CHICKEN AND DUMPLING RECIPE

 

Good morning wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. It is Friday. Thank you for checking out my blog today. As you all already know, I love food and enjoy sharing my favorite recipes with you all. Before we get to the recipe, I hope you have all had an amazing week and are ready for the weekend.

Remember to protect your joy from killjoys and yourself.

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SIMPLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

What you will need:

2 cups of pillsbury southern homestyle biscuits( 8 count)

A 32 ounce box of chicken stock

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

2 cups of half and half milk

2 cups of chopped roasted chicken breasts or shredded rotisserie chicken

A soup pot

½ cup all purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

Set stove at medium high heat

Add chicken stock to soup pot

Let boil

On a cutting board

Dust board with all purpose flour

Open biscuits, separate them and place on floured surface

Cut each biscuit into 9 small sizes

Open pot with boiling chicken broth 

Throw cut biscuits into pot

Stir lightly

Turn heat down to medium

Let dumplings cook for 5 minutes

Add half and half milk

Add your chicken

And stir in salt and pepper

Stir lightly

Cover pot and let cook thoroughly for about 15 minutes

Turn stove off

Set pot aside to cool for 10 minutes

Enjoy!

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

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MY CHICKEN MEATBALLS RECIPE

 

Good morning wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this post meets you well. It is a good morning and I am feeling extra delighted to share a new recipe with everyone of you. Before we get to the recipe, I hope you had a fantastic night. Always remember that your joy is under your control even when it seems like it is not. With that being said, "Don't Let Anyone or yourself Steal Your Joy!"

CHICKEN MEATBALLS RECIPE

What You Will Need

1/2 pound ground chicken

1/2 a cup Italian bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon Knorr chicken seasoning

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 cup whole milk

1 egg

1/4 cup crushed saltine crackers

A jar of any Marinara sauce you like

Directions

Set your oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit

In a mixing bowl

Add ground chicken

Add all ingredients except Marinara sauce to the mixing bowl

Hand mix with your hand

Mix until all ingredients are combined and become a mound

Mold chicken mound into bite size balls

Place bites into a baking pan (I prefer a medium sized pie pan) 

Make sure balls are 1/2 apart in the pan

Place in oven

Cook for 12-15 minutes

Remove out of oven

Empty marinara sauce into a sauce pan 

Add 1/4 water and mix

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and stir.

Add your meatballs to it and make sure meatballs are covered in marinara

 Turn on oven at medium high

Cook for 5-6 minutes or until marinara sauce starts to boil

Turn off stove and let content cool

Now you are ready to serve over pasta of your choice or rice

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Don't Let Anyone Steal Your joy!

Maryam

MY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP RECIPE

 

What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. Happy new month and may this month of July bring you a lot of blessings and joyful memories. 

I would like to share my go-to Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe with you. I hope this inspires your culinary curiosity. Also to get more simple recipes like this, please visit my store: https://www.maryamsjoyfullifeapparel.com/listing/12-easy-dinner-recipes?product=1451

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Here’s What You Will Need:

Egg Noodles(I crushed lasagna noodles for this particular one because I was out of egg noodles)

1 box Chicken broth 

1/4 cup chopped onion 

1 tbsp chopped

garlic

1/2 a cup chopped celery 

1 cup chopped carrots

2 medium sized roasted chicken breasts

 ½ a yellow, an orange and a green bell peppers

½ a tbsp ground black pepper

½ tsp of salt

4 cups of water

3 tbsp olive oil

1 teaspoon Knorr chicken bouillon

Directions: 

In a blender, blend celery and bell peppers together

In a medium sized pot 

Add 3 cups of water 

Turn on stove to medium high heat 

Place pot on the stove and let boil 

Add pasta 

Cook pasta for 9 minutes covered(make sure to stay close to take  lid off when it starts boiling over)  

Drain pasta and  set aside

Set stove to medium heat

Place empty pot back on stove 

Add your olive oil

Let oil heat up for 2 minutes

Add chopped onion and garlic

Let content cook until onion is translucent

Add chopped carrots

Add liquified veggies and stir

Add salt and pepper

Add Knorr seasoning

Stir content

Add chicken broth and let cook for 5 minutes

In a separate bowl, shred or chop chicken breasts to bite size

Add chicken to broth content

Let boil for about 6 minutes

Add your pasta and stir

Let cook for 5 minutes on medium heat

Turn off stove and let soup cool for 5-10 minutes

Now you are ready to enjoy your soup!😼

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Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

Soup picture was taken from google.com

MY EASY MEAT SAUCE RECIPE FOR PASTA

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope you're all having an amazing day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you for being a part of my world.

