Savory Apple Dish

Ingredients

• 4-6 pieces of chicken ( legs, wings, thighs or breast )
• 2 Medium apples, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 Tsp. Nutmeg
• Cilantro for garnish
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp. Mustard
• 1 Tbsp. Brown sugar
• 6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 3 Tbsp.flour
• 1 Tsp. salt
• 1/4 Tsp. pepper
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 small onion, finely chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. For the chicken, in a preheated pan begin to sear chicken on all sides and once golden brown, set aside.
3. In a bowl combine garlic,nutmeg, mustard and brown sugar and mix together to make a paste.
4. Smear the paste over the chicken and set aside.
5. For the potatoes, heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over low heat until melted. Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk, 1/2 cup at a time.
6. Heat to boiling. Boil and stir 1 minute.
7. Arrange potatoes and apples in greased 3 quart casserole in 3 layers, topping each layer with part of the chopped onions and 1/3 of the sauce. Add the chicken pieces through out the casserole dish as well.
8. Dot the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, broken into little pieces.
9. Cover and bake until potatoes are tender, about 60-70 minutes.
10. Let stand 5 to 10 minute before serving.
11. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese to the sauce and mix to melt. Sprinkle bread crumbs on the top if the potato mixture before baking and bake as above. Easy au gratin potatoes!


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Eggplant Parmesan

Prep Time:
25 Min

Cook Time:
35 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr

Ingredients

• 3 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 6 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
• 1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil/parsley

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Sweat the 1/4" slices by sprinkling with sea salt and letting sit for 30 min. Rinse, pat dry w/paper towel (get good & dry).
3. Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs and parmesan. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes on each side.
4. Place on baking sheet coated with PAM then bake for 7 min at 450, flip and bake add'l 7 mins depending on how crisp you like it.
5. In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes, or until golden brown.

Helpful Hints - May 24th

The key to good scrambled eggs is to whisk and blend in the beginning in a bowl with cheese, milk, and seasoning.

Best Tuna Melt

Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
5 Min

Ready In:
15 Min

Ingredients
2 (6 ounce) cans solid white tuna in water, drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
3/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 pinch salt
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
4 slices bread
8 slices ripe tomato
8 slices Swiss cheese/Cheddar cheese
paprika, for garnish


Directions

1. Preheat the oven broiler.
2. In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Place the rye bread slices on a baking sheet, and broil 1 minute in the preheated oven, until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and spread with the tuna salad. Place 1 cheese slice over the tuna salad on each piece of bread, layer with a tomato slice, and top with remaining cheese slices.
4. Return layered bread to the preheated oven, and broil 3 to 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

NOTE:  It was very easy to make and turned out delicious!

Lemon Garlic Tilapia

Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
10 Min

Ready In:
25 Min

Ingredients

4 tilapia fillets
2.5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice  
4 tablespoon butter, melted
3 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
salt & pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Rinse tilapia fillets under cool water, and pat dry with paper towels.
3. While doing this, sautee butter, garlic, parsley, and lemon juice. 
4. Place fillets in baking dish. Sprinkle salt and pepper; Add 2-3 tsp of buttered bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
5. Pour lemon juice mix over fillets.
6. Bake in preheated oven until the fish is white and flakes when pulled apart with a fork, about 10 minutes.

***Make sure you have less lemon juice than butter!

Mixed Drinks and Ingredients

Bahama Mama
Cosmopolitan
Black Russian
Daiquiri
Mojito
Dream Sicle
Maitai
Martini
Margarita
Screw Driver
Sea Breeze
Bay Breeze
Tequila Sunrise
Tom Collins
Vodka Sour

Helpful Hints - May 17th

1) Fresh lemon juice will remove onion scent from hands.


2) To save money, pour all leftover vegetables and water in which they are cooked into a freezer container. When full, add tomato juice and seasoning to create a "free" soup. 


3) Three large stalks of celery, chopped and added to about two cups of beans (navy, brown, pinto, etc) will make them easier to digest. 


4) When cooking vegetables that grow above ground (Broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, asparagus, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, various greens, celery), the rule of thumb is to boil them without a cover. (Vegetables that grow underground - Potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets, radishes, turnips, onions, garlic).


5) A lump of sugar added to water when cooking greens helps vegetables retain their fresh color. 

Homemade Nepali Momos and Achar

Momo Meat

Ingredients:

 -Turkey meat  - 4 cloves of garlic  - 2 Tablespoon of ginger and garlic (each)  - Salt and Pepper

- 1.5 tsp. cumin powder

- 0.5 tsp. turmeric yellow powder

- 0.5 tsp. chicken marsala 

- onion powder

1) Mix all the spices, garlic, and ginger with the meat.
2) Put a good portion in each dumpling dough and pleat.

Achar

Ingredients:

- 2 tomatoes cut up in quarters

- Cilantro

- Salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric, chili pepper

1) Heat tomatoes and cilantro in a sauce pan (low heat) for about 15 minutes or till juicy.

2) Blend together all of the spices with tomato and cilantro.

3) If thick, add water.