Lighter Sesame Chicken

Oh how I love Iowa girl eats! She inspires me to cook, to take better pictures, to workout more and to travel! She inspires me in so many ways! She inspired me to make this Recipe

I doubled this recipe to make 4 servings so Normy and I could have left overs for lunch the next day

1/2 cup white rice
1/4 cup honey
2 Tablespoons sesame seeds
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 egg white
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 small chicken breasts (12oz), cut into 2″ pieces
salt & pepper
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 green onions, chopped
2 cups broccoli florets

1.Prepare rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, combine honey,

sesame seeds,

soy sauce,

and garlic together

in a small bowl then set aside.

In a separate larger bowl, whisk together egg white and cornstarch until smooth.

Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper

then add to egg white mixture and toss to evenly coat.

2.In a small saucepan, steam broccoli until crisp tender then set aside.
3.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then carefully add chicken.

Cook for 3-4 minutes a side, or until cooked through. Turn off heat and remove skillet from burner. Add prepared sauce

and green onions

then toss to combine.

Stir in broccoli,

then scoop mixture into bowls over cooked rice.

Here is that recipe for you again:

1/2 cup white rice
1/4 cup honey
2 Tablespoons sesame seeds
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 egg white
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 small chicken breasts (12oz), cut into 2″ pieces
salt & pepper
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 green onions, chopped
2 cups broccoli florets

1.Prepare rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, combine honey, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and garlic together in a small bowl then set aside. In a separate larger bowl, whisk together egg white and cornstarch until smooth. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper then add to egg white mixture and toss to evenly coat.

2.In a small saucepan, steam broccoli until crisp tender then set aside.

3.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then carefully add chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes a side, or until cooked through. Turn off heat and remove skillet from burner. Add prepared sauce and green onions then toss to combine. Stir in broccoli, then scoop mixture into bowls over cooked rice.

Happy Birthday Normy and Dutch Apple Pie

So for Normy’s actual birthday I had his mom and Jim over for dinner and made his favorite meat, PORK!

Happy Birthday to my Norman!

Made this recipe

Here’s the lady that gave him LIFE! His Mom.

Thank you for giving Normy life, cause I kinda, sorta like him and stuff!

Everyone about to eat some Jamie food!

And here is The Norman and his AWESOME cook of a wifey, ME!

So Normy is pretty sick of cake as I am always making cupcakes and cakes. So I made him a pie for dessert instead Dutch Apple Pie

•2 cups all-purpose flour
•1 cup packed brown sugar
•1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
•3/4 cup butter, melted
•FILLING:
•2/3 cup sugar
•3 tablespoons cornstarch
•1-1/4 cups cold water
•3 cups diced peeled tart apples
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
•In a large bowl, combine the flour,

brown sugar,

oats

and butter;

set aside 1 cup for topping.

Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate; set aside.

• For filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch

and water

in a large saucepan until smooth;

bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in apples

and vanilla.

Pour into crust;

top with reserved crumb mixture.

Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Here is that recipe for you again:

•2 cups all-purpose flour
•1 cup packed brown sugar
•1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
•3/4 cup butter, melted
•FILLING:
•2/3 cup sugar
•3 tablespoons cornstarch
•1-1/4 cups cold water
•3 cups diced peeled tart apples
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

•In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, oats and butter; set aside 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate; set aside.
• For filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water in a large saucepan until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in apples and vanilla.
• Pour into crust; top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Normy’s Favorite Sandwich – Ham, Egg & Cheese

This is Normy’s most FAVORITE sandwich that I make! He LOVES it! It’s the easiest sandwich to make and one of my favorites to make!

So you will need the following:
Bread – sliced, white/wheat whatever you fancy. I do wheat cause its better for you.
Sliced cheese – whatever you like, I went with Colby jack
Eggs
Sliced Ham
(you will also need may-o and mustard, salt and Pepper)

So start by toasting your bread

then grabbing a medium skillet and a small non stick skillet – the non stick for the eggs

Preheat the small skillet to medium low heat and crack 2-3 eggs in pan and add salt and pepper, to taste

Cook those until the whites are cooked but the yolks are runny.