I love food! Food is good to me. Do you love food? Is food good to you? I hope so. I love cooking and enjoying my food too. 

Today's post is about food. I love food and I love sharing my food.

My Easy Meat Sauce for Spaghetti is a win anytime in my kitchen. My kids love it and I believe yours will too. There are days I want to spend a whole lotta time in the kitchen and then there are days when I want to spend only a few minutes in the kitchen. This Sauce is very time-saving and delicious.

What You Will Need:

A Jar of Spaghetti Marinara Sauce

2/3 Cup of Chopped Onions

1 tablespoon Chopped Garlic

A pinch of Salt

A sprinkle of Italian Seasoning

1/2 tablespoon Sugar(optional)

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup water

Get a saucepan,  place on stove at medium high heat

Put  your ground beef in the pot and stir for about 5 minutes.

Then add your onions and garlic. Stir pot's content until onion is translucent and ground beef is fully cooked. Then drain the grease out. Some people like to rinse meat to remove all excess grease from meat but I don't because you lose the flavor. In stead, I drain the grease out.

Place pot back on the stove at medium heat and add your seasoning. Stir until all of your seasonings have blended in. 

Next add your marinara sauce and stir until ingredients are perfectly combined. Then add your sure and water. Stir once again and cover pot and let cook for 10 minutes or until the oil is bouncing at the top.

Turnoff stove and let sauce sit for 5 minutes and you are ready to serve on your favorite pasta.

I hope this was helpful. Please enjoy and come back for more recipes.

With gratitude,

Maryam

BAKED TILAPIA AND FRIED RICE RECIPE

 

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope you are all having a great day and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day! Thank you for checking out my blog today.

I love food! Food is an essential part of my life. I don't know what I would do without food. Food keeps you alive. Food also brings joy to my heart and life lol.

Do you love food or are you one of those who count calories before eating a meal? I am an active woman and for most people, my body may look like I count calories, but I DON'T. I eat what I love and what looks appealing to me. I love food from different cultures and I plan on doing a series of posts featuring different foods on my channel and here on the blog. So, make sure you subscribe to get notified.

Here we go! Today's recipe is pretty easy.

 

Here is my list of ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of Jasmine Rice

A pound of skinless boneless tilapia

2 cups of frozen mixed stirfry veggies

1 teaspoon Weber's Kick'N Chicken Seasoning

1/2 teaspoon Garlic salt

1 1/2 teaspoon Chef Merito's Steak & Meat Seasoning

1/2 a teaspoon table grind black peppers

3 Tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup of chopped onion

Direction:

Turn your oven on 360 Degree F.

On a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, place your washed tilapia fillets 1 inch apart.

Sprinkle your black pepper lightly on your Tilapia fillets.

Next sprinkle your Weber's Kick'N Chicken Seasoning on them. Making sure that they are coated nicely with the seasoning.

Lastly, sprinkle a tablespoon of olive oil on them and place them in the oven(top rack) to cook for 15 minutes.

Jollof Rice:

Get a deep sauce pan or your favorite pot. Place it on your stove top at medium high, to heat for about 2 minutes. 

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot. Let heat up about 2 minutes.

Add your chopped onions and stir for about 2 minutes or until onions become translucent.

Add your dry rice to the content and stir. Fry(stirring the pot content the whole time) the rice for about 4 minutes or until parts of the rice is golden brown. That should be about 4 minutes. Turn down the heat to medium not high and not low just right.

