Dinner Tonight- Crispy Salmon

For dinner tonight I am making crispy Salmon with mashed potatoes. It is an easy way to prepare the salmon but comes out with excellent results. Enjoy!!!

1 lb Salmon - skinned
salt and pepper
2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs teriyaki sauce
2 tbs vinegar
2 tbs honey
squirt of mustard

Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper and broil for 15 minutes. Combine rest of ingredients and pour over salmon lower oven to 350 and cook for additional 10 minutes.

Dinner Tonight - Asian Chicken Wings

For dinner tonight I made Asian Chicken Wings. I usually stick with the same Honey Garlic recipe so I hope this will go over as well. Enjoy!!!

3 lbs wings ( aprox 20 wings)
1/2 cup apricot jelly
5 tbs soy sauce
5 tbs red wine
1 tbs + 1 tsp sesame oil
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 400. Combine jelly, soy sauce, wine, oil, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes. Place wings on a jelly roll pan and brush with glaze. Bake for 35 minutes. Turn wings over and brush with more glaze. Broil for 2-4 minutes. If you want you can boil remaining glaze as a dipping sauce.

Dinner tonight - Franks and Rice

For dinner tonight I am making Franks and Rice. Its a super easy 1 pot meal that the kids will love. Enjoy!!!

1 pack hot dogs - sliced ( I used Turkey franks)

1 onion - Diced

1 green pepper - diced

1 red pepper- diced

1 tbs seasoned salt

2 cups white rice

1 carton (32 oz) Chicken stock/broth

oil

In large pan heat oil and saute hot dogs for a couple of minutes until starting to brown. Add in onions and peppers and sautee until veggies are tender and onion is translucent. Add in seasoned salt and rice and stir for a couple of minutes. Add in stock/broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. 

Dinner Tonight - Meat and Onion Pie

This is a "fancier" version of meat loaf with an onion ring kind of topping. The dates and Turkey pastrami are the kosher version of bacon and dates - they came out fabulous and look really fancy for an hours devour without all the hard work. All you do is wrap a piece of turkey pastrami around a date and bake it on cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes (until it gets crisp around the date).

2 lbs ground beef
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 egg

combine all together and place in a 9' spring-form pan that has been sprayed.

Combine 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tbs honey, 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 tsp hot sauce and smear on top of meat mixture.

2 eggs
1 vidalia onion thinly sliced
2 tbs oil
2 tbs water
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp onion soup mix

Combine all together and pour on top of meat mixture. Bake on 350 for 1 hour.

Cookbook Review - Kosher By Design: Cooking Coach

As always Susie Fishbein put together a wonderful cookbook with lots of insightful ideas and recipes. I love how she shows you how to stock your kitchen, as I am usually one who has to run to the store every day. I also really love how she shows you to transfer leftovers into new meals. There are so many beautiful pictures and each recipe is written out very clear and concise. She definitely is thinking outside the box in this book with interesting and unusual ingredients. She also shows some beautiful plating ideas and concepts, such as always having an odd number on each plate (it's more visually appealing), using white or earth tone dishes to allow the food to really take center stage, and using the same herb that is in the dish as a garnish on top. I also love how she has converted some traditional not kosher recipes (crab cakes and figs and prosciutto) into kosher attainable versions.  Susie puts an upscale twist on some classics -(Crustless meat and onion pie, Buffalo chicken salad, and southern fried chicken). She even includes a recipe for chocolate Almond Smooches (Almond kisses!!) which I too remember enjoying as a kid from the chocolate sales. I have tried out a couple recipes so far such as the Gooey Walnut Brownie Pie and the Herb Roasted Baby Peppers. The pie was very easy to make (it uses a Dunkin Heinz mix!!) and tasted pretty good as well. The peppers came out great (I couldn't stop eating them); the roasting brought out the natural sweetness in those yummy peppers. I can't wait to try out more recipes from this unique cookbook.  

 

Dinner tonight- Ginger Chicken

For Dinner tonight I am making Ginger Chicken over spaghetti. Enjoy!!!

4 chicken breast fillets - cut into  nugget size

1/3 cup plain flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons garlic, minced

Coat chicken pieces in the flour.
Heat oil in non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.
Cook chicken 3-4 minutes per side, until lightly browned on the outside.
Meanwhile, mix pineapple juice, honey, soy sauce, ginger and garlic.
Pour over the chicken.
Cook, stirring constantly, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced and the sauce is slightly thickened.

