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[Recipe] Mediterranean Chicken

Posted on January 16, 2008 By admin

Ingredients

* 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast cut in half
* 1 large onion
* 1 red pepper
* 6-8 large mushrooms
* 2 sticks of celery
* 2 tins chopped tomatoes
* 1/2 cup white wine
* 2 tsp mixed italian herbs (oregano, thyme, bay, basil, parsley)
* As many chopped olives as you want (about a dozen is good)
* salt and pepper to taste

Directions

– Cut onion in half and slice into half rings.
– De-seed pepper and chop pepper into large chunks.
– Prepare mushrooms and cut in half.
– Slice celery into large chunks.
– Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute about 4 to 6 minutes each side, until golden. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
– Saute onion in pan drippings for 3 minutes. Add all other vegetables except the olives and toss. Add tomatoes and bring to a boil. Lower heat, add 1/2 cup white wine and herbs. Simmer for 15 minutes.
– Return chicken to skillet and cover. Cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside. Add olives to the skillet and cook for 1 minute.
– Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
– Serve with basmati and wild rice.

YUMMAY!

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[recipe] Beignets

Posted on November 27, 2006 By admin

If you havent been to New Orleans youve probably never eaten a Beignet, but youve probably had something similar. Cafe au Lait and Beignets, is New Orleans for Coffee & Donuts.

The most famous place in New Orleans for Beignets and Cafe au Lait is Cafe Du Monde on Decatur on the riverside of Jackson Square, which is legendary, you have to go once.

New Orleans Style Beignet Recipe

1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast
3/4 Cup Warm Water
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Beaten Egg
1/2 Cup Evaporated Milk
3 1/2 – 3 3/4 Cups A.P. Flour
1/8 Cup Butter
Vegetable Oil for Frying
Powdered Sugar in a shaker or sifter

Combine the Yeast, Water, and Sugar in a large mixing bowl. Let this sit until frothy, about 5 minutes, then add the Salt, Egg, and Evaporated Milk. Mix well, then add half of the flour until it starts to come together, then add the butter. When the butter is incorporated start adding the remaining flour, a little at a time until most of it is incorporated. At this time I always turn the dough onto a floured bench to finish by hand, just like when I make bread; its a touch thing. Knead the dough adding just enough flour as necessary to make a non-sticky, smooth dough. Place the dough into a large oiled bowl, loosely cover and let rise (about 1h in a warm cupboard)

After the dough has doubled in bulk, punch it down and turn it onto a floured surface and roll out into a rectangle that is about 1/2thick. With a very sharp knife working at a diagonal to the rectangle, cut into 2wide strips. Now cut into diamond shapes by making diagonal cuts in the opposite direction. Place the Beignets on a floured baking sheet to let rise another hour in a warm place.

When the Beignets have risen, deep fry them in vegetable oil at 180C. Place 2-3 Beignets into the hot oil at a time, being careful not to smash or deflate them. When they are golden brown, flip them over until golden brown on the other side (They go pretty quickly so start checking them right after they go into the oil). Remove to paper towel lined plates to drain. Serve hot topped with plenty of powdered sugar (because the dough doesnt contain much sugar, you will want a lot!). Best served with Cafe au Lait. Enjoy!

Makes about 2 dozen.

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[recipe] Tagliatelle Carbonara

Posted on November 27, 2006 By admin 2 Comments on [recipe] Tagliatelle Carbonara

This is based on Delia Smith's recipe

Ingredients

8 oz (225 g) dried tagliatelle
5 oz (150 g) smoked pancetta, cubed or sliced (could use lardons or bacon)
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano (could use parmesan)
4 tablespoons double cream
freshly milled black pepper
olive oil

First of all, cook the pasta. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the pancetta until its crisp and golden, about 5 minutes. Next, whisk the eggs cheese and cream in a bowl and season generously with black pepper.

Then, when the pasta is cooked, drain it quickly in a colander, leaving a little of the moisture still clinging. Now quickly return it to the saucepan and add the pancetta and any oil in the pan, along with the egg and cream mixture. Stir very thoroughly, so that everything gets a good coating what happens is that the liquid egg cooks briefly as it comes into contact with the hot pasta. Serve the pasta on really hot deep plates with some extra grated Pecorino.

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Finalized wedding menu!!

Posted on September 23, 2006 By admin 5 Comments on Finalized wedding menu!!

At first, we thought we wouldn't have enough food. Then, we thought we'd have too much. Now, with the fabulous chef from Chilford, we've gotten something that should hopefully please everybody :) Plus, except for one or two things that can't be changed, I can eat it all, mouahahahahahahah!

