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Jamaican Jerk Chicken

15 Monday Oct 2012

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Jamaican Jerk Chicken*
You’ll need: chicken cutlets, yellow onion, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, coconut juice, bay leaves, McCormick’s Jamaican Jerk seasoning
Prep time: 10 minutes
~ In the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish, coat with equal parts apple cider vinegar, lime juice and coconut milk; whisk together with a fork. Place the chicken into the mixture.
~ On top of the chicken, sprinkle minced yellow onion, bay leaves, and a liberal amount of the Jamaican Jerk seasoning.

Note: sometimes I use chicken legs instead of the boneless skinless breasts.
~ Bake for 20min at 350
To plate: I put a spoonful of Jamaican rice and peas on the plate with the jerk chicken in the center.
*FEAR NOT – this is a kid-approved recipe! All three of my children cleaned their plates before I had a chance to even put the food on my own plate! It was also suggested that we eat this every night for dinner for the rest of the week…

Fancy-Pants French Toast

14 Sunday Oct 2012

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Fancy-Pants French Toast

You’ll need: 10-12 slices of bread {I like sourdough}, 4 eggs, 1tsp. sugar, 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup of milk, a dash of vanilla and a sprinkling of cinnamon

Prep + cook time: 15 minutes

~ In a medium to large mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar, salt, milk and vanilla.

~ Dip the bread, one slice at a time, in the egg mixture, enough to coat both sides. Place on griddle.

~ While the first side is cooking on the griddle, sprinkle the other side with cinnamon. When the bottom side looks slightly browned, flip.

~ To plate, top the French toast with powdered sugar or try fruit for an equally sweet option. Enjoy!

Recipes…UPDATED!

03 Monday Sep 2012

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While I sit and watch the {pox} spots develop on two of my three children, I’ve taken the last hour or so to organize my Pinterest recipes. Before I started, I had over 200 all in one folder. Amazingly I only had two or three duplicates. NOW I have several folders all separated and organized so I should be able to easily find what I’m looking for:
~ Main Dishes
~ Side Dishes
~ Breakfast
~ H’orderves & Snacks
~ Breads
~ Desserts
~ Drinks
~ Kid’s Parties

Enjoy!

Sesame Ginger Scallops

14 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Sesame Ginger Scallops

You’ll need: large fresh-caught sea scallops, Nasoya Japanese udon noodles, green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, soy sauce, ginger, apple cider vinegar, and Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce

Prep + cook time: 25 minutes

~ Bring a pot of water to boil; cook the noodles following the instructions on the package.

~ In a large skillet, liberally coat the bottom of the pan with the Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce. Add to the pan a dash of soy sauce, a pinch of ginger, a clove of freshly chopped garlic, and two freshly chopped green onions {include the green ends for color and flavor} and 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar. Bring content to a simmer.

~ Once the sauces have combined and are simmering, add the scallops. Cook each side of the scallops for 4 minutes {8 total minutes cook time.}

~ To plate, top the pasta with the scallops and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

FUN TIP: For a healthy side, try edamame! Sprinkle with sea salt and impress your family with your extreme fabulousness 🙂

National Farmer’s Market Week

08 Wednesday Aug 2012

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National Farmer’s Market Week

I love cooking. And I love cooking healthy things for myself as well as my kids. I also love getting the freshest of the fresh foods from local farmer’s markets. Not only were the items literally in the ground the day before, depending on where you go, you can actually see the fields where they were grown. There are also places, such as Fulton Farms outside of Tipp City, OH, where you can pick your own fruits and veggies during certain you-pick times. Kids who are involved in the growing and/or gathering of their foods are generally more interested in eating them; “I made that!” Set your kids up for long, healthy lives by getting them interested in fresh veggies early.

In addition to health benefits, there are local benefits of supporting small and especially local businesses. They keep people working. Your neighbors. Working people pay taxes and have money to spend. More of your money stays in your community when you shop local than when you buy things at big chain stores. It’s a lovely circle that can only be completed when you buy local.

Farmer’s markets are getting national interest because they are seen as “young,” “trendy,” and “hip.” Everybody wants to be cool, and all the cool kids are shopping at the farmer’s market with their reusable bags. What does this mean for you? You probably have a farmer’s market within 10 miles of your home.

So there ya go, baby! It’s close, it’s healthy, it’s good for the community AND YOU. No excuses. Go now!

Baked Parmesan Perch

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Baked Parmesan Perch
Quick and tasty! This dish is delicious over some rice and baby sweet peas 🙂
You’ll need: perch fillets, garlic, EVOO, basil and Parmesan cheese
Prep time + cook time = 15ish minutes
~ In a baking dish, arrange the fillets so they are touching but not overlapping. Drizzle EVOO over the fish.
~ Sprinkle basil and freshly chopped garlic over the EVOO; then liberally top with Parmesan cheese.
~ Bake at 500 for 10 minutes. If the fillets are frozen, you will need to cook for 20 minutes.

H2Oh My!

29 Sunday Jul 2012

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H2Oh My!!
I think we can all agree that we should drink more water. If you’re at all like me, you can only drink so much plain ol’ water before you’re totally over it. OVER. IT. So what’s a healthy foodie supposed to do? It’s all about the additives!! By adding fresh fruit to a carafe of water, you can add a light flavor {no sugar needed} and take your water drinking to new levels of tastiness. Not only are your options as wild as your imagination, but it’s healthy and fun and your kids will like it, too.
Helpful Hint: using a hand masher, mash the fruit into pulp. Be sure to invest in a small strainer! Unless you don’t mind pulp and seeds in your drinks.
Flavor Ideas
Black raspberry lemon
Strawberry, red raspberry and black raspberry
Raspberry
Cucumber
Lemon lime
Raspberry lime

Spectacular Salmon

27 Friday Jul 2012

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Spectacular Salmon
This salmon is SO SPECTACULAR, your family will be screaming, “get in my face!” Seriously. I wouldn’t make that up!

You’ll need: fresh or frozen salmon, Patak’s sweet mango chutney, Patak’s Korma curry and long grain and wild rice
Prep time + cook time: 25 min
~ Lay your salmon out in a baking dish. Using a spoon, coat the top of the salmon with the curry and then top with the chutney.
~ Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. If your salmon is frozen at the time you put it into the oven, CHECK THE CENTER before you serve. You might need to put it back in the oven for a few more minutes.
To plate: serve the salmon atop the rice. TASTY!

Parmesan Shrimp and Quinoa

19 Thursday Jul 2012

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Parmesan Shrimp and Quinoa
Sweet chubby cherubs! This is a magical dinner…magically simple, quick and easy! And tasty 🙂
The shrimp recipe has been modified from the one on McCormick’s website.
You’ll need: 1lb jumbo shrimp, cherry tomatoes, EVOO, parsley flakes, Riesling, grated Parmesan cheese, McCormick’s Tuscan seasoning and Near East quinoa
Prep time + cook time: 20 minutes
~ Start the quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) first because it takes 15-20 minutes to cook {the shrimp takes 5.} Follow the instructions on the package.
~ After the quinoa has cooked {it will need to sit for 5-8 minutes} heat a large skillet and gingerly coat with EVOO.
~ Once the skillet is hot, put your shrimp and cherry tomatoes on to cook. You’ll want to cook until the shrimpies turn pink.
~ Add:
2 tablespoons Riesling
1 tablespoon McCormick’s Tuscan seasoning
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
~ Stir the ingredients until the shrimpies are fully coated.
Plate, serve and hang onto your socks!

Why quinoa you ask?
Read about how amazing it is for you here 🙂