Friday, July 24, 2015

Fruit Pizza

Ingredients
  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies 
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 kiwi, peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced
  • 1 cup halved or quartered fresh strawberries 
  • 1 can mandarin oranges
  • 1 cup blueberries
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. 
  2. line pan with parchment
  3. In pan, break up cookie dough; press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. 
  4. Bake 14(ish) minutes or until golden brown. 
  5. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  6. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. 
  7. Spread mixture over cooled crust. 
  8. Arrange fruit over cream cheese. 
  9. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. 
Notes
  • To serve, cut into wedges or squares. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pizza.
  • For best results, keep the cookie dough very cold until you're ready to use it.
  • To decrease the amount of fat in this recipe, use light cream cheese instead of regular.
Source


Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Sesame Noodles

Ingredients

Grilled Chicken
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 cloves of Garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
Noodles
  • 12 ounces, fluid Thin Noodles, cooked and drained
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons Pure Sesame Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha (Hot Chili Oil)
  • 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 4 whole Green Onions, Sliced Thin
  • 1 package mushrooms (or any other seasonal veggie), sliced
Directions
  1. Clean chicken and place both pieces in a 1 gallon zip top plastic bag. 
  2. Pound chicken pieces until even thickness.
  3. Add olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Seal bag, let sit for 30 min - 1 hr.
  4. Grill chicken until cooked to 165° with crispy edges.
  5. Allow chicken to rest then slice into strips on the bias.
  6. For the sesame sauce, whisk all ingredients (except noodles, green onions, mushrooms/veg) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
  7. Saute mushroom/veg until cooked yet still crisp.
  8. Cook noodles.
  9. Place cooked, still warm noodles into sauce, toss to coat.
  10. Serve topped with green onion, chicken and veg.
Notes

Source
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/08/simple-sesame-noodles