Chicken Condon Blue Bake

Here's what you need deli half(1/2 lb) shreeded or diced chicken (you can use a rotissarie) and sliced swiss cheese

Spread chicken in baker

Spread roughly chopped ham over chicken

Spread cheese over ham

Here's what you need for sauce.  1 1/2 cups of milk, 1/2 tablespoon of dejon mustard, 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon pepperika, juice from one lemon, 3 tablespoons of flour, and 2 tablespoons of butter

Melt butter, and stir in flour until smooth to make roux

Add milk and stir constantly until it thickens over medium heat

Add pepper, pepperika, lemon, and mustard

Pour over chicken be sure it is even and in the corners

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter mix with about 1 cup of Panko bread crumbs and parsley

Sprinkle over chicken

bake for 45 min at 350

Farmer's Market

For our anniversary Chris bought new a really fun collapsible market basket I love it.  I enjoy going to the market.  This week I bought flowers, green beans, a baguette, a cookie for Chris and mom shared her peaches.

BBQ Pizza

Ill start off with the pulled port recipe and then go on to the pizza dough and then the pizza

Here's what you need: a pork shoulder roast, a can of chipotle peppers, and an onion, four cups of water (or Dr. Pepper or other dark soda)

Put in a 9x13 pan (I like to use stoneware) Cook for   6-8 hours at 250 and cover with tin foil

Half way through turn over

I like to chill in the fridge so I can remove some of the fat.

Chop (it should fall apart)

Remove onion and peppers and but meat in remaining port and simmer on the stove and add desired BBQ sauce

Here's what you need for the pizza dough: 1 tablespoon of yeast, 1teaspoon of salt, oil, and flour(I like to use a mixture of white and whole wheat.

Take a cup of water water and a tablespoon of yeast.  Let rest for about 10 min until it bubbles. Preheat oven to 200/

Add salt into water mixture, mix in about 3 cups of flour (it will vary you need enough to have a slightly sticky ball of dough) Knead until it pulls I use my mixer with a dough hook but you can do it by hand too. Coat in oil and cover bowl with a towel.  Turn off over and place dough in off oven to rise for 45 min.

Chop whatever vetables you want while dough rises.

Press garlic into olive oil along with Italian seasoning mix

Press dough into small pizza shapes and turn on BBQ so it will heat up.

Place on hot BBQ for a couple min when puffed up flip over

Brush with olive oil mixture and place veggies and cheese on

Cover for a few more min

Do the same with pork

Cabbage Salad

Cabbage Salad

Chicken:  Here's what you need olive oil, garlic, chicken, and peanut sauce

Dice some boneless chicken

Saute some garlic in olive oil and then add some peanut sauce

Saute the chicken

Here's what you need for the dressing: 1/2 c olive oil, fresh ginger, pressed garlic, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1/2 cup of rice vinegar, 1/2 cup soy sauce, and 1 cup of water ( I added some peanut sauce too)

Mix together

Take a bowl of chopped cabbage( green or purple or a mix). I added some shredded carrots too

Add some crunched dry raman noodles

Add chicken and dressing

Mix and top with sesame seeds

Thai Night

Thai chicken and noodles with spicy peanut sauce.

Chicken marinade

Here is what you need:
1 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
chicken tenders

place 1 cup coconut milk in a bowl

Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar

Add 1 tablespoon cumin

Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Add 1 tablespoon of coriander

Mix together

Add chicken and marinade for at least 1/2 an hour

Peanut Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1/3 cup chicken stock or water
1 tablespoon of honey
3 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
3-4 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon chile garlic sauce

Place 1/3 cup of water or chicken stock

Add 1/4 cup of soy sauce

Add 1 tablespoon of honey

Add 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar

Add 1 tablespoon chile garlic sauce

Add 1/2 cup of peanut butter

Mince garlic and ginger

 Add minced garlic and ginger

Blend

Noodle Sauce

1/2 c. chicken broth
3 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter
1-2 tsp. Sriracha chili sauce (1 is mild with a bite, 1.5 is medium, 2 is hot)
1 1/2 Tbsp. honey
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh minced ginger
2-3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
8 oz. Udon or linguine noodles
Chopped green onions
Chopped cilantro
2 limes

Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth or water

3 tablespoons of peanut butter

1 1/2 tablespoons of honey and 3 tablespoons of chile sauce

Add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce

Add minced garlic and ginger

Mix under low heat

Cook chicken on hot grill

Cook noodles for a few min in boiling water

Spoon sauce on noodles and serve with chicken and dipping sauce

Serve with cilantro and lime juice