Creamy Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

• 4 oz. cream cheese, cubed
• 1/4 cup milk or half & half
• 1 tbs butter and/or olive oil
• 1-2 tsp minced garlic
• zest from 1 lemon
• juice from 1 lemon
• salt
• pepper

Directions

1. In a sauce pan over low heat heat butter and olive oil. 
2. Add garlic cook for 30 seconds.
3. Add cream cheese one cube at a time.
4. Add milk/cream/half & half.
5. Whisk to combine.
6. Add lemon zest and juice. Continue to whisk.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes
Serves 4. Really good for dipping crusty bread.

Sources
http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/2013/08/zucchini-pasta-in-a-lemon-cream-sauce

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pan-fried-fish-creamy-lemon-sauce-for-two-118572.aspx

http://www.thermador.com/culinary/recipes/184_mixed-vegetables-with-lemon-cream-cheese-sauce

Man Catchin' Chicken (Maple Dijon Chicken)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup of Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup of maple syrup
• 1 Tablespoon of red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary
• fresh parsley
• salt and pepper
• cherry tomatoes (optional)
• 1/2 onion (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a small bowl mix together Dijon mustard, maple syrup, red wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
3. Place chicken in a sprayed glass baking dish. Pour sauce on top of the chicken and sprinkle with dried Rosemary. 
4. Place it uncovered in your preheated oven. 
5. Let it bake for 35-40 minutes or until your chicken is browned and cooked through.
6. Let the chicken cool for 5 minutes before serving. Spoon some extra sauce over the top when you put it on plates.

Notes
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: American
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  40 mins
Total time:  50 mins
Serves: 6

Optional - slice white onion and half cherry tomatoes, place on bottom of greased pan, place chicken on top.

Source
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2014/07/man-catching-chicken.html

http://lecremedelacrumb.com/2013/12/maple-dijon-chicken.html

Chicken Pesto Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded chicken breast
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 baguette, cut into 3-4 equal pieces, toasted, for serving
• 2 cups arugula, for serving
• 2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced, for serving
• 8 ounces mozzarella, sliced
• 1/2 cup pesto

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup pesto, Greek yogurt, salt and pepper, to taste.
2. Serve sandwiches on baguette with arugula, tomatoes, mozzarella and chicken pesto mixture.

Notes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Yield 4 servings

Source
http://damndelicious.net/2012/10/22/chicken-pesto-sandwich

Baked Brown Sugar Bacon

Ingredients

• 1 package bacon
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375º
2. lay bacon flat on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper
3. Sprinkle bacon with brown sugar
4. Cook bacon in the oven for 10-15 minutes until crispy

Notes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 pieces

Source
http://cornell.spoonuniversity.com/2014/06/make-perfect-bacon

Strapatsada - Scrambled Eggs With Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 2 large, ripe, firm tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin Greek olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh or dried mint or oregano
• 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
• ½ cup grated Greek feta or kefalotyri cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. 1. Lop off a dime-size piece of the base of the tomato using a sharp knife. Grate the tomato from the base along the coarse side of an upright hand grater.
2. In a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil and add the garlic. Cook for a minute or so, careful not to burn. Add the tomatoes. Cook them until all their water has cooked off and all that’s left is thick pulp, about 10 minutes.
3. Pour in the eggs and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Stir all together with a wooden spoon. Remove when the eggs are cooked to desired doneness, anywhere between 5 and 8 minutes.
4. Transfer to serving plates and sprinkle with grated Greek feta or kefalotyri cheese.

Notes
Serves 2

Source
http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/scrambled-eggs-with-tomatoes-greek-style/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0