Scrumptious Spicy Chicken Kabobs!

Hey Everyone!

So I have been experimenting lately in my kitchen and I seem to have discovered a winning recipe of Chicken Kabobs! It's predominantly an Indian cuisine that has marinated chicken cubes on a skewer. Of course, there are many variations to this and you can even alternate with pieces of veggies or potatoes - whatever your like! Also, there are a ton of ways they can be cooked - in the oven (like I did), on a BBQ grill or even in a fry pan. I baked mine, which is why they are virtually fat free! The picture is not of the ones I made though, it's taken from Google. They were gone before I could even snap a picture! Here's how I made them:

2 tbsp  fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp  vinegar
1 tbsp  tandoori chicken mix (available at almost any Indian grocery store)
1 tsp  coriander powder
1 tsp  fennel seed powder
1-2 tbsp  mustard
1 lb  boneless chicken breast or thigh (cut into small cubes)
2 tbsp  oil (only if you're grilling or frying in a pan)

1) Mix the lemon juice, vinegar, tandoori chicken mix, coriander + fennel seed powders and mustard until well combined.
2) Throw in the cubed chicken and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
3) Skewer the pieces onto wooden sticks (or even metal ones if you have them). At this point, you can add other pieces of vegetables if you like to the skewers.
4) To cook:
Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 to 30 minutes. To do this, line a 3x9x2 inch baking pan with aluminum foil to avoid ruining your pan. Put the skewers on top in such a way that the ends of the sticks are balancing on the edges and the meat is hanging for it to cook evenly. (I'll take a picture of this next time to show you guys.)
or:
Fry with oil in a large flat pan on medium heat until the meat is cooked, or:
Grill the kabobs (if you choose to do so, make sure you add oil into the marinade).

And there you have it, spicy scrumptious Chicken Kabobs! :)

iPhone Cake

I suppose I should start this first with some of my latest cake designs. I'm still an amateur of course, but a very quick learner! I initially learned cake decorating when I was about 8 years old as I used to watch my mom (who by the way, is also an avid baker). Ever since then, I'd find myself sneaking into the kitchen, baking a cake when no one was home, and then pulling out my mom's decorating set with her shiny tips and letting my imagination wander. I taught myself how to do borders, flowers, writing, and all that other fancy stuff mostly by looking at decorating magazines and YouTube videos (after I turned 13 and the internet became more popular-that is!). But either way, my most prized creation is my most recent cake that was shaped as an iPhone for my husband's birthday, primarily because it was my first time working with fondant!

So what do you think? I know I've messed up on small little details here and there - but hey, it's only my first time working with it! I hope to definitely make more cakes with this. The only issue I seem to have is that the fondant itself is way too sweet, so most people tend to stay away from it. Just an FYI for those who aren't familiar with that term: "fondant" is a type of icing that's like dough and you roll it out into a sheet and cover the cake to give it that flawless look. You'll see in some of my later posts the difference between fondant and regular icing (as I usually tend to use regular buttercream icing in most of my cakes just because it tastes better and is lighter).

Anyway, that's my first baking post!

Until next time,

Peace :)