Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Recipe From: Cooks.com
Melissa is on a huge detox diet and today was a free day. She requested this and chocolate cupcakes. This is a great recipe!Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices ham
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg (beaten)
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
4 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup whipping cream

Pound chicken breast to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle each piece on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on each breast. Roll up each breast using toothpicks to secure if necessary. Dredge each in flour, shake off excess, then in egg and finally in bread crumbs. Place seam side down in baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Place 1 tablespoon butter on each piece of chicken.

Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes until juices run clear. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine broth and whipping cream; season to taste (salt, pepper, garlic, oregano). Simmer on low stirring until thickened; Pour over chicken.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Wingshak Brownies

Recipe From: Rocky Mountain Wingshak Restaurant
When we lived in Utah, Blake and his brothers ate ALL the time at a wing place. The owners became good friends and gave us their brownie recipe.
Sift Together:
1 tsp salt
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups cocoa

Mix Together until light & fluffy:
8 eggs
1 lb unsalted butter (softened)
4 cups sugar

Add:
1 Tbsp + 2 tsp vanilla

Slowly add flour on low until combined. Scrape sides and mix on med/low until smooth.

Add:
2 cups chocolate chips

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with flour spray. Bake at 325 for 30-40 minutes.

Fruit Salsa

Recipe From: All Recipes
This recipe only called for fruit. I added a little purple onion and jalepeno. Serve with cinnamon-sugar pita chips and/or tortilla chips.Ingredients:
2 kiwis (peeled and diced)
2 apples (peeled, cored and diced)
8 ounces raspberries
1 pound strawberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, Golden Delicious apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes.