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<p>For anyone who does breakfast at dinner… this is a nice easy twist.</p>

<p>Broccoli Cheese Quiche</p>

<p> 1 ½ C cooked broccoli
 1 ½ C cheddar cheese
 4 eggs
 1 ½ C heavy cream
 ¼ tsp salt
 Dash pepper
 Dash nutmeg
 Pie crust dough</p>

<p>Roll pie crust dough into pie plate. Pre-bake 7-8min @ 375
Arrange Broccoli and Cheese in shell. Beat eggs, cream & spices. Pour over broccoli & cheese. Bake 35-40min @375.</p>

<p>Serve with fresh fruit.</p>

<p>NOTES: I use a pre made pie crust that you roll out. I find that if I let them sit at room temp they roll out nicely. By pre cooking the crust it doesn’t get soggy. I use a stoneware pie plate that’s really great for this and rarely sticks. I use a ‘pie crust shield’ to keep the edges from burning. You can get one for $10 at BB&B. It’s much easier than trying to put foil over the edges. I generally cut back on the cheese a bit. I steam the broccoli in the microwave and cut into smaller pieces. My kids aren’t huge broccoli fans, but they love this.</p>

<p>blueiguana, That sounds great. Looks easy and perfect for my D leaning vegetarian. I now know what to cook tonight. My dog loves the stalks I cut off of broccoli. </p>

<p>For salmon haters, I cook it in a persian way; fry it in olive oil. The only fish my D eats, wild caught king, cooked this way. She eats skin and all.</p>

<p>My favorite chicken recipe…</p>

<p>Chicken w/ Raspberry Sauce. Serves 4.</p>

<p>1 sweet onion
1 tsp olive oil
1 lb boneless chicken breast (or you can use whatever kind of chicken you normally like to eat)
3/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayanne pepper
1/3 cup raspberry jam
1/3 cup port or red wine (I use red wine)</p>

<p>1) Cut onion into 1 inch strips. In Large, non stick skillet over medium high, heat oil. Add chicken and cook until golden, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken over to heat other side. Scatter onions into skillet. Cook, covered, until onions are soft, about 6 minutes.
2) Stir in chili powder, salt, cayanne pepper, cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in jam and port/wine. Increase heat to high, turn chicken over and boil until liquid is reduced to a glaze, about 5 minutes.
3) Transfer to platter, spoon on remaining sauce from pan and serve.</p>

<p>I swear, this is one of the most delicious chicken recipes I have ever made.</p>

<p>I have a chicken pot pie recipe as well, mind you this is huge and serves quite a few.</p>

<p>2 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
6 tbsp flour
4 cups chicken stock
2 Large chicken boullion cubes
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups shredded chicken
2 tbsp parsley
1/2 cup peas, thawed
1 prepared pie crust
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tbsp thyme
1/2 tbsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp sage
1/4 tsp dill
salt
pepper
1 lemon zest
3/4 cup cheddar cheese</p>

<p>(You can cut some of these spices out, most of them are ones that I added to the original recipe because I loved the taste of them in this.)
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in saucepan and cook chopped onion until tender. Stir in celery and carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Add 2 boullion cubes. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to simmer. Add potatoes and simmer until tender. Stir in chicken, spices, and peas. Pour mixture into casserole. Top with pie crust and brush with egg. Bake for 30 minutes until crust is golden. I suggest putting this on foil or a cookie sheet incase it cooks over.</p>

<p>Pasta E Fagioli
1 teaspoon oil
2/3 lb ground beef
4 2/2 oz carrots, slivered
4 oz onions, chopped
4 2/3 oz celery, diced
16 oz diced canned tomatoes
2/3 cup red kidney beans
2/3 cup white kidney beans
29 1/3 ounces beef stock
1 tsp oregano
7/8 tsp pepper
1 2/3 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp tobasco sauce
16 oz spaghetti sauce
2 2/3 oz dry shell macaroni (I use ditalini pasta for this one)</p>

<p>1) Saute beef in oil in large pot till beef browns.
2) Add onions, carrot, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 min.
3)Drain and rinse beans and add to pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, tabasco, spaghetti sauce and noodles.
4) Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.</p>

<p>I personally usually cook the noodles in a separate pot and then throw them in together at the end.</p>

<p>and for now, here is my last recipe,
Marinara sauce (This is my favorite homemade sauce because it’s easy and tastes delicious)</p>

<p>1 28 oz can plum tomatoes, including liquid
3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
6 basil leaves or 1/2 tsp dried basil, crumbled
salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes or to taste</p>

<p>1) Put tomatoes in bowl and crush tomatoes with hands
2) Heat oil in sauce pan, over moderate till hot. Add onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and liquid, tomato sauce, basil, salt and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes. </p>

