Feature Friday

We are back for our Feature Friday. Today we are featuring my other sister, Jen.

Jen is the middle sister and otherwise known as my mother's mini-me. Can you tell?

Jen recently got engaged to Brandon and they are getting married next January and most importantly my two sweet girls get to be the flower girls! We are ALL very excited! According to Jacquelyn, Jen is going to be a princess and be so pretty, she is only going to dance with Pops and Brandon is going to be a REAL prince!!! Whenever we talk about the wedding, this is what she tells me...she's got it pretty straight! Let her believe in the fantasy as long as possible!!!!

Her and Brandon recently moved in together and I have to say, she is really taking to the whole domestic role pretty well! We ALL know Jen is VERY messy...but every time I have been to their place it is very clean. She is an AWESOME cook and always has a plate ready for Brandon!

This is one of his favorite things she cooks.

Mediterranean Lamb Chops and Quinoa

Lamb Chops

Drizzle lamb chops with fresh lemon juice and olive oil

Season with salt, red pepper and garlic powder

Sprinkle chopped fresh mint and garlic

Rub mint, garlic and season into the lamb

Turn lamb and repeat

Serve with Tzatziki Sauce, recipe can be found under labels.

Quinoa

Cook quinoa as directed on package

Once cooked, pour into a bowl, drizzle with fresh lemon juice 

and olive oil, stir and place in refrigerator.

Once it is cool, dice the following and add to quinoa:

                            jalapeno

                            onion

                            red bell pepper

                            tomato

                            cucumber

Add chopped fresh mint.

Season with a little more lemon, salt, red pepper and a little Tony's.

Meditteranean Lamb, 3 Dishes

Another Meditteranean post.
So you would think that since I am 1/2 lebanese and eat and cook lebanese food A LOT, lamb would be a staple in my house. Well it is, but not until this year. I never ate it growing up. It was one of those things I assumed I didn't like, so I never ate....
Well, this past year a good friend who is Indian cooked lamb and I tried it and it was delicious! HA! So at 30, this Lebanese girl decided she liked lamb! And my girls LOVE it.
I make this simple lamb and its so versatile. This dish is a version of what my good friend cooked me that got me to like it!
Sautee 1/2 onion and 3 fresh garlic pressed
Add 1 lb of ground lamb (i use a lean, young ground lamb)
**you can do more than 1 lb at a time and many times I do, because it makes lots of several fast meals**
Season with salt, red pepper, lemon pepper, cinnamon and tumeric
Let meat brown and cook all the way through
That's it!

For the girls I serve it over rice with Tzatzki sauce on top
Tzatzki Sauce
greek yogurt
chopped fresh mint and basil
1-2 fresh garlic pressed (the more, the spicer and stronger it will be)
you can put chopped fine cucumber and onion too

 

 

This is a really bad picture, I had 2 very hungry girls and couldnt stop for a proper picture....
It was one of those days where we played outside and came in and they were ready to eat and I couldn't get the plates to the table fast enough!
I also added cucumbers and cherry tomatoes halved on their plate for veggies.

For Jerry and I, I made a simple salad and put the ground lamb on top and used the Tzatziki as the dressing.

It makes great pita's too. Lamb, lettuce, tomatoe and tzatziki sauce!

Ground Lamb
3 Different Ways
1. Over rice
2. Salad
3. Pitas