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Swahili Fish Curry (Mchuzi Wa Samaki)

2012-02-07T13:46:00.000-08:00

If you are a lover of Fish than you will love this fish recipe . The recipe is popular among the Swahili-speaking peoples of East Africa . It is full of flavors. I hope you enjoy making this and also feel free to try the rest of the recipes on this blog. ( recipe this from http://xawaash.com please check them out also..)

Ingredients:
7 pcs Tilapia Fillets
1 Tbsp Fresh Ginger (grated)
2 Garlic cloves (minced)
3 Tbsp Fresh coriander (chopped)
1 Jalapeno (or to taste)
1 Tomato (seeded & diced)
1 tsp Tomato paste
1/4 cup Canola (or vegetable) oil
1 can Coconut milk
1 Lime (or lemon)
1 Tbsp Vegetable seasoning
Spice Mix
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Black pepper

Waxa loo baahanyahay:
(Q.W. waa qaaddo weyn – midda cunnada lagu cuno) (q.y. waa qaaddo yar)

7 gabal Malaay (Kalluun)
1 Q.W. Sanjabiil (xoqan)
2 Tuun ama toon (xoqan)
3 Q.W. Kabsaro caleen (jarjaran)
1 Basbaas
1 Yaanyo (miraha laga bixiyey oo la jarjaray)
1 q.y. Yaanyo shiishiid
1/4 koob Saliid cad
1 gasac Caanaha qumbaha
1 Liin dhanaan
1 Q.W. Maraq dajaaj
Carafta (xawaashka)
1 q.y. Kaamuun
1 q.y. Kabsaro (xawaash dhuudhuub)
1 q.y. Filfil
Waxaa fiirsataa ‘video’ga sida loo kariyey.

Directions:
Grind the spices using a spice mill. In a pan set on medium heat, add the oil and the spice mix. Add the garlic and ginger before the spices burn.
Add the diced tomato and tomato paste, then mix well. After 2 minutes, add the coconut milk, the jalapeno, and the chopped coriander. Stir well then add the tilapia fillets. Cover and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.
After the 3 minutes have elapsed, flip the fish using a fork or spatula. Cover and cook for an additional 4 minutes.
Squeeze one fresh lime on top of the fish and serve.

Food for the Super Bowl.. GO PATS

2012-02-05T11:57:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for the Super Bowl ??? Well if you love Football and Super bowl like me and my family than you are ready for it.. This is what you will need Snacks and Food for those hungry men.. Who wants to eat everything but love Pizza and Wings... and oh yea don't forget to some soda's since we don't drink Alcohol.If you don't want to cook anything I would say order out .. I love pizza pizza and also domain pizza their prices are great and also most company's will have a special deal for the Super Bowl. I forget to say PATS WILL WIN THIS YEAS SUPER BOWL.

How to make Chicken Tandoori

2012-02-04T16:31:00.000-08:00

Today's recipe is from India.. We all know India for Bollywood or their colorful Sarees. But did you know most of the world spices come from India. Indian spices offer significant health benefits and contribute towards an individuals healthy life. They add flavor and nutrients to dishes without fat or calories.Two of my favorite spices which i used the most are Cumin (Jeera).. Cumin is part of the parsley family. The seeds are oval with ridges, greenish-beige in color, warm, nutty aroma and a taste that is bitter, but not hot. They can be ground to a powder and makes the food taste good. The second one is Turmeric (Haldi) is from the root of Curcuma longa, a leafy plant related to ginger. It has a bright yellow color and a pungent, warm, earthy aroma and taste. Although it becomes bitter if too much used. Today's Recipe is Chicken Tandoori.

Ingredients:

1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into serving pieces, skinned and trimmed of all visible fat
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or malt vinegar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon peeled and grated or crushed ginger root
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
Vegetable oil, for brushing
Fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish
Slices of cucumber, red (Spanish) onion, tomato and lemon, for garnish

Preparation:

Make shallow diagonal slashes in the chicken pieces and keep aside.
Mix the Tandoori Masala with the yoghurt, 2 tbsps cooking oil and salt to taste and make a smooth paste.
Smear this paste all over the chicken pieces, ensuring you rub it well into the slashes you made earlier and that the pieces are well coated.
Put all the pices and marinade into a deep bowl and cover. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for 12-18 hours.
Preheat your grill on medium. Put the chicken on it and quickly sear (sealing in juices) on both sides. Now allow to brown on both sides, brushing cooking oil on as necessary. Once browned, reduce heat and cover the grill. Cook till the chicken is tender. Do not overcook or the chicken will dry out.
If you don't have a grill you can also bake the chicken. Preheat your oven to 180C/ 350F/ Gas Mark 4. While it is heating, line a baking tray with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray or smear with cooking oil. Lay the pieces on this foil and drizzle lightly with cooking oil.
Bake for approximately 15 minutes, then turn pieces and bake for another 10 minutes. Test chicken to see if cooked.
When done, place chicken in a plate and you are ready to eat it.

