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SWIRLING UP FAMILY JOY ALONG WITH SHRIMPS, BACON ROSE THERMIDOR

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MY FAMILY MOMENTS ARE SO SPECIAL BUT SIMPLE  The moment where you mix in the pasta, and the sauce  About to serve,  there’s so much of emotions .... that’s actually in there you !!!   HAPPY ๐Ÿ˜ƒ  as you see that mixing up well .... ( GENERALLY) in even life ....AS WELL AS FOOD AND MY PASTA HAVING  your family gatherings,  we sit down, we talk there’s so much of harmony and joy happiness, exactly how you play with  your dish .... HOW YOU PRESENT YOUR FAMILY IS A SIMILAR WAY YOU PRESENT YOU DISHES!!!!! SHRIMP AND BACON PASTA :  Professional take  This blog goes out to Clinton’s aunt NINETTE A key person who brings harmony joy and peace in our family Our Cozy warm only pictures with the bundle of joy....thanks NINI Here are some home shots: Ingredients: Method and processes Sauce ready: You can always keep a little on the side minus the Shrimps , keep some nice hot bread with butter and dip and eat .. FINAL  STAGE : As you put you...

RAINING GRILLED SWEET SAVORY CORN

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What a Misty & Foggy day !!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ Raining and Pouring  all through the day.... ๐ŸŒง☔️ Really inspires me, to light up the Stove ... and Get THE GRILL ON...  Nothing like a Dense woody, Charcoal aroma with food that have a RICH ZESTY Note to it... It Totally can get you set on your Feet ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿฟ A SUACE CREATED BY MY DAUGHTER.... My baby chef got her hand ๐Ÿ– going  Grilled CITRUS PARMESAN CORN  INGREDIENTS 6 medium  sweet corn,fresh  1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup minced cilantro 1/4 teaspoon ground red chilli powder or ground black pepper, to taste 2 teaspoons lime zest, from one lime 2 tablespoon lime juice, from one lime 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated or crumbled  Lime wedges, to serve Sour creme is locally available at your local grocery store, by all means, You can also substitute grated Parmesan cheese with crumbled feta. METHOD 1 Heat a gas or charcoal grill to 2 Whisk together the sauce : In a bowl, whisk together the (lime j...

REVIVE AND RESTORE WITH LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN

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INGREDIENTS 1/2 c.  all-purpose flour 1 tbsp.  lemon pepper seasoning 1 tsp.  kosher salt 2  lemons, divided 1 lb.  boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved 2 tbsp.  extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 c.  Chicken broth   2 tbsp.  butter 2  cloves garlic, minced Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish This ingredient shopping module is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content on their web site. DIRECTIONS FOR OVEN Preheat oven to 400°. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, lemon pepper, salt, and zest of 1 lemon. Toss chicken breasts in the flour mixture until fully coated. Slice remaining lemon into thin rounds. In a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until golden on bottom, about 5 minutes, then flip chicken breasts. To skillet, add broth, butter, garlic, and lemon...

AUTHENTIC CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

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HOW MANY OF US ACTUALLY LIKE SOUP ???? I love soup any time of the day... you know why ?? It keeps you  Girls : Slim &Trim ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿป‍♀️ Guys: Lean & Fit ๐Ÿคพ๐Ÿฝ‍♂️ More over Healthy.... ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿป‍♂️๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿป‍♀️ Mostly at home ๐Ÿก Clinton isn’t a big fan of any Soup ๐Ÿฅฃ  ๐Ÿคฆ‍♀️๐Ÿ™‡‍♀️ He finds it like BABY FOOD .!!!!  Well that’s TRUE ...  So, there was this one time I went to get AARIA  from My Friends place...   Truly hospitable as a Family...   And I had this lovely: Simple, wholesome ,full of texture, filled with Umami.๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ CHICKEN NOODLES SOUP:: INGREDIENTS  METHOD OF MAKING:  Finishing the soup off:: ENJOY ๐Ÿ˜‰  ON A NICE ๐ŸŒง Rainy cool day and keep your self warm  This Soup definitely would keep you away from colds and flu’s ๐Ÿ˜ท... Be Safe....  FOOD PSYCHIC NATASHA NAIR 

SUNDAY NEWS PAPER WITH BETTER THAN A GRANDMA. ....

