Life Through My Eyes
This one is pretty self explanatory [just by it’s name]! I diced up mangoes. Same with strawberries [fresh from our backyard]! Added in some chopped mint [also from the backyard!]… and mixed everything together. Today, when I made this, I served it over baked tilapia: I seasoned the tilapia with black pepper, paprika, garlic, chili …
Since several people have asked me what is for iftari around here, I thought I would share some of my family favorites… starting with the recipe for [Mashed] Potato Fritters that I made [and shared] yesterday. I’ll be honest and say that Ami makes most of the “typical” iftari food… while I make more of the …
Tonight, I made garlic knots. The semi-homemade way. I say that because instead of making my own pizza dough first, what I used instead was those refrigerated biscuits. Easy to make, delicious, and ready in twenty minutes [prep and baking time included]! Here’s what I used: 1 [16-ounce] can of [refrigerated] buttermilk biscuits 2 tablespoons …
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 …
To serve alongside my Cajun shrimp, I made these Cajun roasted [red] potatoes. I cut my red potatoes into small pieces [first I halved them, then quartered each half]. I transferred all of the potatoes onto a foil-lined baking sheet, Next, I sprayed the potatoes with non-stick cooking spray before I seasoned the potatoes with …
Today marks my parents 30th wedding anniversary! I’ve been out of the kitchen for the most part post-surgery, but tonight I made these chicken kababs. Tawook is pretty much cubed chicken that is marinated, skewered and then grilled. I marinated the boneless chicken cubes with salt, black pepper, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, ginger powder, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Here’s another combination of seasoned fries that I tried out today: 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper 1/2 teaspoon of paprika 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme I tend to let the french fries thaw out for an …