Eggs & Veggies (Ukun iyo Khudaar)

2012-02-03T07:37:00.000-08:00

This is a quick and easy breakfast to make for the whole family. We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The great thing about this is that you can add whatever you like.. Add vegetables cheese and anything you can think of ..Also if you have children maybe this is something they can help you make it .

Ingredients:

1/2                       Onion (dice)
2                          Tomatoes (dice)
1/2                       Yellow or red pepper
2 cups                   Spinach (chopped)
1/2 cup                  Parsley (chopped)
125 g                    Cream cheese
2 Tbsp                   Olive oil
2 tsp                     Kosher salt (or to taste)
9                          Eggs (large)

Directions:

Place the cream cheese in the freezer while you prepare the other ingredients. This will make it easier to cut the cheese into cubes.

Dice the onions, tomatoes, and yellow (or red) pepper. Chop the spinach and parsley.

Crack 9 large eggs and whisk thoroughly. It’s a good idea to break each egg into a small bowl to avoid adding a bad egg to the rest.

On medium heat, saute the dice onions in the oil until the onions become soft and translucent (about 3 minutes). Add the dice tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, then add the dice yellow pepper. Add the chopped spinach and parsley and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the cubed cream cheese and arrange them as show, spacing them as evenly as possible. Pour the whisked eggs on top this recipe is from http://xawaash.com website please do check it out ..

2011-12-18T19:03:00.001-08:00

Cooking

The art to cooking is having fun playing with the ingredient. The secret is never be shy to try something new or different with your recipes take risks with it ,and you will see at the end what kind of art you created,and then you will be proud of your self. try it never hurt to do so.

2011-12-02T13:56:00.001-08:00

Grilled chicken salad looks very colorful and it is tastes so yummy ...

Top Appliances

2011-10-11T17:12:00.000-07:00

If you like to cook or be in the kitchen then you must have these kitchen appliance. professional juice blender you can buy any blender and you can start making smoothie anytime. also one of my favorite item to have is a stainless steel rice cooker got to have my rice maker

HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN

2011-10-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

Check out this honey grilled chicken.... It is a video and easy to follow.. enjoy it

Fall

2011-09-24T09:37:00.001-07:00

Fall is here yeah.. I love the colors of the leaves in fall.

Summer Time

2011-06-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

I love summer everything about summer the weather the trees BBQ's and going to beach. Summer is the time to enjoy eating light food such as salads a lot of fruits and drinking a lot of water. So for the next's 2 month i will be posting summer food.and for the most i love summer because I enjoy hanging out with family and friends.

I'am Back

2011-06-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

I'am back from my long vacation. ready to get cooking again i miss everyone. And i hope everyone is enjoying the nice summer weather.

Vegetable Basmathic Rice

2011-02-16T10:01:00.000-08:00

If you are a Vegetarian you are going to love this recipe for Basmathic Rice with vegetable . Oh yea enjoy making it if you don't get it right the first time keep trying and the next time you will perfect it. I know took my couple of tries to perfect this too. And don't forget to live laugh and love

Hawaiin Chicken Sandwich

2011-02-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

I made this Hawaiin Chicken Sandwich and it was yummy and it is easy to make it because you just need to follow the chef but i will also post the Ingredient.

Ingredients:

1	number	bread roll or croissant
15	grams	celery
100	grams	chicken cooked
1	leaf	lettuce
20	grams	mayonnaise
30	grams	pineapple
15	grams	shredded cabbage

what's cooking: Grammy

2011-02-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

what's cooking: Grammy: "OMG the Grammy was boring as hell it was worst then Hosni MubarakGood bye speech. which was so long and we all found out at t..."

