Red pepper Beef mince noodles

Pantry Dinner

I don’t always make quick and easy recipes; I think there is beauty in taking the time to slowly develop flavors. But other times, you need dinner in 30 minutes or less, and that’s fine too. You should keep this recipe saved for the days when the ingredients are low. I went through my freezer, pantry and refrigerator grabbed a couple ingredients, and here we all are.

Birria Spring Rolls with consommé

Birria is King!

I am not Mexican, I have never had an authentic birria taco, actually, I’ve never even had a birria taco before this one that I made. But over the last year, I have been seeing birria being made on Instagram and I could not take it anymore. I had to try it. I don’t know how authentic this is but I tried, I did my research, checked out a few food blogs, watched so many YouTube vids and decided it was my time!

Seasoned Rice

 Belly Full on a Budget

Happy new year everyone, welcome to year 8 of Greedy girl cooks, has it really been that long? About two months ago I had asked on youtube suggestions of want to cook more of? Meat, specifically chicken dishes were the resounding top choice along with an interesting request to create affordable recipes. His exact words were “meals for college students”. If you ever been to college, you know how important every penny is when it comes to feeding yourself. I for one, lived on cup-o-noodles and easy mac, I gained the freshman 15 to prove it. Today’s recipe is a simple quick and flavorful dish that will have you fed for three days at least.

Cilantro Grilled Chicken Sandwich

If perfection had a flavor...

It's the herb you either love or hate, the great cilantro. This recipe is very long overdue. I finally had a bunch of cilantro in my fridge. I managed to use it for this recipe before it all went bad. I have mentioned on this blog about the best-grilled chicken sandwich ever that I had on Prince street in New York. It was our spot after we did our nails at Marie Nails. I finally recreated it, and it is epic. If you don't like cilantro, I'm shocked that you are still reading, no need to continue. 

Chicken. Potatoes. Gravy…enough said!

"Quarantine Cooking"

The much-requested recipe from my Instagram stories; I am always making this easy dinner, and everyone is always asking for the recipe. Without further adieu, I bring to you an unbelievably delicious chicken and potato dinner. The gag is… you think the chicken will be the star of the show, but the potatoes shoot in from second place for a photo finish. Turns out they end up being the best potatoes you ever ate.

Jamaican cabbage and corned beef rolls

"Quarantine Cooking"

First things first. This recipe is a project, it is in no way something that I will ever make again, why? Because I took a 10-minute recipe and turned it into a whole day project. Great for Quarantine cooking. Not so much for a normal life. So, if you are home with the kids, bored and need something to do to pass the time check this one out.

Rundown Scalloped Potatoes with garlic potato chip topping

"Quarantine Cooking"

Right now the aim of the game is to cook with what you have and to limit trips to the grocery store as much as possible. Potatoes while they don’t last forever, do give you the gift of versatility. They can be baked, fried, mashed, roasted, boiled and just about any cooking method you can think of potatoes fit the bill. So in an effort to make scalloped potatoes with a Jamaican flair, this recipe was born.

Jamaican Rum and raisin vanilla bean ice cream

"Christmas is coming"

On a Sunday evening, you will find most Jamaicans on the hunt for their ice cream fix. The classics rum and raisin and grape nut ice cream are sure to be on the list of top choices. I am a little surprised that I don’t already have a rum and raisin ice cream on the blog. It’s not like I have never made it before. I guess I just forgot to post it. Its never usually my go-to choice for ice cream but growing up we always had it on hand because it was my father favorite.

Grilled Pineapple Icecream

"We be Grillin"

This month is all about grilling, every recipe will include a grilled food, and the first on the chopping block is pineapple. Grilled pineapples are a summer staple, in salsa, burgers, on pizzas. Its usually the opening act to someone else’s show never really the headliner. So here we are, grilled pineapples first official gig as the star.

