Mango-Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 mango (skinned and frozen)
1/2 of a large banana
1/4 cup of whole milk
1/4 cup of yogurt

Directions:
Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend well….Serve and ENJOY!!!

Coconut Shrimps

Ingredients:
1.) 1 lb shrimps (I used 20 jumbo sized ones)
2.) 1/2 cup bread crumbs
3.) 1.5 cups of sweetened coconut flakes
4.) 1 cup of flour
5.) 1 egg
6.) 2 teaspoons baking powder
7.) 1 teaspoon paprika
8.) 1 teaspoon garlic
9.) 1 teaspoon salt
10.) 1 teaspoon pepper flakes
11.) 1 cup water
12.) Extra flour

Directions:
Wash the shrimps well and peel off the shell…set aside.

Mix #2 and 3 ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Mix #4 to 11 ingredients in another bowl and set aside (this will be the batter).

Dip the shrimps into the extra flour (right plate), dust off excess then dip into the batter (middle bowl) and then into the coconut/bread crumbs mixture (left bowl).

Arrange shrimps on a tray lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for about 20minutes.

Fry shrimps until they are browned on both sides and serve with favorite dipping sauce.

Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients:
½ lb shrimps (peeled and deveined)
¼ cup butter
1 tablespoon chopped onions
½ cup white wine
Juice of ½ lemon
¼ teaspoon pepper flakes
1 small tomato (seeded and chopped) (optional)
½ Teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
½ package fettucini pasta (or any kind you like)
Curry, Bouillon/Stock cube and Salt to taste

Directions:
Cook the pasta till it's soft, drain and set aside.

Wash the shrimps well and season with onions, garlic, pepper, curry, bouillon, and salt. Mix well and let stand in the refrigerator for about 15minutes.

Melt the butter in a large pan till it's bubbly. Add the seasoned shrimps and fry.

Fry the shrimps till the are pink on all sides.

Add the wine and lemon juice and cook till the stock has reduced by half.

Add the cooked pasta, tomatoes and parsley. Mix well and serve.

Sprinkle some parmesan cheese and 
ENJOY!!!

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients for the cupcakes:
1 ¼ cups All purpose flour
½ Teaspoon baking powder
½ Teaspoon baking soda
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
¾ Cup granulated sugar
¼ Cup Unsalted Butter @room temp.
¾ Cup Buttermilk (recipe here)
1 Egg
1 Vanilla Extract
About 1 tablespoon red food color


Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting:
4oz. packaged cream cheese @room temp. (I used Philadelphia)
3 Cups of powdered/icing sugar (sifted)
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter @room temp.
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract.

Directions:
Combine the first five (5) ingredients and sift into a dry bowl.

Using a handmixer (or standing mixer), beat the sugar and butter for about 5 minutes.

Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat for another 2 minutes.

Add the milk and sifted dry ingredients and beat well.

Add the red food coloring a little at a time and mix in with a spatula.

Add more food coloring if you want more redness.

Use an ice-cream scoop to fill into cupcake liners.

Bake till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean…mine took about 15minutes.

Allow the cupcakes to cool well while you make the cream cheese frosting:
Add all the ingredients to a bowl and beat well with your mixer till it's smooth. Spread on top of your cooled cupcakes and then garnish with whatever topping you have. ENJOY!!!

For people who want to buy the cupcake maker, click on this link

Gang-Gai Chicken

Hello foodies…do you love Thai food? This recipe is for authentic Thai Curry Chicken a.k.a Gang-Gai chicken. I was actually surprised to learn that there is no curry whatsoever in this dish so I was wondering why they call it "Curry" Chicken…Anyway, it's my favorite Thai food and I enjoy it very spicy. It's really easy to make (took me about 30mins including prep time) and the ingredients are readily available so I hope you give it a try...

Ingredients:
2 chicken breast (cut into strips)
1 Tablespoon of Thai curry paste
1 Cup coconut milk
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
1 Tablespoon Garlic Chilli Sauce
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
Sliced Red and Green Peppers
Bamboo Shoots
1 Tablespoon Dry pepper flakes (more/less depending on how spicy you like)
Green Peas
Chopped Onions
A few Thai basil leaves…or regular basil

Directions:
Add the vegetable oil to a skillet, add the curry paste and fry for about 3 minutes and then add the chicken.

Mix on medium low heat till the chicken is cooked through.

Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil for about 5minutes.

After about 5 minutes, add the pepper, garlic chili sauce and fish sauce. Then add the vegetables. Add the basil last.

Take down almost immediately after adding the basil and serve with Jasmine rice…ENJOY!!!

French Toast Rolls

Ingredients:
4 slices of bread
Cream cheese/Nutella
Strawberries
1 egg
A dash of cinnamon
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Directions:
Beat the eggs with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, milk and cinnamon and set aside.

Chop the strawberries into small bits, mix in 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and set aside too.

Use a rolling pin to flatten one slice of bread.

Cut off the edges of the flattened bread

Spread the cream cheese on one side of the bread and then top with strawberries

Roll the bread up and dip into the egg mixture.

Add some vegetable oil to a skillet and fry the toast

Flip the rolls till all the sides have browned

ENJOY with your loved one!

Chef of the week

Happy Sunday ladies and gentlemen. I am glad to be back on track with chichiscuisine. After a long and well deserved break, I am pleased to introduce you to the first chef of the year. 

Full Name: Tamunoimiegbam David Jones
Date of Birth: December 19th
State of Origin: Rivers State
Occupation: Chemist
Hobbies: Sight seeing and adventures.
Favorite Food: Any nice dish
Likes: Honesty and Being Real
Dislikes: Cheats and Lies
Word of advice to ChiChisCuisine: I am certain you'll go places just keep the good work going!

Thanks to Imiegbam for FINALLY sending me a picture. She has made a couple of dishes from the blog but always complains that she's too lazy to take pictures and send to me. Haha. Anyway, thank God she finally decided to send a picture of this delicious plantain salsa (click here for recipe).

Imiegbam is my friend, sister from another mother, confidant and neighbor. So you know what that means? She is a chichiscuisine taster. Here are a few pictures I could find. lol

Hehe, I LOVE YOU too Mimi…please don't beat me for sharing your pics with err'1.