Grammy

2011-02-14T10:23:00.001-08:00

OMG the Grammy was boring as hell it was worst then Hosni Mubarak

Good bye speech. which was so long and we all found out at the end of that long speech he was not step downing but the Grammy was that boring my goodness . And the acts where out of place and random just like Lady Gaga

Top 5 gift for your men

2011-02-13T09:54:00.000-08:00

Ladies these are the top five gift for your man on valentine day. So get the Shopping.

colognes. best are Acqua Di Gio By Giorgio Armani For Men.Ralph Lauren Collection ,Cool Water
Wallet. So they can get rid off that old looking one they have forever.
Jewelry like watches
Gadgets. you know how much men have technology and their gadgets anything would do from video games to PlayStation x box etc I phone I pad or I pods.
The best way to win his heart this through his stomach so cook him his dinner

Mango Shake

2011-02-11T10:56:00.000-08:00

Mango shakes are easy and quick to make for your family and it is healthy. If you are on a diet you can replace your breakfast with a glass of Mango Shake.

Mango Shake:

Ingredient:

Ice cube 3 of them

Mango

Mango Pulp 1/2cup

Milk cup1/2

Sugar 2 tsp

Yellow food color (if needed)

Directions

1 Blend the mango pulp well in a blender or mixer.

2 Add milk, Ice and sugar to the mango pulp and blend well once again.

3 Pour the shake in tall glasses. Add ice cream if you like.

Velentine DAY

2011-02-10T08:54:00.000-08:00

Forget the chocolate the teddy bears. this is what women really want instead of the same old things for Valentines’ day chocolate, cards or teddy bears. So guys get your pen and papers ready because this is the Valentines must have gifts for your wife’s girlfriends or whoever is in your list. Start with some diamond earrings or a diamond necklace which you can find it in any store like Tiffany, Kay jewelers most of these companies have gifts under 100 or 200 so spend a little and your love one would enjoy it and remember forever. The Second who be Spa package us women would love to have a spa day so that’s another great gift oh yeah and Victoria’s Secret products ever hurt and the last good old flowers will do the trick women just love followers. So enjoy this special day with your special lady or your friends. PS Godiva Chocolate is the best

Chicken Biryani

2011-02-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

This is a great taste recipe chicken biryani..... To get started this is what you need.

Ingredient

Basmati rice 500 grams biryani masala 4 tbsp Black cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Chicken pieces 1000 grams Chopped coriander 1bunch Chopped mint 1Bunch Curd 2 cup Garam masala whole 4tsp Ginger garlic paste 4tbsp Golden fried sliced onions 3/4 cup Oil grams 50 Red chili powder 3tsp Rose Water optional 2tbsp Saffron 1/4 grams Salt to taste Sliced onions 1cup

Easy

2011-02-08T17:29:00.000-08:00

When you can't make dinner and you are in rush check out Tyson Chicken nuggets for your little ones. They will enjoy it,

Chickeb tikka

2011-02-08T11:54:00.000-08:00

Enjoy making this great recipe from India .. It is called Chicken tikka and it tastes great that your family would love it... so enjoy making this dish and you can grill it...

Chickeb tikka

2011-02-08T11:51:00.000-08:00

this is a recipes for chicken tikka Indian style. It taste so good you would love making it for your family and friends. this is also good on the grill. enjoy making this yummy dish Salaam

2011-02-07T13:29:00.000-08:00

Spicy Shrimp with Garlic

1tbsp olive oil
2tbsp butter
1\12 lb shrimp this is about 40pieces of peeled and deveined
1/2tbsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
2-3lg cloves garlic finely chopped
1/4tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp lemon juice
1tbsp chopped parsley or fresh basil.

Directions

Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat until the butter is melted. Add the shrimp salt and the black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently until just slightly see-through inside 2 to 3 minutes

Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook stirring frequently until the shrimp are obscure throughout 1 to 2 minute lowering the heat if the garlic begins to color

Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and sprinkled with parsley.

You can eat it with pasta or rice or anything that you like enjoy

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL

2011-02-06T10:54:00.000-08:00

My super bowl watching people are you ready for some football, grab some tortilla chips salsa and your favorite drinks and get ready for the beat down of Packers GO Steelers

4 the ladies

2011-02-05T10:26:00.000-08:00

Ladies these are the must have beauty products. Since it is winter and your body gets very dry number 1 must have item is Aveeno body lotions. 2.cleanse on the go i love olay's products they are good and they work well with sensitive skin. Maybelline new york has great lip gloss a must have A mascaras i love Cover girls mascaras and they are not that expensive . For hair dove is great .Dove damage therapy is good specially if you abused your hair beyond the limit and it only cost $8 not bad and it works... Love's It..