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Fried Hake and Savoury Rice

“We know that God works to help those people who love him. He uses everything that happens to them to bring something good. He does this for those people that he has chosen to serve him.”
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Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭

Greetings Beloveds ❤️

You know how sometimes things don’t make sense, I mean one moment you are certain you are on a right path, things are working out for you then the next you just don’t understand what is happening. I’ve been there a couple of times and listen to what His Word says: we KNOW, my oh my, just that one word is enough for me, the fact that we do not assume or hope or imagine; WE KNOW. We are convicted within our minds, hearts and entire beings that indeed God is out there using everything that happens to us whether it is confusion, good, bad or detours to bring something good. Let’s never doubt that us being chosen by Him to serve Him guarantees us peace in the midst of all that happens because WE KNOW it happens for our good. I hope this encourages you as much as it did me.

Tonight we are wrapping up our #SeafoodTheme, is it me or did it go on and on and on. It did because I have two meals that were not fortunate enough to be featured as blog posts but I will share their pictures here😊

First was hake medallions in sweet chili and oyster sauce served with rice, lentils and a salad.

The other one was the infamous Fish and Chips. Made by yours truly👩‍🍳

Now back to the meal of the night. I started by preparing my vegetables with our favorite vegetables stock from Woolworths.

Added my cooked basmati rice and mixed it well with the vegetables. Tell me if this doesn’t scream “eat me now”🤤

One day soon I will have a good fryer, one day very soon I repeat. Anyways I used Southern Coating for my hake, the instructions are on the pack😉. I thought I’ll grill but ended up frying it.

Made a coleslaw on the side.

Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”

Matthew 6:25

Calamari Rings and Potato Wedges

“But Moses said, “Lord, please send someone else to do it.””
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Exodus‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭

Greeting Beloveds ❤️

Indeed we can never know how God works hey, I’m in awe. So remember yesterday we spoke about being afraid and I declared that should I be made/asked/required/obligated to do something out of my comfort zone I will rest in the assurance that God is holding me by my right hand throughout, that I will rest in knowing that He is here for me. Well that was tested in an instant when I got a message regarding a massive opportunity for my growth. I was shaking like a leaf, speaking like Moses saying “Lord, please send someone else, anybody but me. This is too big for me🙆🏽‍♀️” I could here the Holy Spirit loudly at that moment say to me that “Queen, don’t be afraid, I am here to help you.”. For His glory we shall be used🙌🏽

Tonight we are making calamari rings🤤, also a first for me, must I also put it out there that I need a proper fryer; they didn’t turn out the way that I thought they would and I am going to blame it on the fact that I do not have a good fryer😊.

I bought these rings at Checkers, they are written “squid rings” but we will call them calamari rings 💁🏽‍♀️

I mixed flour together with this potato bake from Knorr. Beat an egg and mixed it with lemon juice. One day I will note the measurements😁

In the meantime I let the calamari rings to dry on a paper towel.

I firstly dipped the calamari rings into the eggs then I coated them with the flour mixture.

I fried them until they turned slightly brown; allowed the access oil to drain on a paper towel. Then I made potato wedges seasoned with this aromatic roast, into the oven they went.

Made a sauce on the side because #Presentation💁🏽‍♀️. It had: sweet chili and prego sauce.

Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”

Matthew 6:25

Prawns Stir Fry

“For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.”
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Isaiah‬ ‭41:13‬ ‭

Greetings Beloveds ❤️

It is so sad how we are so afraid of almost everything, we are afraid of expressing our thoughts, afraid of doing things that bring us the most joy, we are even afraid of pursuing our dreams, afraid to live our truths, some are afraid of genuinely loving, I mean this is not how God created us to be like, He tells us on this scripture that WE👏🏽MUST 👏🏽NOT 👏🏽BE 👏🏽AFRAID. He goes on to say that He is here to help us, the next time I am afraid of doing something I am going to remember this assurance “I am here for you”. Don’t you just love His Word? It’s so comforting. I encourage you and myself to hold on tight to the hand that holds us by our right hands☺️

We are still having seafood right? Tonight on our kitchen we are serving prawns, I thought I’d make them creamy; you know “creamy prawns” but we had creamy mussels last night, that’s enough cream in a week😂 so why not have them as a stir fry💁🏽‍♀️

I bought my prawns at Pick n Pay, I made sure they were thawed and placed them on a paper towel so that they can be dry.

I then heat butter in a pan and sautéed the prawns😊.

As soon as they turned pink, I put them aside and cut peppers into long strips, fried them together with mushrooms then added this oyster flavored sauce.

Did not take a picture of the spices I used and I’m not going to pretend that I remember💆🏽‍♀️ because I honestly don’t. All I know is that it looks so good🤤

I steamed sweet corn on the side to have our meal balanced.

Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”

Matthew 6:25

Mussels in Garlic and Mustard Sauce

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“You yourselves are no better than other people. God gave everything that you have to you. You know that. What you have was a gift. So, you should not think that you are more important than anyone else. You have no reason to think that.”
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1 Corinthians‬ ‭4:7

Greetings Beloveds❤️

I am finally back from a very well deserved break😅 I was not just lazing around😊, I was away for a few days. Well actually my friend (Millicent) was celebrating her birthday and being the selfless soul that she is; she suggested that we go to the #DstvDeliciousFestival to be fed like there was no tomorrow🙈, I wouldn’t say no to an event that requires me to have food, never. To say we enjoyed ourselves would be an understatement, we are definitely going back next year💃🏽

We met so many chefs there, professionals and self taught alike, which brings me to our scripture. Well it is kind of harsh but honestly it got me thinking that as much as we talk about our gifts and purpose, we should not make the mistake of thinking that our passions are more important than those of other people. Our God of abundance has gifted some of us with the same gifts and there’s absolutely no reason to compare ourselves with ourselves – the Bible tells us that we are foolish if we do that. The pie is so big – all the food stalls that were on that festival were occupied😊. If you are a chef, excel in your lane and don’t think you are better than the other chef – that’s what I am saying basically.

Look at how long my introduction is, let’s get straight to our meal of the day or night💁🏽‍♀️. I have never made mussels before so tonight I thought why not try them out – what could be so hard🤔. I bought mine at Pick n Pay.

I don’t know because obviously I have never made mussels before but I think their make or break would be their sauce. I started mine by sautéing garlic in butter then added cream.

Cooked in medium heat until the sauce started to thicken then I added oregano.

In the meantime, I made sure the mussels were dry and placed them in a pan. Added white pepper and seasoned sea salt on my almost ready sauce.

Poured the sauce over the mussels.

Into the oven they went. In literally 10 minutes they were ready.

I don’t know what happened to my lemon juice and mustard sauce picture💆🏽‍♀️ but I added those two together and poured all over the cooked mussels hence the color💛

Dished Up, Served and We Enjoyed😋😋

“Do not worry about what to eat”

Matthew 6:25

Seafood Paella

“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