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Zina
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Posts by Zina
Perfectly Pleasing Peppers
April 29, 2010 - 6:23 PM
Tags: Cheddar, cheese, diced tomatoes, ground sirloin, Ground turkey, Gruyere, rice, Stuffed Bell Peppers, tomatoes
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Stuffed Bell Peppers 6 – Bell peppers (Yellow, Red, Orange- 6 pack sold at Sam’s) 2 lb. Ground turkey (I did 1 lb of each turkey and sirloin since my guests aren’t big turkey fans) 1 – 2 c. Brown rice, cooked (I made it with chicken stock instead of water) 1 Medium white onion, [...]
GRΣΣK CHIC
March 11, 2010 - 12:20 AM
Tags: Baby Idaho Potatoes, Baked Chicken, broth, brown rice, chicken, Chicken Stock, evoo, garlic, Greek, Lemon, Lemon Juice, Lemons, red onion, Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers
Posted in Dinner, Fierce Recipes, Spa Fierce - Healthy | No comments
First, let me apologize for my absence. I MISS YALL SO MUCH! You’re all I have that doesn’t talk back and disappoint me, lol. I’ll never leave you again. For my first day back, I decided to ABSOLUTELY WOW you with something understated and simple. Kinda like that DKNY black dress I LOVE with my triple [...]
Braised Pork Chops with Apples & Onions
February 6, 2010 - 11:24 PM
Tags: apples, braised, brown sugar, butter, chops, cinnamon, nutmeg, onions, pork
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The other night I intended to cook a very quick and easy meal of pork chops, yellow rice and frozen sweet peas. To be honest, I really wasn’t interested in the meal but Greg loves pork chops. Since we have to co-exist, I decided to jazz them up a little bit. I quickly [...]
Superbowl Sunday’s Coming
February 3, 2010 - 1:02 AM
Posted in Appetizers, Fierce Recipes, Party Foods | No comments
Although I HATE foosball, my husband (and seemingly a lot of other idiots, lol) loves the game. Incidentally, I have to cook for it and THAT, I don’t mind. Here are a few of his favorite Super Bowl Snacks: Bourbon-Glazed Chicken Drumettes Ingredients 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter 1 cup chopped onion 3 garlic cloves, [...]
Don’t Laugh, This is Serious
February 2, 2010 - 9:44 PM
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How to Boil an Egg Yes, it is trickier than you would think…well, you should know because I am sure you have ALL had horrible boiled eggs masked as appetizing devil eggs. Eggs are called nature’s perfect food, good fat, good protein and portion. Perfect. At least it will be if you follow the tips [...]
Ina’s Salmon Cakes
January 25, 2010 - 9:35 PM
Tags: bread crumbs, cakes, capers, croquettes, mayo, mustard, panko, peppers, red onion, Salmon
Posted in Breakfast, Dinner, Fierce Recipes | No comments
The original recipe called for smoking my own salmon or something and that wasn’t happening…waaaay too many steps for breakfast when I KNOW the canned Salmon would work JUST fine- and it did. These cakes get their moistness from the mayo, eggs, lemon juice, and simply not being overpowered by flour. The bread crumbs don’t fight [...]
Spa Fierce Orange Glazed Salmon and Green Beans
January 20, 2010 - 5:13 PM
Posted in Dinner, Fierce Recipes, Lunch, Spa Fierce - Healthy | 3 comments
Tonight, in honor of the “Fiercer Challenge” (in case you didn’t know, my friends and I have a little bet of who will be the finest for our first ever girls vacation) I prepared Orange - Glazed Salmon (recipe compliments of Cuisine at Home magazine) and Tyler Florence’s Green beans with carmelized onions and almonds. I [...]
More “fierce” less “foodie” for a minute…
January 19, 2010 - 10:10 PM
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Okay, so me and my big mouth started talking trash (which I do not do on the regular,lol) about how fine I am and going to be when the “Ladies of the Loop” and myself take our very first Girls’ Vacay later this year. Please don’t stalk us but it is in July to be [...]
Mama’s Fried Chicken and Fries
January 10, 2010 - 8:40 PM
Tags: cut, french fries, fresh, fried chicken, wesson oil
Posted in Dinner, Fierce Recipes, Lunch | 2 comments
You can not mess with my mom’s fried chicken and french fries. PERIOD. It aint happening. Don’t waste your time. Don’t get your feelings hurt. It’s consistently amazing and untouchable. Since Greg and I do not eat a lot of fried foods (I hate the smell in the house for the 3 days following, we [...]
Greg’s Bday Breakfast-Part 2 (Bananas Foster French Toast)
January 10, 2010 - 6:52 PM
Tags: bananas foster, breakfast, croissants, Paula Deen, pecans, rum extract, syrup
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I’ve made this recipe before and could not WAIT to make it for my family. For some reason, whenever I go home, I get really lazy and just love to let my mom take care of everything. However, since I was playing host this weekend, I KNEW this would be on the roster. Greg [...]