<p>I have more favorites but I’ll put them up later.</p>

<p>Irishmary, just made your Chicken with roasted red pepper recipe and wanted to thank you for sharing it.
The noodles and the Mozzarello cheese really bring it together nicely. I thought I went to heavy with the red pepper flakes, but it’s just the right amount of heat to keep it interesting! Thanks for starting this thread</p>

<p>Will be trying some of the others posted soon! Thanks to all</p>

<p>I belong to a CSA and go for weekly farm pickups. Lots of veggies, including eggplant so I’ve been making ratatouille all summer. Not the usual kind in the pan…I roast my veggies. Here are the basics: </p>

<p>Preheat oven to 375
Make the sauce in a glass measuring cup: </p>

<p>1/4 to 1/3 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of good balsamic vinegar ( I use a sweeter aged balsamic…if you don’t you might want to add some brown sugar for some sweetness)<br>
2 TBS Dijon Mustard
2-3 cloves crushed garlic
2-3 TBS of fresh basil (dried if you don’t have it)
You can add a few ounces of red wine if you have it </p>

<p>Cut the Veggies into relatively equal sized squares or cubes:
1 Red Pepper
1 Yellow Pepper
1 Green Pepper
1 Orange or Purple Pepper
1 Large Zuchinni
1 Large Yellow Squash
1 Onion (sliced)
3/4 Plum Tomatoes (seeded)<br>
1 Large Eggplant peeled (do this last…eggplant gets discolored very quickly)</p>

<p>Place the veggies in a huge bowl and mix with the sauce. </p>

<p>Spread over two large baking pans (can be a cookie sheet). Roast for 35 -45 minutes or until all veggies are nice and tender. In last 10 minutes of roasting- take out and add about 6 oz of your favorite - tomato/spaghetti sauce - mix in with the veggies. </p>

<p>Serve over pasta or brown rice. Top with fresh shredded parmesan if you’d like. My dear H loves grilled chicken mixed in but I think stands up fine on it’s own. This stuff is better the next day…all the flavors meld.</p>

<p>toneranger, can you recommend a good brand of sweet aged balsamic vinegar? I’ve tried a couple that I didn’t like and it’s expensive to experiment!</p>

<p>Patsmom…I know what you mean. That stuff can get crazy expensive!
napavalleyproducts.com
Look for the barrel aged balsamic.
I’m pretty sure this is the same one I have been getting at TJ Maxx (for 6 bucks). It is priced at $11.25. TJ hasn’t been carrying it recently so I broke down and ordered some yesterday. I’m not 100% that it’s the same one but it looks right.<br>
In the meantime, I’ve been adding a bit of agave or brown sugar. The napa valley product is syrupy…like it’s been reduced. Wonderful. I use it for LOTS of things. Regular balsamic vinegar tastes sour to me now!</p>

<p>I finished the Chicken with roasted peppers for lunch. I did not make it with the noodles. It was good without. I added more spinach. I made bowtie pasta for H and D on the side. H and I liked it. D ate the chicken out of it. I would make it again. It was good, easy and healthy. H said he would like it without the chicken and with the noodles. H was a vegetarian in his younger years. It was nice to have something different.
I don’t think I am ever going to like salmon. I can’t even force myself to eat it. There are some foods that I don’t like but I can make myself eat. I think there are three foods I just can’t stomach, tuna, salmon and milk. I can eat products made with milk but I can not get even a sip of milk down.
Would love some quinoa recipes.</p>

<p>I grew up in a fish crazed family. We have a relative in the northwest and were well supplied with king salmon, halibut, kodiak king crab, etc. My poor mom did not like salmon at all. But she coped by making marvelous salmon cakes - like crab cakes. She loved those and would make them with the leftovers from a big gorgeous piece of salmon. She was also really good with halibut. This sounds disgusting but it’s actually really yummy. Just put a good generous dollop of mayonnaise on a each piece of halibut and bake gently. Will want to serve with tartar sauce. </p>

<p>fendergirl,</p>

<p>I really like the looks of every single one of your recipes. Thanks for sharing.</p>

<p>I grew up eating salmon several times a week. By the time I was in college, I hated it. It took me several years to fall in love with it again. I can eat halibut any day. Smoked halibut… Mmmmm… So good. I miss my dad.</p>

<p>BTW, cedar plank cooking is not a “fad”: native Americans used cedar planks for cooking long before chef Howie took it mainstream.</p>

<p>sewhappy, thanks. Let me know what you think if you try any of them. I’m very excited for this thread. My BF is a former cook at a restaurant so I’m always trying to come up with new things for us to eat that he maybe hasn’t made before! it’s a tough task, believe me!!</p>

<p>Mom2M: I have a question for you regarding your Orange Chili Chicken. I am reposting the recipe:</p>

