Happy Thanksgiving!!!

From my family to yours, I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala has got to be one of the most favorite craved Indian/Pakistani Dish of all time. The flavors of this dish is on the lips of many and honestly arouses the taste buds just thinking about it....you know you do, if you have experienced this reaction.

Ok, let get started, here is what you will need:

 First Half of Ingredients
 1 cup- Greek yogurt
1T- Lemon juice
2teas- Ground Cumin
1teas-Cinnamon
2teas-Red pepper (powered)
2teas-Black pepper
1T- Fresh minced Garlic
4teas-Sea Salt (I do NOT use ionized salt  otherwise known as table salt)
3-boneless chicken breast  ( cut into bite size pieces)
Skewers (for wooden-be sure to soak them)

 Second Half of Ingredients
1T Butter
1 fresh minced clove of garlic
1 medium size onion chopped into small pieces.
1 jalapeno chopped fine ( you can take out the white flesh and seeds to make it not spicy)
2teas paprika
3teas salt
1 oz tomato sauce
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup cilantro

1. COMBINE in a large bowl; yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, red and black pepper, ginger, 4 teaspoon sea salt. STIR in chicken and refrigerate for 1 hour.

PREHEAT grill to high heat.
Lightly oil the grill, THREAD chicken marinated chicken pieces onto skewers. GRILL until the juices run clear, about 5-6 mins on each side. (all grills are different, just make sure they don't dry out)
IN a SKILLET melt butter on medium heat ADD; onion and let it sweat and caramelized (break down- you can add water if it get too dry, but just a little to make it moist to be broken down). Once you see that the onion has reached a meshy constancy, add garlic and jalapeno- saute for 1-2 mins. ADD 2 teas cumin, paprika, add tomato sauce and cream. SIMMER on low heat until the sauce thickens- give it about 20 mins. ADD your chicken and simmer additional 10 mins.
Garnish with cilantro and ENJOY!!!!

Serve it up with a plate of Basmati Rice or Naan. 

 

The Honest Life

The Honest Life is a Great book about natural living. There are recipes, organizing ideas and my most favorite part- it has a lists of make-up products that are natural.

Check it out. I bought mine from Amazon for $10.00

Check Jessica Albas Honest website too.The Honest Life

I bought the Shampoo/body wash, lotion and a hair mist. The shampoo is really lathery, and has a settle orange scent. Lotion is scent free wish it had some scent, and the hair mist really conditions hair. I only used it on my son- gave him a nice smoothness to his hair. 

Check it out. 

Pomegranate Salad

Trying different ways to eat healthy. This salad has a perfect balance between crisp, sweet, and creamy.

What you'll need; serves one

1/4 cup ruby red pomagrante seeds

1/4 cup thin sliced English cucumber 

Half tomato cut into wedges 

3 Long green beans - cut in into bite size

Wishbone balsamic vinaigrette dressing (to taste)

Crumbled feta cheese

Spring greens 1 1/2 cup 

Put your greens in first, followed by beans, tomato, cucumber and pomagrante seeds, add dressing (to your   Taste) and mix. Sprinkle on feta cheese... And eat up. So delicious! 

Magic Bars

Last week I made these yummy bars for dessert. They are delicious....

I found the reciepe off of Pinterest (www.bakersroyel.com- original pinner) if you like you can follow me: Asma Ashar 

( the pic with my baby drinking Starbucks...Start'em young)

This is a simple, easy and tasteful treat for your guests to munch on after Thanksgiving dinner. It's loaded with coconut, and almonds. 

You will need:

2- cups of crushed graham crackers 

14oz can of sweetened condensed milk (I got the low fat)

8 TBS unsalted butter

3/4 cup pumpkin purée

1 TES cinnamon 

1/4 TES nutmeg 

1/4 TES cloves ( I didn't add any, totally optional)

1 big size Apple shredded OR 2 medium size  (Apple type- I used whatever on hand)

1 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

1 cup toasted chopped almond

1 cup chocolate chips 

9x13 pan

Foil to align pan

First - preheat oven 350 degrees

Second -melt butter and add to graham crackers- give a good mix and spread evenly on the bottom of pan.

