With trying to keep with the theme of quick meals for the brothers and sisters (cant forget the sisters out there) that find cooking a challenge, either because they are intimidated by the kitchen or they feel they just don’t have enough time, I’ve decided to share another quick recipe that I think is bursting with taste and flavor.  This is a recipe I decided to try one day because I wanted some jerk chicken but I only had turkey thighs in the freezer. So I figured, why not jerk some turkey. I’ve had jerk snapper, lobster, pork (back in my days of eating pork), and chicken. I recommend to everyone that if you really want some good jerk, head to Boston Bay Beach, Jamaica. It’s the jerk capital of the world. They have a jerk festival every year around the 4th of July. Anyway, back to the jerk turkey thigh recipe. It’s really easy… [Read more]

1/2 head of chopped cabbage (washed of course) 3 cloves of chopped garlic 1 chopped onion 1/4 of sliced bell peppers (yellow, green, & red) 1 Teaspoon of Chili garlic sauce Olive Oil Heat olive oil in frying pan Add chopped garlic to pan and sautee Add chopped onions and bell peppers to pan and saute until the onions are half way cooked (they will start to look transparent) Add cabbage to pan and stir continuously. Add either small amout of salt of some other type of seasoning with salt in it. (not too much) Add chili garlic sauce to pan (be careful; Sauce is high in sodium) Stir cabbage while its cooking. add additional garlic sauce to season to your liking. Check out Dwayne’s Blog at http://dwayneclarke.blogspot.com

INGREDIENTS 2 chick breasts 1 garlic clove (minced) ½ cup of butter (1 stick) 1lb of penne pasta (one box) 2 cups of frozen broccoli 1 cup of chardonnay or other white wine Fill a 2 qt. pot with water (3/4 full) and place it on a burner at high (until boil). Cut the chicken on the bias (turn the chicken and cut on a slant).  Heat a frying pan or skillet on medium – high for two minutes. Melt the butter in the pan and sauté the garlic for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Add wine and reduce heat to medium.  Let simmer for 2 minutes, stirring often.  Add chicken to skillet and let cook (about 8 – 10 minutes) on medium – low, stirring occasionally.  Meanwhile, add pasta to boiling pot and let cook according to the package.  Strain the pasta while reserving the boiling water.  Place broccoli in water and return to… [Read more]