My Second New Year Celebrations for January 14

Everyone’s Christmas and New Year hangover must be almost over now. They all must have started up their daily routine of busy lives. But for those who have faith in Orthodox Christian their time for celebrating festivals just started with Christmas celebration on Jan 7 and New Year Celebration on Jan 14.

So tomorrow is their New Year.

Actually why am I writing all about it reason being like me I thought you all must also not be familiar about it. My grandparents believe in this and they celebrate Jan 14 2015 as their New Year. So for me I am gearing up myself for the New Year celebrations for the second time for the same year.  There is not a public holiday observed here in the US but you can get to see huge traffic and parking around Orthodox churches all over the US.

Discussions apart. Now I have come up with such an easy dinner recipe which I could make at home to rejoice both my grandparents and parents. This was a big responsibility as I did not want to end up with something bad. So I browsed the web and came across these two   Knorr dinner recipes and My Recipes dinner recipes as their respective cooking time were less so I choose them.

Have a look at their recipes here one by one.

1:- Knorr Chipotle Chicken Pasta 

Recipe Serves 4 | Preparation Time 10 min | Cooking Time 18 min

Ingredients

1. 1 1/4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
2. 2 Tbsp. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread, divided
3. 1 large red bell pepper
4. 1/8 tsp. ground chipotle chile pepper
5. 1 can (11 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained
6. 2 cups water
7. 1 package Knorr® Pasta Sides™ - Chicken flavor
8. 1/4 cup sour cream
9. 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 2 oz.)

Directions

1. Season chicken, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon Spread in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken and set aside.
2. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon Spread in same skillet over medium heat and cook red pepper and chipotle pepper, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until red pepper is tender. Stir in corn and water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in Knorr® Pasta Sides™ - Chicken flavor and return to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook covered, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in chicken and sour cream; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

2:- My Recipes Beach Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients

1. 3 pounds unpeeled, large raw shrimp* $
2. 1 (16-oz.) bottle Italian dressing $
3. 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
4. 2 garlic cloves, pressed
5. 2 lemons, halved $
6. 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
7. 1/2 cup butter, cut up $

Direction 

1. Place first 4 ingredients in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish, tossing to coat. Squeeze juice from lemons over shrimp mixture, and stir. Add lemon halves to pan. Sprinkle evenly with parsley; dot with butter.
2. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes. Serve in pan.
3. 3 lb frozen peeled, large raw shrimp, thawed according to package directions, may be substituted. Prepare recipe as directed, reducing pepper to 1/2 tsp.

I am going to try both of them and will certainly share my experiences with you all.

Till then try them at home again Happy New Year.

Make Your Valentine Day a Subtle but Filled with Love with these Recipes and Ideas

Keep Looking this space, for such Interesting Valentine's Dinner Ideas and Recipes. Make Your Valentine Special this Season with your special one. Happy Valentine (In advance)! :) :) :)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to ALL... FOR THE FULL STORY, Click Here.

When love is all around, all you need is presence of that special one in your life who makes it just astonishing each day. Who understands you, care about you, love you for what you are; that person never expects to change you completely into new person but accepts you the way you are. The person is with you at your ugly, fugly and even in your atrocious time. The person is with you at your health and sickness; is the one who is your true Valentine. 

That person could be your husband or wife, Your Parents, your partner or love and even your kids. Anyone who makes you feel like having unconditional love is your Valentine. 

Celebrate your Valentine with your loved ones, near ones and dear ones. Spread love and Stay blessed! 

"Love is Not Blind! It Sees More, not Less. 

But because it Sees More, it is Willing to See Less...!!" - Julins Gordon

Love
Sylvia 

3 Microwave Recipes that you can Cook in a Mug

Microwave cooking is a boon when it comes to quick and easy recipes. Today I am sharing 3 simple recipes that you can try this season. These recipes can be made in a mug. This is perfect for the singletons or for those who live alone. In this post I am sharing recipes on desserts, quiche recipe for breakfast, and instant mug cakes that you can enjoy at any given time.

More and less I am also sharing a beef recipe i.e. meatloaf in a mug which covers your dinner requirements. Cooking is no rocket science but simple tips and tricks do helps and make cooking easier and fun! Anyways let’s start cooking –

Dinner Recipe: Pepper Chicken with Lemon Spinach

The most confusing question for me is “what’s for dinner?” or “what to make for dinner?” I guess most of the ladies who are reading this blog face the same issue. You can’t make one single recipe each day, you have to make sure everyone eat the food you cooked without making any of those funny faces, and lastly, it should be healthy. 

People suggest a dinner should be light and not heavy. That’s absolutely true but it should be filling too. It should not be that light that you have those hunger pangs at middle of the night. It’s best to make some chicken recipes in the dinner. As chicken is the best source of protein and protein helps you to stay full for longer period of time and you don’t have those hunger pangs in between. 

Boneless chicken breast recipes are the best thing that you can make for dinner. They are less in calories and fats and got the highest source of protein. From a chicken breasts you can make chicken salads, soups, sandwiches etc. however, today I am making a nice flavorsome recipe called pepper chicken with lemon spinach. One of my friend has sent me this recipe via email. I tried this recipe and me and my husband just fell in love with it. 

This is an easy and simple recipe that you can make for dinner. So let’s start cooking –