Another test for my Greenpan. Came out wonderful.
Oxo liquid chicken stock concentrate is available in UK and my sister brings it over for me, but just replace this with any high-quality chicken stock concentrate.
2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 tbs butter
flour
1/2 tsp salt
8 oz portabella mushrooms, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine
2-3 tbs Oxo chicken stock (the stuff in the glass bottle)
2 cups water
1 cup orzo
Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)
Preheat saute pan; add butter. Add chicken to pan and dust with flour and brown. Add mushrooms, garlic and salt. Saute for about 5 min. Add wine and reduce. Add water, chicken stock and orzo. Cover and cook until orzo is tender. Uncover and reduce liquid to 1/2. Add cheese if desired.
Apple Nut Torte
1 egg
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped, peeled , cored apples preferably on the tart side
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sweetened whipped cream
Preheat oven to 350
Beat the eggs with electric beater until light and lemon colored. Gradually beat in sugar .
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and fold into the egg mixture. Stir in the apples , walnuts and vanilla .
Butter the inside of and eight inch-square pan and pour in the batter . Bake thirty-five to forty minutes .
Serve warm , with sweetened whipped cream .
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped, peeled , cored apples preferably on the tart side
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sweetened whipped cream
Preheat oven to 350
Beat the eggs with electric beater until light and lemon colored. Gradually beat in sugar .
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and fold into the egg mixture. Stir in the apples , walnuts and vanilla .
Butter the inside of and eight inch-square pan and pour in the batter . Bake thirty-five to forty minutes .
Serve warm , with sweetened whipped cream .
Garlic Garlic Wings
36 chicken wing pieces (cut whole wings into flat and drum pieces, discard tip)
2 tbs (approx) oil
1 tsp salt
1 cup flour
2 tbs Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic seasoning (use more or less, depending on taste)
In a plastic bag, mix oil, salt and wings; coat well. In another plastic bag, add flour and Garlic!Garlic! seasoning mix. Add oil-coated wings to bag with flour mixture and coat well
Preheat oven to 425 F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil and spread wings out evenly on the prepared baking sheets. Cook for 20 min on one side; turn, cook an additional 20 min on the other side or until wings are browned and thoroughly cooked.
Makes about 6 servings.
2 tbs (approx) oil
1 tsp salt
1 cup flour
2 tbs Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic seasoning (use more or less, depending on taste)
In a plastic bag, mix oil, salt and wings; coat well. In another plastic bag, add flour and Garlic!Garlic! seasoning mix. Add oil-coated wings to bag with flour mixture and coat well
Preheat oven to 425 F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil and spread wings out evenly on the prepared baking sheets. Cook for 20 min on one side; turn, cook an additional 20 min on the other side or until wings are browned and thoroughly cooked.
Makes about 6 servings.
Tastefully Simple
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A coworker and friend of mine is a TS consultant and if you don't have a consultant, feel free to contact Kristina who will be happy to assist you. If you already have a consultant, contact him/her about the hostess incentives.
www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kburnett
A coworker and friend of mine is a TS consultant and if you don't have a consultant, feel free to contact Kristina who will be happy to assist you. If you already have a consultant, contact him/her about the hostess incentives.
www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kburnett
Rice Cooker Alfredo
3 cups chicken stock
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced
8 oz fettucine (broken in 1/2 lengthwise or use about 4 fettucine nests)
4 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup baby spinach , roughly chopped (optional)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Add stock, garlic, salt, pepper, mushrooms and sliced chicken to cooker. Set to "cook" and cook for about 20 min. Add fettucine and stir. Set to "cook" and cook for about 15 to 20 min or until stock is reduced to about 1 cup or so. Add cream and cream cheese, stirring until cream cheese is incorporated. Set to "cook" and cook for about 5 min. Add parmesan cheese and spinach (if using), stirring well. Makes about 2 generous servings. Serve with crusty baguettes or French/Italian bread.
This was made in a Wolfgang Puck 7-cup rice cooker. If you have a different brand, you may have to adjust accordingly.
Note: The WP cooker has 2 settings..."Cook" for high, "Warm" for low.
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced
8 oz fettucine (broken in 1/2 lengthwise or use about 4 fettucine nests)
4 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup baby spinach , roughly chopped (optional)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Add stock, garlic, salt, pepper, mushrooms and sliced chicken to cooker. Set to "cook" and cook for about 20 min. Add fettucine and stir. Set to "cook" and cook for about 15 to 20 min or until stock is reduced to about 1 cup or so. Add cream and cream cheese, stirring until cream cheese is incorporated. Set to "cook" and cook for about 5 min. Add parmesan cheese and spinach (if using), stirring well. Makes about 2 generous servings. Serve with crusty baguettes or French/Italian bread.
This was made in a Wolfgang Puck 7-cup rice cooker. If you have a different brand, you may have to adjust accordingly.
Note: The WP cooker has 2 settings..."Cook" for high, "Warm" for low.
Pasta-N-More
I'm sure everyone has seen this item on TV.
First off, do NOT buy this from the TV or the TV website as their exciting "free" gifts are anything but with the exorbitant shipping and handling charges. I shopped around and the best place to get this is QVC. Not only has "the Q" got this at the lowest price of anyone, but the shipping cost is reasonable and you get all the accessories for the one low price.
