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indian eggplants, sesame seeds, nuts, spices

Stuffed Indian Eggplants and Vegan Challenge

August 23, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

While there is still an abundance of fresh produce available, give these small jewels a try! The filling is so delicious! Hello, hello! It’s been awhile since my last post and it’s hard to believe that we are done with the summer break! The boys were staying home and keeping us busy with their summer birthdays, camps, playdates and some traveling. We had a great time with our cousins while camping in Clearlake, CA. Clearlake is the oldest lake in […]

Categories: Dinner, vegan • Tags: healty, vegan, vegetables

Shredded Pork Tacos

May 5, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

Everyone will love this recipe, kids and grown ups, as it’s delicious, versatile and fun! Happy Cinco De Mayo! It’s not too late to throw a party to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. All you need is a 3 lb piece of pork shoulder, tortillas, mango salsa, garnishes like radishes and avocado, and some beer, of course. Don’t forget the party hats! Pork shoulder can be cooked in a slow cooker or Dutch oven. So all you have to do is […]

Categories: Dinner, Special occasion • Tags: Cinco De Mayo, pork, salsa, tacos, tortillas

udon noodles, shiitake mushrooms, greens

Udon Noodles with Mushrooms and Greens

April 12, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

Very flavorful, easy to make and satisfying dish. Recently, I have been feeling a bit uninspired in my culinary explorations. I get that feeling about once a year, when all the holidays are finally over and a lot of produce is blah tasting. That’s when I look for inspiration in various cookbooks. So, while ago on a rainy afternoon (yes, we got some rain this year) I pulled out my “Cook’s Illustrated” and looked through a section with Asian recipes. Confession: […]

Categories: Dinner, Soups • Tags: greens, sambal olek, shiitake mushrooms, udon noodles

Guest Post: California Mission Food

March 6, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

My very first guest post in collaboration with my son as part of his assignment about California missions! My older son has been learning about the California missions for the past several months. Recently, the kids were given an optional assignment to prepare and present in front of the class. Some of the ideas included creating an iMovie about the mission, building a model of a mission, making a sculpture, painting a picture or designing a mission in Minecraft. An […]

Categories: Dinner, Soups • Tags: california mission foods, corn, hominy, pork, pozole rojo, tortillas

The Best Chili Recipe

October 30, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This is a great chili recipe that can be customized depending on the kind of meat you have and how spicy you like it. The past two weekends we spent helping out at the boys’ schools’ Harvest Festivals. As I mentioned in my last post, for the Bake Sale I baked a Lemon Cream Pie and a Banana Bundt Cake with Lemon Icing. For the Cake Walk I made two batches of my Chocolate Chip Cookies that everyone always loves. Both […]

Categories: beef, Dinner, Soups • Tags: beans, chili, ground beef, ground turkey, spices

grilled skirt steak with parsley and butter

Skirt Steak with Garlic Butter

August 7, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Skirt steak is a relatively inexpensive cut of meat with a lot of flavor. Great for weeknight dinner as it cooks quickly. Serve it with your favorite salad. We are back from our trip to Yosemite which turned out to be fun and relaxing. The house we rented was supposed to have the internet connection but it didn’t. And guess what, we ended up talking to each other much more, playing games with the boys and reading. I started reading […]

Categories: beef, Dinner • Tags: beef, butter, garlic, meat, steak, summer

Greek Zucchini Fritters with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

July 23, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Delicious, crunchy and full of flavor Greek Zucchini Fritters are my suggestion for an easy summer dinner!This past weekend our older boy turned 9 and his dreams finally came true when he got a bmx bike! He was hoping he would get it since he had been asking for it for over a year. What he didn’t expect was this giant gummy bear that weighs 5 pounds! It was a complete surprise. He saw a video about it on youtube probably […]

Categories: Dinner, vegetarian • Tags: easy, fritters, healthy, vegetarian, zucchini

Thai Chicken Salad with Mango

June 1, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

My sister made this salad last year and I became a huge fan instantly. It’s refreshing, vibrant, full of flavors and great on a hot day! In my last post I mentioned the Makers Faire that happens annually here in the Bay Area. We went there on a day that is supposed to be the least busy out of the 3 days the faire lasts. The place was packed anyway but we got to see some cool things. There was […]

Categories: Chicken, Dinner, Salads • Tags: Chicken, lime, mango, papaya, tabasco

baked salmon with croutons on a bed of sauteed spinach

Baked Salmon with Herbed Cheese and Croutons

May 22, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Try my suggestion for a quick and delicious salmon dish that can easily be put together for a weeknight dinner or fancy weekend feast. Have you guys heard of Maker Faire? It’s an annual 3-day event, where scientists, geeks and home inventors meet and present their ideas and projects. You get to see things like dragon motorcycles, dancing water fountains, life size mousetrap, 3-D printed objects or electric giraffe. Pretty exciting, huh? My boys have been going there for the past […]

Categories: Dinner, Seafood • Tags: dinner, healthy, herbs, salmon

Baked Butternut Squash Cakes with Curry, Mint and Raisins

April 20, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This is a great way to serve butternut squash as these small, baked cakes deliver a lot of flavor and fiber, too! Greetings from a very hot California. We have been reaching about 90 degrees for the past 3 days and we are definitely ready for some cooling off. My gardening is on hold because it’s no fun to plant anything when it’s so hot (although my hubby braved the heat and did a lot of digging and soil turning […]

Categories: Dinner, vegetarian • Tags: butternut squash, curry, healthy, raisins, vegetarian