Saturday, February 28, 2009

Guacamole

Ingredients
2 avocados
2 T lime juice (lemon works as well)
3 T minced onion
2 T salsa
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cilantro
1/2 tsp salt
dash of hot sauce

Directions
Mash avocados with lemon juice in a medium bowl to a point where they are still some what chunky. Stir in remaining ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Use tortilla chips as a utensil and enjoy!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Stuffed Chicken Roulades

Ingredients
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Parmesan Cheese
Bacon
Scallions
Garlic
Salt and Pepper

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400.
Pound out chicken breasts until under 1/2 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper and sear both sides but not too much such that it is still fold-able. Saute scallions and garlic, and brown the bacon. Lay out chicken and coat one side with Parmesan cheese, top with bacon, scallions and garlic. Roll chicken and hold into place with toothpicks.
Place the chicken roulades into a baking pan, top with Parmesan cheese, and bake for 20 minutes until no longer pink inside.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Peanut Butter Filled Brownies

Batter:
Ghiradelli Brownie mix
1 egg
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Filling:
4 T melted butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Heat oven to 325 and grease a 9x9 pan

Mix batter ingredients until powder is incorporated.
For filling whisk together all ingredients until smooth.

Spread one third of the batter into the bottom of the pan. Place dollops of filling an inch apart on the batter. Add the remaining batter to the pan and spread over dollops. Evenly line out the remaining filling and run a spatula perpendicular to the filling.

Bake for 45 minutes.

Honey Mustard Pecan Crusted Salmon

3 T Dijon mustard
3 T butter, melted
5 tsp honey
½ cup fresh bread crumbs
½ cup finely chopped pecans
3 tsp chopped fresh parsley
salmon fillets
salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 400.

In a small bowl, mix together the mustard, butter, and honey.

In another bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley.

Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with mustard-honey mixture. Cover the top of each fillet with bread crumb mixture.

Bake for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at thickest part.