Fresh baked salmon filet with vegetables

The recipe for my blog is a baked salmon with vegetables and salad dish, which is very similar to the fish dishes my grandmother made in Brazil.  Beef and chicken are very popular for most dishes in Brazil, but my grandmother loved to bake fish with vegetables because she loved the taste and thought it was better for the family’s diet.  This was a dish we usually ate during the week for our family dinner or sometimes on the weekends when we were all together.  My grandmother also loved to baked fish with lots of vegetables because she said all of the juices from the vegetables soak into the fish and make it more delicious.  This dish goes great with almost any bottle of dry red wine.

Ingredients
2 lb salmon filet
½ cup of fresh chopped garlic
2 teaspoons of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of salt
2 chopped white onions
½  cup of broccoli
½ cup of cherry tomatoes
¼ cup of green olives
½ cup of carrots
2 teaspoons of fresh oregano
4 stalks of asparagus
2 fresh squeezed lemon juice

Instructions
1. Defrost salmon filet
2. Place defrosted salmon filet in pan which can be used in oven
3. Chop garlic and apply to salmon filet
4. Apply coconut oil and salt to salmon filet
5. Add all listed ingredients from list
6. Squeeze two fresh lemons and add lemon juice to baking dish
7. Preheat oven to 400F
8. Cook for 25 minutes at 400F for the salmon to be well done

Green Plantains Spiders with Spinach Salad

 Green Plantain Spiders with Spinach Salad

I choose this recipe because it contains green plantain and green plantains are originally from my country, and I love them. The first time I saw this recipe was in Utilisima which is a channel with different shows including culinary shows. Later, I tried to make at home because I love to cook, but I added some more ingredients so that it could taste even better. Also, every time I cooked this green plantains spiders I made something to eat it with like different kind of dips or tuna salad. This time I came up with the idea of a spinach salad to add a little bit of freshness to this dish since summer is almost here. What I actually like about this recipe is its simplicity because you have all the ingredients at home meaning that you do not need to go to the supermarket and spend your money.  This recipe can be served as an appetizer or snack, and it is extremely delicious.

Ingredients: Green plantain Spiders

• 1 Green Plantain.
• A hint of salt and pepper.
• 1 Garlic Clove, minced.
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.

For the spinach salad

• 1 cup of chop fresh spinach.
• 1/2 cup of grated carrots.
• A hint of salt.
• 1 1/2 ts. of vinegar.
• 3 ts. Olive Oil.

Instruction:

1. Peel the green plantain.
2.  In a grater, grate the plantain.
3. Mix the grater plantain, salt, pepper, and garlic.
4. Make balls and then squeeze them until they look flat.
5. fried the spider in a hot pan with the vegetable oil until they look golden and crispy.
6. In a different bolw, mix the spinach with the carrots, vinegar, salt and olive oil.
7. Plate it in a white clean dish so that the color of the salad and the golden of the spiders look irresistible.
8. ENJOY IT!!

"Macaronis and ground meat"

Macaronis and ground meat

Macaronis and ground meat is a delicious dish. It’s easy to make. My mother usually cooks pasta mixed with others ingredients. This is one of my favorite dishes.  If you love pasta you will love this dish!

Ingredients:

Ground meat

Macaroni

Pepper

Onion

Tomato sauce

Salt

Seasoning

Oil

Garlic

Pasta sieve

Step 1: put 3 cups of water to boil in a pan with a little bit of salt.

-         Once the water is boiling, add the macaronis

Step 2: cut the pepper, garlic and onion in small pieces

Step 3: while the macaronis get soft, put the meat on another pan with oil. While is getting color, add the seasoning, pepper, onion, and garlic.

Step 4: once the macaronis get soft, put them into the sieve and then mix them with the ground meat.

Step 5: add the tomato sauce and mix.

Step 6: smells good? Yes? Then, you are doing ok!

Serve as desired. With cheese or any extra ingredient you can’t live without.

Enjoy!

Potato Chops

Potato chops are delicious supper meal for most of the families in Bangladesh. It is easy to prepare and fry. During Ramadan potato chops are one of the common item we eat during Iftar. Some buys those from restaurant some prepare at their home. I used to help my mom while she prepared those item for Iftar. And that is how I learned to prepare and fry potato chops.

Ingredients:

• Medium sized potato
• Onions finely chopped
• 2 cups pea-flour
• 3-4 green chilies finely chopped
• Salt to taste
•  Oil 

1.       First slice potatoes in half and boil in water.

2.       Then  peel the skin smash boiled potatoes .

3.       Add and mix finely chopped onions and green chilies with the smashed potatoes.

4.       Mix 2 cups of pea-flour with water to make a thick paste.

5.       Warm oil in a pan.

6.       Use hand to make oval shape of potato mixture.

7.       Then coat them with flour paste and release into the oil pan to fry.

8.       Fry them until they get golden red color.

9.       Serve hot with ketchup.

   

   Boiled potato being smashed.

   Potato mixed with onions and green chilies

   Shaped potato mixture being coated with paste

   Then fried in a pan.

   Finally decorated and served with ketchup.

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp curry is an Indian recipe. This is one of my favorite dish. This is an Indian style cooking. I like this food because it is milky & spicy. Shrimp is my favorite fish & I like the Indian spicy foods that's why I preferred to cook it. It will take around 25 minutes to be cooked. The taste of the dish is delicious. I really don't know where is the recipe came from but I saw my mom to cook it at home.


Ingredients:

• shrimp--------------1 lb
• chopped onion------1 cup
• chopped chili--------5 pieces
• ginger past-----------1 ts
• onion past------------1ts
• garlic past------------1ts
• turmeric powder---1/4 ts
• salt-------------------1 ts
• oil--------------- ---2 ts
• coconut milk-------1/2 cup

Instructions:


Heat the oil in a medium size fry pan. 


Add the onion, ginger, garlic paste and turmeric powder until they begin to soften, about 10 minutes.


Then after 10 minutes add the shrimp & cook.


Mix the coconut milk when shrimp is cooking.


Stir the shrimp & coconut milk  until shrimp is cooked through.


Season with salt and chili.


Serve the chicken curry.

If you like to taste an Indian spicy food so you can try this recipe at home. I hope you will like this....!!!!