Brussels Sprouts And Mushrooms With A Cream Sauce

Brussels Sprouts And Mushrooms With A Cream Sauce
A Hearty Side Dish To Accompany Any Meal!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients
4 cups Brussels sprouts, halved
2 cups assorted mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
2 small onions or shallots, peeled and halved
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2 tbsp butter, melted
2 tbsp olive oil
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools
Baking dish
Heavy sauce pan

Directions
Preheat oven to 420 Degrees F.  Place Brussels sprouts, onions, garlic and mushrooms in baking dish, coat with olive oil and melted butter.  Salt and pepper sprouts and toss until well coated. Place in oven and roast for 25 minutes.  Place in serving dish and ladle Cream Sauce on top. (recipe below)

 Cream Sauce
Ingredients
2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp butter
pinch of nutmeg
salt

Directions
In a heavy sauce pan; add cream, butter, nutmeg.  Place on low heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring on occasion.  When the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, add salt to taste.  Serve over the Brussels sprouts and mushrooms.

 

Chicken Tagine With Apricots & Dates

Chicken Tagine With Apricots & Dates
Cooking In A Tagine Creates A Very Moist And Flavorful Stew!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour

 

Ingredients
5-6 chicken parts (breast, legs, thigh, ext.)
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1 cup large pitted black olives
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup almond slivers
2 clove garlic, sliced
2 tbsp honey or Agave syrup
2 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)
1 cinnamon stick
olive oil for drizzle

Cooking Tools
Tagine
Skillet

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F.  Evenly coat raw chicken with curry powder, cinnamon. salt and pepper.  In  a skillet on high heat, melt the ghee and add the chicken to sear until brown on all sides.  Add seared chicken to the bottom of the Tagine and then layer apricots, dates, garlic, black olives, almonds, cilantro and cinnamon stick.  Drizzle on honey and olive oil on top of the ingredients.  Place Tagine lid on top and cook in oven for 45-50 minutes.  Serve with some Couscous.
Serves 2

Right Out Of The Oven, Serve From The Tagine With Some Couscous.

Oatmeal Pancakes With Hot Buttered Banana Maple Syrup

Oatmeal Pancakes With Hot Buttered Banana Maple Syup
Great Use For Leftover Irish Oats!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5-10 minutes

The Batter Can Be Prepared A Day In Advance.

Oatmeal Pancakes
Ingredients
1 cup cooked Irish Oats (recipe post below)
2 cups Bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of nutmeg
butter
powdered sugar (optional)

Cooking Tools
Large mixing bowl
Small sauce pan
Electric skillet or
Nonstick frying pan

Directions
In a large mixing bowl; add 1 cup cooked Irish oats, Bisquick, milk, eggs, vanilla extract and pinch of nutmeg. Whisk ingredients until well incorporated. On medium-low heat, add some butter to coat skillet, ladle approx. 1/2 cup of batter per/pancake onto skillet.  Cook the pancakes until edges are golden brown and small bubbles start to rise to the surface of the pancakes, flip and cook the other side.  Serve with Hot Buttered Banana Maple Syrup, dust with powdered sugar (optional)
Yields 6

Hot Buttered Banana Maple Syrup
Ingredients
1 cup pure maple syrup
1 tbsp butter
1 firm but ripe banana, sliced
Directions
In a small sauce pan on medium-low heat; add maple syrup, butter and slice banana.  Heat on a low simmer for a few minutes.  Serve over Oatmeal Pancakes.

Dusting With Powdered Sugar Is Optional!

Kimchee Fried Rice Bowl

Kimchee Fried Rice Bowl
Cooking The Kimchee Mellows Out The Strong Flavors!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 5-18 minutes prep time for rice (depending on the rice, if you are using a boxed rice recipe, that usually allows for 5 minutes on the stovetop/microwave)
Cooking time: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients
4 thin slice ribeye steaks
4 cups hot cooked rice
2 cups jarred prepared kimchee
1 tbsp canola oil
1 package shredded seasoned Nori (seaweed)
salt
pepper

          Cooking tools
          Wok/nonstick skillet (for rice)
          Nonstick pan/grilling pan (for ribeye)

Directions
Cook rice according to package directions. Salt and pepper ribeye steaks and in your first nonstick pan or grilling pan, grill for 2-3 minutes on each side. Set aside. In a Wok or nonstick skillet on medium heat, add the 1 tbsp of canola oil and toss in your cooked rice and stir for a few minutes. Add kimchee and mix in the rice until the rice is completely coated and the kimchee is mixed, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook rice for a few more minutes and you can raise the temperature to get some of the rice crispy.  Place rice in serving bowls, add ribeye steak and top with Nori (your preference).
Serves 4