Binge

Salmon Diner with Dank Potato Wedges and a Strawberry Rhubarb Apple Pie with Crumble Topping.

Video to come.

Ingredients:
Single serving of salmon,
in ziplock bag with lemon juice, soy sauce.

Sauteed on med-high in EVOO for about 3 minutes each side till good color browns the flavor with salt and pepper.

Potatoes:
cut in wedges,
salt and pepper
red crushed peppers to taste
onion soup mix
garlic powder
dried onions
paprika

bake on 425 for an hour during twice till good and crispy

Pie:
filling-
3 rhubarb things
5 thinly sliced and skinned green apples
1/2 of thing of strawberries cut into rough pieces
cinnamon
vanilla
sugar
flour

put in well greased pie plate with crust

topping-
brown sugar
flour
oatmeal
melted butter
mix and add to top of pie and bake on 375 for 35-45 minutes and serve with vanilla ice cream, creme fresh, sweetened ricotta, or whipped cream or light store bought whip cream.

Chicken Picatta with Andi

I made arrangements after much discussion to cook with a co-worker.
We would have never probably spoken to one another if it wasn't for our shared love of cooking. Cooking can truly be a great bonding moment and bring people together.
I arrived at her house on friday afternoon at 4pm and we discussed shopping and the menu.
We planned to make two soups, sadly not pictures, a chili variation of both of ours, and chicken soup, as well as for a main dish, Chicken Picatta shown here. We ventured to Market Basket, a great value super market and stuck strong to our list.
With very little distraction and ventured into a new friendship and cooking experience.

Our chickne picatta and fresh angel hair pasta and spinach is as follows:

4 Chicken breasts filleted and beaten flat.
lemon juice, and zest of 1.5 lemons and use half of 2nd lemon to garnish on table.
2 cups of chicken broth
a pour or white wine
3 tablespoons of parsley (finely chopped)
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 shallot
2 eggs
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
bread crumbs
a stick of butter
EVOO
Mushrooms
4 tablespoons of capers

Heat oven on 200 degrees to keep chicken warm while you prepare sauce and pasta and spinach.

Soak chicken cutlets in egg with dijon mustard, salt and pepper for seasoning for 15 minutes. Dredge chicken in bread crumbs and place in olive oil and butter to medium heat on skillet and fry chicken for 5 minutes each side.

Place chicken on foil covered baking sheet to rest in oven after on 200 degrees.

After frying chicken saute mushrooms in the same pan, get a nice color on them and then add chicken broth, lemon, garlic, shallots, parsley, capers, 1.5 stick of butter, white wine, and lemon zest and let simmer for 4 t0 5 minutes until thickened.

In the mean time:

bring another pan of olive oil on med.high heat and place baby fresh spinach in pan with 2 cloves of chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Saute till spinach wilts.

Boil water, place fresh angel hair for 60 seconds in pot with a dash of extra virgin olive oil.

Drain pasta and place on platter. Align chicken. Place spinach on sides of dish. Pour sauce over chicken and pasta and leave extra sauce for additional glazing for saucy preference. Enjoy with some white wine.

Roasted Chicken...Oh LA LA

Looks good huh?
Here's what you need:
A whole roasting chicken, this was about 6.5 lbs.
1 Lemon
1 Orange
Salt and Pepper
Garlic
Italian dressing.
Duck Sauce

I first dried the bird with paper towels, and then salt and pepper liberally. Zest half of the orange and squeeze the remaining juices on the chicken. Zest half of the lemon and squeeze remaining juices on as well.
Chop garlic and rub on as well and finish with some Italian dressing and duck sauce. Baste ever 20-30 minutes. When chicken it cooked about 2 hours. Place remaining juices in sauce pan and simmer and add a little flour to make the best gravy you have ever tasted. Then carve and serve and wait to be amazed at this tangy, tart, and sweet treat.

Good Quick Linner

Potatoes and Salmon in 25 mins

take two yellow baking potatoes, kinda small about the size of a baseball and microwave for 1 minute. Put toaster oven on for 450 degrees and line pan with tin foil. After microwaving potatoes, slice with mandolin in thin chip like slices. Put on lined trey with oil and salt and pepper and garlic. Place in oven.

Preheat big oven for 350 degrees. Place salmon on tin foil lined trey, coat with a thin layer of mayo, orange juice, salt and pepper, crushed garlic, and lots of lemon juice, and some mustard, dijon works best but any except yellow will do. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Potatoes should get crispy and brown. Make sure they don't stick to bad to the pan by moving them around or peeling them off half way through, flip if desired.

After salmon is almost done, put broil on and nicely glaze top so there is some nice color to the salmon.

Add some a small salad on the side and enjoy this 3-7pm meal.