Blueberry-nut pie

3.14  

This month its all about that round crust, filled with goodness and baked to perfection. As a child my mother made pies every single Sunday; lemon meringue to be exact, that was beautiful and toasted. I’m sitting here thinking that she was wonder woman. Get three kids ready for church, go to church, come home and cook dinner, which included freshly juiced carrot juice and a lemon meringue pie? Its no wonder she hates cooking now! I guess its my turn to take the baton.

Coconut Cream Truffle butter pumpkin soup

M...eat...less

It always happens that the day I decide to cook soup is a cold and gloomy day. I had potato soup down to make but then I used the potatoes for dinner the day before. My mother had a pumpkin and I found some truffle butter in the refrigerator, a-las a recipe is born.

Sesame garlic fish nuggets

My Dinner

How about we have some fish. Light crispy deep-fried fish tossed in a sweet garlic sauce. I call these fish nuggets. Delicious dinner option when you are tired of chicken. This fish is full of Asian flavors, a melting pot of garlic, sesame seeds, green onions and honey. Serve this with some fried rice and that’s dinner.

Sticky Pineapple rosemary drumsticks

My Dinner

I really had no idea what to do for this month of recipes. However I cook dinner 3 to 4 even 5 times a week most weeks. So I figure I will blog whatever I cook for dinner. So this month I am posting whatever I cook for dinner so you can cook it for your dinner too. Now let me just warn you, I am the easy dinner queen. I want full flavor with little effort.

Bacon wrapped sardine sandwiches with spicy dill mayo

"Something Smells Fishy"

I took some inspiration from a simple sandwich my father likes to eat. Sardines from the can with slices of scotch bonnet pepper and onions with a little mayo and lettuce on hard dough bread. It’s a sandwich I’m sure most Jamaicans have encountered at some point or the other. I particularly love sardines, to be honest I’m a seafood type of gal. I wanted to kick up my father sandwich a notch by adding more flavor and textures. This sandwich is delicious and the crunch, salty and sweet flavors all balance very well.

Disastrously delicious Mango crunch cake

Mango is in season! 

Have I told yall that I hate to bake? I’m sure I say it in every single cake post. But this next disaster takes the cake (no pun intended…well…maybe a little). The flavors are on point, the texture on point, would I make it again yes, but with some serious changes.

Pan roasted hen with curry shallot and sage pan sauce

Potluck

Its yummy time,  I am a huge fan of Cornish hen, game hens, quails and small birds in general. I think they are a lovely addition to the dinner rotation. I always try to cook the hens in different ways. This time is about to get curried, but curried with shallots and sage. This was a really good recipe I can’t even lie. It was the last meal I made before heading off to New York for two weeks.

Vegetable Lo mein

Time for Takeout!

Time for the Noodles, and it’s my favorite Lo Mein. Give me chicken, shrimp, pork veggie, I don’t mind. It’s my go to noodle dish from any take-out spot next to pad Thai. Most time I will have it all by itself. This version is quite delicious and very very easy to make.

General Tso's Chicken

Time for Takeout!

This month it’s all about takeout. Chinese food is one of my absolute favorites.  It’s actually a pretty good idea to have a few takeout recipes under your belt. Not only is it cheaper to make at home, its also healthier, because you can control your ingredients. Use organic, omit msg if you choose, the works, because you have all the control.  I will be challenging myself this entire month to make recipes that rival my favorite takeout spots. And first up is the General!

Shrimp burger with cucumber pickle slaw

Burger Showdown!

Generally November is my favorite blog month. I really enjoy cooking all the Christmas recipes. However this burger month has come really close to being one of the best. I truly enjoyed experimenting and creating all the flavor combinations of all the burgers past. This shrimp patty however is my absolute favorite of the month. I feel like I say that about every last post. But I swear to you, you don’t need any bread, you don’t need any cucumber slaw all you need in life is a plate full of these shrimp patties.

Curry Goat burger

Burger Showdown!

Goat burger smothered in curried mushrooms, with melted mozzarella cheese and spinach on a butter toasted bun. This is my wildcard burger for the month. The burger I tried on a whim to see if it was even possible. It was so good, the curried mushrooms atop the goat burger really is the epitome of perfection.