I am a very visual cook and I just love Pinterest when looking for new meals to cook. Even when I used to buy cookbooks, it was a must that they contained pictures of each recipe. It's only if a picture caught my eye that I actually read the recipe.
I found this recipe for Cilantro Chili Chicken Skewers on Pinterest a while back and it looked amazing! We had a lot of salad left over from last night, so we added that to the meal along with white rice. There is a lot of cilantro in this but the flavor was not overwhelming at all.
As the meat cooks you baste it with the Sweet Chili Sauce (from the Asian section of the grocery store.) We really really liked this chicken and will most definitely will be making it again.
Here is the link to the recipe: http://cookinghawaiianstyle.com/index.php/hawaiian-recipes/recipes/detail/2654/cilantro-chili-chicken-skewers
We had the girls over tonight for a swim and dinner! There they are over there-->
Tried a few new recipes and they all turned out wonderful!
Parmesan Crusted Potatoes. Cut potatoes in half, butter, salt and pepper each half. Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese onto each potato and lay them on a cookie sheet face down (make sure to spay the pan so they don't stick).
Grilled Vegetable Salad. This recipe is from Celeste over at allrecipes.com. My friends all went gaga over this salad! I saw second and even third helpings being eaten!
http://allrecipes.com/personalrecipe/62370473/grilled-vegetable-salad-with-fresh-herb-vinaigrette/detail.aspx?prop31=4
Pioneer Woman's Butter Bread. Bread and butter that's it!
Flat Iron Steaks grilled to medium rare. The marinade from allrecipes.com as well, and was really good! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Steak-Marinade-in-Existence/?prop31=2
Kelly brought over her famous chili beans and we tossed in a salad. I had to get a pic of the other Kelly's plate. I swear she licked it clean!
T
Those who know me know I am not much of a breakfast person. I know it's the most important meal of the day, but my body just does not feel like consuming food the moment I get up in the morning. Usually around 10 o'clock is when I really start to get hungry,
and one of my favorite things to eat is sandwiches! I love making them at home and it's usually what I order at restaurants when I go out to breakfast or lunch.
This sandwich here is one probably up in the top 10 of sandwiches I make. I found the original recipe a few years ago on Allrecipes.com. At the time I didn't have the right seasoning it called for in the sauce so I had to adapt. I actually have never tried it the original way because this way is so good!
Here is the list of ingredients:
Sourdough bread
Chicken
Cheddar Cheese
Bacon, diced
Caesar Dressing
Cayenne Pepper
Salt & Pepper
Butter for grilling
Butter one side of each slice of bread. Top bread with cheese, chicken and bacon bits (shown in picture). Lightly salt and pepper the chicken. Grill sandwich in skillet or panini maker. Meanwhile, take about 1 Tbsp Caesar dressing (I like Marie's the best) and add 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, stir. When sandwich is toasted and cheese melted, open sandwich and add dressing. Close sandwich and serve. You can adjust the cayenne according to taste.
I hope you give it a try!
Karen
I don't remember having pork much as a kid along with other foods that I have grown to love since like Chinese, Greek and Thai. Last year I made an amazing discovery, PORK TENDERLOIN. It pains me to know that I have been missing out on eating this wonderful cut of meat my whole entire life! I usually grill my pork tenderloin but was looking for something different when I found this recipe on Pinterest. My friend Suz was coming over to watch Les Miserables with me in the afternoon, and I knew I could talk her into staying for dinner!
I marinated the pork for about 6 hours then cooked as directed until my thermometer reached 150 degrees (do NOT overcook pork). While the meat was resting (tented) I whipped up a box (yes a box) of rice pilaf then made the sauce for the tenderloin. Instead of saving the 3 tablespoons of the marinade as the recipe states for the sauce, I just added what was left in the bag the meat marinated in (marinade police be warned). I simmered it for about 10 minutes with the chicken stock than added the tsp Tbsp of butter. This recipe was amazing, it had great flavor, and was soooo tender it melted in your mouth. It is easy enough to serve on a week night to your family but elegant enough to serve at a dinner party!
Here is the link to the recipe:
http://simpledinners.blogspot.com/2013/04/pork-tenderloin-with-pan-sauce.html
Enjoy,
Karen
Roll-ups are one of my favorite things to make for parties and small get-togethers. You can pretty much roll any kinds of meats and cheeses into a tortilla and it's going to taste great! Squaring the tortilla before starting is a must if you want uniform circles when when you cut them. I pretty much always use cream cheese as my "glue" to hold them together. I put my cream cheese in the microwave for a few seconds to thin it out a bit. I also add a little mayo so it's not so stiff when eating. Flavoring the cream cheese will also add to your overall flavor of your roll-up. Be sure to chill them for at least an hour before cutting with a sharp knife. Here are a few from the past couple years that I have made.
Roast Beef & Horse Radish Roll-Up
Roast Beef
Cheese
Lettuce
Cream Cheese/Mayo mixed with Horse Radish
Turkey and Cranberry Roll Ups
Turkey
Cheese
lettuce
Cream Cheese/Mayo/Dried Cranberries
Mini Reuben Roll Ups
Corned Beef
Swiss Cheese
Sauerkraut
Russian Dressing
Ranch Ham Roll Ups
Ham
Swiss cheese
Lettuce
Cream Cheese/Mayo/Dry Ranch Dressing
Antipasto Roll Ups
Pepperoni
Salami
Prosciutto
Smoked Provolone
Cream Cheese
Olives
Pepperoncini
Drizzle with: Red Wine Vinegar, EVOO, Pepper, Basil, Oregano and Garlic Powder.
Well, no one came to dinner tonight so it was just the two of us, but now we have leftovers for tomorrow which is never a bad thing! Since this is officially my first day of summer break, and I had A LOT of free time today, I decided on this tasty looking chicken dish I saved on one of my Pinterest boards. I made the chicken seasoning as the recipe stated, but added half paprika in place of half of the chili powder. The flavor was different but good. I also sauteed the chicken in half butter and half olive oil instead of all butter. After the chicken was cooked, I sauteed onions and a bit of garlic in the saucepan before adding the cream and additional butter. After tasting the sauce I thought the flavor was very bland. I ended up adding salt, pepper, and a little red pepper flakes. I think if I ever made it again I would add some sun dried tomatoes as well.
Here is the link to the original recipe.
http://www.plainchicken.com/2013/05/chicken-lazone.html#more
Enjoy!
Karen
