Fried spicy chicken bites.Marinated chicken with spicy homemade sauce.Yummy!
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 chicken breasts,boned and skinned,cut into bite pieces
• 1 cup (250 g) plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground ginger
• 3 teaspoons salt

For Spicy Sauce:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 jalapeno pepper,finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 8 oz (240 g) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup (250 g) heavy (double) cream

1.  Place chicken bites in a large zip lock  bag.Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl,combine yogurt,lemon juice,cumin,cinnamon,cayenne pepper,black pepper,ginger and salt.Mix well.
3. Pour mixture into zip lock with chicken bites. Seal tightly and toss well.Refrigerate for 1 hour.
4. Place marinated chicken bites (together with marinade) in a large frying pan.
5. Fry over medium-high heat heat until chicken  is done and cooked through.
6. Place fried  chicken bites in a strainer.Drain marinade and set chicken aside.
7. In a large sauce pan,melt butter.Add jalapeno and garlic and saute,stirring,for 1 minute.
8. Add cumin,paprika and salt.Stir well.
9. Add tomato sauce and heavy (double) cream.Stir well to combine.
10. When sauce sauce started to bubble,reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened (for about 20 minutes).
11. Stir in fried chicken bites and simmer for additional couple minutes.
12. Serve hot.

Grilled shrimp with avocado salsa. Shrimp with homemade avocado salsa.Very delicious recipe! Adapted from http://www.nuggetmarket.com
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 24 raw medium shrimp,peeled and deveined
• 18 cherry tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme
• 3 tablespoons shallots,minced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoon fresh basil,chopped
• 1/4 cup (60 g) extra-virgin olive oil
• kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• half of lemon
• 6 bamboo skewers,soaked

For Avocado Salsa:

• 1 ripe avocado,peeled,pitted and diced
• 1 small red onion,peeled and diced
• 1 small Roman tomato,seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro,chopped
• freshly squeezed lemon juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• kosher salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Cooking Method:

1. In a mixing bowl,combine all shrimp ingredients,except cherry tomatoes and lemon.
2. Mix well,then add shrimp,stir again and set aside for ,at least,4 hours.
3. Preheat your grill at medium-high heat.
4. Tread marinated shrimp alternative with cherry tomatoes onto skewers.
5. Grill 3-4 minutes per side.
6. Sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and black pepper,to taste.
7. Serve over homemade avocado salsa.

Avocado Salsa: 

1. In a mixing bowl,combine all salsa ingredients.
2. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

1. In a large nonstick skillet,cook ground beef and green chilies until beef is no longer pink.
2. Drain.
3. Add cream cheese,ground cumin and chili powder.Cool slightly.
4. Separate crescent dough into 24 triangles.
5. Spoon 1 tablespoon beef mixture along the short end of each crescent triangle.
6. Roll up.
7. Arrange point side down 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ingreased baking sheets.
8. Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C).
9. baked in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Serve baked beef-stuffed crescents warm.

Cooking Method:

1. In a slow cooker,combine all ingredients.
2. Toss well to combine.
3. Cover slow cooker and cook on low-heat setting for 6-8 hours or until beef is tender.
4. Using two forks,shred cooked beef inside of slow cooker.
5.  Toss shredded beef with cooking liquid set aside for 10 minutes.
6. Using a tongs,remove shredded beef from slow cooker.
7. Serve slow cooker barbacoa beef immediately.