Third- in a bowl, add condensed milk, pumpkin purée, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until combined and pour over the graham cracker crust. 

Fourth- take your apple and grate it on your cheese grater- spread in evenly on your purée mixture and kinda pat down, TOP it off with you chocolate chips, almonds and coconut and pate down carefully.

Put it in the oven for 35-45 mins. Let it cool- you can even refrigerate it before cutting. And ENJOY!!! Hands down they are good!!! 

Thanks bakersroyel for pinning it !

Fashion Inspriation

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Getting Inspired

 Just like our DNA we all have a specific sense of style and fashion trend we abide by. Some of us use our STYLE in expressing our self . Honestly its hard especially if we never cares for it before....Such as myself. I never really cared for dressing in style, but I loved art, fashion just never expressed it on myself. I was that girl who ALWAYS wore something black and was the "simple Jane." 

.......I needed to be inspired. Honestly we get inspired. No one is born with a sense of style. We are individuals who mold to a "style" we click to. Plus and the most important of all is that we don't want to burn a hole in our pocket on our way to styling. FYI- I never buy anything on regular price.

1. Places that I found can be Economical 

•  GAP and GAP Outlet- I have a Gap Card, and will only use it to get more % off. When they have sales, that is the best time to hit those Sales Racks. About 85% of all my sons clothes are GAP and I paid less than what Target sells. Another reason GAP is great is that they're clothes are very durable....If you have kids you know what I mean..they get washed 5 times a week. My sons clothes still look and feel great. (Usually shop for my son only at GAP)
• H&M, Forever 21- blouses, pants. Forever 21
• Go Jane- Shoes such as long boots- check out there site usually because they can get wiped out pretty fast. Go Jane
• Old Navy- I am a Tall girl and I need my length. Old Navy has a good selection of Tall ( so does GAP) They always have sales going on. If you cant find it in the store- they have it online and inexpensive. OLD NAVY
• Nordstroms Rack- can be expensive, but you gotta search. I bought a very cute Michael Kors white blouse regular price was $89.50 and I got it for $30.00.
• CottonOn- They have the BEST jeans EVER and you can get them on sale as low as $10.00. Cotton On
• Target- always trendy, and on sale - paying with the Target Debit Card is worth it especially if you like shopping there. Plus you can get so many coupons and they are very beneficial
• Ross/ Marshalls/Burlington- They have a awesome selection of clothes and trends that complement various styles- but I can hardly find stuff there for myself because I'm on the Taller spectrum...just a matter of finding it.

2. Fashion Icons

• Dsaks dsaksinstyle.com 
• Ascia AKF www.the-hybrids.com 
• Winnie Detwa www.winniedetwaland.com 
• Dalalid www.dalalid.com 
• Kourtney Kardashian ( honestly she has a good sense of style)
• Mimi Ikonn (search her in YouTube)
• Pinterest ALWAYS a way to see how other peoples styles can inspire you.

 I hope these tips are as much beneficial to you, as they are to me.
- <3 DesignerChef

DesignerChef101's Simple Veggie Snacking

Salad topped Toasted Garlic Bread!
I made spaghetti one night and as always never have spaghetti without garlic bread.....I bought two.
I LOVE to broil it in the oven just a couple of minutes before serving... You know that nice golden warm brown along the edges... Absolutely yumminess- how can anyone pass on garlic bread like that?
So since I had 1 loaf I decided to mix something up and what I created was dangerously good.

Here is what you'll need: serving size 1 
-5 thin slices of English Cucumber (I like English because I prefer the peel and the other ones have a thick peel- hard to eat through sometimes)
-1 organic small heirloom tomato (about 3 Slices)
- a hand full of baby spring mix
- a wedge of garlic bread (4 inch)
 Start by broiling your bread until golden toasty brown - takes like a min or 2
After it's out top it with your tomatoes ( you can hear the sizzle)
Add cucumber and top with spring mix
Set in plate and enjoy!!! I am soo addicted to this and I think you will be too especially if you love garlic bread. When you bite in you can taste the crisp bread, toasty garlic flavor and that tomatoes releases it's juices while it sizzles on the hot bread- a balance of acidity with the mild cucumber and the freshness of greens. I Hope You Enjoy!!!