Dinner Tonight - Pizza Bubble Ring

For dinner tonight I made Pizza Bubble Ring. It was my sisters wonderful idea (thanks Tzip!) and my kids gave it a two thumbs up! You can serve it with french fries and a salad or veggies.  It is super easy to prepare, my son even helped me. Enjoy!

2 lbs pizza dough (if making my recipe, you need a double batch)

1 stick butter

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

2 cloves garlic - minced

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. oregano

1/2 tsp. pepper

8 oz cheese

Melt butter and add all spices. Divide dough into 40 balls. Place a bit of cheese in the center of each ball. Dip in butter/spice mixture. Place in a tube pan and bake on 350 for 35 minutes. Serve with Pizza sauce. 

Dinner Tonight- Salmon Skewers

For dinner tonight I am making Salmon skewers with mashed potatoes. If you are short on time you can use store bought Italian Dressing but this homemade version is great. Enjoy!

12 oz salmon - skinned and cubed
6 tbs olive oil
2 tbs white wine vinegar
2 tbs fresh chopped parsley
1 tbs lemon juice
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp oregano

Combine all ingredients and let marinate for 1/2 hour. Put on skewers (that have been soaked in water for 20 minutes) and grill for 4 minutes on each side brushing frequently with reserved Italian dressing.

Publix Deals - 11/15

This week is a great week at Publix. There are a lot of stuff that are worth stocking up on. I spent $44.14 and saved $171.92 - a savings of over 80%!!! Here is what I got and ow I did it:

6 box's uncle Bens wild rice mix - BOGO $2.09 = $0.55/box
-$1/2 Uncle Ben’s, White or Brown Rice 10/07/2012 SS Insert (exp 12/01/2012)-$1/4 Uncle Ben’s Rice product 09/09/2012 RP Insert (exp 11/10/2012)-$1/2 Uncle Ben’s Long Grain & Wild Rice  11/11/2012 RP Insert (exp 01/05/2013)-$1/3 Uncle Ben’s Products
4 packs vanity fair napkins - BOGO $2.29 = $0.65/pack-$1/2 Vanity Fair® Napkins  (zip 22222 if needed)
2 packs Rubber Maid Containers - on sale 40% off = $0.90/pack-$1.50/1 Rubbermaid LunchBlox Food Storage Product -$1.50/1 Rubbermaid® Glass with Easy Find Lids -$1/1 Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids, Premier, Lock-Its or Produce Saver 
2 packs I cant believe its not butter - BOGO $3.49 = $0.75/pack-$1/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter -zip 33021-$1/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Product or Country Crock spread 11/11 SS Insert (exp 12/9/2012)
3 containers Philadelphia Cream Cheese - On Sale $1.25 = $0.75/container-$1/1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese (8oz+) Winn Dixie On Course to Fight Hunger Booklet-$0.50/1 Kraft Philadelphia Indulgence Cream Cheese Spread 10/14/2012 SS Insert (exp 11/17/2012)-$0.50/1 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread 10/14/2012 SS Insert (exp 11/17/2012)
6 Box's Chex Cereal - BOGO $3.69 = $1.00/box-$1/2 Chex Cereal Target Coupon Season to Entertain booklet-$1/2 Chex cereals 11/11 SS Insert (exp 12/22)-$1/3 General Mills Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Reese’s Puffs, Fiber One, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, Total, Wheaties, Frosted Toast Crunch, Dora the Explorer, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Basic 4 or Cluster -$1/2 General Mills Chex Cereal, Rice, Corn, Wheat, Honey Nut, Chocolate, Multi-Bran, Cinnamon or Apple Cinnamon -$1.10/2 General Mills Chex Cereal, Rice, Corn, Wheat, Honey Nut, Chocolate, Multi-Bran, Cinnamon or Apple Cinnamon

6 bottles Wesson Oil - BOGO $4.59 = $1.55/ bottle

-$0.75/1 Pam Cooking Spray or Wesson Canola or Vegetable Oil, 48 oz, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 11/25/2012) 

6 pouches Idahoan instant potatoes - BOGO $1.33 = $0.33/pouch

-$1/3 Idahoan Products. Excluding Idahoan Original Pouch Winter Family Savings Booklet  or PRINT

