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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Chicken Au Gratin for Easy Dinner

What’s cooking tonight? Chicken Au Gratin.
Here is what you need for this quick semi-home meal.


2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup milk

1 pkg. (10.23 oz.) Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes

2 cups fresh broccoli florets

5 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lb.)


Make It

Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine boiling water, milk, Seasoned Potatoes and broccoli in 13x9-inch baking dish; top with chicken. Reserve Cheese Sauce for later use.


Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from baking dish; cover to keep warm.
Stir Cheese Sauce into potato mixture; top with chicken.

Serve with as nice side salad and fresh fruits for dessert.

Enjoy!



Friday, March 27, 2009

Egg Fritfata for Dinner


I
n this economy eggs make a great source of protein, and can be made into various entrees as well. Here is my favorite. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know if there are variations or other egg recipes that you like.


Ingredients:

1 12 ounce box egg fettuccine pasta

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon grated or ground nutmeg,

Salt and black pepper

1/4 cup chopped parsley

12 extra large eggs, beaten

2 to 3 Ham Steaks, pan seared for 1-2 min on each side.


Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Add pasta and cook 6 minutes -- to a chewy al dente. Pasta will continue to cook in frittata. Drain and reserve.


Heat a large nonstick skillet with oven safe handle over medium high heat. If all of your skillets have rubber handles, cover handle tightly in foil to protect it. Add oil and butter and melt together. Add cream and reduce for about 3 minutes. Add cheese and nutmeg, salt and pepper. Toss sauce with cooked pasta to coat.

Add parsley and beaten eggs to the skillet and stir gently to combine. Allow the eggs to set up on the bottom of the pan and become firm. Transfer pan to hot oven and bake 10 minutes, until golden. Serve from the pan or transfer to a platter. Serve hot or cold, cutting frittata into wedges and serve with Ham Steaks.


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Georgia - "The Cradle of Wine"

Share the passion and beauty of wine from the country of Georgia with the rest of the world. The first historical evidence of wine making is found in Georgia, which is why it is known as "The Cradle of Wine." Here is my favorite one from Teliani Valley.

For those who are more interested testing it, you can visit here.

Fallow my other
post to get more details about many other Georgian types of grapes.