Tadaaa! Put a fork in that thang because this cake is DONE. My simple four layer Strawberry Shortcake 🍰🤤 Grab some ice cream and let’s dig in**
This cake was fun to make. The icing is a simple white buttercream frosting that’s rich and creamy. My frosting can be used for both cakes and cupcakes. My child loves licking the bowl after I make a batch. I can’t blame her. It makes me feel like a kid again when I do it. ****
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE —————————————————————— 1/2c unsalted butter, softened 3 1/4c powdered sugar 1/4tsp lemon juice 1tsp vanilla extract 3tbsp milk ——————————————— DIRECTIONS Best butter with hand held mixers medium speed until creamy. Slowly beat in sugar until it’s smooth. Best lemon juice, vanilla, and milk. Add extra milk if necessary for the texture of the frosting.
I hope you all try this recipe and come back to leave a comment regarding your mix.
We all have wanted to “eat better” at some point in life. For me eating better use to mean boring dry food. YUCK! I love food way too much for that. As I started to do my research I took notice that I can eat good food that I didn’t consider as boring. My goal was to get healthy so I can stick around for years to come without sacrificing my enjoyment of food. I got in the kitchen and started whipping things up.
When you say eating better that can mean a lot. Just as how you portion your meals. For me eating better was to not eat out as much. I cook so often, I love to feel catered to sometimes. Who wouldn’t want to let their hair down after work and enjoy a nice meal with a cocktail? I wanted to cut down on my salt intake, and watch my portion so I wouldn’t over eat. Portion control can keep calories down. You can have a plate with your meat, veggie, and carbs but too much can tip the calorie scale. I created my own all purpose seasoning where I focused on herbs and spices more than I did salts. I wanted to eat good food so I wouldn’t have “ the itis “ after eating. You know, when you get sleepy after eating a meal. All I knew was I wanted change and it was up to me to make that happen.
I previously had done lunch box meals for different groups of people so making meal preps I figured should be a easy peasy.
Teriyaki Chicken w/ Pineapple Salsa
My goal was to come up with 9 tasty meals that would be tasty and fulfilling yet still nutritional . My protein choice was chicken and turkey. In my opinion they’re liked most and highly picked when asked a person of their choice when eating healthy. I LOVE pasta, so instead of normal noodles I opted for zucchini noodles that I prepared. My vegetables are all fresh never frozen or canned. Quick tip, when buying meat go to the meat counter normally located in the back off the store. You can ask the staff where the meat products are purchased. Most time it’s labeled on the signs sticker down in the ice. You would want to ask to be sure of any bio-chemical or man made food. We’ve all heard the stories. I’ve learned that while out to eat , restaurants aren’t responsible to tell you about their meat selection where are the grocery stores the information of the meats origination has to be labeled and the staff have to tell you. I also selected brown rice for some of my dishes. The benefits from rice served with a meal can be beneficial. First thing is rice helps to make you feel full faster, lower cholesterol, and controls blood sugar levels.
Chicken Bites over Zucchini pasta
I also chose to include fruit cups with the meal preps. Eating fruit is a great way to curve those snacking times for junk food. Fruit is low in calories and provide a natural sugar. Another benefit is that it’s low in fat. Whoohoo!! Nobody’s looking to have snack time and gain weight at the same time. I would do a mixed fruit cup or just a single fruit.
The “trick” in all of this is learning the correct serving size. You can usually find information under The Department of health and Human services and other government sites. A few ways serving the correct portions are:
• Use portion control dish ware. These can be purchased at your local dollar stores, Walmart,Target, Ross, online etc.
•Portion our your food prior to cooking it. This makes it easy for you to stay on track and make single serving meals easily.
•Control portions when eating out. Everyone is allowed a “cheat day”. Don’t lie to yourself or punish yourself. We all have those days where we accidentally slip up or intentionally, AND THAT IS OKAY. No one is perfect. Just remember to portion your food out. Take control over what you eat. If you can avoid falling victim to over eating during this time , it will leave you in full control
•Add Vegetables and fruit. There are many benefits to both. I mean God put this here for me and you, take advantage man, take advantage. Seriously though incorporate fruits and vegetables and take out some of those less healthier options.
•Listen to your rumbling tummy. Make sure you are eating when you feel hungry and stopping when you feel full. Your body will always tell you when to get up off your tail and get some food just as when you know all to well if you have to unbutton your pants, this means you’re full. Don’t over do it!
Spicy Salmon Bites Over Zucchini Pasta
I hope this helps you to figure out your path to eating better. Go get started and be great!
