My lovely mother in law arrived last night for a visit! So I never had time to post my recipe last night! Too busy visiting! So, this was last nights dinner. Simple quick and so delish! Great to take on picnics or as a nice side for a BBQ! Try it out, you will love it!
DAY 81 RECIPE:
CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
INGREDIENTS:
SALAD:
6 Cups Cooked Rotini Pasta, drained and cooled
2 Cups Cooked Chicken, cooled and cubed
1 Long English Cucumber, cubed
4 OZ Cheddar Cheese, Cubed
½ Red Pepper, diced
½ yellow Pepper, diced
1 Cup Matchstick Carrots
1 Cup Grape Tomatoes (optional)
DRESSING:
¼ Cup Olive Oil (extra virgin is best)
1 Tsp Sesame Oil
2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbsp Oregano
2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
2 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Salad:
Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and toss together.
Dressing:
Put all ingredients in a small bowl, or a large shaker with a lid. Mix well.
Assembly:
Pour dressing over salad. Toss together.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
DAY 80 RECIPE: SMOKEY TURKEY SANDWICHES
As the weather begins to get warmer, I find myself feeding my family much lighter (and easier to make) types of dinners/meals. Sandwiches, fruit kabobs, salads, etc. It certainly seems that most people really enjoy a lot lighter fare in the warmer seasons.
Today was quite beautiful (for the most part), and I thought I would try a new kind of sandwich. Starting with the base - my all time favourite bun...the amazing and delicious cheese bun from Safeway. Any kaiser bun or large sized bun will do though!
I shall be testing quite a few lunch oriented meals in the next while, as I am trying to put together a great menu for a lunch catering service I shall be getting started in the near future. So exciting! Look forward to recipes for great sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups and more!!!!! (PROBABLY SOME GOODIES/ TREATS TOO!!)
Here is tonights recipe!
DAY 80 RECIPE:
SMOKEY TURKEY SANDWICHES
INGREDIENTS:
4 Large Buns (Kaisers are nice)
400 grams Smoked Turkey Breast, deli slices
8 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 Tsp Ground Cumin
1 Tsp Chilli Powder
½ Small Red Onion, thinly sliced
½ Small Red Pepper, thinly sliced
4 OZ Cheddar Cheese, 8 sandwich sized slices
(If you have it Applewood Smoked Cheddar is
AMAZING here)
About ½ a head of Romaine
Lettuce, washed and dried
DIRECTIONS:
Split and toast buns.
While buns are toasting, mix together mayo, cumin and chilli powder.
On both sides of each bun spread about 1 tbsp of mayo mixture.
Starting on bun bottoms, layer about ¼ of turkey on each bun, followed by 2 slices of cheese, then a few slices of onion, a few slices of pepper, and lettuce leaves to taste. Place bun tops on top of lettuce. Cut in half and serve.
***to make this sandwich even better, try adding a few slices of crispy cooked bacon!
Today was quite beautiful (for the most part), and I thought I would try a new kind of sandwich. Starting with the base - my all time favourite bun...the amazing and delicious cheese bun from Safeway. Any kaiser bun or large sized bun will do though!
I shall be testing quite a few lunch oriented meals in the next while, as I am trying to put together a great menu for a lunch catering service I shall be getting started in the near future. So exciting! Look forward to recipes for great sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups and more!!!!! (PROBABLY SOME GOODIES/ TREATS TOO!!)
Here is tonights recipe!
DAY 80 RECIPE:
SMOKEY TURKEY SANDWICHES
INGREDIENTS:
4 Large Buns (Kaisers are nice)
400 grams Smoked Turkey Breast, deli slices
8 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 Tsp Ground Cumin
1 Tsp Chilli Powder
½ Small Red Onion, thinly sliced
½ Small Red Pepper, thinly sliced
4 OZ Cheddar Cheese, 8 sandwich sized slices
(If you have it Applewood Smoked Cheddar is
AMAZING here)
About ½ a head of Romaine
Lettuce, washed and dried
DIRECTIONS:
Split and toast buns.
