Sausage with Black Beans and Rice Recipe

Hillshire Farm American Craft Sausage with Black Beans and Rice

Happy Friday Everyone!
How was your week doing so far? Any plan for the weekend? What about a cook out/get together with friends. I think its perfect this summer! and I have a really delicious recipe for you to try. Super easy and quick to make and surely impress everyone taste buds. Anyways, This American Craft  Sausage with Black Beans and Rice recipe is so forgiving you can totally used whatever you have vegetables on hand,Delicious! I used the American Craft - Garlic and Onion sausage on this recipe, Oh my! the flavor of the sausage is really good. I can't wait to explore other flavor of  Hillshire Farm American craft sauges and incorporate on some of my favorite dish.
Talking about delicious! Let me share with you this awesome site that I join a month ago. Yes! I'm so new to the site  and still in the learning process. I welcome you to my first Bzzkit from Bzzagent..:)

What is BzzAgent? An international network of consumers who voluntarily participate in word-of-mouth (WOM) campaigns for a variety of products and services.
 What you do basically as Bzzagent? try the product and services for free and share your honest opinions toward the product online and offline. Easy peasy right? and It's totally FREE to join:)
I'm new to the site and I love it.  All I did was to take surveys, get invited, try the product, review and share, Keep it UP! I'm all in for my first Bzzkit! wohoo!

Are you ready and excited on what's on my first Bzzkit? Here we go!

BzzKit Includes:
2 FREE coupons
Enjoy the exceptional flavor of American Craft sausage; available in three bold flavors at Walmart:

• Smoky Bourbon: A dose of real bourbon gives this sausage a smoky, full-bodied flavor
• Jalapeño & Cheddar: Enjoy the perfect balance of rich cheddar cheese and a kick of jalapeño!
• Garlic & Onion: Two classic ingredients, one irresistible smoked sausage

1 Hillshire Farm Apron
1 Hillshire Chopping Board
Magnetic shopping list
$1.00 off coupon to share with friends.

* I tried the Garlic & Onion and Smoky Bourbon. They are equally delicious! I love more the Garlic and Onion for this recipe. I'm be on the look for Jalapeno & Cheddar next time for friends get together. Yum!

 American Craft Sausage with Black Bean and Rice Recipe

Notes: Grilling the sausage is optional. Used whatever vegetables in hand and taste according to you preference.

Ingredients:

1 pack of Hillshire Farm American Craft Garlic and Onion Sausage

1 can of Black Beans 14 oz- rinsed and drained

2 tomatoes chopped- combination of green and red tomatoes

1 small onion- sliced

2 stalk of green onion

1 green chillies- optional

Salt and Pepper- to taste

2 tsp. of cooking oil

Directions:

1.) Grilled the sausage to achieved that bold and grill flavored. Then chopped it into bite pieces. Set aside.

2.) Step one is optional its all up to you. Chopped the vegetables you have in hand, Drain and rinsed the black beans. Set aside.

3.) In large pan heat up the cooking oil on medium heat. Add the chopped grilled sausage and the vegetables.

4.)  Add the black beans, Salt and Pepper to taste. This recipe is so forgiving, add water if you need too. Let it stand for 5-6 minutes.

5.) Done! Served it on the top of rice or it could be your next favorite side dish.:) Enjoy!

I hope this recipe inspire you to make something new and different with your Hillshire Farm American Craft sausage. My family love this recipe and I hope you give it a try:)
See you in few days and I hope you enjoy the weekend :)

xoxox- Melgie

Disclosure: I received the Bzzkit compliment from Bzzagent. Opinion and experience through the product is 100 percent mine. Thank you, #BzzAgent, #BzzKit, #Gotitfree # americancraft

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Lumpia Shanghai Espesyal Recipe

Lumpia Shanghai Recipe -Updated

Hello Everyone!

Did you get excited seeing Lumpia on the photo? I'll do! This is my second favorite food next to Pansit. This is like updated version recipe, Since, I posted Lumpia recipe back when I started this blog which is like two years ago. I've seen few variations of lumpia recipe, so far I tried the Lumpia Shanghai-  which compose of meat usually ground pork and Vege Lumpia- which compose of vegetables but some folks add some rice noodles into the mix. What kind of Lumpia is your favorite? I prefer the Lumpia Shanghai myself, Since, I always made them for my daughter's birthday and some special occasions. Actually one of my favorite!  In this blog post, I'll be showing the step by step on how easy it is to wrap the Lumpia. Awesome!

Now, let's talk about the main ingredients? The Lumpia Wrapper-  If you are living abroad, you'll find lumpia wrapper at any Asian store. The Lumpia wrapper is so thin, delicate and easy to dry up. Make sure that you put towel on the top to make sure that it will stay soft and easy for the wrapping process later on. 

What to do if the Lumpia wrapper is frozen? which is so typical when your living abroad.

* Defrost- I leave the wrapper on the counter for like an hour or so while I'll make the filling

* Put in your microwave on DEFROST for like 25-30 second. Once you feel its soft and you can bend it. Then its good to go.:)

Some folks put some peppers, cabbage and other vegetables. I think they are equally delicious and I Love them all. What are your favorites on your Lumpia? 

The recipe that I'll be sharing you today is the recipe that my Mom taught me. So simple and so easy! C'mon you guys join me in my kitchen and I'll show you how easy it is to make this cute babies. So perfect for any occasion and surely impress everyone.

 Notes: Adjust the taste according to your preference. Don't forget to add your favorite vegetables. Double the quantity for larger crowd..wink:)-

 Lumpia Shanghai Recipe

Ingredients:
1 lbs. ground pork
2 medium size carrots- peeled and chopped
1 egg
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
Lumpia wrapper
1 medium onion- chopped
3 garlic cloved
Salt and Pepper
Water- used to seal the tip on the lumpia

Filling Recipe
 * Put the carrots, onion and garlic in food processor ( if you have one) or chopped into little pieces. Set aside. In large bowl, mix all the ingredients ground pork, chopped veggies,breadcrumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Mix it together until everything is combine. Set aside.
* Defrost your Lumpia wrapper-

Instructions:
1.) Carefully separate the Lumpia wrapper.
2.) Put spoonful of lumpia filling towards the center of Lumpia wrapper.
3.) Fold the two side towards the middle. Make sure that you leave a space on the middle.
4.) Then, fold the other pieces towards the middle. It should look like the photo above ref.#4
5.) Start rolling the lumpia and make it tighter as you go. Make sure that you leave a little space. Brush it with water and it should seal the lumpia.
6.)  Put the perfect rolled lumpia onto the container.  DONE! Just do it all over again until your finish.
- See the photo above for super easy tutorial.:)

How likely are you going to make Lumpia on your next potluck party? Anyway, I hope you find this recipe so easy and delicious. Its so perfect with sweet chilli sauce by the way. Yum!
P.S- To all my lovely readers and followers- I'll be out for a week of vacation with my family. I'm beyond excited, we are going to Outerbanks! When I get back I'll be sharing my adventures and food escapade..:) Just keep checking and reading my blog and I hope my recipes inspire you to cook. Keep the comments coming, guys! I'll be reading them all. I'll see you next next week. Have great day.:)

xoxoxo- Melgie

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Strawberry Granita Freeze

Sweet Greetings to all of you!

Its officially summer at Campbell's abode, Wohoo! We are totally enjoying the hot summer this year by cooling it down with this awesome Strawberry Granita Freeze. Yum! why don't you grab something to drink and let's chat. I'm just excited to share my little story on how I came up with this delicious drink idea. I'm a member of Crowdtap for over 2 months now and loving it. What you do basically on the site is just simply participate on quick hits, challenges and mission. Then, you will get invites from crowdtap to try the product for FREE! yeah you heard it right totally free!  Make sure to grab your spot quick and do short survey. Then, they'll notify you if your qualified for the product. Easy huh? I think so too. Last week, I got accepted to try this Sweet'Low calorie sweeter. The package arrived around 2-3 weeks but I think its quicker than that. The package was filled with drink recipes, sweet'nlow zero calorie sweetener sample and coupons to share with friends, 1 package of 50 packets of sweet'n low wrapped very carefully with pink wrapping paper. See my snapshot below! Then all you have to do is submit some photos on your social media sites and report that you will find on crowdtap website. You also get a chance to win gift cards which is prrettty awesome!!

Now that, you know where I get this delicious drink idea. Lets talk about the main ingredients on the drink, The Strawberry! I always wanted to know more about strawberry even before and never really get a chance to dig deeper, but now that I have a blog, I'm kinda like a new person.. wohoo! etchuz! I do some research, read articles and share the knowledge that I learned to all of you. Let's start!

"Strawberries have the common scientific name of Fragaria, but there are different suffixes for different varieties, such as Fragaria Vesca for wild strawberry, and Fragaria Orientalis for Eastern Strawberries.

 Health benefits of strawberries include improved eye care, proper brain function, relief from high blood pressure, arthritis, gout and various cardiovascular diseases" see the link of the source HERE

DID you KNOW that the regular strawberry have 200 tiny black seeds? Yup! according to my research online..wink:)

Isn't it fun to know some fact about your favorite fruit? Strawberry is probably my 8-10 favorite fruits but it surely a hit every summer. It's not only they make a really good pie filling but they are totally inexpensive on summer time! Grab some strawberry when your heading to the market this week and treat the whole town with this super easy and delicious Strawberry Granita Freeze..

Feeling hot and thirsty? Come on! lets make something to drink!

Strawberry Granita Freeze Recipe 
* Serving- 4 Glass      * 45 Calorie

Ingredients:
16 oz  unsweetened frozen strawberries
2 cups  cold water
1/4 cup lime juice
16 packets of Sweet'NLow zero calorie sweetener
4 fresh strawberries- garnish

Place frozen strawberries, water, lime and Sweet'NLow

6-cup blender container in that

  in the blender container in that order. Cover it tightly ( make sure that the lid is snap and close). Blend 20-30 seconds or until slushy.
 Pour into 4 tall glass and garnish each glass with fresh strawberry. (source:http://www.sweetnlow.com/recipes/beverages/strawberry-granita )                                                                                                           

Strawberry Granita Freeze Recipe

45 cal

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• NUTRITION FACTS Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount per serving
• Calories45
• Sodium5mg
• Total Carbs17g
• Dietary Fiber2g
• Sugars10g
• Protein1g

Ingredients

• 16 packets Sweet’N Low® zero calorie sweetener
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 package (16 oz) frozen unsweetened strawberries
• 4 fresh strawberries

Place frozen strawberries, water, lime juice, and Sweet’N Low® in 6-cup blender container in that order. Cover tightly (if blender lid doesn’t snap on securely, hold lid down with hand). Blend 20 to 30 seconds or until slushy, stopping blender to scrape down sides if necessary. Pour into 4 tall glasses. Garnish each glass with fresh strawberry.

- See more at: http://www.sweetnlow.com/recipes/beverages/strawberry-granita#sthash.ZLtvg50g.dpuf

Isn't it super easy to make? I'm sure it would compliment your summer drink cravings! Let's head outside and don't forget to grab your drink! I hope you enjoy our little chat today. I'll see you in few days for more awesome recipes, drink ideas, sweet tooth cravings and much more. Enjoy the rest of the week everyone! If you get a chance to try Strawberry Granita Freeze. Share your thought on the comment below. I'll be reading them all:)
Until next time...xoxoxo- Melgie

Disclosure: I received FREE package of Sweet' N Low product along with the drink recipe ideas (Strawberry Granita Freeze) courtesy of #Crowdtap #Sweet'NLow. My opinion is based on my personal experience on the product and opinion is 100 percent mine. Thank you, Crowdtap and Sweet'NLow :)

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