Life Through My Eyes
Way back in my freshmen year of college, I had to write a ten page paper against the death penalty. If I had to do it now, ten pages would have seemed nowhere near enough. I could go on and on. Fittingly, I chose to title it: “The Most Premeditated of Murders”. Evidence aside, in …
For dinner tonight, I put together a creamy white sauce shrimp linguine. What you will need: Seasonings/herbs: salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, thyme, basil, and parsley 1 pound linguine 1-2 tablespoon of unsalted butter 1 tablespoon of flour 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 pint …
Tonight for dinner, I made a chipotle [whole] chicken alongside potato wedges. Yesterday afternoon, I took a whole chicken and first poked holes in it with a fork [so the marinade seeped through to the inside]. Next, I seasoned the chicken with the following: salt black pepper paprika garlic powder onion powder chipotle chili powder [lots …
I don’t like Chinese food, so I just always [wrongly] assumed I wouldn’t like Thai food either. Similar taste profile and all. Chinese food is way too salty, for the most part, for my liking… and I don’t particularly like that distinct taste. I hesitantly tried Thai food last November when a bunch of us cousins went …
Saturday night, several of the local NJ families from our hajj group finally got together. I say finally because we have been trying to make it happen since we got back from hajj six months ago but life kept getting in the way. Alhumdulillah for a huge and close-knit family, but sometimes that makes it …
2014, in essence, thus far has proved to be the worst of times and the best of times. It started off as [relatively] horrible as it possibly could, with the c-word scare and surgery soon thereafter [and the not so fun recovery]. It started off with the many “what if’s”, “how could this be” and “why” questions. Not …
For my brother Faraz’s birthday on Friday, I made individual cakes in the shape/form/appearance of a donut… because he loves donuts. I made his favorite kind: chocolate frosted with sprinkles. I left the sprinkles off of mine. You will need, of course, a [non-stick] donut pan. Use your favorite vanilla, yellow, or chocolate cake recipe …
For Faraz’s birthday dinner, tonight, I made this chicken taco twist. I saw this idea for a twisted bread sometime ago, I think on Pinterest, and changed it up to my liking. Cut them as small or large of a serving as you would like. What you need: ground chicken taco seasoning bell peppers, diced …
BBQs are a favorite around here from spring through fall [and often even in the midst of winter]. In fact, we have already done a barbecue a handful of times in the mere few weeks the weather has been nice. Not to mention I love how healthy it is the way I make mine. Typically I …
I turned my boneless chicken wings recipe into a healthier version today [Friday night] by baking them. Full of flavor, without the oil/frying factor. Here’s how I made it today: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking tray with foil. Spray non-stick cooking spray over the foil. I seasoned boneless chicken cubes with black pepper, paprika, …
