Chicken kebab

Package split or halved chicken breast
4 plain yogurt or greek
1/2 lemon
Parsley 1/2 bunch
Paprika 1tbs
Moroccan 7 spice mix 1tbs
Red pepper flakes 1/2 tbs
Salt
Pepper
Wooden skewer
Fries

Marinate at least an hour in the sauce then stack up the chicken and paint with left over marinade.  Surround with fries.
Bake 220c 60 min and broil the outside too get that lovely look

Zucchini Cheesy Bread

INGREDIENTS

3 medium zucchini, or about 4 cups grated
2 large eggs
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
3 c. shredded mozzarella, divided
1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan
1/4 c. cornstarchkosher
salt
ground black pepper
Marinara, for dipping

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425º and line a baking sheet with parchment. On a box grater or in a food processor, grate zucchini. Using cheesecloth or a dish towel, wring excess moisture out of zucchini.

Transfer zucchini to a large bowl with eggs, garlic, oregano, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan, and cornstarch and season with salt and pepper. Stir until completely combined.Transfer “dough” to prepared baking sheet and pat into a crust.

Bake until golden and dried out, 25 minutes.Sprinkle with remaining 2 cups mozzarella and bake until cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes more. Slice and serve with marinara.

Fruit Leather

Fruit Leather
bake about 6 hr to 6.5 hrs at 170

above is strawberry/raspberry. Apple is great as well.

for strawberry or raspberry in your food processor puree the fresh fruit and add about 2 tbs of honey. spread evenly on the silpat mat and dehydrate in oven. Take out and cool before peeling the fruit off the mat and slicing into serving sizes.

for apple peel and core about 4 to 5 apples and puree with 2 tbs honey. Then transfer to a pan and heat until the moisture is all cooked out and when you drag your spoon though no water appears. Then spread evenly in a thin layer on the silpat and dehydrate in the oven. Take out and cool before peeling off the mat and slicing into serving sizes.

Take that ridiculously expensive quesadilla with hidden carrot!

My little who just turned 2 has decided veggies are evil. Unless she is eating her little bro's purees with him. I was browsing the frozen isle looking for these chicken cordon blue things that she loves when I saw that they had these quesadillas with hidden carrot in them. little miss loves quesadillas so I thought what the heck lets try. I didn't even think to look at the price because how expensive could 2 little packages be especially when that is considered 1 serving size right....holy moly just about 4 buck is how much!!! Um no. I am not paying that. So I set off to make my own with what I had about. I will continue to tweek the recipe I am sure with what I have on hand. I even had some filling left over and so I used it in a grilled cheese sandwich. Yummo!

Quesadilla with cheese and carrot puree

about1/3 of a block of cream cheese
about1/3 of a 1lb block of cheese ( I had cheddar on hand)
carrot puree (I used the gerber 1st foods size)
tortillas

in a food processor shred the cheddar and then add the carrot puree and cream cheese. pulse until all combined.
spread desired amount on half a tortilla and fold over.
you can either cook immediately or wrap individually in plastic wrap and place in a ziplock on the freezer.
to heat in micro I place a paper towel on top of the quesadilla and heat on high about 1 min then let set a min before slicing and giving to little miss. You can also pan heat these but she likes the tortilla soft.

Roasted garlic white bean cheddar mash

Ingredients

1/2 bag white beans cooked
2 heads or 1 giant head of garlic
extra virgin olive oil
A few handfuls of grated strong cheddar cheese
1/4 to 1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
First, roast the 2 heads of garlic. Heat the oven to 180C/360F. Slice the top off each head of garlic (just a little, so that each clove is exposed) and brush the exposed cloves with olive oil. Wrap in foil and place in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove, unpeel the foil, and leave to cool down for about 15 minutes.Once they are cooled, squeeze out all of the garlic cloves into a small glass or bowl- they will now be soft and creamy and will ooze out of their skins very easily. Mash them with a fork, and then mix in a few tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Whisk until emulsified. Now add the white beans and the roasted garlic/olive oil mix to the same pan. Mash the beans into the garlic with a wooden spoon and/or a potato masher. Once they are mostly broken up, add the sour cream.Finally, over add the cheese and stir until melted in. Either serve or place in fridge till later and top with more cheese to reheat in the oven.  350 30 min and broil the top off.

Cornish game hens brined

Cornish Game Hens

1/4 cup + 2 T. Kosher salt
1/3 cup sugar or honey
3-5 garlic cloves
1/2 T. black peppercorns, crushed
1 tsp. ground mustard
1 tsp. onion powder
2 1/2 quarts of warm water
2 Cornish games hens (mine were 24 oz. each)

Directions for Brining

At least 12 hours or more before you intend to cook your Cornish hens, start the brine.
Get out a large food-grade container. You can use a large pot if you have one large enough. Try to avoid metal if at all possible, because from what I’ve read it can do strange things to your birds!

Add the salt, sugar, garlic, peppercorns, ground mustard, and onion powder to your pot. Pour the warm water over it all and stir it so the salt and sugar dissolves.
Add your birds and place in the fridge covered. Flip half way through.

Roasting directions
Preheat your oven to 425 F. Once the oven comes to temperature, put the birds into the oven for 25 minutes. Turn down the temperature to 400 F and roast for another 20 minutes. Finally, bring the temperature down to 375 F and roast for another 25-30 minutes. 

 

Glüwine at home

Glüwine

Bottle glüwine
Cinnamon stick
Orange
Apple juice
Sugar
Brandy
Spiced rum
*amoretto optional substitute*

Pour out any much wine as you need we did about 3 glasses worth
Add 1 cinnamon stick, orange peeled (minimise the white pith) juiced and placed inside, Apple juice or cider 1/4 to 1/3 cup I'd guess, just shy 1 shot of the brandy and spiced rum each, and 10ish sugar cubes.  Heat on low for a while to get ask the flavors together and enjoy!