Chipotle Shrimp Pasta Madness

I was introduced to Chipotle in Adobe Sauce in 2008 and boy I've been hooked ever since!  LOL!  Now this dish that I made was random and I went way to far with it!  LOL!  Talking about spicy madness well this dish was just that!  LOL!  At the time my brother had just dropped in on me...yes, dropped in!  Aggghhh...that's a whole other story that I don't care to share. Anyway, I wanted some spicy shrimps and I was on a Chipotle spree for about 3 months...everything had to have Chipotle in it!  Hahahaha!  So I pulled together some ingredients and explored!  Now you can tell I didn't really know the true power that Chipotle in Adobe Sauce possessed...I had the nerve to add red crushed peppers!  WHEW!  This dish was FIRE!!!  Literally!!!!  LOL!  It was so good but HOT to death!  My brother thought I was trying to kill his ass!  LOL!  My kids nose was running (remind you I had not yet to taste because I was too busy serving) and eyes watering but they kept eating it!  I'll never forget this pregnant girl on the block...my brother was talking to her mother at the time and she wanted some.  So my brother fixed her a plate!  The girl face turn red as fire!  I felt so bad but she kept eating and saying how good it was.  I warned her that it wasn't good for the baby while my brother sat their CTFU!  SMH! 

Anyway, back to the recipe!  I really don't remember how much of what I put in here so I just warn you...leave out the damn red pepper flakes and PLEASE pureed the Chipotle in Adobe Sauce, add a little oil, and don't use too much!!!!  I used to whole damn can!  LMAO!  Oh and make AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!  I have a picture of the ingredients so I won't list them here.  Trial and Error=Delicious!!!!  LOL

 Do you see how dangerous this sauce looks?  SMH

 Enjoy!

Jill's Comfort Zone

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

I can't stress enough how much I love bacon!  So with two of my favorites combined into one...I'm in heaven.  These Bacon Wrapped scallops are delish, quick and easy to make.  I served this with fried potatoes with veggies and steamed green beans.  We had game night around this time so Jazzie chose Sorry!  I truly enjoy spending time with my girls!  Love It!

Wrap bacon over scallops and secure with a toothpick. Place on baking sheet. Broil 6 minutes on each side or until bacon is crisp. Squeeze lemon over each. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Jill's Comfort Zone

Oven Fried Chicken

Oh you know I had to experiment. One day I was looking at this whole chicken and thought "I sure don't want bake chicken". I didn't wanna stand over the stove frying chicken either...I was just in to mood for something new and quick (hassle free). Ha, well I ended up cutting up the chicken then still looking at it I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I never made oven fried chicken before so why not!

Pretty simple...all you need is a fryer chicken, flour, your favorite seasoning blend and butter.  Preheat oven 425 degrees.

Cut up the chicken, season with salt and pepper.  Then I seasoned my flour with my usual seasoning when I fry chicken and toss to coat the chicken pieces.  I can't remember how much butter I used but I melted some and poured in a foiled lined baking pan.  Add the chicken to the pan and cook for about an hour or more.  After 30 minutes or so turn the chicken, lower the stove temperature to 325 degrees and cook for the remainder cooking time. This was really delish!!!!  The chicken comes out nice and crispy as you can see!  Yummy!

Enjoy!

Jill's Comfort Zone

Baked Scallops

Who doesn't love seafood?  Well I sure do!  The girls and I truly love some seafood.  I haven't been able to cook as much seafood like I use to do to the fact that I moved to the West End and we're not near a Fish Market.  I don't like to buy seafood from the Supermarkets because it's not really fresh.  Man oh man how I miss having my monthly seafood feasts.  SMH!  Well I enjoy scallops...sometimes they can be a little too fishy depending on the way they are made.  I like them baked most of the time and served over some pasta.


Ingredients:
*1 1/2 lbs bay scallops or sea scallops, quartered or whole
*2 Tbsps dry white wine or sherry
*1 Tbsp lemon juice
*1/4 tsp sea salt
*1/4 tsp white pepper
*1/8 garlic powder
*1/2 cup bread crumbs (optional)
*1/2 tsp dried parsley
*pinch cayenne
*2 Tbsps melted butter
*sprinkle paprika

Preheat oven 400 degrees.  Pour melted butter into a baking dish.  Distribute butter and scallops evenly inside the dish.  Mix wine, lemon juice, salt, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder and dried parsley in a bowl.  Pour mixture over scallops.

Bake until scallops are firm, about 20 minutes.

Enjoy!


Jill's Comfort Zone

Jamaican Beef Patties

Well I'm getting ready for my Housewarming/Birthday Celebration on June 11th!  I'm going through my cook books trying to finalize my menu and put together my shopping for next month.  Time to get started!!!!  I tell ya, I'm sooooo excited about this gathering because I'm going to see some old time friends and family that I haven't seen in years!  Some are traveling miles just to come see me and I'm sure my delicious food plays a big part!  LOL!  But all jokes aside I get all choked up every time I buy something or start arranging things for this even!   I'm looking forward to a great time next month!  Great friends, delicious food, wine and music...you can't expect nothing but the best time ever!!!!

Which brings me to this recipe which was a big hit at my previous Housewarming about 6 or 7 years ago.  I'm thinking about making these next month but not sure.  I just wanted to share this recipe with you guys because it was truly delish.  I can't remember where I found this recipe from (I found it a along time ago.) but I found it online some where.  One ingredient I didn't use was the Jamaican rum.  Maybe I'll contact Jazzie's dad to see if he can get a hold of some one of these days but for right now I'll just do without it. 


 Ingredients: (Yields 48 appetizer size patties) *Double ingredients for more.
*1 pack puff pastry, (I used something else but can't think of the name right now) Update: I found them!  hahaha

*1 Tbp Jamaican rum
*1/2 lb ground beef
*1/2 cup diced onion
*1/2 cup green onion
*2 Tbsps diced jalapeno peppers
*1 tsp thyme
*1/4 cup curry powder
*1 tsp salt
*1 tsp white pepper
*1/4 cup bread crumbs

In a sauce pan, begin to brown the ground beef over medium heat along with the onion, green onion and the jalapenos.  Add thyme, curry powder, rum, salt and pepper.  Combine and cook for an additional 3 minutes turn off the heat, add the bread crumbs and let cool.

Remove the puff pastry from the freezer about 20 minutes prior to using it.  Lay out the puff pastry sheets and cut out 48 circles with a 2 inch cookie cutter.  Remove the excess dough scraps and using a rolling pin, roll out each circle slightly.

In the center of each dough circle, place a tsp of the cooled meat mixture.  Fold over the dough to form a half-moon shape.  Crimp together the edges with a fork.  Place on a cookie sheet and place in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.


I didn't take a picture because I was too busy in the kitchen at that time.  It was a crazy moment in the kitchen with my Bestie, Ebony Simpson!  LOL!  We still laugh about it this very day!  I couldn't find my cook books...OMG it was a crazy moment but everyone had a great time! 

Enjoy!


Jill's Comfort Zone