CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR FRY

What exactly do we mean by the term ‘stir fry’? Stir frying is used especially for Chinese food. It’s a method of cooking that involves cooking small pieces of meat/veggies over high heat usually in a wok or a frying pan and constantly stirring. I love Chinese food so today’s menu included a simple chicken…

CILANTRO SESAME CHICKEN RAMEN NOODLES

How many times have you been confused or uncertain as to what to cook? As much as I love to cook, I sometimes run out of ideas or at times just look for the easiest of recipes to try. Today I took both chicken and shrimp from the freezer to thaw out til I decided…

SAFFRON COCONUT BASMATI RICE

INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup uncooked basmati rice 3 tbsp coconut powder 3 cups boiling water 1 chopped pimento 1 small onion 2 tbsp chopped carrot 2 chopped chadon beni leaves 2 cloves grated garlic 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp JGM Products saffron powder METHOD: Heat olive oil in pot over medium heat….

SPICY HONEY CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 lb chicken strips 1 tbsp honey 1/2 tbsp sriracha sauce 2 leaves chopped chadon beni 1 small chopped pimento 2 cloves grated garlic 1/2 cup sliced carrots 1 cup snow peas 2 sliced baby Bella mushrooms 1/2 chopped onion 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp low sodium soy sauce 1 tsp JGM Products…

CHICKEN AND VEGGIE RAMEN NOODLE SOUP

Wasn’t sure what to have for dinner tonight…pulled a pack of ramen noodles from the pantry, chicken from the freezer and some veggies (mushrooms, carrots, spinach etc) and sauces (soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, sriracha)…. finished product…I’m not sure what to call it lol … any suggestions??? Or maybe just chicken and veggies ramen…

EGG RICE

Do you have leftover rice on hand and are not sure what to do with it? One option is using it to make fried rice. For me though, I use it to make one of my absolute favorite ‘lazy man’ dishes called egg rice that takes less than 10 minutes to put together.  It’s…

DHAL

I grew up eating dhal every week! lol…It is my favorite food and surely my comfort food. It’s made using primarily split peas and saffron. Each person has his/her own twist to this dish but this is how i make mine… Hubby is not a fan of dhal so I usually cook a big pot…

BOIL AND FRY PROVISION

INGREDIENTS: 2 medium sweet potatoes (cut into even cubes) 1 medium cassava (cut into even cubes) 1 dasheen (cut into even cubes) 1 medium onion (sliced) 4 cloves garlic (grated) 5 leaves chadon beni (finely chopped) 2 pimentos (finely chopped) 1 tbsp JGM Products parsley 1/2 tbsp golden ray butter 1/2 tbsp JGM Products all…