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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Written By: Chris - Jan• 13•14

I didn’t always care for Brussels Sprouts growing up. In recent years, I’ve found that simply roasted these little bites provide a really flavorful addition to a meal microsoft word 2003 free full german. It is important not to overcook them because not only do they lose their nutritional value and taste but they can begin to emit the unpleasant sulfur smell, which is the part I think most people don’t care for hachiko film kostenlosen. After reading that these little gems are high in protein and can provide cholesterol-lowering health benefits, I’ve been adding them into our diet adobe illustrator cs2 kostenlos! I’ve even gotten Bill to eat them! I’ve learned that they contain glucosinolate, which are important phytonutrients for our health because they are the chemical starting points for a variety of cancer-protective substances pdf dateien herunterladen android. Costco has had some small little ones in stock recently and I really like the flavor and texture of not having to cut them like I would the larger ones plural lucky block herunterladen.

Ingredients:
1 Pound Brussels sprouts
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees ps4 titelbilder downloaden.

Cut off the ends of the brussels sprouts that may have browned and remove the outer leaves vpn mac free download. In a small bowl, toss them with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place the sprouts evenly on the pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes download sap file.

Roll the sprouts by shaking the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly cities skylines for free. Taste and cook until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, to your liking. Serve immediately.

We enjoyed these as a simple side dish along salmon and spinach souffle wilma download. The wine was a delicious Kennedy Shah, Merlot and below, they were served combined with roasted butternut squash, onions and red pepper. A delicious combination!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli

Written By: Chris - Jan• 12•14

This is a dish I prepared recently, while visiting my friend Jen. She was hungry for something creamy and this hit the spot! Wikipedia’s description of Fettuccine Alfredo is a pasta dish made from fettuccine pasta tossed with Parmigiano-Reggino cheese and butter download cydia for free apps. As the cheese melts, it emulsifies the liquids to form a smooth and rich coating on the pasta. In the United States cuisine it is sometimes mixed with other ingredients such as broccoli, parsley, cream, garlic, shrimp and/or chicken microsoft spiele herunterladen! You can use whatever pasta you like and this would be a treat and not something Bill and I would eat very often. Although chicken and broccoli are good for us, along with it’s rich, decadent sauce it packs a lot of fat and calories that we just don’t need download ard videos.

2 skinless, boneless Chicken Breasts, pounded
Dry Fettuccine or Spaghetti Pasta (6 ounces or so)
3/4 package Cream Cheese (8 ounce)
1/2 Cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Cup Chicken Stock
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
Salt and Pepper, to taste
2 Cups Broccoli, chopped (I used a frozen stem bag in the microwave!)
1/2 Onion, chopped

Start by cooking the onions down in half of the butter and oil about ten minutes download ps3 game. Meanwhile, pound out the chicken out by placing the breasts between two pieces of parchment or wax paper and using a wooden roller or meat mallet, pound them into an even ½-inch thickness. This tenderizes the meat and ensures even cooking how to gif.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper gta 4 kostenlos vollversion pc deutsch chip. Slice the flattened breast into thin slices and brown it in the remaining butter and olive oil over a medium high heat until cooked through. Turn the heat down and add minced garlic herunterladen. Saute for about a minute. Combine with the cooked onions.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for eight to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain and set aside do not download a word.

While pasta is cooking, melt cream cheese, chicken stock, cream and milk over low heat. Stir until smooth. Stir in the parmesan cheese and sour cream games downloads for free pc. Simmer on low until thickened, and warm through stirring constantly.

Mix in chicken and broccoli that was heated in the microwave, or until vegetables are tender herunterladen. Serve over pasta.

Serve with some warm Italian bread and a side salad.

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Creamy Polenta with Mascarpone

Written By: Chris - Jan• 09•14

Polenta has become a pretty regular go to at our house. In its classic presentation, polenta is served creamy, with meat sauce or vegetables, which is how I first tried it jewel kostenlos downloaden. Bill and I have really have grown to enjoy this creamy, delicious, elegant “mush” made by cooking cornmeal in a flavorful stock. I have learned to mix it with varieties of cheese simply to change things up filme zum herunterladen kostenlos. You see polenta now on the fanciest restaurant menus, usually served as an accompaniment to meat and fish. I’ve served it hot and runny from the pot, as well as cooled and sliced, grilled, or pan-seared easy soft herunterladen. It’s a perfect side because it can be topped with any number of sauces or vegetable ragouts. Polenta is good for you too because it’s an excellent source of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and vitamin B6 herunterladen. We think it is a savory side and blended with the creaminess of mascarpone cheese (an Italian cheese made from cream) is to die for herunterladen! It paired perfectly with the rack of lamb I recently prepared.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Chicken Stock, homemade is best Download videos from platforms!
2/3 Cup Polenta
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Better than Bouillon, Chicken flavor
1/2 Cups Mascarpone Cheese

In a deep pan, heat stock to a boil and gradually stir in grits. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Stir frequently for about 30 minutes or so. The package recommends a long-handled wooden spoon because the Polenta will spit and splatter and could cause burns oldie musik for free.

Lower the heat to a low simmer, add the butter and chicken flavor allow the polenta to cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes uni due semesterticket herunterladen.

Finish by stirring in the mascarpone cheese and salt to taste Download free app to movies. Stir and fluff.

Enjoy!
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~Chris

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Roasted Rack of Lamb

Written By: Chris - Jan• 06•14

Bill and I both enjoy eating lamb, but as a treat because it is red meat after all. It’s not all bad and is a great source of protein, iron and zinc spotify lieder herunterladen mit mobilen daten. It also delivers a healthy dose of vitamin B12 and niacin. Keep in mind that as with most other red meats, lamb is relatively high in fat—particularly saturated fat so you can lower the fat content by trimming visible fat; and be sure to drain off the fat drippings windows 8 herunterladen und installieren. It is a higher priced meal option, but the flavors are unique and can’t be beat.

Some might think cooking a rack of lamb sound difficult or fancy, but I can tell you that preparing this cut of lamb is hands down one of the most simple preparations you can make song herunterladen mp3. I purchase racks of lamb from Costco, that have already “frenched”, which just means that the rib bones are exposed. These come packaged ready to prepare and more often you shouldn’t even have to remove any fat fifa 13 kostenlos herunterladen. I’ve found that Costco is the most affordable in our area and offers both Australian or New Zealand lamb. These are leaner and less expensive then other cuts outlook 365 mac bilder automatisch herunterladen. Each rack typically has 7 to 8 ribs and is more than enough for Bill and I; we usually have a couple of ribs left over. This is a classic, simple preparation of a rack of ribs and I encourage you to give it a try super mario run für pc kostenlos downloaden deutsch!

Ingredients:

1.5 lb how can I soundcloud. Rack of Lamb, frenched
1 to 2 Tablespoons Fresh Rosemary, chopped
1 to 2 Tablespoons Fresh Thyme, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, pressed
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Chop fresh herbs and ruub rib rack (both sides) with mixture of herbs, oil and garlic yt music. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Place in a thick plastic bag with olive oil.

Score the fat, by making sharp shallow cuts through the fat, spaced about an inch apart herunterladen. Spread mixtures around with hands so that it coats the lamb rack completely. Squeeze out as much air as you can from the bag and seal. You can place in the refrigerator overnight or let lamb rack marinade as it comes to room temperature for about an hour before cooking winflash for free german.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season the rack with salt and pepper and place the lamb rack (bone side down, fat side up) on the pan. Wrap the exposed ribs in foil to prevent burning.

Bake uncovered for about 10 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 and cook for ten 10 to 15 minutes longer (depending on the size of the lamb rack, or one of the lamb racks if you are cooking more than one).

Use a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat and cook until it reaches 125 degrees a for rare or 135 for medium rare. Remove from oven, tent with foil and let rest for 5-10 minutes. Keep in mind that once the rack is pulled out of the oven, the temperature will continue to climb a few degrees. Cut lamb into chops serving two to three chops per person.

We enjoyed our chops with creamy polenta and fresh green beans with onion and red pepper. It paired wonderfully with the 2007 Pine Ridge, TESSITURA from Napa Valley.

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Chipotle Tomato Soup

Written By: Chris - Jan• 05•14

I came up with this really easy and delicious version of soup after enjoying some similar at Whole Foods recently, while on vacation in Seattle. It’s been brutally cold in Minnesota and Bill’s been asking for tomato soup klingelton iphone herunterladen. We had grocery shopped and planned to honker down for the weekend and though soup sounded good! Though I would have liked it a bit creamier and would recommend heavy cream if you’re not trying to cut calories, but don’t worry because it is really flavorful with the lower calorie almond milk microsoft office produkte herunterladen. You can omit the chipotle if you wish, but we think it’s different and flavorful for a change with the roasted vegetables and really warmed us up herunterladen! Start with less chipotle peppers and add to your liking. Since my soup turned out pretty spicy, a garnish of sour cream cooled it off a bit! As always, you could halve the recipe if you want less, but I prefer the larger batch as I want extra for sharing and freezing pdf creator kostenloser download.

Ingredients:

20 Roma Tomatoes, cut in half roasted
1 Large Onion, peeled and cut in half, roasted
3 Heads of Garlic, roasted
2-3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for roasting
2 – 4 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
4 Cup Italian Tomatoes, canned – peeled in juice
1/2 to 1 Cup Fresh Basil, chopped
1 1/2 Cup Vegetable Broth
1/2 Cup Turkey stock
4 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
2 Cups Almond Milk, or heavy cream fußball spiele herunterladen!
Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons 100% Dark Agave Nectar
3 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheet with foil gratis kinderspiele zum downloaden. Wash tomatoes and prepare other items, while sipping on your favorite wine!

Place cut tomatoes on sheet skin side down, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt & Pepper Download app for free. At the same time, cut the onions and the tops off the garlic and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, wrap in foil and roast both the tomatoes and garlic for an hour Download eye of the tiger for free.

The tomatoes will begin to brown on the bottom and the garlic and onions should be soft Download charts top 100 for free. (Note, the beets were not included in the soup! I was being efficient and roasting them along with the garlic and onions for a later salad preparation during the week)

Blend entire contents of the canned tomatoes, (I prefer a quality variety from Italy) the chipotle peppers, onions and roasted tomatoes using an immersion blender in the pot, or transfer to a blender teamspeak 3 kostenlos download ios.

Remove the roasted garlic from the skins and and continue to blend until smooth.

In pot add in broth, agave, vinegar, almond milk, basil (I used frozen from my fall harvest to save about $5 at the grocery store. It retains it’s fresh flavor and is perfect for cooked dishes), and salt and pepper. Bring it back to a low simmer and serve hot. Dollop with sour cream to cool it off if it’s too spicy!

We had the soup along side of a simple grilled cheese, using shredded mild cheddar and a creamy country style cheese, with fresh spinach on wheat bread.

This soup paired perfectly with the STONESTREET “Christopher’s” Cabernet Sauvignon! Spectacular!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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Creamy Polenta with Mascarpone

Roasted Rack of Lamb

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