QJA Cooking

Quincy J. Allen recipes, tips, and tools for usually healthy eating from usually easy recipes. Okay, so sometime the food isn’t healthy but it’s delicious. And, yeah, sometimes it’s not easy to make, but it’s worth the effort. This section also includes recommended gadgets and widgets for use in the kitchen, as well as methods that have worked for me to make preparing meals easier.

Q’s Omega Seasoning

This seasoning blend is pretty much my go-to spice when cooking a wide assortment of dishes and sides. I’ve used it on steak, chicken, eggs, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower, fish, and a few other things. It’s virtually a zero-salt seasoning (and can be) that really brings out the flavor of foods of all kinds. I’m

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Jamaican Coconut Rice

This is a sweet rice dish that goes well with spicier and hotter stews or meats. In this case, it was originally prepared in conjunction with my Jamaican Oxtail Stew. Ingredients 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 whole head garlic 2 cups long-grain rice 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon grated fresh

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Quincy’s Raviagna (Crockpot Ravioli Lasagna)

At a recent gathering of some of my writer friends, I brought this “experiment” along as my contribution to the pot-luck. I started with my Famous Marinara recipe and then did something I’d seen on the cover of a magazine or something. The principle is simple: take marinara, some sort of pasta, and a soft

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