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Broccoli Bacon Salad

Written By: Chris - Aug• 22•13

This has been the most requested salad of the summer! Everyone seems to love it. I almost always have everything that goes in it on hand in my fridge, freezer and pantry, so it is a “go to” often! I’ve prepared it for graduation parties, Sunday dinners with the family, friends pig roasts’, weddings and most recently for “Monday Night Families”. MNF is a time for families and young adults to come together for a meal and fellowship. Bill and I have found pleasure joining a terrific group of people we are proud to call friends, who all donate food and/or time serving on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month. It is a 6pm meal offered to anyone and all those who are hungry and/or lonely. They are invited to join at the New Life Church in Ramsey, near our home for delicious food and wonderful people 3voor12 downloaden!

I think most of us know that broccoli is a real good choice and has many health benefits! There are too many to list, but one of the main reasons I am happy that Bill finally started eating it is because it contains magnesium and calcium that help regulate blood pressure! He just had his annual blood work done and though this dish isn’t the most healthiest in regards to fat, including broccoli into his diet makes it a good choice over all; as all of his numbers have come back improved! You can prepare this with low fat mayonnaise, but if it’s for a gathering I just wouldn’t do it. Just use the real thing because it just makes it taste that much better herunterladen!

This salad is simple to make and is perfect for just about anytime and I hope you’ll agree that it is really good! This recipe feeds about 20 people. I don’t usually measure, but did for those who have asked netflix wii!

Ingredients:

1 Heaping Gallon Ziplock of Fresh Broccoli, cleaned and cut into small pieces
2 1/2 Cups Hellmanns Mayonnaise, the real stuff
1/3 Cup Milk (I use buttermilk if I have it on hand)
1 Cup Bacon, chopped fine
2/3 Cup Onion, sweet Vedelia minced or chopped fine windows explorer 9 download kostenlos deutsch!
1 1/2 Cups Sunflower Seeds, toasted and salted
1 Cup Craisins
Himalayan Pink Salt, 12 cranks
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, 20 cranks
3 Tablespoons Sugar

I purchase the large bags of broccoli from Costco and trim off removing the tough stalk at the end of the flowerets. If you’re using whole broccoli, trim the large leaves from the broccoli stem and cut off the tough stalk of the flowerets. Wash the broccoli head and cut the head into flowerets into bite-size pieces. Set aside aternos server world download.

In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise with the milk, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the chopped onion, crumbled bacon, craisins and seeds antivirus mcafee kostenlos herunterladen chip.

Stir well before adding the broccoli. Mix and toss gently until all components are covered in sauce. Serve chilled immediately. The texture is so wonderful. Crisp broccoli, crunch from the onion, bites of buttery nuts and a hint of salt from the bacon makes a perfect blend with the creamy sweet sauce high-quality images for free.

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Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

Seared Ahi Tuna with Lime, Cilantro Linguini

Written By: Chris - Aug• 21•13

When I find good Ahi, I usually scoop it up. Unfortunately, we’ve had some bad experiences in the past with less than quality fish. We despise “fishy” tasting fish office design. I was surprised the other day when Bill said he is hungry for Ahi (yellow fin tuna), but at the same time thrilled because I love it! I had recently found some very high quality tuna at Costco and froze a couple of the fillets once we vacuum pack sealed them bilder online kostenlos herunterladen.

Most often I prepare this type of fish Asian style; marinade it and this time was feeling like having something different. I poked around the Internet and got a few ideas for creating my dish. The drizzle piece was posted by someone else on another fish recipe, but I mostly got creative working with ingredients that I had on hand! Sugar Snap peas are still readily available and I don’t often prepare fish with pasta, so this was something completely out of the ordinary. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I’m glad I took the risk as the result was a delicious, fresh dinner that both Bill and I really enjoyed app zum musik downloaden und offline hören!

Ingredients:

Yellow Fin Tuna Fillet
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil, plus enough to coat fish
Salt & Pepper
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Sunflower Oil, for sauteing
2 Cups Linguine, cooked al dente’
1 medium Onion, caramelized
1 Cup Sugar Snap Peas
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Water
1/2 Lime, zest and juice
1 Cup Cilantro, chopped

Drizzle:3 Parts Hoisin Sauce
2 Parts Soy Sauce
1 Part Siracha Sauce

Allow the fillet of tuna to come to room temperature. Rub with Sesame Oil and simply season with salt and pepper download samsung handy e mail.

Combine the soy sauce, water and both the zest and juice of a half of a lime. Simmer over medium – low heat until it has reduced to about half Download photos from icloud to mobile phone.

Meanwhile, saute the sliced onion over medium heat until caramelized. Season with salt & pepper and set aside leo app herunterladen.

Prepare pasta according to package directions. Set aside.