8 Box's Royal instant pudding mix - On sale $0.50/box = $0.25/box

$1/4 box's - yellow advantage flier 

2 packs Mt. Olive Pickle packs - BOGO $2.99 = $0.95/pack

-$0.55/1 Mt. Olive Product, any Tear Pad (exp 12/31/2012)-$1/1 Mt. Olive Product, Any One (DND9) hangtag (exp 12/31/2012)-$1/1 Mt. Olive  pickles, peppers or relish product 11/18/2012 SS Insert (exp 12/23/12)
2 pouches Craisins - BOGO $2.39 = $1.20/pack
8 cans Lindsays Pitted olives - BOGO $2.09 = $0.05/can-$1/2 Lindsay products, any (DND9) blinkie (exp 6/30/2013)-$1/1 Lindsay Olives product (no longer available -check your binder)
6 Box's Dunkin Heinz Brownie Mix - BOGO $2.79 = $0.90/box-$1/2 Duncan Hines Products
12 cans Pam - BOGO $3.35 = $0.93/can-$0.75/1 Pam Cooking Spray or Wesson Canola or Vegetable Oil, 48 oz, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 11/25/2012) -$1/1 Pam Cooking Spray, 5 – 6 oz, PUBLIX COUPON Publix Booklet, The Best Food for your Biggest Fans (exp 11/14/2012)-$0.40/1 PAM Cooking Spray 10/21/2012 SS Insert (exp 12/01/2012)-$.50/1 Pam Non-Stick Cooking Spray, Any 5-6 Oz. (DND 9) blinkie (exp 12/8/2012)
4 Orajel toddler toothpaste - $3.29 = $0.29/pack-$2/1 Orajel PUBLIX Coupon Winter Family Savings Booklet or PRINT
-$1/1 Orajel Product 
-$1/1 Orajel Toothpaste Product 08/19/2012 SS Insert (exp 11/30/2012)
2 Hellmans Mayonnaise - BOGO $5.41 = $0.20/jar -$1.50/1 Hellman’s Real Whipped Product (if included)-$1/1 Hellmann’s Product, any 22 oz or larger  11/11/2012 RP Insert-$1/2 Hellmann’s or Best Foods Mayonnaises, 9 oz+, TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 11/25/2012) -$1/2 Hellmann’s or Best Foods Squeeze Mayo, any 16.5oz and/or any 15oz or larger Skippy Peanut Butter Spreads (DND, maximum of 2 same coupons per shopping trip)- found on Skippy peelie (exp 12/31/2012)-$.50/1 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise product (22 oz or larger), any (Max 2 identical coupons allowed in same shopping trip) hangtag (exp 12/9/2012)

Dinner Tonight - Sweet Salami and oven Rice

For dinner tonight I am making sweet salami and Oven rice. This is my children's favorite way to have their rice prepared. Enjoy!

Sweet Salami:

1 bullet salami
1 cup apricot jam
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey mustard
1/2 cup honey

slice salami but don't cut all the way through. Mix rest of ingredients together and bake uncovered on 350 for 45 minutes - 1 hour.

Oven rice:

Place the following into a square pan:

1 cup rice
1/2 stick margarine
2 1/2 cups water
5 tsp onion soup mix

bake covered on 350 for 1 hour.

Dinner Tonight - Cracker coated chicken nuggets

For dinner tonight I am making cracker coated chicken nuggets. Its a twist on the regular ones I usually make. Enjoy!

2 lbs cutlets - cut into nugget size
oil
1 sleeve snackers crackers - crushed
honey

Dip cutlets into oil then crackers. Bake on sprayed cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Drizzle generously with honey and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

Carvel FREE Ice Cream 12pm - 8pm 11/15

You can get a FREE CARVEL JUNIOR SIZE CONE 11/15 from 12 pm – 8 pm. The deal is valid at participating locations only.

They will also be selling COUPON BOOKLETS FOR $3 to help raise money with the Red Cross for Sandy relief efforts.

Be sure to call ahead to make sure your location is participating.  FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU.

Dinner Tonight - Happy Birthday B!!!

My husbands birthday is today. For dinner tonight I was trying to make something special. I started out with Fresh dinner rolls and garlic "butter" (margarine), along with a pesto salad in won ton cup (awesome new recipe from my sis in law). Then I made a grilled steak with Garlic and Shallot smashed potatoes and roasted asparagus. For dessert I made a custard cream pie. It was all delicious! If you want any of the recipes let me know.

Garlic and Shallot Smashed Potatoes

Asparagus 

Dinner Rolls with garlic butter

Pesto salad in wonton cups

Custard Cream Pie

Review on Edgeware Zester

I received my Edgeware zester and couldn't wait to try it out.  I came upon a recipe from the new cookbook Chic Made Simple and thought  this was a great opportunity to try my new zester.  I tried the Carrot Muffins which require orange zest. What I loved about this kitchen tool is the ease in which it took the zest off the orange and I especially loved that it has a measuring compartment attached.  This is definitely a kitchen tool I will use over and over again and highly recommend. I am including the recipe and a picture. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to test this wonderful product. 

