Ymmy Fried chicken tacos

Here is what you need for the chicken.  Some chicken breasts, cayenne pepper, chilli powder and ground cummn, and garlic to taste or taco seasoning.

Dice up the chicken and heat in a skillet over medium heat with seasonings. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.

 Prepare your toppings.  Like olives, sour cream, sharp chedder, lettuce, salsa, and cilantro but you can use whatever you like.

Heat a couple of inches of oil in a skillet until hot over medium high ehat for several min.

Place some chicken in a corn tortilla

Place in oil and hold shut for several min to secure the fold.  Fry for 3-5 min and the flip and cook the other side until golden brown.

Cook several 

Fill. This can be a messy job but then are so good. 

Beignets

 

Beignets are square small doughnuts from New Orleans.  They are small square doughnuts that are sprinkles with powdered sugar and you can dip them in chocolate or strawberries.

Combine milk, oil sugar, and salt over medium heat until it bubbles around the edges then removed from heat.

While the milk is heating mix yeast, 1 T sugar, salt and water and let rest for 10 min or until foamy

Add milk mixture and 2 cups of flour to yeast mixture and mix until smooth

Add egg

Add enough of the remaining flour until slightly sticky

Roll out dough and cut into squares and let rest covered by a clean towel for 30 min

After 15 min begin to heat the oil to 325 you need several inches of oil

 Place squares in hot oil for 4 min or until golden brown on one side

 Flip and cook for another couple min

Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy

Bruschetta pasta

I have been on a cherry tomato kick.  My latest is a using it as a pasta sauce.  So make the some marinated tomatoes like for the bruschetta.  Dice cherry tomatoes, grate garlic, add olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and let it marinate preferably for at least a day.  The vinegar helps break down the tomatoes. 

Here is my tomato mixture after a few days.

Take a bunch of fresh basil and chop it.  I used stuff from my pots on my patio but from the store is fine too.

Mix in the basil to the tomatoes.

Roughly chop a bunch of fresh mozzerella.  I used most of a log you can never have too much fresh mozzerella.

But some hot cooked pasta in bowl I used angel hair but you can use regular spaghetti or linguini or whatever you like.

Mix in the tomato and basil mixture

Add mozzarella

Mix around and let sit for a few mins so the tomatoes and mozzarella can warm up from the hot pasta.

Add some salt, pepper, vinegar, olive oil to taste.

YUM.  My husband was less than excited about this dish until he ate and said it was good.