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I always have a big bag of frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts in my fridge or freezer. Chicken is probably one of the most popular meats to cook. I am not usually a big fan, as I have had one too many pieces of dried up chicken that would have been better served as a very tasty jerky. However, I have found several ways to make really delicious meals from chicken. I love chicken salad and one of my favorites is curry chicken salad. I wanted to create something that still had the tangy-sweet taste of curry chicken, while at the same time, bringing in some sweeter Moroccan elements into the mix like pomegranate syrup and mint. Although the ingredients are not the same, I was inspired by the tastes and flavor combinations found in Moroccan Bastilla– a sweet pastry stuffed with pigeon or chicken almonds and honey and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

This is my entry for Weekend Herb Blogging being hosted this week by Ulrike from Küchenlatein
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This is my first time entering the BrownieBabe event. So I knew I had to come up with something good for Myriam over at Once Upon a Tart, and the rest of the fab bakers out there! So without further ado!

This is not your ordinary brownie. This is something much more; it is decadence at its best. This is a family recipe, just not my family’s. It was given to my mom many years ago and had a rather non-descript name. So it is that same recipe, but it got a name makeover. Brownies are chocolate, so we didn’t need to stick that word in their title, but what makes these brownies so special are the little inlets of molten caramel that oozes through these brownies.

So after much deliberation, I decided to rename them  Caramel Fjord Brownies! I hope you enjoy these little pieces of heaven and that I am worthy enough to become a BrownieBabe!
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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to announce that I am starting my own food event called the Royal Foodie Joust. I have to thank Ruth from Once Upon a Feast and Presto Pasta Nights for encouraging me and giving me some great pointers about hosting foodie events!

Please visit the Leftover Queen Forums for information regarding the Royal Foodie Joust Monthly Event and to see what the first challenge is!

Let the games begin!

Now let’s get something straight first. I am not a diet person. Sometimes, we all have to get back into balance after a holiday season or too many weekend parties or excursions in a row, but in my opinion diets the way they are set up always fail, and people who are always on them, struggle more than they need to working so hard, just to end up not being able to keep up with all the rules and regulations. I was in the health field before I broke out and became a professional foodie. I learned so much about how people eat, why people eat and how people finally got a handle on their eating and got healthier. The way is one word and one word only which I think is initially scarier than “diet” because it requires change and commitment –the word is lifestyle.
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Hi Everyone! As promised, after hitting 100 members of the Foodie Blogroll, I have started and opened The Foodie Blogroll Forum!

Our 100th Member was Kat of Our Adventures in Japan! So thanks Kat!

So please feel free to go over there, hang out and discuss all your favorite food topics!

To get to the forums, click here!

As promised here is the next recipe for the class I will be teaching about Mediterranean food at the Culinaria.
This week’s Mediterranean Recipe of the Week is Baba Ganoush! I love this recipe. It is easy to make and delicious to eat. Baba Ganoush is very versatile – you can eat it with raw veggies, or toasted pita. Use as a sandwich spread or just eat if off the spoon! I will be preparing it for my class as a dipping sauce for lamb kabobs. A little unconventional, but I never said I was anything but!
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