Chile Lime Chicken with Garlic Parmesan Potatoes

Chicken:
1/2 cup of olive oil
1 teaspoon chipolte chile powder
3 limes
3 cloves of garlic
2 Jalapeno pepper
1/2 cup of cilantro
chicken breasts.
salt

 Zest lime and juice.  Add chile powder and oil. 

Chop cilantro, zest garlic, chop and seed peppers.  Mix together and stir in chopped chicken.  Refrigerate over night or until needed.

Bake at 350 for 20 min.

Potatoes
1/2 cup of oil
4 red potatoes
1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon of seasoning salt
1 tablespoons of Italian seasoning
1/2 cup of Parmesan
4 cloves of garlic

Whisk together garlic, seasonings, oil and cheese.

Cut up potatoes and toss with oil mixture.  Bake at 425 until golden and tender about 30 min.

Serve with chicken

Apple Galette

A galette is a thin pie without a pie pan. 

Crust
1 3/4 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/3 cup of corn meal 1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of butter milk (I used powdered)

Mix dry ingredients together.  Cut in butter.  Add in water from powdered buttermilk or buttermilk.  Mix until combined and refrigerate for 30 min.

Filling:
2 Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/3 cup of flour
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 stick of butter

Peel and slice apples.  I use my mandolin slicer.  It makes it simple.  Roll out dough into a large circle about 12 inches across.

Lay apples in the middle.  Leave 2 inch edge.  Fold over edge.

Mix dry ingredients and cut in butter.  Sprinkle over galette.  Bake at 350 for 20 min.

Slice and serve with ice cream and caramel.

Crissonts

1 cup and 2 tablespoons of flour
6 tablespoons of butter
2 teaspoons of yeast
1/2 cup of milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon of sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

 Heat milk to 115.  Stir in yeast and 1 tablespoon of flour and let rest for five min.Stir together remaining flour, sugar, and salt.   Addin milk mixture

Knead with wooden spoon for five min.  Refrigerate overnight.  It will be bubbly and a little stiff.

Roll out dough on a floured surface.  Place pats of butter on dough and fold over like a letter in thirds.

Roll out again and fold over and roll out again.  Refrigerate for 2 hours and then repeat the process 3-4 times.

Cut dough into triangle and roll up.  Rise until doubled.

Whisk egg and brush on croissants.  Bake at 400 for 10-15 min.

Serve with lemon curd or berry jam and coffee.

Mushroom Cream Chicken and Pasta

Thin Speghetto
2 cups of cream
2 cups of white wine
chicken breasts
3-4 cloves of garlic
12 oz of mushrooms (I like crimini but white work fine too)
juice of 3 lemons
1 jar a capers
salt and pepper
small bunch of parsley
1/2 cup of flour
Parmesan cheese for topping (optional)

Add some salt and pepper to flour.  Dredge chicken in flour.  Cook in skillet until golden brown.  About 5 min per side.  When golden remove from pan. 

Chop up mushroom and add to skillet.  Add in wine, lemon, and garlic zest.

Simmer until mushrooms are tender.  Add capers and cream and chopped parsley.

Spoon over cooked spaghetti.  Add chicken and vegetables.  I did roasted green beans.

Quick Easy Fudge

This can be can be done in the microwave or on the stop top.  You can add any flavorings you want.
2 cups of chocolate chips
1 can of sweetened and condensed milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla

Gently heat chocolate chocolate and sweetened and condensed milk on the stove on in the microwave.

Mix in vanilla until smooth.

Place parchment paper in a small baking dish and smooth out. Let harden on the counter or in the fridge.

Once it has hardened cube up and place in the fridge in an air tight container.

Sauteed Caramel Apples

These are simple and quick.  It tool me less than 10 minutes.
2 Granny Smith Apples
2 tablspoons of butter
juice of 2 small limes
2 teaspoons of corn starch
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1/4 cup of brown sugar

Peep and slice apples.  Add 1/4 cup of water, juice of two small limes, and two tablespoons of butter into a skillet. Add apples and cook until tender 5-7 min.

Mix corn starch with 2 tablespoons of water and add to skillet.  Cook for two min.  Add in cinnamon and brown sugar.  Cook for another two min until the sugar has melted.

Serve warm with ice cream.

Pepperoni Waffle Dippers

This is a nice simple savory waffle.  You can use any kind of filling.  Ham and cheddar would be good too.
3/4 cup of flour
1/4 cup of corn starch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
3/4 cup or more mozzerella
diced pepperoni
2 cloves of garlic
1 egg
1/3 cup of oil
1 cup of butter milk (I used powdered)
1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning

Whisk together dry ingredients.  (Add buttermilk powder if you using dry. If not add buttermilk to wet ingredients) Mix in chopped pepperoni and cheese.

Whisk together one cup of water(or buttermilk) oil and egg.  Gently fold into flour mixture.

Cook in a hot waffle iron.  Serve with tomato sauce.