Life Through My Eyes
For dinner tonight, I recreated the Sweet Chili Shrimp appetizer from Red Lobster. I made a homemade version of Sweet Chili Shrimp [and served it over a bed of lettuce]… and it tasted spot on. By the way, click here for my version of their Cheddar Bay Biscuits which would be great to serve alongside this shrimp! …
It’s a cold and snowy day [again]. We seem to be having a lot of these lately. Another foot of snow, making the total for the winter season thus far unreasonably high. As a mid afternoon snack, I made this braided pizza bread using a refrigerated pizza dough I had handy. I lay the …
This was a quick snack I put together this past Friday night… another spin on pizzas. I took [rectangular] pizza dough [store bought or homemade] and topped it with marinara sauce. On top of that I added: garlic powder, red pepper flakes, oregana, shredded mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese. Roll it into a log [as …
For Ayaz’s birthday, yesterday, I made my bubble-up pizza, a chocolate cake [with choclate frosting] with rolo candies and drizzled with caramel… and these breadsticks! You need: Pizza dough Extra virgin olive oil Italian seasoning Garlic powder Basil Powder This particular day, I used the Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough [thin crust]. You can find my …
Slowly, but surely, working on posting old family favorite recipes that are a staple around here. These popcorn chicken are a must throughout Ramadan for iftari in our house. To make the popcorn chicken (the following quantities are for about two pounds of boneless chicken cut into tiny bite size pieces): I marinate the bite …
Last Saturday, for an iftari party, I quickly assembled a plate of grilled eggplant and roasted cherry tomatoes. My dad had been asking me to make something with the eggplant and I had some fresh cherry tomatoes from my aunt’s backyard vegetable garden. They turned out great, and I especially loved the seasoned tomatoes straight out of …
I take shrimp [peeled and deveined for your convenience] and season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Simple and quick. While I don’t add salt to the shrimp if it’s being served with a sauce [like my version of the Bang Bang Shrimp], I do find that you will need to …
Crispy oven fried chipotle chicken tenders was on the menu tonight as part of our iftari. Easy, delicious, and healthy… oh, and they are baked [not fried]. Just the way I like it! What I did was: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Using boneless chicken cubes, or take chicken breast fillets and cut into …
Monkey Bread. Pull apart breads. Whatever you want to call it. It’s delicious. And that’s all that matters in the end. I’ve done a stuffed [pizza] monkey bread in the past, but today’s is more of a side dish. Or a snack. A fun twist on garlic bread. They are individual [or mini] monkey breads. You …
I’m still working on updating with recipes for things I’ve posted about in the past. These Garlic and Cheesy Breadsticks: I’ve made alongside my homemade pizza(s), as snacks, and as an appetizer for a super bowl party amongst other things. You need: Pizza dough, enough to cover a pizza pan (homemade or store-bought) [Olive] oil …
