Hello every, thank you for checking out my blog today. I am so excited to be writing today.
Hope you and your family are well? It is summer and June is almost done. I am wishing you all the best the rest of the month and beyond has to offer.
In today's blog; I want to share my experience at my first Sabbath Celebration, a few weeks back.
Prior to attending the Sabbath celebration, I was under the impression that I was going to a Jewish party and we were going to sing Jewish songs, dance to Jewish music and eat Jewish foods. Because I was so excited for the new experience, I spent a few days telling the kids about it and what to expect. While the kids and I were looking forward to a Jewish celebration, our actual experience was nothing Jewish but we still had a great time.
My friend Kesha goes to a church where they have home meetups at certain times in each month and they call it Sabbath Celebration. When she invited us to her home for the Sabbath Celebration, I totally assumed it had something to do with Jewish tradition. When we went, though it wasn't at all what the kids and I had expected, we still had a blast at our not-so-Jewish Sabbath Celebration. Though there were no Jewish foods in sight, my friend made the best Mexican food we could have hoped for. She even made sure there was peanut butter jelly sandwich for Le'Veon. Kesha is a great host and we definitely had a blast. Kesha introduced us to her brother and friends. I'm glad to say we made some new friends on our not-so Jewish Sabbath Celebration.
I enjoy making new friends and eating at their homes. Food is such a great part of my life and I enjoy trying foods from different cultures. I promised Kesha that on her next Sabbath Celebration, I would bring some Jewish foods. She actually invited us this past week but we couldn't make it because we had made other plans. But I still stand by my word that on our next Sabbath Celebration with Kesha and her family, I will bring some Jewish food so we can have somewhat Jewish Sabbath experience.
Good morning wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are you all doing today. I hope you are all doing great. today is a beautiful day. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life.
In today's blog, I wanted to share the importance of enjoying time away from your home and home cooked meals with your family. I have come to see the importance of making a change every now and again. Being at home with family and making dinner, day in and day out is all amazing and sweet but it can also become boring. In my case, I cook, clean and work at home. While I'm grateful for the convenience, it can become boring and uninspiring and this is why I make it a habit to take my kids out to eat food cooked by someone else.
The kids and I went to Applebees to have dinner and it was good. We liked our waitress. She was kind and our food was delivered ontime. You can see pictures of our food on the blog. Our dessert was delicious too.
Onion rings and bread sticks were yummy too.
I ordered the endless wings and fries. Couldnt make it past my first batch.
Prior to taking the kids to Applebees, I had shown Zoe the menu to choose what she might eat. I think this is another fun twist you can bring to your family. You can make a plan to take them out and build up the excitement leading up to the date but reviewing the menu and looking at pictures of the food on the restaurant's website. Our dessert, we decided on before we arrived at the restaurant because Zoe and I saw the picture and decided we would order it.
Make takign your kids out to eat a fun event you all plan towards. It would bring more family memories and things to talk about later with them.
I really enjoy going out and circulating my money at different fun spots and restaurants with my kids.
Here's the video to see our full adventures:
I think it's great for our mental health too, lol.
Thank you for checking out my blog today. I hope you were inspired.
Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you for stopping by today. In today's blog, I want to share the easiest and best chicken recipe I ever tried. It so happens that I came up with it lol...
I used to make complcated chicken strips but never really got the texture or taste I really loved until now.
What you need:
10 Boneless, skinless chicken strips
Progresso Bread crumbs
Zatarains Creole seaoning
Vegetable oil
Combining Ingredients
Place 10 skineless, boneless chicken strips
into a mixing bowl
Add a teaspoon of Zatarains seasoning
Mix seasoning until chicken is covered
Add 1/3 cup Progresso bead crumbs and mix
Set chicken aside
Add 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil to a frying pan
Let heat for about 3 minutes at medium high heat
place chicken strips in oil and let side cook for 3 minutes
flip over and let other side cook for another 3 minutes
Lower heat to medium and let cook for another 2 minutes per side
Life chicken out of oil and place on a flat plate
Let cook for 3-5 minutes
Now you are readty to eat with any dipping sauce of your choice
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.
