Showing posts with label Organic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Organic. Show all posts

Monday, March 15, 2010

I can’t believe it’s Spring Chicken




This is a quick and easy meal that cooks in less than 30 minutes without sacrificing taste.

Ingredients:


Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, Raised Without Antibiotics (3 pieces)

Organic Shitake mushrooms 3.5oz

¼ sliced organic onion

3 crushed organic garlic cloves

¼ cup of Balsamic vinegar

Organic Lemon

Cooking oil

Fresh Basil

Fresh Oregano

1 table spoon of sea salt

½ table spoon of grated rainbow pepper

Medium Grain Organic Couscous

Organic baby romaine salad

Organic Goat Cheese with mixed herbs

Extra virgin Olive Oil

Grease medium skillet (10”/25cm) with cooking oil and turn on heat on low.

Dice chicken and poke holes in the pieces (this helps the seasoning to seep into the meat with more ease). Add chicken and shitake mushrooms to the skillet. Evenly distribute rough sea salt and grated pepper over the chicken and mushrooms; add crushed garlic and the onion slices. Squeeze lemon, add ½ a cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water. Set heat to high. Stir occasionally. Cook the mixture for 15 minutes or until the chicken is slightly golden. Voila!

For the couscous, I grease the small saucepan with cooking oil and set the heat to high, add the diced onion, as it begins to fry I add a cup of couscous. Water is then poured over the couscous so that is completely submerged. It is best to make sure the water covers the couscous by about ½ an inch (1cm). I add a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lemon juice and let it cook for 5 five minutes in the covered pot. It should sit covered for another two minutes. Once done I sprinkle some basil over it.

The baby romaine salad, is seasoned with plain old salt and pepper, extra virgin olive oil and crumbled goat cheese with mixed herbs.

Serves two.

chocolate explosion cookies















8 oz organic unsweetened chocolate
2 cups organic all-purpose flour
1/2 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup organic unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup of organic dark-brown sugar
3 large eggs
2/3 cup white chocolate chips
One 3.5 oz bar of dark chocolate chopped
1 cup toasted and chopped walnuts

Preheat Oven to 350

Melt the unsweetened chocolate in double broiler or short bursts in microwave. Set aside

Sift flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda together. Set aside

Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy

Add eggs, one at a time until well incorporated. Add vanilla extract, melted chocolate and 1 teaspoon water

Add dry ingredients, Add white-chocolate, chopped chocolate bar and nuts

Bake for 12 minutes, makes 30 cookies


Enjoy enjoy, and brush your teeth afterwards