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It’s Sunday morning !!!!๐Ÿคฉ And everyone has that daily chores ....  Wake up late๐Ÿ˜ด Gaze out of the window...๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿก๐Ÿž Having a nice hot cup of tea ☕️   With Bread,๐Ÿฅ–, butter and jam๐Ÿฏ Not to forget , thinking ๐Ÿ’ญ about ...... OUR Relatives, Close ones, Near ones & Dear ones ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ง‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ง‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ง Sundays those days  SPRING CLEANING ๐Ÿงน  COOKING IN BULK ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฅง๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŒถ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿฅฆ  BEST OF EM ALL .....having family over for SUNDAY LUNCH As a ๐Ÿง’ KID,  I remember, going to our  TREE HOUSE ๐ŸŒณ  picking Mangoes ๐Ÿฅญ,  helping a Granny’s making pickles.....  I always thought THE BEST PICKLES WERE , WHAT OUR GRANDMA ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿฝ MADE !!!!!!  WELL !!! THATS NOT TRUE  In our family, Our cousin such a brilliant boy with a  HIDDEN TALENT  ....  Aurelius 'Auro' D'Souza A ..  Every evening call him ☎️ , come over to spend some time with us..... ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ‍๐Ÿ‘ฆ the only thing I’d get to hear is๐Ÿ‘‚   I’m c...

STAGES OF AN ONION TO A CURRY AND SOUP

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THE MOTHER OF OT ALL, keep them all stacked up  IF YOU CRY DONT BLAME ME BLAME YOUR ONIONS   BASICS-STAGES OF ONION  TRANSPARENT  PINK  GOLDEN BROWN  REDDISH BROWN  Quick prep hacks of CONDIMENTS  COOKED ONIONS : (Above videos )  Bottle them up with garlic and chillies   For your  soups  quiches bakes  pastas etc  COOKED ONIONS AND TOMATOES  this helps us all to be much ahead of time during buzy work days, A basic hack to all gravies sauces and dips ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿคช Stay tuned to my next blog with all tutorials,,,,  Leading us into  1) CLASSIC BHUNAO CHICKEN CURRY  How to season you food without tasting tips 2) IMMUNITY CHICKEN SOUP (Derivative from the onion , tomatoes paste...) 

GRILLED CHICKEN PASTA WITH PINK ALFREDO SAUCE

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GRILLED CHICKEN PASTA  Here we go with our live session  Starting with a  1)MARINADE  2)BUTTERFLY CHICKEN  3) GRILLING THE CHICKEN TIPS  4) MAKING OF THE PASTA  5) SERVING IT  Enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‰ 

SLICE ALONG LIKE THE SHAWERMA MAN

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SLICE ๐Ÿ”ชALONG LIKE THE SHAWERMA MAN ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿณ Missing home๐Ÿก has become this INDEFINITE FEELING  ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ Only way you could TOUCH GROUND๐Ÿ˜Ž is to cook something COMFORT from HOMELAND ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KUWAIT  What’s the First thing that comes to your mind ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿง when it comes to Comfort Food ??? MABOOCH  DACCUS  SHAWARMA Yesterday BOLDLY Decided to make, a SHAWARMA ITS all about your cuts ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–and marinade๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ .... I still remember the   INTER CONTINENTAL (CROWN PLAZA )  Recipe ...... SHAWERMA works best with CHICKEN ๐Ÿ”  THIGHS, SKIN AND BREAST Alternatively. But I did a Butterfly cut whole Chicken breast... CHICKEN SHAWARMA Ingredients:  1Kg chicken breast(butterfly cut )  Tomato paste 2tablespoons  Juice of half a lime Garlic half  a pod One medium onion  Ginger half an inch  One Maggie cube  Yogurt 2tablespoons spoons  Oil 1/2 cup  2-3 tablespoons shawarma spice blend readymade or home blend  Method:  Bland...

BREAKFASTY FLUFFY CLOUDS ⛅️

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Such a Devine Feeling ๐Ÿ‘ผ having to  wake up over an OVEN BAKED BUTTERY MILK BREAD....,  Personally I am such a big Fan of Making breads... Literally playing with play dough, Slim e and the feeling of moulding  clouds  ☁️ . ...  Best Time to having our children ๐Ÿ‘ถ help along and learn our TRADITIONAL BREAD BAKING  Below shared is a recipe I found online ... as I am totally stranded without my Oven ... Set your table up as this  Baking instructions add our creations into your buns 

WALKING ON SIZZLING SIZZLERSZZZ ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿƒ‍♀️

