Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Asparagus and Basil Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Asparagus & Basil When I was first married (16 years ago), I worked full-time as an elementary school teacher. I was up and out the door by 7am, and I didn’t get home until about 6. A pretty normal work schedule, I guess you could say. Here’s the how-to for making Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Asparagus & Basil: Here are all the ingredients you need- plus a little white wine & Parmesan. Heat up a little bit of olive oil in a large saute pan. Add in the minced garlic that I love so much. Chopped, fresh tomatoes will add some great color to this dish. Asparagus ends are added next. Add a few glugs of white wine. A little salt too. The vegetables are sauteed in the white wine to help soften then up and bring all of the flavors together. The (softer) asparagus tips are then added in. Shrimp! Add a chunk of butter to the sauce. You certainly can add any pasta you’d like, but I prefer to use the fresh angel hair type (find it near the fresh tortellini at your market).
Sauces | Thermomix Alfredo Sauce You will be delighted that you have this delicious recipe, and it is so easy to make in your Thermomix! Great on fettuccini, steamed veggies, or mixed into mashed potatoes for a sophisticated side. Servings: 8 Prep Time: 5 min. Cook Time: 3 min.Ingredients: • 30g Parmesan cheese, grated • 60g butter • 150g cream cheese • 150g fresh creamGarnish • fresh chives, parsley, or grated nutmegInstructions: 1. Apple Sauce No purchased apple sauce compares to a “made from scratch” sauce. Bagna Cauda This classic warm sauce originates from the Piedmont area in Italy. Barbecue Sauce Fresh Horseradish and Chipotle Pepper The smoky chipotle peppers add rich warmth. Barbecue Sauce Tangy Sweet This sauce goes well with poultry or red meat and makes great, finger-licking chicken and ribs. Béarnaise Sauce This is a delight of the culinary world. Béchamel Sauce This rich and luscious white sauce is the one found in lasagne and moussaka. Instructions: 1. Beurre Blanc Sauce Cheese Sauce Chicken Gravy
Filipino Adobo Chicken In the Philippines, adobo refers to the process of stewing chicken or pork in vinegar and a soy based sauce with lots of garlic. As this simmers, your kitchen will be filled with an intoxicating sweet and sour aroma that will leave you anxious to eat. My friend Liren of Kitchen Confidante was so gracious to share her family recipe with me, which I slightly modified to reduce the fat. I served this over brown basmati rice which made this a complete meal. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much! Filipino Adobo ChickenAdapted from Kitchen Confidante Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 drumsticks • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 4 pts Calories: 174.8 • Fat: 4.3 g • Protein: 27.2 g • Carb: 5.0 g • Fiber: 0.5 g Ingredients: 8 chicken legs on the bone (skin removed)1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce1/3 cup apple cider vinegar1 small head of garlic, crushed 6 ground peppercorns4 bay leaves1 jalapeño, chopped (optional)
Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna Rolls Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna Rolls The perfect spinach mushroom lasagna, rolled up into neat bundles. These are easy to plate and delicious to eat. I love lasagna but I absolutely hate plating it. It’s sloppy when straight out of the oven, proving to be a nightmare to get a pretty and clean serving. With these you get all of the flavor that is desired, rolled up into a neat little package. I made two varieties of lasagna rolls. Yield: Makes 12 lasagna rolls. The perfect spinach mushroom lasagna, rolled up into neat bundles. Ingredients: 4C baby bella mushroom slices, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 - 10 oz.bags baby spinach, chopped 1/4C olive oil 12 lasagna noodles 15 oz. Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, cook lasagna noodles per the instructions on the box or to desired consistency. Meanwhile, prepare your vegetables by chopping and mincing. In a medium bowl, combine egg, both varieties of cheese and pepper. Bake for 35 minutes.
Creamed Swiss Chard - Swiss Chard With Creamy Sauce Bacon, garlic, and a little onion add flavor to this dish of Swiss chard. Swiss chard has long been one of my favorite vegetables, because it's a tasty and nutritious green vegetable, and it's so easy to grow. Here's a large photo. Ingredients: 2 bunches, about 2 pounds, Swiss chard, white ribbed or a mixture of colors (rainbow, red, yellow)3 or 4 slices bacon, diced1 clove garlic, mashed and finely minced1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion2 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons flour1 cup half-and-half or whole milkpinch nutmegsalt and pepper, to taste Preparation: Wash chard and cut off thicker stems. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove and set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add about 1/2 of the sauce to the chard, stirring to blend. Serves 4 to 6. More Recipes for GreensGreens Casserole with MozzarellaLow Fat Seasoned GreensGarlic GreensGreens and PeanutsBea's Greens Side Dish CasserolesVegetable DishesCrockpot Vegetable
Inchi Kabin/Nyonya Fried Chicken This is a Nyonya version of fried chicken. The nyonyas and babas are indigenous to the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore and have their own cuisine which is mix of Chinese and Malay. Inchi Kabin is all know as Encik Cabin Chicken. And how does this dish have its unique name? The story goes like this. Ingredients: 1 small chicken – about 2.5 pounds Marinate: 2 tbsp curry powder 2 tbsp grated ginger 2 tbsp chili powder – you can use less 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 4 tbsp coconut milk Salt to taste 1. Note: You don’t need any dipping sauce for this chicken as it is flavorful enough to eat it on its own. I am entering this post in the Muhibbah Malaysian Monday roundup, created and hosted by Sharon of Test with a Skewer and Suresh of 3 Hungry Tummies.
