Grilled Chicken with Spicy Sweet peppers

Grilled Chicken with Spicy Sweet Peppers

Simple, fast & delicious

Grill chicken breast in cast iron skillet with 1 tbsp butter & olive oil add black pepper, and 2 cloves chopped garlic.

Cook thoroughly, until golden brown

Prepare rice as per directions on package.

Slice red & yellow pepper in strips, 

 chop 1 medium white onion, and 4 cloves of garlic.

Saute in 1 tbsp butter and olive oil. 

Add 1 tsp of red pepper flakes, 1-2 tbsp of brown sugar, 1/4 cup  orange juice, 

1 tsp cayenne, black pepper  squeeze of lemon juice.

Continue to saute until caramelized. 

Serve & enjoy! 

Apple Blueberry Cake

Really simple!

 Really delicious!

This is a great recipe to use up any extra apples you may have.

*Preheat oven to 350'

What  you need:

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups brown sugar

2 tsps cinnamon

1/2 cup unsweetened blueberry apple sauce

6 medium apples, peeled and chopped

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Combine above ingredients in a bowl, making sure apples are coated completely. 

In another bowl, mix the following dry ingredients.

2 cups of flour

2 tsps of baking powder

Add dry ingredients to wet, ensuring that all flour is absorbed by the wet ingredients. Pour into a greased pan.

 Bake  for 55 minutes.

Serve warm with caramel sauce.... and perhaps a cup of earl grey? 

enjoy! 

French Toast with Mixed Berries

Sharing my favorite breakfast! 

French toast with Mixed Berries

 I 

 I had some leftover whole wheat french bread. 

Which meant it was time for some French toast.

Combine:

2 eggs, 1/4 cup of cream, 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of vanilla

whisk

Dip sliced bread into egg mixture.

In a medium heat pan, melt 1/2 tsp of butter to coat pan.

Place dipped bread in frying pan, cook until browned on both sides.

Top with mixed berries, a dollop of whipped cream and of course some  

Canadian organic maple syrup! 

Enjoy! 

Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake

A little slice of heaven

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE!

Chocolate Cheesecake with chocolate shortbread crust

 Ameretto bathed Raspberries and dark chocolate drizzle

Thanksgiving~ Pinwheel Pork Loin

Pinwheel Pork loin

Stuffed with cream cheese, spices, spinach and kale

Served with sides of;

 Grilled sweet potato; marinated in cinnamon, sea salt, orange juice and cayenne.

Colorful salad: cucumber,mandarin oranges, red pepper & roma tomato

with a raspberry vinegrette dressing and feta cheese.

Beef Vegetable Stew

Enjoying the fruits of fall bounty

This delicious crock pot meal was made 

with fresh vegetables from my neighbors garden: 

4 large chopped potatoes, 2 cups sliced carrots, 1 large onion & 2 cups chopped zucchini

 as well as  purchased, 1 large peeled sweet potato, 2 cups mushrooms,  

1 medium red pepper, 2 stalks  celery, 4 cloves of garlic

 2 kg sirloin grilling steak.

In a skillet:

 Brown sliced meat with 1 tbsp of olive oil,  chopped onion, chopped garlic, several shakes of Worchestershire sauce

 2 tsps black pepper, 2 tsps cayenne pepper 

Once browned and onions are clear, add 1/4 cup of flour to coat meat. 

Chop all remaining  vegetables and put into crock pot.

Add 1 container of beef broth.

Add browned meat from skillet to contents of crock pot. 

Cook on low for 6-8 hours.  

Stirring occasionally. 

Serve with garlic french bread

Enjoy!