While buns are toasting, mix together mayo, cumin and chilli powder.
On both sides of each bun spread about 1 tbsp of mayo mixture.
Starting on bun bottoms, layer about ¼ of turkey on each bun, followed by 2 slices of cheese, then a few slices of onion, a few slices of pepper, and lettuce leaves to taste. Place bun tops on top of lettuce. Cut in half and serve.
***to make this sandwich even better, try adding a few slices of crispy cooked bacon!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
DAY 77, DAY 78 AND DAY 79 RECIPES: HONEY GARLIC CHIKEN WINGS; TURKEY BISCUIT CASSEROLE; AND EGG-Y HASHBROWNS
I have been so sad at kepping up with the blog! Again, my apologies! Things have been crazy busy hectic and about to get about 100 times more hectic! In the next three weeks,I have to plan and execute my little boys 2nd birthday party, and travel to Northern Alberta (again) pack all of our belongings into a UHaul and drag it all back here. LAME. The birthday party is very exciting, but alot of work. Some may think that I can get a bit over the top with my kids' birthday parties, but I cannot help it!
ANYWAYS, the recipes......The chicken wings are a family favourite, So tasty and can also be grilled on the BBQ if you don't want to heat up your house with the oven. The Turkey Biscuit casserole is just a great way to use up some leftover turkey...very delicious. Now, as some of you may already know, I am a HUGE breakfast fan! If it were up to me, I am sure I would only eat breakfast food (and maybe cotton candy!). So I thought I would be kind enough to share the famous EGG-Y HASHBROWN recipe. My little sister originally introduced me to this concept. I have tweaked it to suit me (my sister appears to not be particularily fond of "cooked" hashbrowns...haha...Dustin will agree with me), so this is my perfected version. One of my all time favourite meals!
DAY 77 RECIPE:
EGG-Y HASHBROWNS
INGREDIENTS:
1 Tbsp Butter or Margarine
3 Cups Frozen Diced Hashbrowns
4 Eggs, slightly beaten
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1 Tsp Salt
½ Tsp Pepper
¾ Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
DIRECTIONS:
In a large non stick fry pan melt butter over med high heat.
Add hash browns. Stir occasionally and cook about 20 minutes. Add seasonings (onion powder, salt and pepper) in the last 2 minutes or so of cooking).
Now, pour eggs over hash browns and stir around to evenly distribute the egg throughout the hash browns. Cook about 2 minutes (until eggs are cooked). Sprinkle cheese over the top and let melt (stir cheese throughout if you prefer), and serve!
DAY 78 RECIPE:
TURKEY BISCUIT CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS:
8 Slices Bacon, cut into small pieces
2 Cups Cooked Turkey, shredded or diced
2 Large carrots, sliced
2 Celery Ribs, sliced
1 Medium Onion, diced
3 Tbsp Butter
3 Tbsp Flour
3 & ½ Cups Chicken Stock
2 Tsp Sage Leaves
1 Tsp Pepper
1 Cup Frozen Peas
Biscuit Top:
2 Cups Flour
½ Cup Butter or Margarine
3 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
2 Tsp Sage Leaves
½ tsp Salt
1 Cup Milk
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot over medium high heat cook bacon until slightly crisped, about 8 minutes. Add turkey and saute 3 minutes. Remove meat from pan, reduce heat to medium low and add butter. Stir until melted. Sprinkle in flour, whisk and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in 1 cup of stock, whisk until smooth. Cook 2 minutes. Slowly add remaining stock, stirring constantly and cooking another 4 minutes. Put veggies in (EXCEPT PEAS), return meat to pot, add seasonings and mix everything together. Let simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes (until veggies are tender). Remove from heat and stir in peas. Transfer to an ungreased casserole dish (9X13).
TOPPING:
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, garlic powder, sage, and salt. Cut butter in until crumbly. Pour in milk and stir just to moisten.