Then take desired amount of ham slices and place them in the preheated medium skillet on medium low heat, basically you are just warming the ham so maybe cook for 2 minutes then flip the slices and cook 2 minutes on the other side

Set eggs and ham aside once cooked, or while its cooking once your bread is toasted add desired amount of mayo and mustard

Then add the cheese slices

Then add ham slices and eggs

then top with other slice of bread and cut sandwich in half

Normy says the messier the sandwich, the better it tastes

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Two Easy Wing Recipes and Celebrating Normy

I am so far behind on my posts! It’s not even funny! Darn holidays get you busy and some things get neglected, or you just don’t have time! In this case I was too busy cooking and baking to post what I was cooking and baking!

So December 3rd (see told you I am slacking) is Normy’y Birthday! So this year we started out by celebrating with friends on Saturday December 1st. We had James (of Course) Allan and Karen over for some Jamie Eats and friend time, oh and Alcohol!

Karen made her YUMMY BEAN dip! I don’t like beans, but I love this dip!

I made some wings, and Holy cow Dip

So here is a couple of REALLY easy wing recipes for you!

So take one bag of frozen wings 64 oz or 4 pound bag

and a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

I chose Famous Dave’s

Place frozen wings in a big bowl

and pour half the BBQ sauce over them

Then I decided the last minute to sprinkle some BBQ rub on them too

Then I covered them and put them in the fridge and let them sit overnight…

Then I did a 2nd kind of wing, a spicer one

So you will need another 64 oz, or 4 pound bag of wings some Franks Red hot and then Cayenne Pepper

get a big bowl and add the wings to it

Sprinkle them babies with some Cayenne pepper, as much or as little as you want

I did quite a bit cause these wings were for Normy and James and they like SPICY stuff!

Then add in 1/2 the bottle of Franks Red Hot

Then last-minute I decided to sprinkle a little garlic salt on them too

Cover them as well and place in refrigerator over night.

if you don’t want to place them in the fridge and let them sit over night you could just season them and pop them in the oven.

So when I was ready to bake these wings I preheated the oven to 450 degrees and grabbed two baking sheets and covered them both in foil (easy clean up)

Take the wings out of the fridge and spread them out on the baking sheet

Each flavor on a different sheet

Bake them for about 30 minutes

I set the timer for 15 minutes and then I added more sauce to the wings. That’s why I only used half the jars of sauce at first.

and while you wait for them to bake, Take pictures of your friends and hubby having fun!

oooh some DVD’s from James

Allan and Karen

James

Karen

Then take some group shots! (cause you can’t leave the photographer Jamie out)

See I am never in pictures hardly because I am always taking them, so when someone takes a picture of me, I don’t know how to act…

So when the wings are done baking I take one baking sheet out and leave the one on the top sheft of the ofen and add more sauce and then broil then 5 minutes one side then flip them and add more sauce and broil that side for 5 minutes. Then take that baking sheet out so it can cool and then place the other sheet in and do the same thing as you did with the first one…

Then let the wings cool a little

MMMM wings!

I like the spicy ones!

I like the wings, wings. I don’t like the mini drumsticks! see:

I want an Allan wing…

 

Seoul-ful Chicken with Minted Cucumbers

I Love me some chicken thighs! Favorite part of the chicken! Me loves the dark meat!

Recipe adapted from http://www.cookinglight.com/

Cucumbers:
1 English cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced (about 2 1/2 cups)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup minced shallots
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 serrano chile, seeded and minced

Chicken:
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 pounds)
1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon honey

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Cooking spray
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
4 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

1. To prepare cucumbers, place cucumber slices in a colander; sprinkle with salt, tossing well. Drain 1 hour. Place cucumber slices on several layers of paper towels; cover with additional paper towels. Let stand 5 minutes, pressing down occasionally. Combine cucumber,

shallots,

and next 6 ingredients (through chile) in a large bowl; toss gently. Cover and set aside.

2. To prepare chicken, place each chicken thigh between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Combine soy sauce and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a large zip-top plastic bag. (I placed them in a baking dish to marinade) Add chicken to soy sauce mixture in bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally.

3. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. (I baked mine, for 20-30 minutes and flipped after 15 minutes) Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Place 4 thighs in pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Repeat procedure with remaining 4 thighs. Place 2 thighs and 1/2 cup cucumbers on each of 4 plates; sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon green onions and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.

