 1 cup and set aside to serve with the wing. Start barbecue, grill the wings and 5 minutes before the end brush your wing with barbecue sauce.

It's really cook recipe. We loved it. Great for a perfect Hockey Game. Enjoy!!!

Venezuelan Beef (Pabellon Criollo)

Beef for stew, (I used flan but it was to hard meat)

3 Carrots sliced

5 green onions

1 bay leaf

1/2 tsp cumin

3 garlic clove minced

2 tomato chopped

salt and pepper

serve with rice cilantro and black beans.

And Cheese Queso.

Brown the meat both side then bring to boil with water and bay leave salt and pepper, 1/2 green onion and 1/2 garlic. Boil for at least 1 hour and haft or 2 hours. The meat need to shred easy. Remove the meat, drain water, saute in oil and butter rest of the green onions and garlic carrot tomato, cumin, salt and pepper. Heat at low for about 30 minutes until carrots are done. Add beef. Serve with black bean, rice with cilantro and cheese. We liked it but I didn't use the right type of beef. Beef stew will be much better. Kids didn't like it that much because the meat was hard. But flavor is great.

Venezuela

Welcome to Venezuela

This week we will cook food from Venezuela. Nice country in south america. They like to eat all type of meat and seafood. Enjoy this week.

Bienvenue au Venezuela

Cette semaine nous allons faire cuire des aliments en provenance du Venezuela. Joli pays en Amérique du Sud. Ils aiment manger tout type de viande et de poisson. Bonne semaine.

Turkish Meatball (Kofta)

1 lb of ground meat

3 garlic cloves minced

5 green onions chopped thin

1 tsp 1/2 of cumin

1 tsp of mint crushed

1 tslp of fresh parsley

1/2 tsp ground ginger 

salt and pepper

Mix all ingredient together. Make into little balls easy to cook on barbecue. Grill for about 10 minutes. Serve with sour cream. It's one of my favorite recipe of meatball. Love the taste, easy to make, so delicious. Enjoy

Frittata Tania

7 eggs

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup plain yoggurt

5 green onions

1 tsp garlic paste

1 cup of cheddar cheese

1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

1/4 cup of ham or deli meat chopped

1/2 packet of bacon cooked and chopped

1/2 cup of brocoli little bit cooked and chopped

1/2 cup of asparagus little bit cooked and chopped

1 tsp of paprika

1 tsp of savory

Salt and pepper

Grease one round oven pan. Mix all ingredient really well. Put in oven at 350 f. For about 45 minutes. Check with a toothpicks in the middle of the pie, if it come out clean, It's ready! Enjoy!

Tokelau Islands

This week my daughter pick the country Tokelau. It is a country but it's a new zealand dependent territory since 1926. It's 3 little little little islands in south pacific named Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo. There is no airport, no bank, one small hotel, population around 1500. You have to get there by boat. I couldn't find any recipe from that place. If anyone have any, let me know.

Cette semaine, ma fille a choisi les Iles Tokelau . Il s'agit d'un pays, mais c'est un territoire dépendant de la Nouvelle-Zélande depuis 1926. Il est constitué de 3 petites îles dans le Pacifique Sud nommé Atafu, Nukunonu et Fakaofo. Il n'y a pas d'aéroport, pas de banque, un petit hôtel, la population autour de 1500. Vous devez y aller en bateau. Je ne pouvais pas trouver de recette de ce pays. Si quelqu'un a une recette a partager, faites le moi savoir.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Chicken breast or any type of meat

Marinated in Jerk Jamaican spices

It's on the picture

It's a typical dish from Jamaica. They marinated the meat for several hour then cook it on the grill. It's nice but I found the flavor much too stronge. We didnt' like it that much but you can try if you like stronge flavor.

Jamaican Roast Fish

Fish Fillet

1 tsp Paprika

1 scotch pepper

3 tbsp butter

3 green onions

2 garlic cloves minced

thymes

salt and pepper

juice of one lime

Brush fish with lime juice and marinate with all ingredients for few hours. Rub fish with butter put in the oven at 350 for about 20-30 minutes. Easy to do but I don't like fish in oven. I think it taste fishy. I like my fish in a pan. I think I would to it in a pan on the stove next time. I didn't put any pepper for the kids, they like it, just me I didn't.