You can either roll out the dough to fit the top of your casserole dish, or you can drop thin pieces of dough across the top.
Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
DAY 79 RECIPE:
HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN WINGS
INGREDIETNS:
2.5-3 LBS Chicken Wings
1 Tbsp Butter or margarine
4 Garlic Cloves, Minced
¼ Cup Liquid Honey
3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Ketchup
½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
¼ Cup Water
½ Tsp Ground Ginger
½ Tsp Pepper
1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds
DIRECTIONS:
In a small sauce pan over medium heat melt butter. Add garlic and cook about 2 minutes. Add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, sesame oil, water, ginger, and pepper. Stir constantly and bring to a slow boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in sesame seeds.
Let cool to about room temp(you can make it the night before and keep it in the fridge, but it only takes about 20 minutes to cool enough). Throw chicken and sauce into a large plastic freezer bag and squish around. Throw it in the fridge for 2 hours or so.
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees and cook for 15 minutes, turn chicken over and spoon sauce in the pan over the chicken. Continue to cook 15 minutes more, or until there is no pink left in the meat.
ANYWAYS, the recipes......The chicken wings are a family favourite, So tasty and can also be grilled on the BBQ if you don't want to heat up your house with the oven. The Turkey Biscuit casserole is just a great way to use up some leftover turkey...very delicious. Now, as some of you may already know, I am a HUGE breakfast fan! If it were up to me, I am sure I would only eat breakfast food (and maybe cotton candy!). So I thought I would be kind enough to share the famous EGG-Y HASHBROWN recipe. My little sister originally introduced me to this concept. I have tweaked it to suit me (my sister appears to not be particularily fond of "cooked" hashbrowns...haha...Dustin will agree with me), so this is my perfected version. One of my all time favourite meals!
DAY 77 RECIPE:
EGG-Y HASHBROWNS
INGREDIENTS:
1 Tbsp Butter or Margarine
3 Cups Frozen Diced Hashbrowns
4 Eggs, slightly beaten
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1 Tsp Salt
½ Tsp Pepper
¾ Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
DIRECTIONS:
In a large non stick fry pan melt butter over med high heat.
Add hash browns. Stir occasionally and cook about 20 minutes. Add seasonings (onion powder, salt and pepper) in the last 2 minutes or so of cooking).
Now, pour eggs over hash browns and stir around to evenly distribute the egg throughout the hash browns. Cook about 2 minutes (until eggs are cooked). Sprinkle cheese over the top and let melt (stir cheese throughout if you prefer), and serve!
DAY 78 RECIPE:
TURKEY BISCUIT CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS:
8 Slices Bacon, cut into small pieces
2 Cups Cooked Turkey, shredded or diced
2 Large carrots, sliced
2 Celery Ribs, sliced
1 Medium Onion, diced
3 Tbsp Butter
3 Tbsp Flour
3 & ½ Cups Chicken Stock
2 Tsp Sage Leaves
1 Tsp Pepper
1 Cup Frozen Peas
Biscuit Top:
2 Cups Flour
½ Cup Butter or Margarine
3 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
2 Tsp Sage Leaves
½ tsp Salt
1 Cup Milk
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot over medium high heat cook bacon until slightly crisped, about 8 minutes. Add turkey and saute 3 minutes. Remove meat from pan, reduce heat to medium low and add butter. Stir until melted. Sprinkle in flour, whisk and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in 1 cup of stock, whisk until smooth. Cook 2 minutes. Slowly add remaining stock, stirring constantly and cooking another 4 minutes. Put veggies in (EXCEPT PEAS), return meat to pot, add seasonings and mix everything together. Let simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes (until veggies are tender). Remove from heat and stir in peas. Transfer to an ungreased casserole dish (9X13).
TOPPING:
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, garlic powder, sage, and salt. Cut butter in until crumbly. Pour in milk and stir just to moisten.
You can either roll out the dough to fit the top of your casserole dish, or you can drop thin pieces of dough across the top.
Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
DAY 79 RECIPE:
HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN WINGS
INGREDIETNS:
2.5-3 LBS Chicken Wings
1 Tbsp Butter or margarine
4 Garlic Cloves, Minced
¼ Cup Liquid Honey
3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Ketchup
½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
¼ Cup Water
½ Tsp Ground Ginger
½ Tsp Pepper
1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds
DIRECTIONS:
In a small sauce pan over medium heat melt butter. Add garlic and cook about 2 minutes. Add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, sesame oil, water, ginger, and pepper. Stir constantly and bring to a slow boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in sesame seeds.
Let cool to about room temp(you can make it the night before and keep it in the fridge, but it only takes about 20 minutes to cool enough). Throw chicken and sauce into a large plastic freezer bag and squish around. Throw it in the fridge for 2 hours or so.
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees and cook for 15 minutes, turn chicken over and spoon sauce in the pan over the chicken. Continue to cook 15 minutes more, or until there is no pink left in the meat.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
DAY 76 RECIPE: GARLIC DILL MAC N' CHEESE
It seems tonight was another Mac n' cheese night! As you may already know I am a HUGE fan of Mac n' Cheese and I make many variations of it. you may have also noticed that one of my favourite flavour combinations is Dill and Garlic, so this one, goes down as one of my new favourites! SOOOOOO Delish! Check it out!
DAY 76 RECIPE:
GARLIC DILL MAC N’ CHEESE WITH BACON
INGREDIENTS:
2 & ½ Cups Uncooked Elbow Macaroni
10 Cups Water
1 Tsp Salt
¼ Cup Butter
2 OZ Cream Cheese
3 Tbsp Flour
2 Cups Milk
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
½ Tsp Pepper
1 Tsp Salt
¼ Tsp Nutmeg
1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Dill
1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 Cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese
4 Slices Cooked Bacon, crumbled
DIRECTIONS:
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large pot bring water to a boil. Add 1 Tsp salt and noodles. Boil until Al Dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In a large sauce pan over medium low heat, melt butter and cream cheese (when melted enough it will kind of look curdled and gross). At this point whisk in flour, everything will come together in kind of a ball (or a few of them). Pour in 1 cup of milk and whisk, cook 2 minutes. Whisk in remaining milk and add seasonings. Stir continuously cooking until thickened, about 8 - 10 minutes. Add cheddar and stir until melted and smooth.
Mix noodles into sauce and transfer into a casserole dish. Top with crumbled bacon and then mozzarella. Bake for 10 minutes, then broil for about 4 - 5 minutes, or until top is bubbly and slightly browned.
DAY 76 RECIPE:
GARLIC DILL MAC N’ CHEESE WITH BACON
INGREDIENTS:
2 & ½ Cups Uncooked Elbow Macaroni
10 Cups Water
1 Tsp Salt
¼ Cup Butter
2 OZ Cream Cheese
3 Tbsp Flour
2 Cups Milk
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
½ Tsp Pepper
1 Tsp Salt
¼ Tsp Nutmeg
1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Dill
1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 Cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese
4 Slices Cooked Bacon, crumbled
DIRECTIONS:
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large pot bring water to a boil. Add 1 Tsp salt and noodles. Boil until Al Dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In a large sauce pan over medium low heat, melt butter and cream cheese (when melted enough it will kind of look curdled and gross). At this point whisk in flour, everything will come together in kind of a ball (or a few of them). Pour in 1 cup of milk and whisk, cook 2 minutes. Whisk in remaining milk and add seasonings. Stir continuously cooking until thickened, about 8 - 10 minutes. Add cheddar and stir until melted and smooth.
Mix noodles into sauce and transfer into a casserole dish. Top with crumbled bacon and then mozzarella. Bake for 10 minutes, then broil for about 4 - 5 minutes, or until top is bubbly and slightly browned.
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