Clean and trim the peas. Do this by using your thumb-nail (or holding a paring knife in one hand) and the sugar snap in the other, with the inside curve of the pod facing you. Snap off or sever the top of the pea and pull off the tough string that runs along the length of the pod. It’s not necessary to remove the other end, though you can if you’d like. Cut peas into about one inch diagonal pieces matlab herunterladen.

Prepare drizzle and set aside.

Heat cast iron pan over high heat until piping hot. Add a bit of sunflower oil and sear the tuna for one to two minutes on the first side. I topped one side with the toasted sesame seeds prior to turning and cooking for an additional one to two minutes on the second side. Remove from heat and allow to rest musik downloaden umsonst.

Turn off heat and toss the peas in the hot pan, utilizing the oil and bits left from the fish cad parts.

Add pasta to cooked onions and toss with reduced soy mixture and the remaining sesame oil. Toss with chopped cilantro hörspiele zum downloaden gratis.

Pour pasta mixture into the peas and combine.

Slice tuna and serve on a bed of arugula; adjacent to the pasta. Drizzle the tuna and greens and garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

We enjoyed this dish with a wonderful 2009 Cabernet Franc from Gamble Family Vineyards. A new find, thanks for Robert & Carly during our May trip to Napa Valley.

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

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Spicy Quinoa INCA RED with Cilantro

Written By: Chris - Aug• 19•13

I thought I would try the Inca Red Quinoa during my recent stage of “going Quinoa” kick I’ve been on! I found the Ancient Harvest brand at my local grocery store. According to their website, it has a delicious, nutty flavor all its own. It’s grown and harvested in the remote and rugged highlands of Bolivia, Inca Red Quinoa is hand-tended from planting to final harvest in the ancient and traditional methods that date back thousands of years Download sims 4 on laptop.

As a “perfect food” Quinoa is 50% higher in fiber than wheat and has the highest protein content of any of the world’s grains! Quinoa is considered to be a complete protein in that it provides all ten essential amino acids in a balanced pattern. It can be served as a side dish, in soups, salads, and stir-fry; even as a delicious breakfast cereal wie kann man bei sims 4 sachen downloaden! (although I haven’t gone that far just yet!) It is light, tasty and easy to digest. It is completely gluten-free. (if you’re into that sort of thing) and is high in calcium, low in sodium and contains no cholesterol. I like this brand because it is Pre-Washed, so no rinsing is required download navigator for free!

I was looking for a side dish to go along with our pork tenderloin I was grilling and created this simple side dish based on some left overs as well as some staple ingredients that I had on hand cv design downloaden!

Ingredients:

1 Cup Quinoa INCA RED, I used Ancient Harvest brand
2 Cups Chicken Stock, homemade is best
1/4 Cup Onion, chopped fine
3 Small Red and/or Orange Bell Peppers, chopped
1 Jalapeno, chopped fine to taste soundcloud musik downloaden pc!
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Vinaigrette, I used one that had sugar, vinegar, chicken bullion, oil and salt & pepper
3 Tablespoons of Pineapple, jalapeno Jam, just to use it up!
1/2 Cup Cilantro, fresh chopped
2/3 Cup Grape Tomatoes, sliced in half or quartered
1/2 Cup Light Sour Cream
Salt & Pepper

This Quinoa was pre-washed and didn’t require rinsing. Combine one cup quinoa to two cups chicken stock. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally until the seeds become translucent and the germ of the seed uncoils to form a little “tail.” Remove from heat and fluff with fork stoneridge karte herunterladen.

Meanwhile, saute the chopped onions and peppers in the oil within a skillet over medium heat, stirring until cooked somewhat soft. Add the jelly and cook until it has reduced download pdf android.

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Mine was VERY spicy, so I added the sour cream to cool it down a bit. It also adds a nice creaminess to the dish bewerbungsbogen herunterladen.

I served the quinoa dish hot alongside of grilled asparagus and pork tenderloin. Place the sliced pork on top of a scoop of the quinoa and drizzle the plate with the pork marinade drippings outlook 2010 bilder herunterladen.

The quinoa is nutty, spicy, rich and bright with the fresh elements to the dish. We enjoyed this along with a beautiful Pine Ridge Merlot!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

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Sweet Snap Pea, Asian Cream Cheese Appetizer

Written By: Chris - Aug• 16•13

Sugar snap peas are in season and available at a reasonable price at my favorite Costco store in bulk. They, along with snow peas, are a different species of peas wherein the whole pods are eaten. They belong to the family of legumes. The sugar snaps are often confused with the snow pea, but the major difference is that snow peas have flat pods, while sugar snap peas pods are rounded in appearance windows 8.1 updates manually.

