We followed this basic recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/187850/egg-in-a-hole/ To make it healthier, we sprayed oil in a nonstick pan instead of using bacon grease. (Jan. 2018)
Oven-baked Jamaican jerk chicken
We tried this recipe, which uses a homemade jerk paste (instead of dry jerk seasoning): https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014722-no-fuss-jerk-chicken Based on our pantry, we used a mix of skin-on, bone-in thighs and drumsticks instead of chicken quarters (thighs and bones connected). We did not love this recipe and probably won’t make it again. For the marinade, to lower… Continue reading Oven-baked Jamaican jerk chicken
Sautéed minced chicken with Korean flavors
We followed this recipe: https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/korean-ground-beef/ Our modifications: first, for health reasons, we used minced chicken instead of minced beef; because the chicken emitted a lot of liquid, we removed all possible liquid (about ¼ cup) before adding the marinade. Second, to reduce sodium, we doubled the amount of protein, garlic, and ginger (to 2 lb)… Continue reading Sautéed minced chicken with Korean flavors
Ginger garlic baked salmon
We tried this recipe: http://rasamalaysia.com/ginger-garlic-baked-salmon/2/ Our modifications: first, we reduced the soy sauce from 1 ½ Tbsp to 1 Tbsp and did not add salt to the marinade. Second, rather than using a baking sheet, we placed our salmon filet pieces in a Le Creuset stoneware casserole dish that we lightly sprayed with oil. We… Continue reading Ginger garlic baked salmon
Chinese-style minced chicken and water chestnut lettuce wraps
We generally followed this recipe https://shewearsmanyhats.com/chicken-cashew-lettuce-wraps/ but made several modifications: first, for the marinade, we reduced the soy sauce to 1 ½ Tbsp (and that was all of the soy sauce we used for this entire recipe). Second, using a wok, we first sautéed 2 chopped scallions (instead of onions) and 2 minced garlic cloves… Continue reading Chinese-style minced chicken and water chestnut lettuce wraps
Colombian chicken and potato stew, pressure cooker style
We tried this recipe: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/05/colombian-chicken-stew-with-potatoes-tomato-onion-recipe.html Our modifications: first, in the pressure cooker bottom, we sautéed 1 onion (sliced along the grain) and 6 large garlic cloves (rough-cut) in 2 tsp olive oil. Second, after placing the skin-in, bone-in chicken pieces in the pot, we added 1 Tbsp Colman’s dry mustard, 1 tsp low-sodium Worcestershire sauce,… Continue reading Colombian chicken and potato stew, pressure cooker style
Simple citrus salad
Peel and section two grapefruit and two navel oranges. Drizzle with honey (about 1 tsp). (Jan. 2018)
Fragrant chicken soup with chickpeas and vegetables
We tried this NYT recipe, which features Middle Eastern-style flavors: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017914-fragrant-chicken-soup-with-chickpeas-and-vegetables Our modifications: First, we omitted the turnip based on our pantry; instead, we increased the celery from 2 to 5 stalks and doubled the amount of chickpeas. Second, we increased the chicken broth by 1 cup (to avoid it being a too-thick stew) and… Continue reading Fragrant chicken soup with chickpeas and vegetables
Greek-style white bean and celery stew
We tried this recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012634-white-beans-with-celery Our modifications: first, we used no-salt canned cannellini (4 x 13.4 oz quattro-carton), which we rinsed and drained in lieu of soaking and cooking dried white beans. For the bean draining liquid, we used a mix of water and some of the liquid captured while rinsing the beans; we did… Continue reading Greek-style white bean and celery stew
Middle Eastern-style turmeric chile saffron chicken
We tried this NYT recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014920-chicken-thigh-kebabs-with-turmeric-chile-and-saffron Our modifications: First, we used 4 chicken breast cutlets instead of thighs, and we kept the cutlets intact. We marinated the chicken overnight. Second, we used Korean red pepper powder for the chile. Third, we oven-broiled the chicken. We lined a baking sheet with foil, then placed a baking… Continue reading Middle Eastern-style turmeric chile saffron chicken
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