<p>Orange Chili Chicken</p>

<p>3lbs boneless, skinless chicken (usually breasts and thighs)
1/4 C vegtable oil (whatever you have–I use olive oil)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon peeled chopped ginger
salt and pepper</p>

<p>Cut the chicken into chunks sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix all other ingredients together, refrigerate for at least one hour (Note: I refrigerate for as long as I have time–might be all day if I get this ready in the morning, might be 15 minutes if I’m in a hurry.)</p>

<p>Orange Chili Saucce
1/2 Cup freshly squeezed orange juice (or whatever carton is in the frig)
1/4 cup fozen OJ concentrate
1 C sweet chili sauce (I find this in the oriental foods aisle, I use Thai Foods)
zest of 1 orange, minced ( ummm yeah not going to happen)</p>

<p>Mix all of the above, bring to a boil, cook 10 minutes. Can be prepared in advance and let cool.</p>

<p>Make rice.</p>

<p>Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a large fry pan, get it hot. Add in the chicken, cook for about 5 minutes (browned on all sides, not cooked through). Add in the sauce, cook about 10 to 15 minutes at high heat until chicken is cooked and glazed.</p>

<p>Serve over the rice. You can garnish it with shredded carrots and bell peppers with artistically arranged bean sprouts…mostly I blanch some snow peas in boiling water and serve them on the side. </p>

<p>Can you clarify something for me? You say to cut chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper and then mix all other ingredients (oil, garlic, ginger)together and refridgerate. Do I add the mixed ingredients to the chicken or keep them separate? Your recipe calls for 1/4cup of oil, is that in the marinade (with garlic and ginger) or the oil that I put in the pan when I sautee? I am making this for dinner and thought I would prep it this morning while I had some time but I need some further explaination if you don’t mind. Thanks.</p>

<p>That orange chili chicken sounds AWESOME!</p>

<p>Bunsen,</p>

<p>Didn’t mean to refer to the cedar plank method for salmon as a fad. It is delicious and a traditional method. Actually, my very fav type of salmon is the stuff my SIL used to can for us when they lived in Sitka. I love really cooked canned salmon with the bones all soft and mushy . . . on saltine crackers!</p>

<p>Orange Chili Chicken answers here:</p>

<p>Can you clarify something for me? You say to cut chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper and then mix all other ingredients (oil, garlic, ginger)together and refridgerate. Do I add the mixed ingredients to the chicken or keep them separate?
Add the mixed ingredients to the chicken. I actually put the oil, garlic, ginger in a ziplock bag, prep the chicken and then add the chicken to the bag. Sort of mush it around to coat the chicken.</p>

<p>Your recipe calls for 1/4cup of oil, is that in the marinade (with garlic and ginger) or the oil that I put in the pan when I sautee? </p>

<p>Put the oil in marinade with the garlic and ginger. Later, pour the entire contents of the bag into the frying pan. It won’t be greasy…although when I made a half a batch once, I forgot to reduce the oil. I just soaked it up with paper towels… </p>

<p>I am making this for dinner and thought I would prep it this morning while I had some time but I need some further explaination if you don’t mind. Thanks.</p>

<p>Hope this helps! Enjoy the chicken!</p>

<p>Three out of four in the timeflew family love salmon, the holdout won’t go near it. I think it is one of those things that you either love or hate, and it does have a taste & texture unlike any other fish. It is one of the healthiest fish you can eat - high in omega 3. I agree completely that you must buy wild salmon or not at all.<br>
Our FAVORITE fish, however, is fresh trout. Can’t beat it!</p>

<p>We eat a lot of chicken.This is an easy chicken recipe that everyone in our family loves. Now that my Ds all make it themselves, I don’t make it when they come for dinner but my H and I still enjoy it occasionally.</p>

<p>Salsa Chicken</p>

<p>Top chicken breast cutlets with your favorite salsa, a spoonful of sour cream, some multigrain tortilla chips, and shredded mozzarella on top. Bake in a 325 degree oven for about 35 minutes. I usually serve it with a green vegetable, fresh green beans or broccoli, sometimes asparagus; and a fruit salad. You could serve the chicken over rice or pasta, but we find this dish filling enough to eliminate the need/desire for anything more.</p>

<p>Please more simple chicken recipes. It is about the only thing that all of my family will eat. I will try the orange chili chicken. I think that would go over well. The salsa chicken might also though H doesn’t like sour cream.</p>

<p>I have a great salsa chicken recipe too, I’ll have to dig it out… Chicken also tastes exceptionally well when marinated in yogurt (who woulda thunk.) I’ll put up more simple chicken recipes when I get a chance.</p>

<p>Mom60, try my chicken with raspberry sauce. that one tastes delicious.</p>

<p>Easiest of all: put chicken breasts and your favorite salsa in the crockpot, cook all day, shred, and serve on tortillas with the usual fixings (black beans, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, etc).</p>