Life Through My Eyes
Did you know you could access any website with just a click by creating a shortcut icon on your (i)Phone? Here’s how: From your iPhone’s internet browser, go to whatever you link you want to create a bookmark icon for. Then click that button I have drawn a red circle around in the image above …
Going through my list of recipes, it’s no surprise that I love (a good) cheesecake. One of the desserts I made for Thanksgiving was this Oreo Cheesecake. Or perhaps you want to call it a Cookies and Cream Cheesecake. Either way, it was delicious and a crowd pleaser! What I used: 5 tablespoons of butter, …
My brothers and I hosted a Superbowl party, yesterday, for some of our cousins. For dessert? I made another variation of a cheesecake: this time, I made a Toffee Cheesecake. If there is any doubt I love cheesecakes, check the different variations I have made and posted the recipes of on here. What I used: 1 …
This past Tuesday, I did a baked version of my Bang Bang Shrimp. It was just as delicious, and I loved that it wasn’t fried! Make your sauce: combine the 1/2 cup of [low-fat] mayonnaise, 4 teaspoons of chili garlic sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of rice vinegar in a small bowl. I …
My parents recently got me a stand-mixer, and I put it to use today by making my own naan for the chicken gyros I made for dinner tonight! In the past, I’ve had such a hard time with making dough and today, it was ready in mere minutes…  dough’s just got a whole lot easier to make. What I used …
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 …
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, …
Cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies are pretty high on the list of “my favorite desserts”. Here are a few other variations I have done as well: my chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake and chocolate chip cheesecake. What I did today, instead, was use cookie as the base of the cheesecake [crust], and put chocolate chips in the …
Yesterday was a cold and snowy day [the complete opposite of the day before] and I wanted something warm. I had this idea saved in my “must try sometime” pile for a long time, and decided to try it out yesterday. I didn’t want to make a pie dough, and didn’t have a pre-made one …
I wasn’t planning on making anything for the Super Bowl party my brother’s were having last night… but the night before I just couldn’t help myself and started brainstorming ideas. Since my brother’s were ordering food, I narrowed it downto desserts and finally decided to make a cake. It had to be a football-related cake …
