Chris' Recipes

Bon Appetite!

Crustini’s with Garlic, Chicken & Onions

Written By: Chris - Jun• 23•12

A common appetizer in our house involves a “Crustini”.  We have appetizers a lot when we have friends around.  We enjoy the finger foods while visiting and sipping on wine or our favorite beverage – to hold us over before a great meal!  You can make flavorful, delicious quick snacks by preparing just a few ingredients and topping the little crusted bread slices with just about anything you have on hand!  “Tis the season” for Monday night girls night around my house.  It’s our night to get together to watch our show, catch up with life, laugh, judge the vulnerable love seekers on TV and of course share a beverage or two along with a few snacks dvd player herunterladen pc!

This particular night I wanted to make the gals the Philly Beef & Cheese Crustini’s that I’ve prepared for Bill and I in the past.  I also wanted some variety so I decided to prepare half of the pan with a torn chicken with garlic and caramelized onion variety herunterladen!

Ingredients:

4 to 8 Chicken tenderloins thawed (depending on how many people you have)
1 Onion (sweet variety when in season)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 teaspoon Butter
1 Baguette
2 Garlic cloves
3-4 Tablespoons of fresh Rosemary, chopped
1 1/2 Cups of Mozzarella (part skim)
Salt & Pepper

Start by sauteing the sliced onions in vegetable oil and butter over medium heat until caramelized.  Season with Salt & Pepper tiktok app kostenlos downloaden.
Set aside and use the same pan to saute the chicken tenderloins.  Season with salt & Peper

Once the chicken is cooked, allow to cool and pull with a fork tearing it into small pieces herunterladen.
Slice the Baguette and drizzle with EVOO, or spray with olive oil cooking spray.  Toast on cooking sheet in the oven, or turning frequently on the grill poker for free in full.
Rub the toasted slices baguette with a peeled fresh Garlic clove.

Arrange all of the crustini’s on a baking sheet and top with the onions and chicken youtube video mit ipaden.

Sprinkle with cheese fresh chopped Rosemary.  Place under broiler just until cheese is melted and lightly browned sprachen für handys downloaden.

Allow to cool slightly.  These are terrific served piping hot, or even at room temperature videos for free from youtube legal!

Enjoy with your favorite adult beverage Download radio music for free!

Cheers!
~Chris

 

 

Arugula Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

Written By: Chris - Jun• 22•12

I was inspired to make an Arugula Salad following a recent trip to the Valley.  We admire the variety of fresh options that we are introduced to while traveling out to CA.  Along with our friends, we enjoyed Arugula salads at a couple of different venues.  Each of us enjoyed them because the salads were unique and combined bright flavors.  Arugula’s flavor is often noted as peppery.  It is somewhat stronger than most lettuces, so it’s often mixed with other greens but I wanted to create something similar to what we had enjoyed.  I created this salad using it alone aternos server world download.

Arugula is an aromatic, leafy green typically found loose leaf in bins or bags at the grocery store.  It is a member of the same botanical family as watercress, cabbage, and broccoli.  Overall, it’s healthy too antivirus mcafee kostenlos herunterladen chip! (it is sometimes called Rocket, Roquette, or Rucola)

We enjoyed the sharpness of the greens, dressed with the sweetness of orange, the bite of ginger and the tang of the white balsamic.  Add the salty, rich flavor of the Pancetta and Parmesan and I think you too will see this makes a delightful side dish high-quality images for free!

Ingredients:

Dressing:
2 Tablespoons white Balsamic Vinegar
Orange rind
Juice of fresh Orange
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 teaspoon fresh grated Ginger
1/2 to 2/3 Cup Olive Oil, divided
Kosher Salt
Freshly ground Black Pepper

Package of fresh Organic Arugula lettuce leaves
Pancetta (to desired liking 8-10 thin strips to serve 4 salads)
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese

In the oven or on the stove, cook the Pancetta until it is crisp.  Drain on paper towels to discard any fat herunterladen.

Wisc together the dressing ingredients herunterladen.

Gently dress the Arugula with the dressing.  Top with crumbled Pancetta and shaved Parmesan cheese.   Serve alone or along side of your dinner terraria vollversion kostenlos downloaden für android.

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Cheers!
~Chris

Roasted Chicken Cold Salad

Written By: Chris - Jun• 21•12

One of Bill’s favorite things in the world is “Pasta Salad”!  He loves just about any kind of “noodle” and if you put them in a salad, he’s a happy camper.  I’ve begun using wheat  pastas because they are simply better for us to eat.  I still try to avoid preparing salads too often, because of the calories, but all things in moderation, right?!  I also choose to mix “light” ingredients when ever possible and truthfully, no one ever notices backgammon for free german.