What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Thank you for checking out my blog today. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you for checking out Maryamsjoyfullife, we are glad you are here.
Today, I want to share my favorite mashed potato recipe with you. I hope you like it because it is very easy to make and simply delicious. Enjoy!
MAMA’S HOMEMADE MASHED POTATOES
What you will need:
2lbs idaho potatoes
4 cups of water
‘½ cup whole milk
⅓ cup butter
½ tsp salt
A deep soup pot
A masher
DIRECTIONS:
Peel potato and cut into ½ pieces
Place in pot and add water
Cook over medium high heat for about 20 minute or until potatoes are very soft
Drain excess water
Turn stove down to low heat
Add salt, butter and milk
mash with a masher until potatoes, butter, and milk combine perfectly
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.
What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are you all doing today? I hope you're all having a great day, today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you all for joining me.
My kids hate vegetables. Whenever I put some on their plates they start saying "YUCK!" Or even start acting like they are about to throw up. That used to get me. They know that I don't like seeing them sick. Anytime I notice anything unusual about them, I jump up and start fuzzing over them. I should've said I used to jump up and fuzz. Thank God for grace. The grace of God has helped me overcome fear and anxiety when it comes to my kids.
I understand their tricks and don't fall for them anymore. Instead of trying to convince them to eat their veggies, I have found a better way to do it. Smoothies!! Yes, smoothies. My kids love their juice and smoothies. What they don't know is that I sneak in carrots, spinach, kale and all the different veggies they hate into their smoothies. Lol...
It's so sweet to watch them gulp down their smoothies and express how delicious it is not knowing that they are actually eating their veggies 😆
If you struggle with getting your kids to eat their veggies, you may want to try making smoothies for them.
Another way I get them to eat their veggies is by blending them together and making soups. They love their vegetable noodle soup. It's really delicious the way I make it. I think you'd like it too. I will share my recipe in a later post.
Thank you for reading my post. I hope you have an amazing evening.
What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are you all doing today? I hope you are all having a great day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you all for joining me.
I love tea! Especially natural teas. I don't like caffeine though. Caffeine gives me a headache. I don't like that.
A few days ago, I did a live video on my channel. I have linked the video to this post. I shared my favorite tea recipe and promised myself to make a blog post about it. I love peppermint and ginger. I make mint and ginger tea a lot. I make them separately and combined. I have a jar of dried peppermint leaves I bought a while back from Amazon; here's the link to get it https://amzn.to/2QxDuzp
From drinking these teas separately, I have discovered some personal benefits from them. I notice that whenever I have a headache, peppermint tea cures it after a few sips. Peppermint also refreshes my body after a very stressful day. Here's how I make it:
I get a couple of tablespoons of dried peppermint leaves and pour it into my teapot containing two cups of water. I boil and turn off the stove. I let it brew on the warm stove top for about 5-7 minutes before serving. I get a filter and filter the leaves out into a cup. Add a teaspoon of honey and it is ready for my enjoyment.
Ginger roots are great for your digestive system. I love ginger tea. I have found that it cleanses my system and using the restroom is easy and it cures gas too. It's awesome!
I love the spicy taste and combined with a little bit of honey, oh my! It's heavenly!
This is how I make my Ginger root tea: I get a couple of medium size heads and pound in my mini pestle mortar. You can blend it, if you don't have a pestle mortar. I then put it into my tea pot containing a pot of water. Then I boil. I then turn off the stove and let sit for about 5 minutes and then I filter the bark from the tea into my favorite tea cup. I add a tablespoon of honey and stir. Then I take a sip and enjoy!
This the honey I have been using. Mountain ridge 100% Natural honey. I got it from Walmart.
