shake and bake chicken
defrost drumsticks(tasty cheap and kid friendly)
pour any liquid over them I used buttermilk as I keep it on hand but you can use milk, water, mayo etc.
toss in corn starch or rice flour or just plain flour seasoned with any spices you have. I'm using and orange pepper blend( just like lemon pepper but sweeter!)
shake in bag and put on Pyrex or baking sheet
Bake at 375-400(I'm at 9000 feet so I'm at the lower temp as not to dry out the meat)
SAUCE
green onions, garlic, white onions (whats in the fridge?)
cook on medium til soft
add any liquid I used Sherry but you can use anything, wine, water, stock, mirin etc
I chopped up a tomato left over from lunch plus 2 tablespoons tomato paste left over from last weeks spaghetti sauce.
orange juice fresh? concentrated? mango juice? HEY left over apple juice from the sippy cup is GREAT!!
big swish of tamari or say sauce.
Let this reduce, if its too thick add some water.
pour over your chicken.
Serve with a crisp salad to cut the greasiness of fried chicken. Or green beans etc.
This would be a good recipe, if you used rice flour or corn starch, as a gluten free recipe
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Raw milk and spinach ravioli in creamy tomato sauce
Ravioli with homemade raw milk cheese and spinach in a creamy tomato sauce.
Hardest part is to get some raw milk! BUT you can use store bought look for pasturized not ultra parturized.
spoon off the cream that rises to the top and set aside(this is for the sauce)
MAKE CHEESE
heat milk(about 1 gallon) to 185-190 degrees add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinagar(add slowly and only use enough to make it seperate to avoid vinagary taste. You can use the whole 1/4 if unsure(dont be scared its easy and youll be so proud of yourself for making CHEESE!!)
line a large bowl with a very fine holed colander(use chees or butter muslin if you have it. pour the chees and whey over it so the curds are in the colander and the whey pours into the large bowl. You can use the whey for MANY other uses. Im cooking french white beans with mine and serving it tossed in the ravioli and than using the left over beans served with corn bread or something else.
OK now you have made cheese!
MAKE TOMATO SAUCE
this is a quick sauce.
saute onions in olive oil til soft. Add a couple smashed garlic cloves
pour in a little wine(red or white doesn't matter or omit this step if unavailable or unwanted)
add some herbs I use dried bay leaf, some Italian seasoning, extra basil(for sweetness) and some sage. simmer on low while you are making the pasta(YES YOU CAN DO IT!)
MAKE PASTA
2 cups flour(white)
2 cups semolina (or just use all white its OK!)
4 eggs
dash of salt
big splooooosh of olive oil or another healthy oil
mix in either a kitchen aid mixer with the paddle or in a food processor till it comes together
If using KA mixer knead for 5 mins if using processor take out the ball of dough and knead by hand. You can watch videos on you tube about making dough. You can make it all by hand or all by machine. Really, its no big deal you can do it!
Let dough rest for a bit while you make the filling and sauce.
Roll dough with pasta roller or with rolling pin or heck Ive done it with a bottle too!!
Try and get it really thin if making ravioli as there's two pieces. If its too thick turn it into a layered lasagna or just cut into fettuccini. it will still be FULL of love!!
MAKE FILLING
I know you are getting tired but make this on a sunday and get the kids to help!
mix your HOMEMADE CHEESE with some cooked spinach add a fine grate of nutmeg if you have it if not some salt and pepper. Make sure its not too wet as it will ruin the dough and not seal well.
fill pieces of dough and top with another piece of dough. Use a fork to seal and pinch edges well.
I dip my finger in water and run it right around the filling and then seal to help it stick
IMPORTANT! try to squeeze out most of the air from your filling pocket as they may burst and release your filling. SEAL WELL!
Boil in BOILING salted water. They only take about three minutes
toss in HUGE bowl with the saved heavy cream(if your cat didn't get it!) and top with tomato sauce and fresh salt and pepper
BASK IN THE LOVE
Hardest part is to get some raw milk! BUT you can use store bought look for pasturized not ultra parturized.
spoon off the cream that rises to the top and set aside(this is for the sauce)
MAKE CHEESE
heat milk(about 1 gallon) to 185-190 degrees add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinagar(add slowly and only use enough to make it seperate to avoid vinagary taste. You can use the whole 1/4 if unsure(dont be scared its easy and youll be so proud of yourself for making CHEESE!!)
line a large bowl with a very fine holed colander(use chees or butter muslin if you have it. pour the chees and whey over it so the curds are in the colander and the whey pours into the large bowl. You can use the whey for MANY other uses. Im cooking french white beans with mine and serving it tossed in the ravioli and than using the left over beans served with corn bread or something else.
OK now you have made cheese!
MAKE TOMATO SAUCE
this is a quick sauce.
saute onions in olive oil til soft. Add a couple smashed garlic cloves
pour in a little wine(red or white doesn't matter or omit this step if unavailable or unwanted)
add some herbs I use dried bay leaf, some Italian seasoning, extra basil(for sweetness) and some sage. simmer on low while you are making the pasta(YES YOU CAN DO IT!)
MAKE PASTA
2 cups flour(white)
2 cups semolina (or just use all white its OK!)
