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.