Week 3 –

Bacon Balsamic Brussels Sprouts, Parmesan and Herb roasted radishes, and Blackened Chicken tenders. (ALL COOKED IN THAT FINE LITTLE AIRFRYER)

So, as you see I have done a little more with the menu this week. I decided to give you a small sample of what a meal in my own home consist of.

Family is everything for us in life, when we choose to cook, we are showing our family if blood or not that we care and love them by putting all our magic in to our food.

So, lets begin and enjoy the fruits of our labor, light those candles, turn up the music and dance while you cook. Enjoy😊

1st BACON BALSAMIC BRUSSELS SPROUTS

2 cups brussels sprouts cleaned, cut, and trimmed in half

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

2 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled up in to very small pieces

In magic we use a lot of different ingredients to help us feel closer to a higher self. Although some of these items are used for magical purposes like the olive oil, salt, black pepper one we don’t usually think of is balsamic vinegar. Now balsamic is a different process then your typical vinegar that is used for the process of hexing people. But vinegar in itself can be used for other magic spells and adding just that right taste to your dish.

Direction:

1.     In a large bowl put the brussels sprouts in olive oil, then sprinkle that salt, black pepper, Place them in an ungreased air fryer. Set the temp to 375 set the timer for 12 to 15 minutes. You want to shake the basket about 6 or 7 minutes in and make sure they are not sticking. You want to make sure they are tender when stuck with a fork and have a hint of that wonderful brown color from the roasting effect.

2.     Last step. (I said it will be a quick meal because who has time to cook during the week)

Place the sprouts in a serving dish, add the balsamic vinegar, add the bacon over the top and serve warm.

2nd PARMESAN HERBS RADISHES

Now I know…. Radishes…... no one ever likes radishes… but I swear you… they will melt like potatoes in your mouth. These have the same effect as a roasted potato. I usually do them in the oven just because I like the effect more, but we are cooking easy today.

1 to 2 pounds radishes – ends removed, and quartered

2 tablespoons butter melted – (now I LOVE butter so I always use more. Lol……)

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon dried parsley

¼ teaspoon dried Orengo

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 pack of sazon (yeah not your normal but I love the color it gives them)

¼ cup of Parmesan cheese (Yeah, I use more here too)

DIRECTION:

1.     Once you have cleaned and cut the radishes you will place in a large bowl, put the melted butter, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, sazon, and black pepper and mix it all up. Now don’t forget to mix right to left or clockwise direction. Don’t want to make others sick. Set that little air fryer at 350 and set that timer for 10 to 15 minutes. You want to make sure you are shaking it 3 times in the time it is cooking. So that would be about every 5 minutes. Radishes depending on the size of them will need to be cooked until fork tender and are a golden color.

2.     Once done to fork test you want to take them out and add to a serving dish and put that parmesan cheese on it and serve warm. Or if you are like me, pop those radishes in the oven for like 2 or 3 minutes and melt all that good cheese. Lol…

Now from a magical side herbs are always better when they are fresh so anytime you can use fresh parsley, oregano and things of this nature please do so.

Parsley is great for healing, protecting, and when used in different spells it can be a great added touch a little bit of luck.

Oregano is great for soothing coughs, but did you know that using oregano as part of your daily actives help reduce blood pressure.

Garlic powder – this is one of those that I try to promote the fresh facture because fresh garlic in the magic sense can be used to for protection and various spell work.

Black pepper – this can be one of those spices you keep like salt. Black pepper like salt can be very strong, it can be used to ward off jealousy, use for cleanse and other various magical spells.

3rd BLACKENED CHICKEN TENDERS

1-pound boneless skinless chicken (cut up into chicken tenders)

2 tablespoons coconut oil melted

1 teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon chili powder

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

DIRECTION:

1.     Once you have cut up all the chicken and got it in to a large bowl, you want to coat them with the melted coconut oil, and all the spices.

2.     Get your air fryer set up to 375 degree and set that timer for 12 to 15 minutes you want to make sure that they have an inside temperature of 165 to 170 degrees when tested. The chicken will have a dark color because of the various spices and when you have tested the temperature serve with the rest of the food you just made and enjoy.

Magical spices like the intent we put into our food is very important. We want to make sure that we are giving good will, love, happiness, protection to all who enjoy. Using various spices help this, lighting candles while you cook can help as well.

Paprika – can increase the magical spell because of the heat it brings to it.

Chili powder – this is another spell booster as I call it, wards off unwanted visitors

Cayenne pepper – helps with protection, spell booster, helps with increasing aura, etc….