I baked my chicken in a preheated oven to 425 and cooked the thighs in a cast iron skillet for 20-30 minutes or internal temp is 165 degrees, and flipped halfway.

Chicken Gumbo Soup

Happy last day of 2012!

Holy crap! Another Year has gone by! Sure goes fast as you get older!

So tonight I will be spending my New Years with my good friend Stacey and she is making Gumbo! YUM! Love spending time with Stacey! She is a busy lady so when I get to see her, it’s really great and I love the time we get

So in honor of her making gumbo I am going to post this recipe:

Chicken Gumbo Soup

3 slices bacon, chopped (Doubled smoked bacon = YUM)

1 small onion, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped

salt & pepper
1-1/2lbs chicken breasts, cut into-bite sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper (I also seasoned mine with extra cajun seasoning, as you can NEVER have too much)

1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup flour
32oz chicken broth (plus more for reheating)
28oz crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more or less)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup long grain rice

1.Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add bacon

and cook until crispy

then remove to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside, reserving bacon fat in pot (add extra virgin olive oil if necessary to get 2 Tablespoons fat total in pot.) Add onion, bell pepper, and celery

then season with salt and pepper

and saute for 5 minutes, or until veggies are softened. Add chicken and Cajun seasoning

then cook for 5 more minutes. Add garlic

then cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2.Sprinkle flour over veggies and chicken

then stir to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, until flour turns golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add about a cup of chicken broth

then scrape browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add remaining chicken broth, crushed tomatoes,

water,

bay leaves,

red chili pepper flakes,

and salt then bring soup to a boil.

Add rice

then cover pot, turn heat down to medium-low, and simmer, stirring often, for 15-20 minutes or until rice is just barely tender (it will continue to cook and soften in soup.) Add cooked bacon back into the soup then let it sit and thicken off the heat for 10 minutes.

Remove bay leaves and serve.

 

Here is that recipe for you again:

3 slices bacon, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
salt & pepper
1-1/2lbs chicken breasts, cut into-bite sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper
1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup flour
32oz chicken broth (plus more for reheating)
28oz crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more or less)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup long grain rice

1.Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy then remove to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside, reserving bacon fat in pot (add extra virgin olive oil if necessary to get 2 Tablespoons fat total in pot.) Add onion, bell pepper, and celery then season with salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes, or until veggies are softened. Add chicken and Cajun seasoning then cook for 5 more minutes. Add garlic then cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

2.Sprinkle flour over veggies and chicken then stir to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, until flour turns golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add about a cup of chicken broth then scrape browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add remaining chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, water, bay leaves, red chili pepper flakes, and salt then bring soup to a boil. Add rice then cover pot, turn heat down to medium-low, and simmer, stirring often, for 15-20 minutes or until rice is just barely tender (it will continue to cook and soften in soup.) Add cooked bacon back into the soup then let it sit and thicken off the heat for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves and serve.

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Things I like Thursday

Happy Thursday! It is SO HARD to get back into the swing of things after being off for 4 days! And celebrating Christmas! It seems to fly by every year!

So here we are again, Things I like Thursday with things I have found on the web that I felt I should share with you! Hope you like my findings!

Happy New Year!

I don’t know about you all, But I am pretty much over sweets for now from the holidays! But these do look fabulous! Snickers Profiteroles

Damn these look GREAT! Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings) I love this dude, he blogs some YUMMY recipes! http://www.closetcooking.com/

YUM! These look fabulous! Mini Vanilla Bean Scones

This sounds SO good, BUT OH so bad for you!

recipe

 

Holy YUM! Perfect for New Year! Boozy New Year’s Eve “Party In A Glass” Parfait with Grand Marnier-Soaked Pound Cake, Raspberries and Chambord Whipped Cream, topped with Maraschino Cherries and Edible Silver Confetti

oooh this looks yummy and I LOVE the picture! Makes it look fancy! Panko Crusted Shrimp with Chive Aioli

Yummy! I have ALWAYS Wanted to make homemade Sangria

 

Who wouldn’t like these? Pizza cupcakes. Pizza that is a cupcake!

