Saturday, March 31, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

2012 Week 13, Day 5


LIMEADES
My new favorite refresher
For one drink:
Squeeze fresh lime juice into glass
Add sugar to taste
ice
and sparkling water
garnish with lime slices, flowers, watermelon wedges, raspberries......
Delish!
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

2012 Week 12, Day 4


KALE CHIPS
1 bunch kale
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees
With a knife or kitchen shears
carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems
and tear into bite size pieces
Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner
Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with salt
Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

2012 Week 11, Day 4


STIR FRI THI
Heat oil in wok or cast iron pan
Add small chunks of chopped Chicken Thighs
Finely chopped garlic and ginger
Splash of wine and soy sauce
Anything can be added at this point:
hot sauce, chutney, cashews, barbecue sauce, fresh herbs, etc.
I added this warm to a chopped salad
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Monday, March 12, 2012

2012 Week 11, Day 2


TINY MINT CHICKEN BURGERS
1 pound ground chicken or turkey
1 small red onion or yellow or green, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 large egg, beaten
1 or 2 small chopped chillies or cayenne or red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
Combine all ingredients together except oil
and mix well
Shape about 1/3 cup into small patties
Heat oil in cast iron pan over medium high heat
Fry patties until brown and cooked thru, 5-7 minutes
Turn once
Serve alone or on sweet Hawaiian bread
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

2012 Week Ten, Day 7


HOMEMADE CHICKEN TENDERS
Opps! I accidentally hit the wrong button, erased the recipe,
don't know how to undo what I just did and don't have a copy of the recipe anywhere else!



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Thursday, March 8, 2012

2012 Week 10, Day 5


THE JACKALOPE RANCH, INDIO, CA
A favorite for pulled pork sandwiches and Tuesday Two Step
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