Monday, August 22, 2011

Seafood Dinner


Fresh tuna steaks and wild caught large scallops shallow pan fried with sea salt and black pepper

complimented with lemon or lime pieces, chopped scallion and red onions, along with organic medium hot green chili


various types of seafood

 accompanied by a finger salad such as carrots, diakon, tofu, celery tomatoes, olive and onion

typical Friday night dinner that I usually prepared for my family along with rice, chinese bok choy and eggplant salad. Basically my children  will each have their favorite dish on Friday's


Cantalope for desert


ENJOY!


Sunday, August 14, 2011

Middle Eastern Pancake (Qatayef)

This is a family recipe for making taditional qatayef stuffed with various types of nuts and drizzled with honey


PAELLA

PAELLA--- I really do not have a paella pan,however, I promise to invest in one soon. But, that didn't stop me from preparing this delicious meal


SALADS

now this cucumber salad can compliment and seafood dish...






this fruit salad make a lovely desert


Saturday, August 13, 2011

ORANGE CARROT SALAD




6 carrots peeled and boiled, chopped
1/2 tsp cumin
2 oranges segmented and / or juiced 
1 tbsp parsley
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Method:
Mixed all ingredients and let marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight
ENJOY!






Friday, August 12, 2011

BEETS SALAD

1 bunch beets
1/2 of a lemon ... juiced
1/2 tsp finely minced garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
2 tbsp good olive oil
dash of vinegar
pinch of sugar
1 tbsp parsley and celentro chopped finely
salt and pepper to tasted

Method:
Boiled beets until tender, pealed and cut into bite sized pieces
Add all remaining ingredients and mixed well
Let marinated for at least 1 hour before served but this salad in better tasting
when marinate overnight
ENJOY :)

FRUIT SALAD


Something Simple can become elegant