4 eggs
dash of salt
big splooooosh of olive oil or another healthy oil
mix in either a kitchen aid mixer with the paddle or in a food processor till it comes together
If using KA mixer knead for 5 mins if using processor take out the ball of dough and knead by hand. You can watch videos on you tube about making dough. You can make it all by hand or all by machine. Really, its no big deal you can do it!
Let dough rest for a bit while you make the filling and sauce.
Roll dough with pasta roller or with rolling pin or heck Ive done it with a bottle too!!
Try and get it really thin if making ravioli as there's two pieces. If its too thick turn it into a layered lasagna or just cut into fettuccini. it will still be FULL of love!!
MAKE FILLING
I know you are getting tired but make this on a sunday and get the kids to help!
mix your HOMEMADE CHEESE with some cooked spinach add a fine grate of nutmeg if you have it if not some salt and pepper. Make sure its not too wet as it will ruin the dough and not seal well.
fill pieces of dough and top with another piece of dough. Use a fork to seal and pinch edges well.
I dip my finger in water and run it right around the filling and then seal to help it stick
IMPORTANT! try to squeeze out most of the air from your filling pocket as they may burst and release your filling. SEAL WELL!
Boil in BOILING salted water. They only take about three minutes
toss in HUGE bowl with the saved heavy cream(if your cat didn't get it!) and top with tomato sauce and fresh salt and pepper
BASK IN THE LOVE
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I am going to write a cook book some day....ahhh some day.
Anyway I am frequently asked for recipes, tips etc so I thought this may be a good place to organise my thoughts, try new things and hopefully get some feedback from others.
Here is what I cooked tonight They ALL cleaned their plates!Although not my healthiest!
Shrimp PO boys with sun dried tomato mayo, fried okra and fried potatoes
Start by cleaning the shrimp. I bought large shrimp because they were on sale for 5.99(reg 9.99)
Remove shells and tails devein shrimp but cut all the way through(to make them bite size)
soak in cold ice water to rinse off poop vein and keep cold(use ice from the super market)
take two eggs, separate whites into mixer bowl and put yolk into food processor(for mayo)
make mayo by turning on food processor(or blender) add one garlic clove,two or three sun dried tomatoes, drizzle in grape seed oil. once its a mayonnaise(one cup oil approximately)add a little lemon juice and salt and pepper. set aside. This is not easy so you can use store mayo and add the sun dried tomato, garlic and lemon juice. I actually added some anchovy too !
Heat your oil(I use peanut oil) to about 350-375
shred some cabbage and thinly slice red onion and soak in red vinegar,slice potatoes into fries
whip egg whites til stiff and throw in your shrimp toss to coat, roll in corn flour (not corn meal)
roll okra in corn flour.
Place in fridge to set the coating. This is very important if made in TX due to the heat.
Fry in oil. fry potatoes
make PO boys.
ENJOY!
Anyway I am frequently asked for recipes, tips etc so I thought this may be a good place to organise my thoughts, try new things and hopefully get some feedback from others.
Here is what I cooked tonight They ALL cleaned their plates!Although not my healthiest!
Shrimp PO boys with sun dried tomato mayo, fried okra and fried potatoes
Start by cleaning the shrimp. I bought large shrimp because they were on sale for 5.99(reg 9.99)
Remove shells and tails devein shrimp but cut all the way through(to make them bite size)
soak in cold ice water to rinse off poop vein and keep cold(use ice from the super market)
take two eggs, separate whites into mixer bowl and put yolk into food processor(for mayo)
make mayo by turning on food processor(or blender) add one garlic clove,two or three sun dried tomatoes, drizzle in grape seed oil. once its a mayonnaise(one cup oil approximately)add a little lemon juice and salt and pepper. set aside. This is not easy so you can use store mayo and add the sun dried tomato, garlic and lemon juice. I actually added some anchovy too !
Heat your oil(I use peanut oil) to about 350-375
shred some cabbage and thinly slice red onion and soak in red vinegar,slice potatoes into fries
whip egg whites til stiff and throw in your shrimp toss to coat, roll in corn flour (not corn meal)
roll okra in corn flour.
Place in fridge to set the coating. This is very important if made in TX due to the heat.
Fry in oil. fry potatoes
make PO boys.
ENJOY!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
like sand and the waves
I was lucky enough and my pregnant mamas held off long enough that I was able to go to the beach for a few days last week. I had so much fun. The boys loved the pirate ship and we saw many dolphins. Lola and Dodge and I went snorkeling and seeing Dodge swim and grin up at me with those beautiful eyes and smile warmed my soul. Lola is almost a teenager and I relish in the fact that I am her best friend most of the time. I know this won't last so I am enjoying my deeply evolved soul of a daughter. She got that name because of that soul we saw even before her birth. But one of my best lessons was from baby Levi. He was mad that we wouldn't let him do something (2 1/2 years old!) and he put his finger out at me and pointed with anger. He then angrily poked that finger into the sand and dug furiously. I stood and watched him and waited. Than in rolled a little wave of white foam. It went right over his angry scribble scrabble and magicaly melted back into sand. I thought of impermanence. That it, and we and or life and our anger are not permanent, or at least they don't have to be. It is we who keep binging back those angry fingers. Who keep getting stuck in the past stuck in the mind. Levi on the other hand just looked and said "wer'd it go?" Than the anger and the angry feeling were gone and he ran giggling into the sea. While I watched, stunned and grateful, reminded of impermanence.
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