This is my teapot. It's a beautiful kettle by Portobelo which I bought from Ross Stores.
Here's my glorious cup of tea. Truly a glorious experience whenever I make this tea.
I make a combined Ginger and Peppermint tea. Follow the steps already shared but add both ingredients to the pot of water and boil. It's truly refreshing.
I hope you have enjoyed this post. It gives me so much joy to be able to share things that I love with you.
What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are you 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 all for joining me.
Today is about food the blog. I love food, as I have said many times before. Food is life to me. You eat to live and food helps you think. The right kind of food that is... Lol. Food can make you sleep too.
I enjoy food from different cultures around the world and I am on a food tasting program and muckbang for the next 6 weeks. Last week, I tried Korean food for the first time and this week, I don't know what I am going to be trying yet. When I do, I will film it and make a blog post about it.
So, about a week ago, I tried Mexican Churros for the first time. It was amazing! I couldn't put it down until I finished eating each stick.
My Chorros history: I had seen one of my very good friends; Tanya, eat it with her family a few times and thought it looked really delicious. I finally had my chance to try it.
That day, I wasn't even thinking about Churros at all. In fact, I stopped by Nam Dae Mun International Market for some amazing Korean food. While my sweet baby, Zozo and I were walking around the store, we came across a Mexican bakery within the store and I suddenly remembered Churros. It just came to my mind fro nowhere and I immediately walked up to the counter and asked one of the bakers if they made Churros and she said they did. I later came to find out there are different types of Churros. They had Vanilla and Caramel Churros. Of course I ordered one of each.
They were so yum. They were soft and buttery and delicious. I loved it so much that I ate the whole thing in less than 3 minutes.
If you are looking to try a new snack and you ain't scared of sugar, give Mexican Churros a try. You just might find your new favorite snack like I did.
Now I want to go back to Nam Dae Mun and get me some Churros.
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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Hey guys. It's a beautiful rainy, windy, cold day and I'm grateful for being a part of it. If you live in the Atlanta area, make sure to stay dry and warm.
Although I have travelled to a few countries but my list of countries to visit is still long. In all of my previous trips, I never thought of putting together a list of to-do and to-experience activities. I think it might be because most of my trips have been business oriented. Now, as I have evolved and studied the lives of travelers and other entrepreneurs, I have become more conscious of what it's all about.
Mark Wiens is one of my favorite food bloggers. Check him out here: https://migrationology.com/travel-guides/dubai-uae/. I love how involved and passionate he is about the local foods of each country he visits.
What is the essence of traveling without truly experiencing the culture and traditions of the new country or community? Life is a combination of experiences. It is my goal to live in every moment. As a result, I have come up with a list of must experience when I visit my next list of countries.
Food is a great part of any people. In the food of a people, you could learn a great deal about their culture and traditions. Questions such as: what occasion do you make this type of food? Who makes the food? How is the food eaten? How do you give thanks? What's the traditional name of this food? Which community did it first get introduced? These are questions that I look forward to asking when I try their traditional meals.
Looking at my friends who have traveled the world extensively, I have learned that the best places to eat are not at 5 star elaborate hotel restaurants. You can't really enjoy the richness of the culture of a people in their food this way because there's a big external cultural influence on it to appeal of tourists from the west. You have to look for a random local restaurant or go to their farmer's market and try foods made by locals at their small shops. This type of atmosphere gives you a real experience of a people and an intimate view of what life is truly like. Mmmm... it's so inspiring just writing about it. I love meeting new people and learning about their different cultures. What perfect location to connect.
This is just a short list but it's a valuable one to me. In the root of every culture is a people. People are the goal. In everyone is the longing and desire to be accepted and loved just as they are. Showing deep and genuine interest in the way of life of a people, is a great way to spread love and unity and acceptance.
Having all of these in mind, I look forward to my next travel. It will be an amazing one!