I’ll first say, YES of course there are many ways to make a broil. This is just my way and I hope you enjoy shrimp and broccoli because baybehh, the two of them together are AMAZING! I’ve been to many seafood places in my life, even cookouts with many great cooks. I think I just got inspiration from them all of how I would want my food cooked and what seasonings I would use.
I’m a BIG fan of seafood so this was right up my alley. I even tried the pescatarian life and well, that’s another story for another time. Let’s just say that. Seafood however can be seasoned many ways and that’s what I love most. I’m big on seasonings too. I think I have an overstock and I’ve decided to create my own. For this dish I went not so traditional on seasoning choices. I chose broccoli to give color and because it’s supposed to be good for you. Health is important right? This is also a dish where you can get your kiddos to EAT THE BROCCOLI! The flavors incorporated in this dish are just simply too amazing for anyone to pass up. Trust me you won’t have any left after you yell out the food is ready so be prepared.
This broil can be prepped in 15 minutes and done in 30 minutes. Another great thing about cooking this dish is the 30 minutes gives you free time since it’s cooked in the oven. I enjoy that small time as a mom. I can use it for spending time with my child or having myself a bit of me time. What mom doesn’t want that? So get your hands washed and let’s get into this.
**** INGREDIENTS ****
1lb Shrimp, cleaned and deveined
2 medium size broccoli crowns chopped from stalk
1/2 stick of butter
1 lemon, juice
1/4c Italian dressing
Seasonings: Steak seasonings, Natures, Garlic & herb Old Bay, lemon Old Bay, Ranch seasoning packet (sprinkle it over like seasoning)
**** DIRECTIONS ****
Pre- heat oven to 400 degrees. You can use a cookie baking sheet pan or a deep dish bakeware. You want to line it with foil. Add shrimp to one side and broccoli to the other. Or you can just mix it all together. It’s totally up to you, it doesn’t change the taste of the dish at all. Add the remaining of the ingredients. The seasoning amount can be to your liking. Remember that this is seafood so a little more goes a long way. Once completed cover the top of your dish with foil, folding the ends of every corner. Pop it in the oven for 30 minutes and ENJOY!
Are you the next to try this kicked up recipe? Leave me a comment and send a picture if you do. I can’t wait to see your dish!!
In 2015, I was working at a corporate office as a Lease Analysts.
Because of the low selection of tasty food and fellow employees who failed to stop and grab breakfast, I decided to start making muffins and small snacks and sell them. It was a HIT! After my shift changed it open time for me to offer full meals to cater for lunch. Which I called “Lunchbox Wednesdays.” I had a good run, but at the same time, I got depressed. Depressed because I could see how I wanted to spread myself over the DFW area, but I couldn’t keep the food warm.
My mom went out and bought items that could help me travel, but it was only a temporary fix. As time went by another shift change at the office came about. This took away lunchbox Wednesday’s. Things in my life were up and down with family, my child, finances, my faith, and work. I took a break for almost a year. I started reading different books on different subjects but all about business. I became encouraged.
I watched people I admired and studied them in a sense. My faith restored. I decided that my cooking business was my definite chief aim and that I had to get uncomfortable to become successful at what I wanted. I decided to push and accomplish something every day that involved Klohee’s Kitchen. I was already working from home, and I felt like God was saying this is the time. If you give me your all, this is time. I decided to listen. I made a brain map and decided to focus on my chief aim in life for the next five years.
I started back making plates for four cities in my surrounding area which lead to the request of other areas. More people from different states started noticing me. I got an idea to ship something that would be good and last when shipping by mail. I came up with a mouthwatering Strawberry lemonade cookie. I broke out of my shyness and started to get the word out. I’ve been able to meet with individuals from our local radio station who liked my cookies so much I was asked to help with a foundation their doing.
I’ve been able to get my cookies out to a few people at Radio One, which I had no idea they would post a response saying they actually tried the cookie and liked it. I’ve come in contact with a manager at a local grocery store who wants to speak to her manager about getting my cookies in their store. I’ve met with an individual who wants to invest in my business. All of these great opportunities because I didn’t give up on me or my faith. I became more focus on what I wanted, and now I know there’s no stopping me.
Where in at now is more than I could imagine. I’m so thankful and humbled by the response of my supporters and those who encourage me, especially my daughter whom I named my business after. I plan to continue to cook and serve these amazing experiences by food and soon have a food truck and then an actual building. In Gods speed!
Has it been a smooth road? Some struggles are finances. I’ve been off a job than on and now working full time for myself. I have a daughter, and I have to manage my time and when I work. It is really hard when you’re doing it on your own. I’m the manager, promoter, chef, writer, marketing, driver for deliveries, over shipping, and controller of social sites. One thing is that you can say you have experience in multiple categories if you ever need. But for now I’m enjoying the rise of it all.