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WALKING ON SIZZLING  SIZZLERSZZZ ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿƒ‍♀️ FINALLY ๐Ÿคฉafter all these Days of heavy Rain s.... ⛈ And those blue gloomy days.....๐ŸŒจ๐ŸŒซ A Bright SUNNY๐Ÿ˜Ž  MORNING .....๐ŸŒค☀️  FINALLY MY WALKS.....๐Ÿƒ‍♀️ YOGA ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผ‍♀️  VIT C ๐ŸŠ DRY FRUITS - CHIA YOGURT....๐Ÿฏ Wooowww !!!!!one great ENERGY DAYS ....๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ‘ฏ‍♂️๐Ÿ”‹ Wanted to be TOXIN FREE Decided to make ๐Ÿ›ข❌ IN TODAYS SUPERFOOD list  MISO THE GOOD ESTROGEN ( Fermented Soyabean Paste)    MISSION : To fly high and spread the Aura of positive Energy ๐ŸŒˆ  MISO VEG SIZZLERS  Ingredients:  1) Bottle gourd thinly sliced length ways ( cleansing your body toxins  2)  Pumpkin ( Anti inflammatory great for face and skin and your gut 3) Garlic ( Garlic has a long history of use as an infection fighter against viruses, bacteria and fungi. It has been referred to as 'Russian penicillin' to denote its antibacterial properties. Some skin conditions, such as warts and insect bites, may respon...

THE BLACK SHEEP ๐Ÿ‘ CURRY

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THE BLACK SHEEP ๐Ÿ‘ CURRY There are always black sheep’s in everything, not only humans!! BUT EVEN CHOICES WE MAKE!!! Whenever you’re given choices books ๐Ÿ“š   pencils ✏️  Toys ๐Ÿงธ  destinations ๐ŸŒŽ  food etc.๐Ÿฅž ๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฑ Yesterday I had no choices left๐Ÿคฆ‍♀️ NO MEATS ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–!!!!  NO BREAD ๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿž !!!! NO VEGS ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ•๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿ !!!! What should I cook?๐Ÿ’๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿคท‍♀️๐Ÿ™‡‍♀️๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿณ I kept staring into my pantry๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘ found  flour..  And a few pulses.. Bread with but this would never work... It had to be fried bread (batura) as I had all purpose flour.. IN PULSES :   black eyed beans & black chick peas..... Basically, had to land up with the BLACK SHEEP ๐Ÿ‘ . The black chickpea that used to be cooked at our home ๐Ÿกonly during prayers ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿคฉ THE BLACK CHICK PEAS CURRY ( that TASTED AS MUTTON CURRY....... Ingredients 4 medium onions 4 Medium tomatoes 1Green chili  12garlic cloves 1inch ginger  Choppedcoriander  1tblspoon cumin seeds 1/2 tsp  fenugree...

MANGO CHIA SEEDS PUDDING

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MANGO CHIA SEEDS PUDDING  INGREDIENTS Mango Chia seeds Agave nectar/coconut or brown sugar/honey/date molasses  Coconut milk  Method: Blend mangoes, coconut milk, sweeteners  Fold in chia seeds (Do not blend)  Pour in a jar- soak over night Serve with fresh mango cuts and mint for garnish 

MAGICAL ๐Ÿง™‍♀️ MUSHROOMS ๐Ÿ„

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MAGICAL ๐Ÿง™‍♀️ MUSHROOMS ๐Ÿ„  HOW I WISH I STAYED AT A FOREST ๐ŸŒณ  PICKING UP   MUSHROOMS ๐Ÿ„  IN A BASKET ๐Ÿงบ  I know this sounds insane-i am 37 and still have FAIRY ๐Ÿงš‍♀️ TALE d reams in BROAD DAYLIGHT.  !!!  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Let me get you out of my dream bubble ๐Ÿ’ญ  Which LADY or HOME-would NOT  like having THIER OWN PERSONAL GROWN  herbs ๐ŸŒฟ fruits ๐ŸŽ & Vegetables ๐ŸŒฝ??? at their kitchen backyard!!!!! ☘️๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿฅ•๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅฌ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฎ You water it, take care of it, allow it to grow and enjo y having your daily  ORGANIC   fresh picks  and create your own SALADS , MEALS  and DESSERTS ๐Ÿฎ  GIVE IT A THOUGHT ๐Ÿ’ญ , safe from ๐Ÿฆ  GO ORGANIC & GO GREEN ♻️ Today’s Special  All purpose sauce  jar.... trust me it works stack up and keep... Works for pastas ๐Ÿ Stuffed chicken ๐Ÿ“  Grilled chicken sauce๐Ÿ— Stuffed tomatoes/mushrooms ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ„  Warm pull parts ๐Ÿฅ–  Croissant ๐Ÿฅ   Toasties ๐Ÿฅช  DIP by it...

