whipped cream – Queen Pam Cooks

“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

“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

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Mussels in Garlic and Mustard Sauce

Butter Chicken