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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
2 tsp Sugar
2 Whole chicken breasts, boned, skinned and cut into 3/4 Inch cubes
1 tsp White vinegar
1/4 - c Vegetable oil
1/2 To 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Chinese Rice wine or dry sherry
3 Green onions, sliced diagonally
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Minced fresh ginger
1 tbsp Cornstarch
1/2 c Unsalted cashews
How To Cook :
- Cook Rice according to package directions.
- Marinate chicken in 1 Tbsp soy Sauce and Rice wine for 30 minutes.
- Combine 2 Tbsp soy Sauce, cornstarch, Sugar and vinegar and set aside.
- Heat oil in wok or skillet. Add red pepper to taste and cook until black.
- Add chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Remove chicken. Add green onions and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Return chicken to wok. Cook 2 minutes.
- Stirring constantly, add soy Sauce mixture and any remaining chicken marinade.
- Add cashews. Serve over cooked Rice
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds chicken — or beef cut into stir fry strips
4 tablespoons butter — divided
1/2 onion — sliced thin
1 clove garlic — finely chopped
1/2 cup water
1 chicken bouillon cubes — or 2
1 pint sour cream — 1 medium container (pint?)
dash mustard
pepper
dill seed — optional
How to Prepare:
- In skillet melt 2 tablespoons butter and add onion and garlic (and sliced fresh mushrooms or canned if you like).
- Brown on low heat (not to burn garlic) and cook until onion is carmelized.
- Remove from pan and set aside.
- In same skillet add 2 tablespoons butter and meat strips.
- Add pepper and dill seed. Cook until well browned and butter has cooked away.
- Then add 1-2 boullion cubes (beef or chicken) and 1/2 cup water.
- Continue cooking until all moisture has gone and beef/chicken is coated nicely.
- Turn heat to low and add sour cream, 1 small squirt regular mustard.
- Add onions and garlic (and mushrooms if used)
- Stir well and heat through without boiling.
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 onion
chivesbacon
chicken - bones in — bones out, pounded flat - any way you like it
How to Prepare:
- Chop onion, mix with chives an cream cheese.
- Bones in chicken - chicken in baking dish, cream cheese mixture on top, cover with bacon slices.
- Boneless chicken - layered - bacon, chicken, cream cheese mixture, chicken, bacon.
- Pounded chicken - roll cream cheese mixture in center, wrap bacon around rolls.
- Bake 350 for about an hour.
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Ingredients:
2 Cornish Game Hens
Salt, pepper, and nutmeg — to taste
4 Ounces Cream Cheese
2 Heads Garlic
2 Tablespoons Butter
How to Prepare:
- Rinse hens, pat dry; reserve giblets for another use.
- Sprinkle hens with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Mix garlic with cream cheese and butter.
- Place half of mixture inside each hen, and some under skin as well.
- Place hens, breast side up oven dish, and cover with aluminum foil.
- Set oven to 450 degrees. Bake until hens are tender and light brown, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Remove cover; bake about 10 more minutes, until brown.
- Serve with cooking juices over hens.
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Ingredients:
2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts — pounded thin (2 to 3)
salt to taste
garlic powder to taste3 tablespoons pesto sauce — (3 to 4)
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
How to Prepare:
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and garlic powder on both sides to your desired taste.
- Brown chicken in frying pan then put approximately one tablespoon of Pesto on each piece of chicken and spread around to cover.
- Add Heavy Cream and an additional tablespoon of Pesto to pan and stir with wisk.
- Heat until sauce starts to thicken. I like to add a little Arrowroot or Not-Starch to help thicken.
- Serve chicken breasts with sauce on top and over your fresh cooked vegetables. Delicious!
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Ingredients:
1 pound chiken Boiled and deboned. — (1 to 5)
8 broccoli flowerets
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chicken stock12 ounces cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons frenchfried onions
3 tablespoons bacon bits
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
How to Prepare:
- Boil and debone chicken. Boil broccoli and drain.
- Mix mayo,sour cream,chicken stock and curry powder.
- Arrange shredded chicken on bottom of casserole dish, then broccoli.