Next, add your seasoning. Add your Weber's Kick'N Chicken(1 1/2 teaspoons), 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt and 1 1/2 teaspoon Chef Merito's Steak & Meat Seasoning and stir content. Then add your frozen veggies. Stir pot content together and then add 2 1/2 cups of water. Stir until all content have mixed completely to a beautiful symphony. Lol... Remember to taste and then cover pot and let cook until water content has been absorbed by your rice. This should take about 15-18 minutes.

Your food is ready! Dish on to a plate and let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!

Note that you can see the step by step application on this video:

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With gratitude,

Maryam

MY MORNING ROUTINE WITH A CUP OF SPICED TEA

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely friend. I hope you're having an amazing 2020 and are guarding your energy field from energy vampires. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day!

Before we go into today's topic. I met an amazing person the other day. He is about to be 85 but doesn't look a day older than 50. I started a conversation with him and he told me that one of the secrets is exercising and eating the right stuff. Thank you Jack. Your energy was beautiful and I am so thankful to have met you and talked with you.

What is my morning routine? For starters, my morning routine is flexible and dynamic. The only part I can tell you that is 99% of the time the same is my tea. I love tea. Do you like tea? I'm always on the search for a new type of natural tea that could give a blast of natural flavors to my tastebuds. There's something calming and glorious about a hot cup of tea in the morning. I can't really explain it like I'd like to, but I'll try anyway.

A cup of natural spiced tea in the morning, is like walking out of a negative atmosphere into a very positively charged atmosphere, which removes every ounce of negativity from you. It instantly leaves you feeling invincible, like you never had a negative experience. That's it! It's absolutely miraculous.

In short, I love teas. I also enjoy making my own from fresh ingredients such as ginger roots, garlic, cinnamon, mint and I could go on and on.

This morning, I made me a glorious pot of fresh ginger tea. It was amazing! I still have some left and you bet I'll be enjoying it through out the day.
I make my ginger tea by slicing up my ginger root into smaller bits and pieces. Place the pieces into a teapot and add about 2 cups of water into the pot and let boil. I then turn off the stove and let simmer for about 10 minutes. I get a cup and pour me a glorious cup and add a bit of honey and enjoy!

I recently came across a mini granite mortar and pestle on Amazon. Many years ago, in my father's house, I used to use wooden mortar and pestle to pound spices and yams. We also had a granite grinding stone for our spices. I was very surprised and intrigued to see a granite mortar and pestle. Of course, I wanted to check it out. I must say I'm very glad I tried it. I pounded my ginger roots in it and it turned out amazing. All of the spicy flavors expanded and when I boiled it for my tea. OMG! The tea was glorious! You need to try this mortar and pestle for yourself. It's a multi-purpose item for your pantry.

Here's the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S4KKH9Q
They are currently offering a 15% off coupon. Great deal for a great product! I have so many spice ideas that I am currently playing with in my mind. I can't wait to blend my own creation in my new mortar.

As always, I enjoy sharing products I am currently loving with you. The goal is to share because you might just find inspiration in it.

Thanks for reading.

Maryam💖

SPICE UP YOUR HOLIDAY COOKING WITH MCCORMICK'S OLD BAY SEASONING

Hello, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely friends. How are y'all doing today? I hope y'all are having a great day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life! Today is a beautiful day!

I love cooking! I love cooking! I love cooking! I can't say that loud enough. I love cooking for a small crowd and a big crowd. It really doesn't matter who I'm cooking for. I just love it! Cooking is very therapeutic and fun for me. I can cook in any space small or big, but cooking in an open kitchen like this one, pictured below is amazing!

If you like open spaces, this one would put you at another level. Or maybe it's just me. I love this picture, makes me want to jump in the kitchen and start cooking.

Cooking for me is about flavors. I love a rich mixture of spiced flavor like McCormick's Old Bay Seasoning. Old Bay represents a rich outburst of food beauty on my tastebuds. Your tastebuds activate richly when you take a bite of my Old Bay seasoned fried or baked. It's delicious!

I love Old Bay Seasoning soooo much! There's no time I make my signature Old Bay seasoned fried chicken for my sweet man,  that he doesn't shower me with complements.  Who doesn't like complements right?😏 It is really goooood!
I have been using Old Bay Seasoning for over 6 years and I am convinced that I will use it forever!

