Coconut Lemon Chicken

Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (Boneless, skinless; 2 pounds) Garlic (1/2 tablespoon; minced) Onion (1 medium; sliced) Coconut Milk (13 ounces; 1 can) White Wine (1/2 cup) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Cilantro (chopped) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon; optional if you want a spicy flavor) Dried Fenugreek Leaves (Kasuri Methi) (1 teaspoon; optional) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to…

Pride Smoothie

This smoothie is 4 different smoothies layered into one to celebrate and show my support to the LGBTQ+ community. We are in an age where we should have the simple understanding of the fact that Love is Love and we don’t choose to fall in love with someone but it just happens and we should…

Chicken Pesto with Olives and Feta Cheese

Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (boneless & skinless; 2 pounds; cut into bite size pieces) Basil (2 ounces) Garlic Cloves (2 large cloves) Walnut (1/4 cup) Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup; grated) Lemon Juice (2 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Olive Oil (1/4 cup) Butter (2 tbsp) Feta Cheese (1/2 cup) Olives (8 – 10; pitted)…

Blackberry cheesecake smoothie

Ingredients: Blackberry (1/2 cup) Cream Cheese (1/4 cup) Heavy Whipping Cream (1/4 cup) Water (1/2 cup) Vanilla Extract (1/2 teaspoon) Coconut Oil (1 tablespoon; optional) Directions: Place all ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth and frothy.

Wings of Fury

Ingredients: Chicken Wings (3 pounds) Chili Powder (1 1/2 tablespoons) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Ginger-Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1/2 tablespoon) Vinegar (2 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Directions: In a bowl, add all the spices, salt and vinegar and mix it all together. Add the chicken into the bowl and rub the spices well…

Strawberry Almond Smoothie

Ingredients: Strawberries (1/2 cup) Cinnamon Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Almonds (2 tablespoons) Chia seeds (1 tablespoon) Almond Milk (1 cup) Directions: Put everything into a blender and blend it until smooth.

Spinach Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients: Spinach (2 cups) Blueberry (1/2 cup) Chia seeds (1 tablespoon) Almond Milk (1 1/2 cups) Ice (optional; I froze the berries and spinach so I didn’t use any) Direction: Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Slow Roast Pork Shoulder

Ingredients: Pork Shoulder (I got bone-in roughly 8 pounds) Onion (2 medium-sized; diced) Carrot (1; diced) Bay Leaves (4-5 leaves) Garlic (1 bulb) Turmeric Powder (2 teaspoons) Chili Powder (2-3 tablespoons) All Spice Powder (1 tablespoon) Vinegar (2 tablespoons) White Wine (1/2 cup) Sea Salt Pepper Directions: Remove the pork from the fridge at least…

Dal Palak

Ingredients: Spinach (250 grams/8 oz) Chana Dal (1/2 cup) Toor Dal (1/2 cup) Masoor Dal (1/2 cup) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Cumin Seeds (1 1/2 teaspoon) Asafoetida powder (1 teaspoon) Garlic (1 tablespoon; minced) Ginger (1 teaspoon; minced) Green chilies (2-3 chilies; chopped) Onion (1 large; chopped) Tomato (2…

Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan

Before I share the recipe I want to take this chance to talk about racism from my point of view and how I can relate to it. “I can’t breathe” The words were never new; we just happen to revisit what happened to Garner in Staten Island with Floyd in Minneapolis. Back then we were…