CANAPES ON ARRIVAL WITH RECEPTION DRINKS TO INCLUDE:-

Cocktail Sausages
Wild Mushroom Bouchées
Crab Mayonnaise on a toasted crouton
Parma Ham and Melon
Quails Eggs wrapped with Gravalax
Tuna Fish Barquet
Caramelised Red Onion and Goat Cheese Tartlet

BUFFET @ 2.30 PM

Ciabatta Rolls (Egg and Cress, Chicken & Mayonnaise, Tuna Fish & Cucumber)
Baby Rolls (Filled with Ham and Cheese, Brie & Cucumber, Prawn & Mayonnaise, Beef & Dijon Mustard)
Beef & Asparagus Rolls
Choux Buns filled with Avocado and a spicy Cream Cheese
Salmon en Croute
Roast Vegetables in a Filo Pastry (Sweet & Sour Sauce served separately)
Skewered Brie with Black Grapes
Leek & Mushroom Vol-au-Vents
Baby Quiche with Spring Onions
Cheese Scones
Indian Selection
Crudities
Fruit Kebabs
Cocktail éclairs and Small Cakes

7.00 PM BUFFET

Sausage Rolls
Mixed Veg Dim Sum
Spinach & Stilton Filo Parcels
Pork Pies
Fruit Scones with Strawberry Jam and Double Cream
French Bread Pizza with Chopped Tomatoes & Goats Cheese
Cheese Board with Biscuits, Grapes and Celery


We should have enough food, don't ya think? :)

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Move over Deliah Smith!

Posted on August 13, 2006 By admin 5 Comments on Move over Deliah Smith!

Today, I cooked! It was good.

Let us first start off with scotch eggs, something that Katy has been telling me about for over a year. It's hard boiled egg, surrounded by sausage meat, breaded with seasoned breadcrumbs and then deep fried. Bad for you? yes. Good tasting? Hell yeah!

Then we have sausage rolls, which is sausage meat in puff pastry and then oven-baked:

And finally, we have beignets, which are evil deep-fried yeast doughnuts, inspired by what I had at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. Deep fried and covered in icing sugar while they're still warm:

 

We're going to be hitting the gym big time tomorrow to get rid of all that fat, but having said that, we did fry the stuff in sunflower oil (which is not that bad) and the food didn't feel all that oily (meaning that though it probably was, it didn't feel like a “window to weight gain”). Still, this will remain holiday and special occasion food.

But damn, it was nice!


In other food news, we went to Chilford Hall to confirm the reception menu. The lady in charge of the venue was really nice and we were able to accomodate all the wild and wonderful dietary restrictions that are in place for the guests and I.

Finally, in the penultimate food news for today, Katy and I went to the River Farm Smokery in Bottisham today. It's the place that is interested in making smoked meat for me. We bought smoked chicken breast (which we had on thick-cut bread with a honey and mustard) and smoked duck breast (which I'm keeping for tomorrow).

That is all, going to digest now :)

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foooooooooooood!

Posted on December 12, 2005 By admin 2 Comments on foooooooooooood!

In continuing with our “way the hell too early for xmas” traditions this year, katy wanted me to cook a traditional xmas dinner tonight. So, we had stuffed chicken, bacon-wrapped-sausages (apparently, it's traditional here) and a ton of trimmings. Suffice it to say, we're both full as we had food for a complete family and there's only two of us.

Excuse me while I go digest now.

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I'm scared by the amount of calories I ate tonight

Posted on November 23, 2005 By admin

I'm getting old. I can't eat so much rich food anymore. You'd think I'd know this by now.

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Picnic in the living room

Posted on October 3, 2005 By admin 2 Comments on Picnic in the living room

I am stuffed. I ate too much. I can't eat another bite.

but it was GOOD!!!

Homemade salsa rocks. Guacamole alwaya good. Umami goodness on meat :) We'll have to do this again soon :)

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Weekend update

Posted on October 2, 2005 By admin 1 Comment on Weekend update

Having a very slow weekend with my sweetie. Yesterday was our 1-year anniversary. Yup yup, it's been a year since I was late to pick her up at the airport and stressing all the way about it to [info]eniran. It's amazing how time flies.

Had a yummy meal last night. Katy made honey-mustard pig ribs, a nice salad and homemade lemon cake. Hmmm, pig! Tonight I'm making fajitas with homemade salsa and homemade quacamole.

 

We tried my homemade tomato ketchup I'd made last weekend. I'm happy to report that it kicks ass! I think my mom will approve, even though it's not the colour she's used to seeing :P

I've also discovered that I can't bake. It's my achilles heal. I tried to make cookies from a recipe I saw online today and they're… ok. Nothing to write home about.

That's about it really. It's the first slow weekend we've had in a hell of a long time and it's nice :)

I'm on leave for most of next week cause my mom is coming on Tuesday for a week. Yay!

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Best salad evar!

Posted on August 23, 2005 By admin 1 Comment on Best salad evar!

I made the best salad evar last night. It had:

romaine lettuce
shredded carrots
slivers of red peppers
slivers of green peppers
slivers cucumber
spring onions
coriander leaves
cheese
fresh lemon juice
fresh lime juice
a splash of olive oil
salt & pepper

but the kicker was that I put sliced turkey breasts that had been sauteed, then lightly glazed with some honey and white wine vinegar.

A lurvely mix of warm and cold, sweet and tangy, moist and crunchy.

try it!

now! now! now!

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