For Father’s Day, we had friends and family over to celebrate and this was the dish he enjoyed most!

Ingredients:

1 12 oz fifa manager 14 download full version for free. Package of “Wacky Mac” Wheat pasta
2 Chicken breasts from a broasted chicken
1 Cup Celery
1 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise (I use 1/2 light!)
2 Cups crisp Red Grapes
3 Green Onions
Salt & Pepper

Cook noodles according to package directions for al denté and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking and cool the noodles pdf 24 creator herunterladen.
Remove the chicken breasts from the pre-cooked (store-bought) broasted chicken.   (Retain bones and skin in freezer for making stock later!) chop meat into small bite sized pieces feyenoord agenda downloaden.
Chop and dice the onion and celery
Rinse Grapes and cut each in half
Mix salt & pepper with Mayonnaise and grapes and celery.  Mix evenly before adding the cooked pasta noodles download tetris ringtone.

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Best if left refrigerated for several hours before serving herunterladen.

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

Seared Cod with fresh Peppers

Written By: Chris - Jun• 20•12

Who doesn’t like Cod?  This is a quick and delicious healthy option for a nice fish dinner at home!  Since we’ve been trying to incorporate more fish into our diet, changing up the preparations makes eating these meals more enjoyable download youtube mac!

Ingredients:

2 Cod Fillets

Dry Rub:
1 Tablespoon Paprika
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Ground Coriander
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
1/2 Lemon Rind
1 teaspoon fresh Dill weed

1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil, divided
1 Tablespoon Butter, divided

1/2 Large Onion
1 Garlic Clove
2 Carrots
1 medium Zucchini
1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper
1 Cup Yellow, Orange & Yellow Peppers
Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper

The potatoes are “Simply Potatoes”, which are a fresh option that are cleaned, cut and ready to go in the dairy section of the grocery store.  I prepared these in a splash of hot oil and butter and seasoned them with salt & pepper herunterladen.

Begin the preparation by sauteing the chopped onion and carrots in half of the oil & butter until soft.  Set aside while you cook the fish streams aus mediathekenen.

Cook and sear the rubbed fish over medium – high heat – browning on one side before turning.  Squeeze the juice of half of the lemon if you like it!  It adds a bright flavor apple appsen nicht.  Cod takes just about four minutes or so on each side.  It is fully cooked when the inside is pure white and flaky!

Once the fish is cooked, allow it to rest while you flash cook your peppers and zucchini den downloaden.

Bring the Onions and Carrots to high heat again and toss in the peppers.  Cook for about two minutes prior to adding the zucchini tossing frequently!  Cook an additional minute or two leaving vegetables crispy amazon fire movies!

Season with salt & pepper to your liking macos mojave again!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

 

 

Coconut Mango Rice

Written By: Chris - Jun• 19•12

I was recently looking to try something different along side of our Ahi Tuna that we love to eat!  I really was craving something in a rice dish that I had out not too long ago at a great dinner place we enjoy in Osseo.  We have enjoyed “sticky rice” and “Coconut rice” dishes while eating out in the past, so I was inspired to try a version of my own working with ingredients that I had on hand.  The only thing I had to pick up was the Mango because I thought it would add freshness and a bright flavor to our dinner schnittmuster mundschutz herunterladen!

Ingredients:

1 Cup of white rice (cook 1 cup of coconut milk with rice & 1/2 Cup water in steamer)
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1 Medium Onion
1 teaspoon extra virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
2 Garlic cloves
1 Can Coconut Milk, divided
1 Mango
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
Salt
Fresh Ground black pepper
1/2 C Angle Flake Coconut (sweetened)

Prepare your rice in the steamer using coconut milk in place of some of the water for a richer flavored rice.  Cooking time is about 40-45 minutes.  You can do this an advance if you wish free whatsapp download iphone.

Start by sauteing the chopped onions in the oils until soft and browned (Typically takes about 30 minutes or so over medium heat).  Add smashed garlic to the onions and season with salt and pepper.  Cook for roughly another minute or so before adding the remainder of the coconut milk and chopped Mango to the onions video aus interneten.

Allow the mixture to simmer over low heat for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring often to help thicken and render down the liquid.  Add brown sugar and the flake coconut to the mixture and continue to stir gently while the sauce thickens.  Gently stir in all of the rice from the steamer dj software kostenlos download vollversion deutsch.

This is not “sticky” rice, rather a sweet and savory side rice dish that pairs well with the salty flavors of the marinated Yellowfin Tuna sendungen von tvnow downloaden.

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Cheers!
~Chris