- Pour mayo mixture over the chicken and the broccoli.
- Layer cheddar cheese and then onions and bacon.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool for five minutes and then serve.
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Ingredients:
Marinade:
1 tablespoon grated onion
1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 tablespoon ground or minced garlic
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Salt by estimateCoating:
1 tablespoon arrowroot (or any other cornstarch substitute)
1 tablespoon cream cheese
How to Prepare:
- Marinate the chicken wings in the above marinade for 4 - 8 hours (or overnight to really mix in the flavors) in the refrigerator.
- Drain and combine wings with the cream cheese & arrowroot mixture — just toss it all together and mix well (tip: use your hands).
- Then deep fry in very hot oil till browned on the outside.
- Drain on paper towel and enjoy with a tall cool drink.
- Cooking time varies but this should not be overcooked — just till the inside is no longer pink.
- Generally if the outside is evenly browned to a rich golden brown, these are done.
- For best results keep the skin on. 8 to 12 chicken wings
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Ingredients:
Marinade:
1 cup plain yogurt
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons each: ground cumin, ground red pepper, freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon each: cinnamon, salt
1 piece (1/2 inch long) ginger root, minced (I used 1 tsp ground ginger)
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubesSauce:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno chili, minced
2 teaspoons
ground coriander
1 teaspoon each: ground cumin, paprika, garam masala, see note
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 cup
whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
How to Prepare:
1. For marinade, combine yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, red pepper, blackpepper, cinnamon, salt and ginger in medium bowl or food-safe plastic bag. Stir in chicken and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. For sauce, melt butter in large deep skillet over medium heat. Addgarlic and jalapeno and cook 1 minute. Stir in coriander, cumin, paprika,garam masala and salt. Stir in tomato sauce and
simmer 15 minutes. Stir incream and simmer until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Add choppedcilantro.
3. Meanwhile, heat grill to medium high (or heat broiler). Thread chicken onskewers and discard
marinade. Grill or broil chicken until cooked through,about 8 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from skewers and add to sauce. Simmer about 5 minutes.
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Ingredients :
2 lbs Spareribs
1 Clove Garlic
2 tbsp Dark soy Sauce
1/2 tsp Hot Chili oil (omit with Chap Sam Sauce)
2 tbsp soy Sauce
3 tbsp Orange honey
1 Green onion
3 tbsp “Koon Chun” Hoisin Sauce (or Chee Hou or Chap Sam Sauce)
1 tbsp Dry Marsala
How To Cook :
- Chop ribs into 2″ sections.
- Mix remaining ingredients and marinate ribs in mixture for 4-6 hours, turning several times.
- If you marinate overnight, keep refrigerated, and allow to warm up before baking.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Drain ribs, saving marinade.
- Place ribs on rack in roasting pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, basting every 15 minutes.
- Turn up heat to 375 and finish undisturbed for 15 minutes, until slightly crusty.
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey — or beef
1 jar pasta sauce (I used Classico Tomato & — it was lowest in carbs)
Pesto
1 tablespoon dried onions — minced
8 savoy cabbage leaves — savoy is an oblong cabbage
1 pound ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese — divided
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 eggs
How to Prepare:
- Brown ground turkey or beef & onion in large skillet.
- Add sauce, stir and simmer over low heat.
- Meanwhile, wash cabbage leaves, then dunk each one in boiling water for 30 seconds, followed by ice water for 30 seconds.
- Lay flat to dry. Mix ricotta, 1/3 c. parmesan, seasoning and eggs. Stir well.
- Cut cabbage leaves into uniform size by cutting off some of the thick stalk ends.
- Put 1/8 of cheese mixture onto thick end of each leaf, then roll up.
- Place in greased 9 x 12 casserole dish. Repeat with remaining cabbage leaves.
- Spoon turkey or beef sauce over top of cabbage rolls, sprinkle with remaining parmesan, cover tightly with foil, and bake at 350ΒΌ for 1 hour
NOTES : Counts for cabbage, pesto, and pasta sauce not included in totals.
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