 If you don't eat meat like me, not to worry. You can use Old Bay Seasoning to spice up your veggie diet too. It's very good on vegetables too. If you are a pescatarian, you're in great company too. Old Bay Seasoning is great for that too.

Old Bay Seasoning is great on BBQ chicken too. Clean up your chicken and marinade it in your Old Bay Seasoning. Add your BBQ sauce over it and let sit for about 2 to 3 hours. Then bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool for 10-15 minutes and serve.

I hope you enjoy your Christmas season, cooking it up in your kitchen using Old Bay Seasoning.

Thanks for stopping by,

Maryam
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READY FOR THE COLD DAY WITH A BOWL OF CHILI

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely friends. How are y'all doing today? I hope y'all are having a great day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day!

It's the winter! That means cold days and colder nights. I don't know about you but I just feel like laying in bed longer because the bed feels particularly cozier in this season. Or is it just me? LOL!

I love cooking for my family. I also know that I have to be wise with what I cook and how much I cook. There are days when I don't feel like spending too much time in the kitchen. It is because of such days that I make a big pot of chili or soup that can be easily warmed up and eaten for a couple of days. Today is one of such days for me.

I made a delicious pot of chili using a range of ingredients from Great Value to Clover Valley. These are Walmart and Dollar General stores brands respectively. I love how affordable their store brand items are. Before sharing pictures with you all, I wanted to first share what I learned recently from a Hallmark movie that I had watched recently. Prior to watching that movie, I didn't know the difference between wooden and metal spoons. Wooden spoons have wider spouts because they are better used for combining and mixing spices and ingredients in the pot. Metal spoons on the other hand, are designed to be used for serving the food. And I had no idea 😀. Did you always know this information? Share below.

Recipe List:

 Clover Valley Crushed Tomatoes

 2 Packs of McCormick Chili seasoning and 3 Clover Valley Chili Ready Beans

 A tea spoon of salt and 1/2 a table spoon of Caldo de Res(optional)

A tea spoon of Great Value Italian Seasoning

2 Pounds Pack of Ground Beef. Cook in a sauce pan/pot with chopped onion and garlic until brown.

Drain grease and rinse with about 2 1/2 cups of water.
Place pot/pan on stove at medium heat. Add beans, tomatoes and all spices and stir until perfectly combined. Cook covered for 25 minutes. Turn off heat and let sit, to cool for about 10-15mins and then enjoy😋!

You can enjoy plain or with cheese!

I hope you enjoy trying out this recipe!

Until next time.
Many blessings to you and your family!
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I LOVE BREAKFAST TIME WITH MY FAMILY

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope y'all are having a great day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day!

It is always amazing to write. Anytime I get the opportunity to blog, I feel very happy and blessed!

What makes you feel particularly blessed? Share with me in the comments below.

My sweet family loves to eat. Food is a tradition in our home and we all enjoy it. I am very thankful for the ability God has given me to cook and enjoy the food with my sweet family.
My sweet man loves eating together as a family. It's something he looks forward to whenever he is off work and can eat breakfast with us. So, I decided to go all out this time. Our normal breakfast is sausage biscuits and water. The kids usually eat breakfast before we do and they enjoy their warm cereal. I decided to break the norm and give us something different to eat.

My menu was bacon, sausage biscuits, apple juice, tater tots, and apple slices. My sweet man was so thankful for breakfast and I was very happy. The food was so good and so much that I took a nap after breakfast. We ate everything except for the tater tots.
I also filmed the process for my internet family. If you want to hangout with me in the kitchen and with us at the dining table, watch the video?:

God is good, God is love and I am so thankful to Him for my family and His many blessings.
Until next time.

Maryam💕

COOKING IS SOMETHING I LOVE DOING|| Taco SEASONING Review

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope y'all are having an amazing time today and not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life! Today has been an amazing day.

So, for those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you know that I love cooking. I often say that I cook with love and passion. My love for cooking will only keep growing and expanding. I love the fact that I could whip up a mean freshly made food from all fresh ingredients in my kitchen. No wonder, my kids won't eat certain foods at some restaurants, except it's made by mama😊. I'm really proud of my cooking skills. Can you cook? What's your favorite thing to cook? Please share in the comment below.