I really enjoy crunching on them and am glad to know that they are a natural choice when it comes to heart health. Not only are they fat-free, but a whole cup has four grams of fiber to help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. (Always watching out for Bill!) I appreciate that they are low in calories, and the high amount of fiber makes them a filling snack or side dish. It’s a healthier alternative to non-nutritional, high calorie snacks like chips, so I recently created this dish for one of our girls gatherings. I was working with what ingredients I had on hand and I had recalled an appetizer that my friend Jennifer had once prepared. It had been years since I’ve put this one together files via putty.

Ingredients:

6 oz google chrome kostenlos herunterladen deutsch. Cream Cheese, I used 1/3 less fat
2 Cups Sugar Snap Peas
2 Green Onions, chopped
1/2 Cup Cashews, (chopped – I had Cashew Clusters with Almonds & Pumpkin Seeds)
1/2 Cup Sweet & Sour Sauce
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 teaspoon Gyozo dipping Sauce, Trader Joe’s, but any Asian sauce works
1/3 Cup Sweet Red Chili Sauce
1 Tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
1 teaspoon Oyster Sauce
1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
1/2 teaspoon Habanero Sauce

I created the dipping sauced out of an “Asian” bunch of ingredients that I had on hand. You could use your favorite prepared Sweet & Sour sauce if you would like kostenloser download weihnachtsvideo.

Place the cream cheese on a serving dish and place in the microwave for a few seconds to soften slightly. Using a spatula, spread thin leaving a little bit of room around the edges of the dish to place the peas on schadeformulier auto unive.

I like to trim the peas first. Do this by using your thumb-nail (or holding a paring knife in one hand) and the sugar snap in the other, with the inside curve of the pod facing you. Snap off or sever the top of the pea and pull off the tough string that runs along the length of the pod. It’s not necessary to remove the other end, though you can if you’d like audials one 2020 kostenlos.

Pour the sauce onto the cream cheese and gently spread it out to cover the cream cheese foto's downloaden van samsung a5 naar pc.

Line the dish with the snap peas and top with chopped nuts and onions Download apps ps3.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

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Crispy Pan Fried Poleta Sticks

Written By: Chris - Aug• 15•13

I recently posted the Polenta and Guyere cheese recipe Command and conquer download full version german free. What I failed to mention is that it makes a lot! I actually diverted from the directions on the package, which started with two cups of dried corn grits music videos youtube legally. Thank goodness, or we’d have been eating polenta for days! As it is, we only ate a fraction of the polenta during our original meal, so there were left overs aldi fotoprogrammaen. You may recall that I was inspired to make polenta after visiting the Brazilian Grill recently, where they served little fried polenta sticks kaspersky antivirus testversion kostenlos. Those were actually one of the few things I enjoyed that night and is what inspired me to create something similar with my left overs! I wish I could remember who was talking about Panko crumbs recently, because they would be credited for making these little goodies really special geschenkanhänger weihnachten kostenlos.

The left over polenta lasts int he fridge for several days, so I actually made them twice with different meals hsv ringtone. The first time they were good, but I thought they needed something and later added a bit more flavor in the second batch.

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Ingredients:

Polenta, cooked and chilled, cut into rectangles 3/4″X3″ or so (left overs work well as they have had plenty of to firm up)
Sunflower Oil, for pan frying
1/2 teaspoon Lawreys Seasoning Salt
dash of Salt & Pepper, to taste
Rub, for roasting vegetables
1/4 Cup Egg Beaters
2 Tablespoons Milk
1/3 Cup Panko Crumbs, maybe a little more or less

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Preheat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat mms mit wlan downloaden. Begin combining the eggs, milk and seasonings. Place the chilled polenta sticks into the egg bath; turning with tongs to coat all sides. Next, dredge in the panko bread crumbs to evenly coat gta 5 illegally.

Cook over medium heat on all four sides until browned evenly.

Once cooked, allow to rest on a paper towel to absorb any access oil.

The outsides are crispy and crunchy, while the centers are warm and creamy soft.

The first time I made them, we enjoyed them along side of a piece of seasoned grilled chicken breast and a grilled romaine, goat cheese salad with a vinaigrette. We sipped on a wonderful Joseph Phelps Merlot.

I really enjoyed them the second time around as they were so much more flavorful! I also pan-fried them a little crispier than the first time. I served them along side of fresh rosemary and thyme herb seasoned and grilled boneless pork on top of a potato mash, with pork gravy. A Beet salad with arugula and goat cheese paired perfectly with the Beringer Merlot!

Bill must have been on a Merlot kick, but I didn’t mind a bit because Merlot is one of my favorites!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

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Seared Ahi Tuna with Lime, Cilantro Linguini

Spicy Quinoa INCA RED with Cilantro

Sweet Snap Pea, Asian Cream Cheese Appetizer

Crispy Pan Fried Poleta Sticks

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