chicken stock – Queen Pam Cooks

Seafood Paella

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

“You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand”
Galatians 6:2

I believe the Holy Spirit led me to this verse to remind me that we need each other as we embark on our servitude journeys, I mean we are serving His people right and in that way we have to be able to carry each other’s burdens one way or the other. I was reminded particularly of this when I introduced the weeks’ theme. Some people really look forward to what is next in our kitchen💁🏽‍♀️ so when I introduce a theme they are quick to think of things I should definitely try and that to me is a definition of bearing one another’s burdens and by doing so the law is fulfilled because Jesus wants us to be of help to each other at the end of the day.

I’m thankful to Zinzi for suggesting I try PAELLA; to tell you the honest truth I had no idea what it was but I was adamant to search for it and find it so I can try it out because there was no way I could be making the same old hake for the whole week😂

Off I went to the shops in pursuit of Paella, I was hoping for a “Paella Mix”😁 lo and behold I found it at Pick n Pay.

***NB: Drain all the water on a paper towel.***

First things first – yes you guessed it. Peppers😀 in a Masala spice.

I then mixed them with my Paella, fried the mixture together for a while then added a chicken stock, let it simmer.

I made basmati rice on the side then added it to the Paella.

I Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”
Matthew 6:25

Butter Chicken

September 12, 2019

“For God, the Faithful One, is not unfair. How can he forget the beautiful work you have done for him? He remembers the love you demonstrate as you continually serve his beloved ones for the glory of his name.”
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Hebrews‬ ‭6:10‬

Read that again! We have already gathered that the Giver of our Gifts is faithful, He is the one who graciously blessed us with the hearts of serving and hard as it is sometimes He comes back to reassure us that He will not forget what we have done, what we are currently doing and what we will still continue to do in terms of serving His people because we do it sorely so that He gets the glory, just like we learned yesterday; we are seeking His approval🙌🏽. When He gets the glory, our work is done – that’s purpose, that is what serving is all about💁🏽‍♀️

We are wrapping up our “Chicken Delicacies” theme tonight, I have ran out of anything that we can try so I decided to close is off with Butter Chicken. I mean what else can we add, we had livers, hearts, gizzards, necks and feet🤷🏽‍♀️ breasts are also delicacies😁

I started gathering all my spices in preparation and I came across this butter chicken curry that I bought God knows when, I quickly returned the spices and used this one because it has everything a butter chicken requires.

Butter Chicken needs a lot of butter, well not a lot but I didn’t use oil because that would defeat the whole purpose 😅, look at me being ahead of myself. I started by cutting my chicken fillets into chunks then I added the curry.

Chicken fillets don’t take a lot of time to cook so stir to avoid them getting burnt. I added a tomato paste, tomato sauce and chicken stock, let that simmer for a minute or two.

I made jasmine rice on the side (garnished with spring onion) and prepared a salad: lettuce, tomatoes, feta cheese and a salad dressing.

Back to my chicken. I added cream, butter chicken has to be creamy – make no mistake😊

It looked so yummy, I couldn’t wait to indulge so… I Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”
Matthew 6:25

Chicken Gizzards with Quinoa

September 10, 2019

“Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully.”
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1 Peter‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭

If there’s something I say a lot and sometimes in a form of a joke is that “I AM HERE TO SERVE”💁🏽‍♀️. I was at a wedding last weekend, after the reception ended and people started leaving I found myself getting up to clear the tables by removing all the decoration so that its owner will just arrive, count her things and pack – when the other ladies saw me doing it they got encouraged and started helping me. The wedding planner was amazed and couldn’t stop thanking me but to me it was not a big deal at all. I don’t want to miss an opportunity to live out my purpose and now that I know it is to SERVE I will do it faithfully🙌🏽

Tonight’s chicken delicacies come in a form of chicken gizzards. I like them but I don’t like the fact that they take a long time to cook and for someone who is in to quick meals this can be a bore🙄.

Anyways, I started cooking the gizzards first in salt and pepper then did my vegetables actually I didn’t “do” them, I sautéed them 😅🙈 in butter; I had baby corn, mushrooms and sugar snap peas all together seasoned with a Veggie spice from Robertsons.