Saturday, February 21, 2009

Honey Dijon Salmon

For 4 Servings:


- 1 large Salmon filet

- 1/4 cup melted butter

- 3 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard

- 1 1/2 Tablespoon Honey

- Salt, pepper, garlic powder

- Panco breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 400degrees.

Put the salmon filet, skin side down, on a foil lined baking sheet. Sprinkle some salt, pepper and garlic powder on it.

Mix butter with mustard and honey, stir until it is all well mixed, nice and creamy.

Pour the mixture on top of the salmon and spread it out all over so the whole salmon is covered.

Top with a nice coat of breadcrumbs and gently press them onto the fish/sauce

Bake Salmon for about 30 minutes or until it flakes nicely with a fork.

I served it with lemon pasta (pasta with salt, pepper, garlic powder, some lemon juice and a little butter)

Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Homemade lasagna



- 1 pack lasagna plates (doesnt necessarily have to be the no boil kind, they cook through either way during baking time)

- 1 lbs lean ground beef

- 1 sweet italian sausages (squeeze out of casing)

- 1 cube beef broth

- 1 1/2 cups water

- 1 pack thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix (its a seasoning pack)

- 1 container ricotta

- basil (fresh or dried... or both)

- salt, pepper, garlic (minced)

- a little olive oil

- a little milk

- 1 large can of tomatoe sauce

- 1/2 to 1 pack of grated mozarella (or cheese of choice)

Fry the beef in a little olive oil, add the sausage when beef is about done.. break it all up really well so its all crumbled up. Season with salt, pepper, garlic

When meat is done, add the cube of beef broth and a bit of water... let it break up and stir well. Add the pack of spaghetti seasoning and 1 1/2 cups of water and stir well. Let the water cook down, should go quickly

In the meantime mix the ricotta cheese with plenty of basil, a splash of olive oil and a bit of milk to get a thick and creamy consistency. Add garlic, salt and pepper.

Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Put some tomatoe sauce on the bottom, then a layer of lasagna plates.

Top with tomatoe sauce, then Ricotta mix, then meat,

Add another layer of lasagna plates and repeat.

Do as often as you want until you used all the meat and cheese (or until your dish is full)

On the top you want lasagna plates with tomatoe sauce

Finish with a nice layer of grated mozarella cheese.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a piece of aluminium foil with cooking spray and loosely cover the lasagna with it (so the cheese doesnt dry out)

Bake for 1 hour, then take the lasagna out of the oven and let it sit for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!!!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Super easy, mouthwatering Porkchops ... and Brussel Sprouts


You can of course make this with anything other than brussel sprouts if you dont like them, but I am sharing both recipes here



For the Pork, 4 Servings:

- 4 thick Pork Chops (boneless)

- plain panco bread crumbs

- 1 egg

- salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder

- 1 can cream of mushroom soup

- a few tablespoons of cooking sherry (or white cooking wine)

- a few tablespoons of milk

- half a pack of sliced portabella mushrooms (optional)

Line a casserol dish with aluminium foil and spray with cooking spray.

Season the pork with spices listed above, then dip in egg and then in panco breadcrumbs.

Arrange in the casserol dish. I usuall add some more breadcrumbs on top and push them on nicely. Spray the breaded pork lightly with cooking spray (butter or olive oil flavor is favorable) .. you can skip that step if you want to. It just helps get things crunchier.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake chops for 1 hour.

Mix the cream of mushroom soup with a little sherry and a little milk to make it nice and creamy. You can add the fresh mushrooms here, if you are using them.

After 1 hour, take pork out of the oven, put the cream of mushroom mixture on top and continue baking for another 30 minutes

That's it. So tender and soooo good!!!

For the brussel sprouts, 4 servings:

- Fresh brussel sprouts (amount to what you normally eat, I get two bowls of the fresh one),

cut them in half if they are very large

- 3-4 slices of bacon

- 1 can chicken broth

- pepper

- 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Fry bacon until its just starting to crisp. Take bacon out and let it sit on a plate.

Use the bacon grease to fry the brussel sprouts until lightly browned outside.

Add brown sugar, stirr, then add the chicken broth and some pepper.

Cook covered for about 20 minutes on medium-high heat, then remove lid and continue cooking until all the liquid is gone.

Add bacon back into it and mix well

It's really tasty and even people that normally dont like brussel sprouts have liked it that way

Enjoy!