Tuesday, December 20, 2011

curry chicken mango roll ups

2 chicken breast
mayo
1 1/2 tbs curry powder
mango chutney
dash onion powder
soft tortilla

warm the tortillas

cook the chicken breast in the mircowave until cook right through
chop the chicken really small.( I use a kitchen chopper)
add the mayo to the chicken - not to much because you dont want it sloppy just spreadable
add the curry powder, onion powder and about 3/4 tablespoon of mango chutney
Mix well and then spread over the tortilla and roll.
cut into small bite size portions.

Monday, December 19, 2011

No cheese stuffed mushrooms

Because my husband does not eat cheese of any kind I sometimes find it hard to find recipes for him. So I tend to find recipes and replace LOTS of things.

Large package of button mushrooms
1 slice of bread in the food processor made into crumbs
5/6 large cloves of garlic
Dash of paprika
Little pinch of chili flakes
Dash onion powder
Spray oil

Clean Mushrooms and remove stalks
Make breadcrumbs , when bread crumbs are made add the garlic to processor and blitz garlic and other seasoning to the breadcrumb mixture

Fill the mushrooms with mixture
Place onto an oven proof tray spray with oil and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes

Easy meatballs in a cranberry and ketchup sauce

We had guests over and I did a buffet help yourself type food.
I added the meatballs to the menu at the end as I wanted something hot served.
They were a hit!

Meatball
2lb of ground meat (I used 1/2 turkey 1/2 pork)
Generous shake of onion powder
Generous shake of paprika
1/2 amount of a whisked egg (one whole egg is to much)
2 dessert spoons of corn meal


Sauce
1 can of whole cranberries
1 1/2 cups of ketchup
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
Dash of cayenne pepper

Small amount of oil for frying


Mix all of the meatball ingredient together making sure that mixture is not too wet
Roll into balls I find I can make about 40 ish with this mixture.
In a frying pan heat the oil and fry the meatballs have slightly browned on the outside.
In a crockpot add all the ingredients for the sauce.
Mix together. Add meatballs and stir so all the meatballs are coated. Cook on low for about 4 hours.

Chicken in red wine served with plain white rice

I used skinless and boneless chicken thighs

4/5 chicken thighs
1 cup red wine
1/4cup ketchup
1/4cup BBQ sauce
Packet brown gravy mix
Cup of baby carrots
Cup of baby onions
Cup of frozen peas
Dash of smoked paprika
Webbers kickin chicken
Water

Place wine, brown gravymix, ketchup, BBQ sauce, smoked paprika and kickin chicken in a Dutch oven or casserole dish.
Mix everything together until well mixed. Add chicken carrots and onions.
Again everything together until all coated
I covered with foil and baked at 250 f or 120 c for around 2 1/2 hours.
Remove from over add peas and about s cup of water.
Return to oven for a further 20 minutes.

I would normally cook something like this in the crockpot, but as today was cold I wanted the smells of cooking and the nice warm kitchen to go with it lol

Next time I will add mushrooms and white pepper

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Herb Salad and chicken roll up

Herb salad and chicken roll up



I had left over chicken which had been stripped from a chicken and I had frozen it last week.
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Tonight for dinner I wanted something light. This was not a heavy dinner,  but I was more than full after wards,
The lovely fresh herbs with the little bit of balsamic really brought this to life.

Bunch of curly parsley
Bunch of Italian parsley
Bunch of coriander/cilantro
Red onion fine chopped
Cherry tomatoes chopped
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar
Cooked stripped chicken
Soft tortillas
Spray oil
Seasoning (I used salt seasoning)

Finely cut up all the herbs, onion and tomatoes. Add oil and vinegar and mix well
Heat the cooked chicken up in the pan with a little bit of spray oil and seasoning salt
Prepare tortillas
Then lay salad on top of tortillas and then add the chicken and roll up.






Pumpkin and feta bake and Baby roast potatoes

Pumpkin and feta bake

1 green squash/pumpkin cut into chunks seeds removed and with skin still on
garlic and herb
olive oil
Marinated feta cheese in oil, in a jar

I dont use measurements on every recipes I use what I can get and I know what I can use.
Also what is enough for MY FAMILY

Place pumpkin skin side down add garlic and herb seasoning to the orange fresh ( i only use a sprinkle)
rubber the olive oil into the pumpkin and bake until soft.
Then scoop the flesh from the skin into a mixing bowl and then add at least 2 desset spoons of the marinated feta and the flavoured oil in comes with.
Mix together well and then bake in an oven proof dish warmed through.
I normally add potatoes with this when mixing when I dont have another pumpkin.

Baby potatoes roasted

Baby potatoes, skins on, washed and dried
oil
seasoning...I use onion power

miz oil and seasoning over the potaotes (NOT TO MUCH OIL JUST A TOUCH..A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY)
Bake in the oven at 375 degrees until cooked through

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Mashed potato Salad and Simple Cod

Mashed potato salad

This was made by mistake….
I had cleaned, cubed and boiled some potatoes but noticed they had pretty much gone to mush….(we can only get one type of potato here it seems)
But I have no spare potatoes or anything to replace the part of a dinner…so Mashed potato salad was found.

6/7 potatoes washed and cut in cubes
½ cup mayo
1 tsp of milk
Chicken stock cube
I red onion chopped in to small pieces
Garlic herb seasoning (good shake)
Pepper (good shake)

Cook potatoes and add the chicken stock cube to the potatoes…cook until potatoes are breaking up.
In a bowl mix mayo and milk until mayo is smooth and creamy
Add season….drain potatoes and let cool for a few minutes.
Add the potatoes to the mayo mix….add the red onion and still everything in together.
It will start to look like mashed potatoes…

I severed when this was still warm.

Simple cod fillets

 4 Cod, boned and skinned filets
Butter ¼ cup
Ground sage,
Pepper,

Place cod in oven proof dish…(I lay foil on the bottom of mine)
Melt butter add the ground sage and pepper.
Brush cod with butter mix.
Make sure bother sides are cooked well

Bake in the oven at 350 ℉/ 180 °C for around 20 minutes…(that’s how long mine took to cook)