SCHOOL CLASSIC SANDWICHES- BREAD BUTTER JAM

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SCHOOL CLASSIC SANDWICHES- BREAD BUTTER JAM  I HATED IT when I was a child๐Ÿ‘ถ!!!!!! ( Bread butter jam sandwich)  Everyday at school opened your tiffin. Not again ๐Ÿคฆ‍♀️ Another BREAD BUTTER JAM SANDWICH!!!!! .๐Ÿคท‍♀️ WISHED OUR PARENTS knew we LOVE SURPRISES๐ŸŽ I’d never BLAME My Mom.. .  (I understand Time Management , ๐Ÿ•ฐNow !!   after Aaria).    IMAGINE!!! She had to two kids๐Ÿ‘ซ  Packing Tiffins for us, am sure wouldn’t be Easy ... SPECIALLY at times we dint have Nannies .... Later for us the trends changed:  Salami cheese sandwiches ๐Ÿฅช and Chocolate milk ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿฅ›   THAT AS IT,  FOOD BECAME FASHION STATEMENT AND    We felt like a ROCKSTAR ๐ŸŽธ ⭐️ In our early 90s at School .... Personally i love preparing Aaria’s Tiffin and have a totally instagram able and well Balanced diet going out for her. ONCE I GOT A NOTICE SEND HER BREAD BUTTER JAM SANDWICH.... sent by her ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผ‍๐Ÿซ teacher as  her Tiffin was fancy ๐Ÿ›and distracting o...

MACARONI BECHAMEL

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17 ingredients ∙ Serves 4-6 Meat 2 lbs Ground beef Produce 2 Garlic cloves 1 Onion, medium 2 tbsp Parsley, fresh 1 1/3 tbsp Thyme, fresh Refrigerated 3 Egg Condiments 1 (8 ounce) can Tomato sauce Pasta & Grains 1 (16 ounce) box Penne pasta Baking & Spices 1 Black pepper 1 tsp Cinnamon 6 tbsp Flour 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1 Salt 1 White pepper Dairy 6 tbsp Butter 8 cups Milk 1 dash Parmesan cheese

IT’s LASAGNE TIME!!!!!!

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IT’s LASAGNE TIME!!!!!! Kids have always loved pastas..๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“ Different types๐ŸŽ Different shapes ๐Ÿงฌ Different sauces ๐Ÿ DIFFERENT COLOR S... ๐Ÿญ Such a Fancy fest !!!!! ๐ŸŽญ The Excitement ๐ŸŽ‰ in our kids eyes ๐Ÿ‘€ woww !!!!!  Aarias Favorites are CLASSICS Tomato sauce pasta with cocktails ๐Ÿ Mac and cheese ๐Ÿง€ LASAGNE One of My favorites too... ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅซ At times, I freak out ๐Ÿ™„to ask.. Aaria which pasta she’d like??๐Ÿ™ˆ 90% chances fall on Lasagne (the longest process our Friday dinners) and Saturday left overs  But worth a mile ...๐Ÿšด‍♀️ MEAT LASAGNE Meat sauce  1/2 a bun of garlic finely chopped Bay leaves Peppercorns  Olive oil  Tomato purรฉe or tinned tomatoes (2tins)  3large onions  1carrot finely chopped Celery stalk 2finely chopped  Wochestershire Mustard Fresh or dried oregano and rosemary  Method : Fry onions and garlic till golden brown  Mix mince with  mustard, shire sauce, herbs, black pepper, salt, add over fried onions and g...

BOAT MAMA DAYS ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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BOAT MAMA DAYS ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ FINALLY THE SOUTH INDIAN NIGHT๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒš !!!! One of Clinton’s Specialties,  that he loves back home is SOUTH INDIAN BREAKFAST๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿฝ‍♂️๐Ÿคท‍♀️.. IN Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ our FRIDAYS are normally IHOP OR DESI TREATS... IHOP is normally my first call! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“ฃ Why?? ๐Ÿ˜ณ By the time I walk ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️Literally specifying WALK AND DRAG MY SELF OUT OF THERE (rich and heavy food)  I smell๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿฝ LIKE A walking ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿป‍♀️ MASALA SHOP ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ !!!!!! though THIER FOOD IS OUTSTANDING!! ๐Ÿคฉ Totally one of the best INDIAN FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS...๐Ÿฅ‡๐ŸŽ– ITS Just that! t he rest of the day... I’d be a GRUMPY ๐Ÿ˜ก  BOAT ๐Ÿšฃ‍♀️ MAMA ... and non at home wanna ๐Ÿ‘‚ hear ,  ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ ! My STOMACH...IS BLOATED๐Ÿคฐ  ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚.. But Still CLINTONS Quest for South Indian breaky never Stopped...๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ซ Sneakily  ๐Ÿ  a packet of fresh coconut would come home. ... What can I pretty much do with that???? ๐Ÿคท‍♀️ OH SO CHUTNEY IT IS !!!! ๐Ÿงž‍♀️๐Ÿงš๐Ÿผ‍♂️ BAM  !๐Ÿ’ฅ OPEN MY fridge and DOSA BATTER...