Persian Stew

Choresh bamya- translates to Okra Stew

For this stew you want to first sautee some sliced onions, cubed tomatoes and minced garlic . Next add in some cubed london broil meat. Sautee the meat with some tumeric and paprika. Next add in two large cans of tomato sauce. Once all the items are cooked you want to add in your okra, you can use fresh or frozen okra makes no difference. You can add in sliced garlic as well into the stew. Let the entire pot cook for about 3 hours before serving. Make sure your stew is well seasoned with Salt and Pepper.

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Yellow Rice

Perfect Side dish to make in a rice cooker and a mess free recipe

In a rice cooker sautee some onions and tomatoes, next add in some raw rice and a tablespoon of tumeric. Cook and when the rice cooker turns off you have yourself a side dish that matches to any meal!

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Red Rice with Green Beans

Perfect Side dish to any meal.....

I cooked the rice previously in a rice cooker so Add the already cooked rice into a pot, a few teaspoons of tomato paste. A little oil, salt and pepper. You can use frozen or canned green beans, whatever you prefer, give them a nice chop and toss into pot. Mix all together and let sit on stove for 15 minutes or so.

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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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