This thing works, I kid you not. I had the old Pasta Express which I hated since the texture and flavor left a lot to be desired since one could not use salt. You couldn't do shaped pasta either; you'd end up with a gunky starchy MESS. Not in this baby because the pasta actually boils in the microwave.
Pasta-N-More is also a handy steamer when you use the insert and you can cook a whole meal in it, plus store leftovers in it as well since it has a solid lid. It also comes with a very good instruction booklet that has about 50 recipes in it.
All in all, not bad.
Link to QVC:
Pasta-N-More
First off, do NOT buy this from the TV or the TV website as their exciting "free" gifts are anything but with the exorbitant shipping and handling charges. I shopped around and the best place to get this is QVC. Not only has "the Q" got this at the lowest price of anyone, but the shipping cost is reasonable and you get all the accessories for the one low price.
This thing works, I kid you not. I had the old Pasta Express which I hated since the texture and flavor left a lot to be desired since one could not use salt. You couldn't do shaped pasta either; you'd end up with a gunky starchy MESS. Not in this baby because the pasta actually boils in the microwave.
Pasta-N-More is also a handy steamer when you use the insert and you can cook a whole meal in it, plus store leftovers in it as well since it has a solid lid. It also comes with a very good instruction booklet that has about 50 recipes in it.
All in all, not bad.
Link to QVC:
Pasta-N-More
Green Pan--Again!
I've not paid attention to this blog as my sister has been visiting from UK for the past 3 weeks. She left for home yesterday, so on with the blog!!!
Since I was telling her about the presentations on HSN and how hilarious the Green Pan shows were between "motor-mouth" Joy Mangano and Chef Todd English, she just had to watch when a presentation was done during her stay.
They ran out of whatever the Today's Special was, so they reduced the Green Pan 11-inch steamer from $45 to $30. Fantastic buy and as my sister was looking for a steamer AND new cookware since she replaced and existing cooktop with a glass induction one (old pans wouldn't work on it), I quickly ordered the steamer and not a minute too soon as that sold out not 5 minutes after I hit "Process Order."
Turns out, she didn't want that style--oh well, but I could use one. I wasn't worried about the negative reviews on the non-stick properties as I would basically only use water in the frying pan part, so that was moot. However, I decided to put this pan and Thermalon through it's paces so I will be using this as a frying pan for the next 30 days to see if it loses any non-stick properties. I've used for a week so far and have fried many things; today it was my scrambled eggs with Velveeta (which always sticks somewhat to any pan), and lo and behold, it stuck no where!!! So far, it is just like the "skating rink" that Joy keeps babbling on about. Will it stay that way under continued use? Time will tell, so check back.
FYI, I don't run through a dishwasher (I have one, but it's only me so why waste the energy running a dishwasher???) and handwash the pan always. I do re-season each time with a touch of oil--maybe a teaspoon full.
Maybe this will help anyone considering these pans, but buried deep down in the instructions that came with the pan, it tells you to season by heating for 30 seconds on low heat then adding 1 tbs oil and coating the pan. Maybe folks were seasoning incorrectly. Who knows???
Another bit of useful information came from my sister regarding glass induction cooktops--you cannot use just any cookware. To test if yours is safe to use if you are considering purchasing one, if a magnet is attracted to the base of a pot or pan, it is safe. If the magnet does not stick, the pan cannot be used.
Since I was telling her about the presentations on HSN and how hilarious the Green Pan shows were between "motor-mouth" Joy Mangano and Chef Todd English, she just had to watch when a presentation was done during her stay.
They ran out of whatever the Today's Special was, so they reduced the Green Pan 11-inch steamer from $45 to $30. Fantastic buy and as my sister was looking for a steamer AND new cookware since she replaced and existing cooktop with a glass induction one (old pans wouldn't work on it), I quickly ordered the steamer and not a minute too soon as that sold out not 5 minutes after I hit "Process Order."
Turns out, she didn't want that style--oh well, but I could use one. I wasn't worried about the negative reviews on the non-stick properties as I would basically only use water in the frying pan part, so that was moot. However, I decided to put this pan and Thermalon through it's paces so I will be using this as a frying pan for the next 30 days to see if it loses any non-stick properties. I've used for a week so far and have fried many things; today it was my scrambled eggs with Velveeta (which always sticks somewhat to any pan), and lo and behold, it stuck no where!!! So far, it is just like the "skating rink" that Joy keeps babbling on about. Will it stay that way under continued use? Time will tell, so check back.
FYI, I don't run through a dishwasher (I have one, but it's only me so why waste the energy running a dishwasher???) and handwash the pan always. I do re-season each time with a touch of oil--maybe a teaspoon full.
Maybe this will help anyone considering these pans, but buried deep down in the instructions that came with the pan, it tells you to season by heating for 30 seconds on low heat then adding 1 tbs oil and coating the pan. Maybe folks were seasoning incorrectly. Who knows???
Another bit of useful information came from my sister regarding glass induction cooktops--you cannot use just any cookware. To test if yours is safe to use if you are considering purchasing one, if a magnet is attracted to the base of a pot or pan, it is safe. If the magnet does not stick, the pan cannot be used.
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