Greg’s Bday Breakfast – Part 1 (Southern Shrimp and Grits)
January 10, 2010 - 5:16 PM
Tags: chipotle chile, old-fashioned grits, scallions, Shrimp, Southern, white cheddar
Posted in Breakfast, Fierce Recipes | 2 comments
This weekend was a really exciting one. My mother, 3 of my sisters and their children came up from Miami to visit for my husband’s bday on Saturday. For some odd reason, he wanted to show the kids a good time for HIS birthday. Anyway, I was very excited to cook for them and just [...]
You can’t have ham without yams!
January 6, 2010 - 12:04 PM
Tags: casserole, ham, pecans, sweet potato
Posted in Fierce Recipes, Sides | No comments
This recipe comes to you by way of my boss. She makes this for our holiday party every year and it is ALWAYS a hit. I doctored it up a little with vanilla, cream and cinnamon to give a little more fierceness ; ) but it was still great as it was. While doing [...]
Blueberry Pancakes
January 4, 2010 - 5:23 PM
Tags: Blueberry, breakfast, buttermilk, homemade, pancakes, scratch
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On Sunday morning, I decided that we would have PANCAKES! My mom didn’t make pancakes for us as kids. She was more of a “grits n eggs”, southern girl and we had no complaints. I recalled watching one of my favs, “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” in which he challenged the famed Clinton Street Baking [...]
No Meat Needed Collard Greens
January 3, 2010 - 4:02 PM
Tags: chicken broth, collard greens, jalapeno pepper, no meat, side, vegetables, white onions
Posted in Dinner, Fierce Recipes, Sides | 1 comment
All of my cooking life, I have been warned of the perils involved in purchasing pre-cut fresh greens because they are notorious for being too “stemmy”. You know, big pieces of bitter, twiggy collard green stalks that interrupt the pleasure of eating cooked greens. However, for the first time, I bought GLORY pre-cut collards and they [...]
New Year’s Day Cooking
January 1, 2010 - 12:04 PM
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I was so excited about getting off work at noon yesterday that I hadn’t realized that I had NO PLANS for a New Year’s meal. It completely slipped my mind. I knew I had a pack of blackeye peas in the pantry so I was content until yesterday. I ran to Publix and got all [...]
A Randy Travis Christmas
January 1, 2010 - 11:03 AM
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Chirstmas with the in-laws was beautiful. It started out kinda bad, however. I was really looking forward to preparing something for the big meal (especially since everyone was scheduled to come, dish in hand) but we touched Port St. Lucie at 8:12, 12 minutes AFTER Publix closed. : ( However, I had that second batch [...]
I tried the Patron Cupcakes again….
December 29, 2009 - 9:41 PM
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As promised, I explored the options of keeping the “vegan” recipe vs. adding an egg or two to fluff it out a bit. For the experiment, I bought a box cake mix and I measured it out and it was 4 cups. The batter in the original recipe measured 1 1/3 c exactly. Since the 4 cup [...]
Buffalo Chicken Dip
December 22, 2009 - 7:04 PM
Tags: bake, blue cheese, buffalo, chicken, cream cheese, dip, hot wing, spicy
Posted in Party Foods | 2 comments
(Recipe adapted from Lakesha Cotton – THANKS BABE!) 1-12 OZ bottle Hot Wing Sauce 1-16 OZ bottle Blue Cheese 2-8 oz Cream Cheese 2 cups shredded cheese 4 chicken breasts cooked and shredded (or use 4 large cans of turkey breast meat as I did today) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain canned chicken, break [...]
You WILL Eat Carrots!! Yes, You Too…
December 22, 2009 - 2:07 AM
Tags: baby carrots, brown sugar, butter
Posted in Dinner, Sides | 1 comment
After you make these carrots, you will be able to get even the biggest veggie-haters to indulge. The best part, it only takes 3 ingredients. Directions: Slice 1 lb. baby carrots lenghtwise. Heat in a skillet with 3 Tbsp butter and 3 Tbsp brown sugar. Sprinkle a little salt and cook at Medium for 15 [...]
Slightly Smothered Pork Chops
December 21, 2009 - 10:06 PM
Tags: chops, flour, fry, gravy, onions, pork, smothered, whisk
Posted in Dinner, Fierce Recipes, Lunch | No comments
Today my girlfriends and I started laying some of the groundwork for our fitness 2010 plan. I didn’t speak up too much because I had already defrosted my pork chops with every intention in lightly breading and pan-frying them. These aren’t TOO bad though. Instead of the large amount of gravy I usually use, I made a [...]
