Balsamic-Glazed Salmon

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 6

Ingredients

6 (5 oz.) salmon fillets 4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp white wine 1 tsp honey
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar 4 tsp Dijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste oregano to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, & spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Coat a small saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Over medium heat, cook & stir garlic until soft, about 3 minutes. Mix in white wine, honey, balsamic vinegar, mustard, & salt & pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for about 3 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
  3. Arrange salmon fillets on foil lined baking sheet. Brush fillets with balsamic glaze, & sprinkle with oregano.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 10-14 minutes, or until flesh flakes easily with a fork. Brush fillets with remaining glaze, & season with salt & pepper. Use a spatula to transfer fillets to serving platter, leaving the skin behind on the foil.
  5. Serve one fillet on a bed of steamed rice with some lightly sautéed vegetables (good with asparagus & green beans) on the side.

Chicken Peanut Noodles

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb cubed chicken 1 lb noodles cooked al dente
1/3 c. hot water 1/3 c. smooth peanut butter
1 c. cut asparagus 2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp white vinegar 4 green onions finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp hot red pepper flakes 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp crushed peanuts

Peanut Sauce Directions

  1. Combine hot water & peanut butter, until completely blended.
  2. Add soy sauce, vinegar, half of the scallions, 2 cloves of the garlic, sugar, & hot pepper.
  3. Simmer

Main Directions

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Toss in remainder of minced garlic.
  2. Heat chicken in oil over high heat until no longer pink.
  3. Reduce heat to medium, then add remainder of scallions plus asparagus. Cook thoroughly.
  4. Pour peanut sauce over chicken & vegetables.
  5. Mix in noodles. Toss to coat noodles completely.
  6. Top with crushed peanuts.

Honey Lemon Chicken

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4

Sauce Ingredients

1 c. water ½ c. sugar
1/3 c. distilled white vinegar 1½ tbsp corn starch
½ c. honey 1 c. orange juice
1 lemon

Chicken Ingredients

1 lb. chicken cut into 1½” strips 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 tbsp corn starch

Other Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, minced 10 sticks asparagus, cut into 2″ strips
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ c. steamed white rice

Sauce Directions

  1. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, mix water & corn starch until well blended. 
  2. Stir in sugar, vinegar, orange juice, & honey. Squeeze in 1 lemon. 
  3. Heat over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a syrup consistency. 
  4. Set sauce aside.

Directions

  1. Mix together 3 tbsp flour & 3 tbsp corn starch. 
  2. Dredge chicken strips in flour/corn starch mixture until each chicken strip is well coated. Set aside chicken.
  3. Prepare rice in rice cooker, & set aside.
  4. In a wok or saucepan, heat olive oil. When oil is hot, toss in garlic. Add chicken & fry in garlic & oil.
  5. Stir in asparagus & hear with chicken for 2 minutes. Drain oil.
  6. Pour sauce over chicken & asparagus. Serve over bed of steamed white rice.

Biscuits & Gravy

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 6-8

Chef’s Note: I recommend Aidell’s Chicken & Apple or Portobello Mushroom sausage.

Ingredients

1 pkg (4 links) breakfast sausage, chopped 2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour 4 c. milk
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 pkg/roll of biscuits (e.g. Pillsbury, Grands.)
Salt & Pepper

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet.
  2. Over medium high heat, saute the sausage until browned & cooked thoroughly.
  3. Stir in butter until well blended.
  4. Stir in flour until mixture is thick & pasty.
  5. Reduce heat to medium low & slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick & bubbly. Continue stirring until desired consistency.
  6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
  7. As gravy simmers & thickens, prepare biscuits as indicated on the package.
  8. For each serving, slice biscuit in half & pour gravy over open-faced biscuits.