Category: Recipe

Gigi’s Perfect Noodle Dish

7/27/2020

So Gigi made the perfect summer dinner we call the "noodle dish" when she came to visit us in June for Ailah's high school graduation. If you've eaten this dish before you know how delicious it is. Poppy said, "I remember eating my mom's noodle dish ever since my sister and I were kids..., it's AMAZING! - a one stop shop type of dish".

I don't think it's Chinese food anymore, the taste is from another world type level, lol. She moved so fast making her noodle dish, no rules on ingredients. She created something of her own. Leave a comment below if you would like me to post Gigi’s noodle dish recipe. Enjoy! 😊

Gigi’s Noodle Dish recipe
Makes 6 Servings

A handful each of broccoli, mushrooms and carrots
Two handful of cabbage
3 tablespoon olive oil
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
3 packages of Ramen soup
(optional: 1 pound of shrimp, chopped chicken or beef)

Place broccoli, cabbage, carrots , mushrooms and minced garlic in large wok with olive oil. Saute all vegetables to a firm fix. Season to your taste. Optional - Add your choice of meat.
Add 3 packages of the ramen soup. Boil water in pot then put the noodles in water for about 10 seconds, to loosen them up. Remove noodles and combine with vegetables in the wok. Bon appetite...

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Fried Fish Bites with Homemade Jerk Sauce

5/27/2020

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So I tried a simple and different way of eating my favorite fish (sea bass 😋). I'd highly recommend it, if you're looking for something new. You don't have to add much else to this meal, it's incredibly delicious. Dip then bite and you'll ignite flavors that lights up every tastebud possible - it could easily become your new favorite food. If you’d like me to post my homemade jerk sauce recipe, leave a comment below. Here are some photos on how I made the fish bites...
Enjoy!

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Saltfish and Johnny Cakes

3/21/2020

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Wow! Amazingly deliciously good😋. I wasn’t planning to make this dish but Asenath gave that look and I found myself in the kitchen cooking Saltfish and Johnny Cakes ( aka fried dumplings). My mom showed me how to make this wonderful simple meal. Here is how it’s made...

1 pound of dry codfish (boil for 15 to 20 minutes, low flame to remove most of the salt), chopped onion, tomato, green pepper with whole thyme, leeks and parsley.

Place your ingredients in a pan of olive oil (or oil you prefer) and then cook for 3 minutes, low flame. Add garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Strain the boiled salted cod and add your homemade recaito. Gently place the cod in the pan with your ingredients, mix ingredients and cod together then add 1/2 cup of water. Cover the pan and cook for about 15 minutes, low flame. Enjoy 😊

Johnny Cakes aka fried dumplings 😋. Here is how they're made...

1 cup of flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Then add about a cup of milk and water to create the dough (add more if needed).

Prepare your dumplings.

Fry dumplings until golden brown. Enjoy!!

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Escovitch Red Snapper with Sautéed Cabbage

3/15/2020

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Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a great weekend despite the unfortunate coronavirus. We’ll get through it, stay safe and stay healthy.

So I originally wanted to make saltfish with fried dumplings aka johnny cakes but Asenath said, “l thought you told me you were going to make escovitch fish” I was like, “Errrr”. I totally forgot I said that, smh. After a brief trip to the fish market for the snapper and Aldi for a few ingredients I started preparing our meals. I didn’t have fish, I made my favorite tortilla chipped green salad with roasted red pepper vinaigrette.

Me: “How is it?”
Asenath: “It’s really good”
Me: 😁

Here is how it’s made...

Give your fish a lemon bath. This recipe uses a whole snapper but you can fillet or steak cut the fish.

Rub the fish with your favorite seasonings, I used garlic salt, paprika, garlic power, onion power, black pepper, old bay and homemade recaito (see photo).

Prepare your ingredients. Chopped carrots, green peppers, garlic, onions, hot red pepper (or scotch bonnet peppers), whole thyme, parsley and pimento.

Coat fish in 1 cup flour, a tablespoon of paprika and teaspoon of cumin and fry until golden brown.

Add olive oil, salt and pepper to your frying pan, add all of your ingredients.

Then add 1/4 cup of malt vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sugar, cover the frying pan and let everything cook on a low flame.

Prepare your cabbage.

Add olive oil, garlic salt, garlic power, onion power, green peppers and then add your chopped cabbage. Let it cook on a low flame. Enjoy!

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Thank you for reading!

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Seafood Curry with Dhal Puri Roti

3/1/2020

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Did you have a great weekend? I made one of my favorite dishes for my wife today. Here is how it's made...

1 pound of shrimp, 1 6-ounce salmon fillet and 2 4-ounce lobster tails.

Cut the shrimp, salmon fillet and lobster tails into small pieces. Prepare 1/2 cup of curry and 1 can of chickpeas.

After you give your seafood a lemon bath😁, place them in a bowl and season with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, garlic salt, 2 tablespoons of curry and homemade recaito (see photo). Put in the fridge to marinate for 1 hour or more.

Peel potatoes and cube them.

Add the potatoes, chickpeas and curry along with 1 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper, add parsley flakes, cilantro and pimento to 5 cups of water. Boil until potatoes are almost done.

Turn the stove to low and add the marinated seafood mixture to the pot and cook for 5 more minutes. Enjoy!

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Thank you for reading!

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jerk barbecue shrimp with "garlic butter" broccoli!

2/23/2020

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I know it’s winter, but I had to put together one of my favorite meals for Asenath and Ailah today. I originally made 'jerk barbecue wings' but they’re pescatarians now. It’s quick and easy to make, here is how it's made...

1 pound of shrimp (add lemon or lime), minced onions, green pepper, red pepper, and cilantro. Jamaican jerk seasoning and your favorite barbecue sauce.

Jerk seasoning and ingredients are added, along with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, parsley flakes and oregano leaves. (...you can also add pimento and/or thyme). Place in fridge for 1 hour or more.

Fry your shrimp with butter or olive oil then quickly remove them from the frying pan. Create your sauce with the rest of the ingredients from the bowl and add your barbecue sauce (just pour it in) and 1/2 cup of water.

Return the shrimp to the frying pan and let it finish cooking in the jerk/barbecue sauce (until everything is coated) for about 5 minutes. For the broccoli, toss in garlic and butter (add salt) and let them cook how you like it. Enjoy!

If you would like me to post more of my homemade recipes, please leave a comment below.
Thank you for reading!

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Fried Codfish Fritters

2/18/2020

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Just finished frying some codfish fritters. Yep, I can do a little something in the kitchen.., LOL. I’m not sure where I got the recipe, but I do remember dining with my wife, Asenath and ordering fried codfish fritters (battercakes, served with creamy avocado dip) for our appetizer. It was delicious 😋. Now I make codfish fritters every chance I get for me and the family. I haven’t created my own special dip but hot sauce works just fine.