Haute Eggs
December 20, 2009 - 2:08 PM
Tags: breakfast, cream, deli, Easy, eggs, muenster, mushrooms, one-pot, onions, peppers, scramble, shallots, sun-dried roasted tomatoes, turkey, white cheddar
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As I told you, I’ve exhausted my Fiercefoodie budget for the month (or until Greg forgets) yesterday on my Patron. Nevermind the fact that he ate 2 cupcakes. Ummmhmmm…. Anyway, I noticed that I have no breakfast contributions on the site so I decided to try to get some daylight shots for a change [...]
Sipping on Patron… Cupcakes
December 19, 2009 - 9:24 PM
Tags: alcohol, baking, frosting, lime, Patron cupcakes, sugar, tequila
Posted in Dessert, Fierce Recipes | 4 comments
Apparently, my invitation was lost in the mail to Kim Porter’s (most famous for being a mother to 3 of Diddy’s kids and the one he supposedly wants to be with) recent bday bash. Other than her reportedly $2500 Chanel boots, the only thing enviable about the event were her Patron cupcakes. Ummm…. So, [...]
You’re bringing a casserole?
December 19, 2009 - 4:20 PM
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Okay, I cannot think of any other way to put this but….BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT MAKE CASSEROLES, lol. No, I am not the type to make generalizations but as far as I am concerned, it is a mere fact. While channel surfing the other night (because I’d never admit to purposely staying on the program) I [...]
What to cook when you have to cook what you have…
December 18, 2009 - 4:09 PM
Tags: Easy, jerk, noodles, pork, pre-seasoned, publix, rice, skillet, spicy
Posted in Fierce Finds | No comments
I am so sorry that I have been a little absent. I know it’s waaaay too early in this thing for excuses though, lol. Truth be told, I had BETTER stuff to do, lol. Just Kidding! I have been struggling with the direction in which I would like to take this site. I’m sure that [...]
Paula’s 5-layer bars
December 14, 2009 - 10:12 PM
Tags: baked goods, butter, butterscoth, chocolate, coconut, Easy, graham crackers, pecans, sweet condensed milk
Posted in Dessert, Fierce Recipes | No comments
Super Super Easy!! I made these bars for my job the other day. I was watching Paula Deen and she made them and I was really amazed at how quickly and easily it was done. Literally, all you have to do is pour the ingredients into the dish and bake. THEY LOVED THEM!! AND ANOTHER [...]
Best Kitchen Movie Scenes of All Time
December 7, 2009 - 9:31 AM
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My hubby, the movie buff (go ahead ask him anything…anything I tell you) came across this list on MutantShorts.wordpress.com , a site dedicated to filmmakers and their short films. (Looks pretty cool…love the layout) Here’s their 5 best… 1. JURASSIC PARK. The scene with the raptors. Raptors in the Kitchen. Just because a dinosaur is [...]
Was It Worth It?
December 6, 2009 - 1:06 PM
Tags: Dinner, Indian, Obama, Petit Fours, vegetarian
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We’ve all been overwhelmed with the media coverage surrounding the “ultimate party crashers“, Washington couple, Michele and Tareq Salahi. Forget the bragging rights to ensue from duping the Secret Service, elbow rubs with some of the most powerful people in the land and make the world believe they belonged….I know they were in it for the food. DUHHHH…. [...]
Stuffed Bell Peppers
December 6, 2009 - 11:08 AM
Tags: brown rice, brown sugar, can tomatoes, cheese, chiles, colorful, corn, diced tomatoes, Easy, evoo, Green, Ground turkey, lean, mushrooms, Orange, picky eater, Red, rice, sour cream, Stuffed Bell Peppers, sweet, tomato sauce, Yellow
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6 – Bell Peppers (Yellow, Red, Orange)* 1 ½ lb ground turkey 1 cup uncooked Brown Rice (add a bouillon cube to the water before boiling) 1 medium white onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 can diced tomatoes with chiles and peppers 1 8oz can tomato sauce 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 can corn [...]
WordPress for Blackberry
December 4, 2009 - 10:37 PM
Tags: blackberry, wordpress
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Today I intended to write to you from my new WordPress for Blackberry application from the breakroom at the job while waiting on my Kashi tv dinner to heat (yeah, I said “tv dinner”…more on that later). WordPress is the blogging platform that I’m using to run this site. I love the features and the [...]
Tyler’s Ultimate Shrimp & Grits
December 4, 2009 - 8:55 PM
Tags: Andouille, bay leaf, bay scallops, breakfast, broth, butter, food network, green onions, Grits, Shrimp, Tyler Florence
Posted in Breakfast, Dinner, Fierce Recipes | 1 comment
(Recipe courtesy of Food Network.com) Level: Easy, 4 servings Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ( I quasi-covered the bottom of the skillet with the EVOO) 1 medium white onion, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 1 pound andouille or spicy Italian spicy sausage, cut in chunks 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chicken stock [...]