Tuna Noodle Casserole Try Kitchen View! Take your computer to the kitchen and view this recipe full-screen, with step-by-step directions. Enter Kitchen View 1 Preheat the oven to 375°. MasterChef Week 2 Recap & Whitney's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe: SELFy Stars: New at Self Seven Things Successful, Happy People Do: SELF Reports From the THRIVE Conference via @SELFMagazine Seven Things Successful, Happy People Do: SELF Reports From the THRIVE Conference : Arianna Huffington and Mika Brzezinski’s two-day conference is helping hard workers take some time for themselves. #SelfMagazine Huffington Post founder and media maven Arianna Huffington knows all about getting the corner office, but it wasn't until she suffered from a few injuries at work that she realized she wasn't focusing enough on herself -- or getting enough sleep.
Honey Glazed Chicken and Bacon Bites I had an idea. Actually, it was more like my three hundred and forty-sixth idea for this month and I now have the hips to show for it. No biggie, I consider it a small sacrifice for eating food that tastes this good. So I asked myself: “Would it be a really crazy idea to wrap loads of bacon around chicken strips and brush them with a spruced up honey marinade?”. See, now that’s what happens when you blog from your desolated home or kitchen (in the burbs). Anyway, it turned out nothing short of a phenomenal idea that I simply have to share here in my little corner of the www. Ingredients: 1 pound boneless chicken breasts 20 thin bacon slices 3 tbsp honey 2 tsp coarse mustard fresh lemon juice Optional: salt Directions: Cut the chicken breasts—or fillets, as we call them here—in thin strips. Note: I’m using the Dutch equivalent to bacon in this recipe. Grab a bowl and combine 3 tbsp honey with 2 tsp coarse mustard. Squeeze in some lemon juice. Bacon rights all the wrongs in this world.
Lasagna bolognese with béchamel « Snixy Kitchen I love lasagna – layers upon layers of rich, decadent sauce, cheese, and pasta that offer up different flavors with each bite. What I don’t love about most lasagna is cooked ricotta cheese. It tastes like chalk when baked and is a colossal mistake when layered into one of the most savory comfort foods in the world. This lasagna recipe I’m sharing below is TO. DIE. It takes some dedication to make, but the result is more than worth it. I made this particular batch in preparation for the ski trip to Tahoe last weekend to share with a cabin full of friends. Since I didn’t have enough room in my tiny freezer for three large casserole dishes, I spent some time debating and researching whether it would be better to a) bake it immediately, store it in the refrigerator for three days all wrapped up tight, and then reheat it in the oven at the cabin, or b) leave it unbaked, store it in the fridge, and bake it up there. Lasagna Bolognese (Adapted from Mario Batali) Serves 8-10 Ragù Béchamel Lasagna
Thermomix Apple Crumble Recipe This all-time favourite makes the whole family happy: Thermomix Apple Crumble is so easy to prepare that you can even get the kids involved, and it will certainly put a smile on dad's face! And who doesn't like apple crumble? Being such a traditional dessert, I find it perfect to serve to guests, especially when I invite new friends over and I'm not sure about what they do or don't like. Actually, many different kinds of fruit can be substituted for apples, and you can base your choice on whatever's in season, like peaches, plums and berries in the summer or pears in the autumn. Sometimes, I like to sprinkle berries on the top of my apples to make it more interesting, but something you really want to do, is serve your Thermomix Apple Crumble with Thermomix Custard or Thermomix Vanilla Ice-Cream. Ingredients For the apple filling - 350 gr Peeled, Cored and Quartered Apples - 30 gr Butter - 25 gr Brown Sugar - 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon Let's make our Apple Crumble Recipe Preheat oven to 160º C.
Garlic-Lime Chicken I’m flirting with going vegetarian. I’m reading up on different kinds of grains, beans and legumes. I dream about finding joy in bowls full of greens. I constantly (weekly) ask my husband if he thinks he could go meat-free (the answers are always inconclusive -or- NO). But for now, I’ll try and focus on eating healthier meats. Like chicken. If you’re anything like me, you eat a TON of chicken. I think chicken is the healthiest lean protein to eat (aside from fish – but I’m not in Seattle here) and one of the cheapest to get all natural, free range, or organic. This is where I run into problems. Here’s one that’s great. Garlic-Lime Chicken Adapted from All Recipes 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1. Like this: Like Loading...
Margarita Mac and Cheese Margarita Mac and Cheese I have great memories of macaroni and cheese. As a kid, most of the time my mom served me the Kraft variety (which I still love…shh…), but on special occasions, my mom went all out and made homemade baked macaroni and cheese. The recipe came from an old Betty Crocker cookbook and is still one of my favorite dishes that my mom makes. When I got married and moved out, my mom actually searched ebay to buy me the exact same Betty Crocker cookbook that she always cooked from, and macaroni and cheese was the very first recipe I made. Of course, even the best recipes can be made just a little bit better. Of course I started with my beloved Betty Crocker recipe, but with a few alterations. I was asked to create a recipe for the 30 Days 30 Ways with Macaroni and Cheese blog with my own twist on macaroni and cheese.