Here you go! Homemade Limoncello! Leo’s Limoncello

 

YUM! CRAB! I LOVE CRAB! Steamed Alaskan King Crab Legs

 

YUM! Blackened Chicken

 

I should make this pizza for Normy and his buds one sunday for football! Football pepperoni Pizza

 

Holy GOODNESS, These Look fabulous! Cookie Dough Cheesecake Brownie Pastry Pockets

 

Here you go! Homemade Twinkies

 

Oh wow, I NEED to make this PIE! Apple Pie with Bacon Lattice

holy crap! I love pecans! These look amazing! Pecan Bars

perfect combo! Cupcake and pancake in one! Blueberry Pancake Cupcakes

I feel this quote was made for ME!

Words of wisdom – By Julia Child

Awwww look at this pizza! I could make it for Normy for Valentines Day!

It has been SO cold here in Colorado the past couple of days! So cold! I can’t seem to warm up! maybe some soup would help me!! Sausage & vegetable minestrone soup

YUM! Special shrimps soufflé with crab sauce

 

YUMMY! I LOVE Prosciutto! Prosciutto Wrapped Loin Tip Roast

Damn this looks good! It looks light and fresh! I am not a fan of mango (yes I know what is wrong with me) But I am a fan of avocados and arugula, so I figure if I like 2 out of the 3 I would like it! and the sweetness from the mango and the savory from the avocado think it would be yummy! Mango, avocado and arugula salad

OH YUM! these look SO GOOD! double cheese crab Rangoon

oh man! LOOK at the CHEESY GOODNESS! I am in LOVE with Scalloped potatoes as my mom used to make them! And every time I post a recipe I mention that too!

Here is some more yummy, cheeeesy goodness for you! mozzarella sticks.

MMMM This sounds really good! I should make it for breakfast this weekend! Shakshuka (Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce)

 

and for my last post I am adding this Crawfish Etouffee because Normy and I are spending New years with Stacey and she is either making Gumbo or Etouffee, and Stacey just sent me this link and it looks YUMMY! So why not share Eh!

 

Happy Friday!

and

Happy New Year!

Things I like Thursday – Southern & Cajun/Creole

So this Thursday I am doing something a little different! I am going to do a Southern & Cajun/Creole theme things I like Thursday in honor of my 2 Cajun friends Lori and Stacey!!!

How about some Crawfish Étouffeé

DAMN this sounds really good! Cajun Jambalaya Pasta

How about some Maque Choux – It has bacon! I know I will like it!

MMMMM GUMBO! Chicken, Andouille, and Shrimp Gumbo

Holy crap! THIS looks AMAZING! Fried Green Tomato and Shrimp Remoulade Po Boy

MMMM I love me some Homemade Remoulade sauce!! YUM!

ONE of my favorite Recipes to make! Cajun Chicken Pasta

Always wanted to make these Beignets

I should make my own Creole Seasoning

My dad LOVES catfish! Cajun Blackened Catfish

MMM can’t forget my FAVORITE! Southern Fried Okra

Always wanted to try Creole Shrimp and Grits

I posted these before, But I must post them again, because they just look so damn GOOD! Creole Crab Cake Sandwich with Remoulade Sauce

YUM! Creole Beer Battered Fish Fry

MMMM Love me some hushpuppies Jalapeno Hushpuppies

I have only had gits a couple of times and I have only made them once, but they are yummy! And this sounds yummy Cream Cheese Grits

Holy YUM! This looks damn good! The Southern Burger

Found this from the magazine that Lori got for me!!!! Fried Oyster Po’ Boy

My most favorite Pie! Pecan Pie

Here you go! MMMMMMM Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake

HOLY CRAP! I want to make this cake!!! Bananas Foster Cake

I have posted these before! But I am posting them again because Stacey told me I should make them and she LOVES THEM! Natchitoches Meat Pies

OH DAMN! YUM! This sounds good! Creole Rib Eye Steak with Bell Pepper Rings

I want to make these! How yummy do they sound…Jalapeño Cornbread Cheddar Bites

MMMMM another rémoulade sauce because I LOVE IT!

HOLY YUM! Extra Crispy Spicy Fried Chicken (making this sunday for my family)

and we will end with a Mardi Gras King Cake

Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!!