[Ingredients:] 

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all purpose flour

1 lb (16 oz. bag) fresh carrots, finely grated

1 cup sugar or sugar substitute

¾ cup canola oil

¼ cup orange juice, fresh or bottled

1 orange, zested (optional)

4 eggs

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

[Directions:]

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In the bowl of an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the flours, carrots, sugar, oil, orange juice, orange zest, eggs, lemon juice, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until well combined, about 1 - 2 minutes. Pour the batter into a 12 generously greased muffin tin (or 2 greased disposable muffin tins) , filling the cups two - thirds full.

2. Bake for 22 - 25 minutes until the center tests clean with a toothpick. Do not over bake. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for maximum freshness.

Yields: 12 muffins

Dinner Tonight - Shabbos 11/09

I am Super Excites for my company this week. Its going to be a really busy day tommorrow so here is my menu one night early. Have a beautiful Shabbos!

Mushroom Purses

Tri Color Pasta 

Sugar Snap Peas

Carrot Muffins

Egg Rolls

Basil Dip
Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Tomato Pepper Dip
Mushroom Dip
Chumus
Tri Color Pasta Salad
Cucumber salad
Corn Salad
Sugar Snap Peas
Broccoli Slaw
Sushi Salad
Salmon over sesame noodles
Chicken
Skirt Steak
Lahmagine
Chulent
Carrot Muffins
Cauliflower
Egg Rolls
Mushroom Purses
Napoleans

Publix Deals 11/8

This week there was a few good things at Publix. Including a few free products. I spent $13.46 and save $76.71 - a savings of over 85%!!! Here is what I got and how I did it:

6 box Barilla pasta - BOGO $1.69 = $0.35/box
-$1/2 Barilla White Fiber, Veggie or Whole Grain Pasta, any – 10-21-12 SS Insert (exp 12/15/2012) 

2 boxes Cheerios - BOGO $5.19 = $2/ box
-$0.60/1 General Mills Original Cheerios Cereal, the one in the yellow box 

4 Dunkin Heinz cake mixes - BOGO $2.05 = $0.53/box
 -$1/2 Duncan Hines® or Comstock® or Wilderness® product

9 Bottles of Sambazon Juice- on sale for $2/bottle = FREE
-$2/1 Sambazon® Organic Juice or Smoothie 10.5 oz (zip 06607)

20 jars Beech Nut baby food jars - on sale $0.40/jar = FREE
-$1/10 Beech-Nut Stage 2 Baby Food 4 oz jar Publix  Coupon Time to Save Booklet (Valid 11/8 to 12/6)
-$1/3 Beech-Nut Products

2 bags broccoli slaw- on sale for $1/bag

4 cans Del Monte Veggies- BOGO  $1.43 = $0.59/can
-$0.50/4 cans of Del Monte® Green Beans 14.5 oz or larger-$0.50/4 Del Monte Green Beans, 14.5 oz+ -$1/8 Del Monte Green Beans, 14.5 oz+

4 bottles sauve lotion - BOGO $3.27 = FREE + Money Maker$2/2 Suave, body lotion, 18 oz+ 10/14/2012 RP Insert (exp 11/11/2012)

Dinner Tonight - Franks and Beans

Giving a demonstration tonight by a local event so I needed a quick easy dinner. I threw together this quick Franks and Beans. I know the kids and adults will both be happy. Enjoy!



1 large can beans
1 pack hot dogs cut up
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 onion sliced into half moons
colored peppers cut into strips

 Combine all in a pan and bake for 2 hours covered.

Dinner Tonight - Sweet Chicken and Cauliflower

For dinner tonight I am making sweet chicken and "breaded" cauliflower. Be sure to double the cauliflower recipe because you won't stop popping these.  Enjoy!!!

Chicken:

2 lb's chicken cutlets - cut into bite sized pieces

cornflake crumbs 

coat chicken in crumbs and bake in a single layer for 1/2 hour.

1 onion chopped

1 stalk celery chopped

2 tbs margarine

2 tbs lemon juice

2 tbs vinegar

2 tbs brown sugar

1/2 tsp mustard

1 cup water

1 cup ketchup

salt and pepper

saute onion and celery in margarine. Add rest of ingredients and bring to boil. Pour over chicken and bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour.