Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Rice and Suya with sweet potato fries

Rice recipe

2 cups rice
2½ cups coconut juice
Garlic pepper seasoning
Pinch of Garlic salt
1 tbs Turmeric
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp chicken boulion

Direction

2 cups water in rice cooker and add.everything above and let it cook and enjoy your sweeten rice without the.need for sauce.

Sweet Potatoes cut them and fry.

Enjoy :)


Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Grilled chicken salad with roasted almonds & dried cranberries (The Beri Salad)

Delicious Salad Recipe my friend Beri created it looks oh so delicious .

Recipe

1. Garlic (2 cloves)
Finished!!
2 .Olive Oil
3. Chicken Breast (as needed)
4. Mrs. Dash
5. Almonds
6. Balsamic Vinegar
7. Salt (to taste)
8. Tomatoes (one)
9. Sesame Seeds
10. Dried Cranberries (optional)
11. Bread and strawberry jam
12. Lettuce (your favorite you chose)
13. Black Pepper
14. Lime

Directions 

  1. Sauteed fresh chopped garlic over olive oil 
  2. Then added diced chicken breast that has been rubbed with oil, black pepper, Mrs. Dash, a little salt to oil.
  3. When completely grilled (no more water) let cool for a few minutes.
  4. On another pan roast almonds (chop them in half first) for a couple minutes until browned but don't let them burn.
  5. Put chicken and lamonds in big bowl, adds sliced tomatoes.
  6. Season with olive oil, fresh squeezed lime, salt, black pepper, a little bit of balsamic vinegar, ( add a little sesame ginger salad dressing, also some sesame seeds) and mix. 
  7. I decided not to add dried cranberries, insted i spread a strawberry jam over toasted wheat bread ( need my carbs)!!! it was oh so yummy.  The jam on the bread worked really well :)

Monday, October 17, 2011

Dot Mag Inspired Meal

Hello Everyone,

It definitely has been a minute since I posted any updates on my cooking blog, but I will definitely tell you it was worth the wait.  This evening I was on the phone with a friend and I inspired to create something new, so I  came up with my own fettuccine sauce.



Tonight's Dinner Recipes:

Fettuccine Sauce:

A.8oz box of cream cheese
B.1 cup chicken broth
C. garlic pepper seasoning
D.Italian Seasoning
E. 4 cloves garlic
F. Chicken Breast

Directions:  
1. Use half of the cream cheese mix it in with the chicken broth and stir till it becomes smooth or you can smoother it out before you add it to the pot, add more chicken broth if the sauce is too thick till the desire texture you like.
2.  Add garlic pepper seasoning and Italian seasoning and  the diced 4 cloves garlic in the pot
3. cook the chicken breast, grill it or fry it whatever your preference is, but after its cooked cut them in pieces and add them to the sauce and mix.
3. stir occasionally for about 5 minutes till everything is smooth and add more of the garlic and Italian season if you want more of that taste
Let it simmer for 5-10 and low heat
4. to make more of the sauce just double up on the recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 15 minutes

Serves: 2.5

Fettuccine Pasta

1 packet Fettuccine Pasta
1 Tbsp oil
1 tsp salt

Direction:
1. cook for 10-13 or till till desire tenderness, don't overcook the pasta
2. drain it in a sieve
3. put it back in the pot and add some oil so it wont stick together

Cook time: 10-13 or until desired tenderness
serves: 4

Stir Fry

1 broccoli (steamed)
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 green bell pepper

Directions: saute red and green bell pepper set them aside then steam or saute broccoli and set aside till sauce is finished.  And you can also buy the frozen packs of broccoli, bell peppers too.

Then put your broccoli and bell peppers on top of your fettuccine and then put the sauce over it.

Enjoy

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Chicken Leg Quarters/Garlic Bread Spread/New Version Of Pasta Chicken Salad

Hello my friends,

It has been a while since I posted or updated this site, I hope you enjoy this long awaited post. I have cooked several things over that time period I am glad to share these recipes with you all.

