The weekend has been busy so far and we've gone out to eat. I got some organic boneless chicken breasts at New Seasons for $3.99/pound and made up a few of Homemade Gourmet's 4 Meals in 4 Minutes that I enjoy. Into the freezer went 2 bags of Mediterranean Chicken and 1 bag of Basic Garlic Basil Chicken. In the Crock Pot today I made Chicken and Mushrooms. It smells wonderful! I used boneless chicken breasts, left out the tapioca, and will serve it over rice. The recipe doesn't say what to do with the onion so I added it to the vegetable mixture under the chicken. The breasts cook faster than the thighs so allow 6 hours.
Chicken and Mushrooms from Homemade Gourmet
1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup carrot, chopped
1/4 cup dried tomato pieces, optional
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons Homemade Gourmet® Garlic Basil Seasoning
3 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca
3 pounds chicken thighs, (2 pounds, boneless)
3 cups cooked rice or noodles, prepared
1 medium onion, chopped
Directions
1. In a slow cooker, combine vegetables. Pour chicken broth over vegetables.
2. Sprinkle with Garlic Basil Seasoning Mix and tapioca. Place chicken on top of the vegetables.
3. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
4. Serve over rice or noodles.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Carrot Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
I found a bag of baby carrots lurking in the back of the fridge. Instead of grating them I decided to dice them. No nuts to be had so those got left out this time.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Carrot Cake:
2 cups sugar, granulated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground clove
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups canola oil
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups carrots, grated
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
In an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and butter on high until smooth. Then add confectioners' sugar. Continue to beat on high until the lumps have all dissolve. Finally, beat in vanilla extract and lemon juice on low speed until the frosting is completely mixed.
Carrot Cake:
In a large mixing bowl combine, sugar, flour, salt, spices, and baking soda. Add oil to the dry ingredients and mix well. Add eggs; beat in one at a time.
Once the batter is properly mixed, stir in carrots and walnuts. Pour the cake batter into a greased 9 by 13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 60 to 70 minutes or until golden brown.
Once cake has cooled, frost and sprinkle chopped walnuts on top as a garnish.
From FoodNetwork.com (here's the original)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Carrot Cake:
2 cups sugar, granulated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground clove
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups canola oil
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups carrots, grated
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
In an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and butter on high until smooth. Then add confectioners' sugar. Continue to beat on high until the lumps have all dissolve. Finally, beat in vanilla extract and lemon juice on low speed until the frosting is completely mixed.
Carrot Cake:
In a large mixing bowl combine, sugar, flour, salt, spices, and baking soda. Add oil to the dry ingredients and mix well. Add eggs; beat in one at a time.
Once the batter is properly mixed, stir in carrots and walnuts. Pour the cake batter into a greased 9 by 13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 60 to 70 minutes or until golden brown.
Once cake has cooled, frost and sprinkle chopped walnuts on top as a garnish.
From FoodNetwork.com (here's the original)
Beef and Guinness Stew
Tonight for dinner we had the stew that I made over the weekend. I think of stew as the perfect winter meal. I made a few minor changes. I put in no raisins or caraway. We do not care for sweet main meals and I had no caraway. In lieu of parsnips and turnips I used diagonal slices of celery and quartered red boiling onions. There is a lot of onion in the dish but it is not overwhelming at all. I had Guinness Stout on hand and used that.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 tablespoon butter, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 pounds boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon salt, divided
5 cups chopped onion (about 3 onions)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
4 cups fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
1 (11.2-ounce) bottle Guinness Draught
1 tablespoon raisins
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal slices carrot (about 8 ounces)
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal slices parsnip (about 8 ounces)
1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed peeled turnip (about 8 ounces)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preparation
1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons butter to pan. Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt; dredge beef in flour. Add half of beef to pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, and beef.
2. Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in broth and beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Return meat to pan. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, raisins, caraway seeds, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bring to a boil. Cook 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrot, parsnip, and turnip. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bring to a boil; cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.
From Cooking Light March 2010
Ingredients
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 tablespoon butter, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 pounds boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon salt, divided
5 cups chopped onion (about 3 onions)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
4 cups fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
1 (11.2-ounce) bottle Guinness Draught
1 tablespoon raisins
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal slices carrot (about 8 ounces)
1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal slices parsnip (about 8 ounces)
1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed peeled turnip (about 8 ounces)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preparation
1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons butter to pan. Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt; dredge beef in flour. Add half of beef to pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, and beef.
2. Add onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in broth and beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Return meat to pan. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, raisins, caraway seeds, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bring to a boil. Cook 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrot, parsnip, and turnip. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bring to a boil; cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.
From Cooking Light March 2010
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