Chicken & Potatoes

Chicken & Potatoes

This dish is a very simple dish that is enjoyed by all! First boil some baby yellow potatoes, I precut them before boiling. In a frying pan sautee some garlic and yellow onion slices. Next add in some cubed boneless chicken breast and make sure to include the boiled cut potatoes into the frying pan with everything. As far as spices add in a nice amount of the following spices, tumeric which will give the dish most of its color, paprika for flavor and cumin for color as well. Salt and pepper to taste and oil. Once all the flavors have been mixed cover the frying pan with a lid and let sit and cook for ten minutes.

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Spiced Salmon With Garlic

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Spiced Salmon With Garlic:

First Cut up one whole salmon fillet into small portions. In a throw away foil tray grease the tray with a little oil, for the marinate I combined the following ingredients and spooned the mixture on the fillets. Lemon juice, paprika, cumin, tumeric, garlic powder, pepper, salt, a spoon full of honey and a spoon full of regular yellow mustard. After you spoon the mixture all over the fish cut and place some slices of garlic on each piece of fish.

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Note from Me!

For some time now I have been perfecting my dishes. This is what I have been working on since my last posting. It isn't too much, but perfection comes with practice! If you have any request for recipes or even restaurant recommendations let me know!

Fact: Did you know that as a 5 year old child I use to sit on the counter of my kitchen, cut and prepare food for dinner!

Making Salads in large batches is time consuming, do one vegetable at a time! Use a lemon squeezer to speed things up.

Lets go to Morocco! To make things easy use a bag of already washed and peeled baby carrots.

Making Challah for Shabbat? Kick things up by including some fresh minced garlic and parsley, everyone at the table will be impressed by a flavorful bread!

Getting ready for a large dinner party, my best idea is picking a few menu items and making smaller portions of different items.

Persian food is no joke, One step at a time ladies. You can use frozen okra and make things a little easier.

They are addicting, One my most requested menu items. Children love them and adults can't get enough of them!

Make sure to pound out your steak before using it for pure tenderness! Add some red chili flakes for a kick of spiciness.

Throw in some colored potatoes to any dinner.

Have you ever tried truffle cheese? Best thing ever!

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Dinner Ideas....

So I had two lovely girlfriends of mine over for dinner and these are the things I made. One of the girls was very picky with her food selection, She liked American style food so I kept within her element, but added a twist on the menu.

For the appetizer I made a vegetable soup. Included in the soup was carrots, onions, zucchini, mushrooms and potatoes, for the stock you first must sauté the onions with tumeric and a good amount of it so all the onions are yellow and some paprika. Once sauteed add water and a teaspoon of chicken stock or any stock of your choice. Lastly add in all your vegetables and cook for about 30 minutes on high heat or until everything is cooked.

For the Salad I lemon and herb vinaigrette, I used some red leaf lettuce, sliced onions, tomatoes, hearts of palm and some garbanzo beans. To make the dressing you need to use lime juice, olive oil, a spoonful of Dijon mustard and minced flat leaf parsley.

For the sliders I topped them off with beef patties which I have the recipe on this blog. Include your favorite toppings as well as a herbed aioli I made. For the sauce you will need mayo, paprika, chopped flat leaf parsley, minced garlic, salt and pepper.

For the main dish I served my famous corn flake chicken which the recipe is on the blog served with roast potatoes.

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Welcome SUmmer!

Hello readers I know I have been very MIA recently, still cooking just been so busy with life that have not had the chance to document and post pictures of my most recent creations. I do apologize for my sudden erupt in providing you with recipes. I would like to let you all know that I have been on the look out for new restaurants in the Los Angeles area to blog about. I know I have previously mentioned the Kosher restaurant LA SIENE, but I have dined several more times and would like to restate that as of now it is the BEST kosher restaurant you can visit. Here are just a few menu items that I recommend, the boneless rib eye is incredible, make sure you ask for the chimichurri sauce on the side, next the steak tartare for all you foodies, since I am kosher this was the first restaurant that had this item on their menu and let me just say it is very delicious. I know you would not expect it but, their sushi is fresh and so tasty. They have a tuna crispy rice item which speaks for itself as well as a albacore sashimi. Service is great, cleanliness is an A so there is not one complaint I have of this restaurant. Kosher or not you will love it!

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Chicken Fajita

For the chicken fajitas you want to use boneless chicken breast thats cubed, fresh corn, cut up tomatoes. In a skillet add in some oil, raw cubed chicken, corn cut from the cob, one cut up tomato and some red onion. Next I add in some cajun seasoning, paprika and cayenne pepper. Next I used sun dried tomato tortilla bread, but you can use anyone you prefer. Make sure to warm up your bread, spoon in some of the mixture into the wrap and top up with fresh cilantro and red onions. So easy yet so amazing!

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Mini Burgers or Sliders

For the sliders I first spiced up the ground beef by adding some cayenne pepper, tumeric, salt, pepper, grape seed oil, paprika and some cumin. Next I created some thick patties. Grill the meat patties on the stove in a skillet. Add in the topics of your choice as well as some ketchup or mustard and you have a delicious treat. The buns can be purchased at traders Joes.

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Tomato Soup

So for a long time I have been wanting to figure out how to make tomato soup and when I mean making it I don't mean tomato soup from a can or a box. First I had some softened yellow tomatoes, but you can use whichever tomatoes you have in the fridge. I proceed up some tomatoes and garlic in a food processor. I poured it into the pot and added in a half a chopped red onion. Next I added in some water and boiled the mixture for about 20 minutes. I added in a spoonful of cream cheese a few table spoons of tomato paste for color. For the seasoning I added in some chicken stock that in fact isn't made from chicken haha kept it kosher people! Salt, pepper of course and lastly to thicken the soup I added in a rue by mixing cold water and flour. For those spicy lovers out there make sure to add a dash of cayenne pepper!

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Tuna Salad

This recipe can be served with crackers, on toasted bread, or topped on a fresh mixed green lettuce. To start off first open a can of your choice of tuna. Next in very small pieces chop up some green onions and tomatoes. For a kick of spiciness I add in some Harrisa paste and a half spoon of mayonnaise. Salt and pepper for flavor and your on your to an easy and delicious snack.

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La Seine Kosher Restaurant

I have been waiting to dine at this new kosher restaurant for a while now and I finally got the chance to try this amazing place. The ambiance is very calm and peaceful. Service is impeccable and the food is just incredible. I wanted to try something new so I started off with the steak tartare, it was just so tasteful and unique. It was topped off with a quail egg which I found very inventive and original. For my entree I picked out the boneless rib eye steak accompanied by some baby purple and white potatoes. The entire restaurant experience was beyond my expectation and I would like to recommend this restaurant for all my readers!

• Dining Style: Casual Elegant
• Cuisine: Californian, French, Asian
• Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
• Cross Street: Wilshire
• Menu: View menu on restaurant's website
• Price: $31 to $50
• Website: http://www.laseinebg.com
• Phone: (310) 358-0922
• Hours of Operation: Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm, Saturday: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
• Payment Options:
  AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
• Executive Chef: Alex Reznik
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
• Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine
• Parking: Valet
• Entertainment: Live entertainment in the lounge after 10pm

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