Chicken Leg Quarters

1. sprinkle of garlic pepper season as much as you want
2. sprinkle of lemon pepper season as much as you want
3. black pepper
4. terriyaki sauce spread it across the chicken on both sides
Chicken Leg Quarters 
5. chicken boulion
6. culinary circle- roasted garlic peppercorn
7. culinary circle- shanghai inspired five spice teriyaki marinade and dipping sauce
8. Lemon juice

Prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 40 minutes


Garlic Bread Spread

2 tsp garlic pepper season
2 tsp lemon pepper
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp garlic salt
1 can tomato sauce

prep time: 5 minutes
cook time: 10 minutes

Directions: heat up two tbsp of oil, pour tomato sauce stir it an add the spices in there, stir occasional and taste to make sure the sauce is not tomatoey, you want it to taste like the blend of spices. Once its done spread it on the garlic bread.


New Version of Pasta Chicken Salad

Look at the recipe that's already on the blog it's the same directions, except after you fry the chicken use the same oil from the chicken  you just cooked to saute the stir fry of green,yellow, red bell peppers and then mix the pasta and chicken and refrigerate till its cold and its ready to be served :)

Pasta Chicken Salad with garlic bread and spread, romain lettuce and tomatoes
For salad dressing I like to use Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Dressing its really good
The dressing I use

When you make this dishes or anyone of them please comeback and comment to let me know if it came out well and how good it came  thanks.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Season Rice, Veggie Stir Fry, Season Halibut

Hello bloggers/followers,

Tonight i was inspired to make something simple because I was hungry so I made some season rice, veggie stir fry and season halibut...below are pictures of the food and recipe for each dish I made so you can try to make it yourself.

my plate 
Season Rice 

3 cups of rice
2 table spoon of oil
6 cups of water
1 tsp curry
1 tsp garlic pepper seasoning
1 tsp chicken boulion

prep time: 5 minutes
cook time: 25 minutes




cooked stir fry
Veggie Stir Fry 



1/2 yellow, red, green bell peppers
1/2 tbsp garlic pepper season
1 tsp chicken boulion or as much as needed
Brocoli as much as you like

1.cut peppers in strips
2. add tbsp oil to pan heat for 2 minutes
3. add cut peppers and brocoli to pan cook for 6 minutes or till tender not over cooked
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 6 minutes or till tender


cut veggies











Season Halibut 

Sprinkle of everything on both side of the fish
Garlic pepper seasoning
fish and white meat rub
fish season (don sazon)
chicken boulion
paprika

Prep time: 5 minutes
cook time : 7 minutes on each side
Cooked 


uncooked 


Monday, September 12, 2011

Pictures of food from the Iron Chef Cookout Challenge Vs. Corey

Cooking competition dishes i cooked against my boy Corey...had to cook the same dish for my family.   What you see here is Thai Chicken salad, chicken stir fry, plantains (not part of the cookout), coconut rice, Phad Thai (not part of the cookout), mango lime salsa

salad

Plantains

Phad Thai, chicken pineapple stir fry, salad, home made salad dressing, mango lime salsa, coconut rice, plantains

My plate

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Beri inspiration

Here is my first ever Pasta Chicken Salad dish...inspired by a friend of mine

Pasta Chicken Salad Recipe

1. 8oz bag or box of shell/penne pasta
2. 1/2 red bell peppers
3. 1/2 green bell peppers
4. 1/2 yellow bell peppers
5. Romaine Lettuce
6. Cherry Tomatoes
7. Black pepper (sprinkle)
8. 2 chicken breast pieces
8. Your favorite salad dressing

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time for pasta: 9 minutes
Total time: 19 minutes

Directions:
1. cook chicken for about 15 minutes until you don't see any pink(cut 1inch piece chicken strips)
2. cook pasta (after its cooked drain pasta in a sieve)
3. cut peppers
4. cut tomatoes in halves
5.Saute peppers for 3 minutes in 1tbsp of oil
6. mix peppers, tomatoes, pasta and chicken in a bowl
7. cut romaine lettuces in shred's and put in a separate bowl

Now put lettuce on a plate and pour mix peppers, tomatoes, pasta and chicken on top with your favorite salad dressing.