I made a commitment to myself that I was going to share my tips on certain spices and seasoning that I have tried. Here's my review on taco seasoning.
So, if you're familiar with grocery stores in America, there are name brands seasoning and value seasoning. The value seasonings or brands at stores such as Walmart, Target, Public etcetera are brands that are owned by the stores they are found in.

It is no news that Walmart is the place I do most of my grocery shopping at. Walmart has it ALL! Their store brand items are called "Great Value."

There are certain things that I will not buy Great Value. Such as their apple juice. It doesn't taste the same. Anyways, back to the taco seasoning. I have tried a variety of brands from Old El paso, to Great Value, to McCormick and I tell you, they all taste the same! The more expensive one is McCormick's taco seasoning; just wanted to put it out there lol...

There are certain seasonings and spices such as vanilla extract and others that I would only buy McCormick's though 😃, but taco seasoning, is not one of them.

If you were looking to buy taco seasoning and the brand you'd  normally buy is not available, try the others because, from my experience, they are all the same.
I think that we as people, are creatures of habit. When we've become used to one particular brand, we don't want to try any other one, until that brand is not available when we need it the most. That's when some of us would stretch.

I hope that this post helps you in some way because it was a delight writing it😊.

Until next time,

Stay cool in this summer heat!
Maryam💕

MARYAM'S WHOLESOME POTATO SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are you all doing today? I hope you're all having a great day and not allowing anyone steal your joy😊. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful World.

I am so excited to be sharing a new recipe with you all today. This particular recipe is one I just thought of and it came together as I moved around in my kitchen. It was delicious too😋.

So, I got up that day thinking about what delicacy I could put together in the kitchen that everyone would love. A different recipe that has vegetables and very nutritious content for the kids and us(me and my sweet man) to enjoy. It was then, that this delicious soup made it's grand entry via my kitchen recipe experimentation😁. Well, everyone my kitchen is my laboratory😂😂. I love coming up with different recipes that I and my family will enjoy and that I could share with you all. I strongly believe in sharing every new hack I find or come up with because there are moms or dads who may need it.

Okay, enough with all the smooth talking😂😂😂, let's get into the recipe.

What You Will Need

- 4 Medium Russet or regular white or red potatoes

- 1/2 A cup chopped onions

- 1 Teaspoon Knorr Beef

- 1/2 Teaspoon salt

- A Tablespoon olive oil

- 5 pieces fried boneless, skinless chicken strips

- 1 Pack Breakfast Sausage cooked and chopped

-  4 fresh medium tomatoes or a can of diced tomatoes

- 1 1/2 cups frozen green peas

- 1/2 frozen yellow corn

- 4 cups of water

- A soup pot

DIRECTION:

-Peel potatoes and chop them into small cube sizes

- Add 2 1/2 cups of water into pot 

-Place pot on stove at medium high

-Let water boil

-Add potatoes and cook until very soft(15 mins)

- Get a masher

-Mash potatoes but leave little chunks still

-Take pot off stove

-Turn off heat

-Get a bowl

-Empty pot content into bowl and set aside

-Rinse pot

- Set aside

- Get a blender or food processor

-Throw tomatoes, chicken strips, peas and corn into it

- Blend using the puree option

-Set aside when done

-Turn on stove to medium heat

-Place pot back on stove

-Heat up for 2 mins

-Add oil

- Throw chopped onions into oil

-Cook until translucent

- Add puree

-Stir in spices 

- Stir until pot content is one beautifully united symphony

- Add 1/2 cup of water and let boil

- Stir in potatoes and cooked chopped sausages 

-Cook at medium heat for about 10-12 mins

-Turn off stove and let simmer for another 5-8 mins

-Serve yourself a wholesome plate and enjoy!

This was very delicious. I hope you are able to recreate this recipe and enjoy it like my family and I did😍.

Thank you for stopping by today. It was my joy sharing this new recipe with you today.

Until next time,

Stay blessed!

Maryam💕