Maple Salmon & Mint Ice Cream Pie

Cassie hosted all of us last week and made a delicious salmon dinner. A must share for sure. I can't wait to make this for my husband...he loves his fish dishes, and I'm positive my little one will love it as well.

Maple Salmon

(recipe & photo courtesy of allrecipes.com)

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup maple syrup 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pound salmon

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.
2.	Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. Cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.
3.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4.	Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork.

Cassie served a green bean casserole and salad along side this simple yet delicious salmon dish.

And now for the grand finale...This dessert was amazing and with only 3 ingredients, how can you go wrong? Just take a look at this photo and try not to drool...

Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie

(courtesy of realsimple.com Photo courtesy of thediningroom.ie)

Ingredients

• 8 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate, melted
• 4 cups crisped rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
• 2 pints mint chocolate-chip ice cream, slightly softened

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the chocolate and cereal until the cereal is completely coated. Transfer to a 9-inch springform pan. Press the mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan. Freeze just until firm, 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Spread the ice cream in the prepared crust and freeze, covered, until firm, for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Enjoy!

-AK

Aaaand We're Back...with Chicken!

Wow, that year went by crazy fast! I haven't even had time to log on in months, but after doing so today and seeing we've surpassed 10,700 views as just a fun girls' weekly get-together is pretty amazing. I mean we have made some seriously great food between the 10 of us and we love that we can share it all with you. That being said...

I had all the ladies (and a few new lil babes...see we've all been busy) over last week...without further ado THIS is what we enjoyed.

Double Crunch Honey-Garlic Chicken
(recipe & photo courtesy of nlrockrecipes.com as found on Pinterest)

4  large boneless chicken breasts
 

Place the chicken breasts between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and using a meat mallet, pound the meat to an even 1/2 inch thickness. Alternatively, you can slice the breasts by placing them flat on a cutting board and using a very sharp knife to slice them into halves horizontally.

Sift together:

(see notes below; modified slightly from original recipe)

2 cup flour
4 tsp salt
4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground thyme
2 tsp ground sage
2 tbsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper 


NOTE: This flour and spice dredge mix is sufficient for two (or 3) batches of this chicken recipe. You can store the leftover mix in a Ziploc bag in the freezer for the next time you make this recipe...and there will be a next time. (Note - I put half of this season mix into panko bread crumbs for my final dredge.)

Make an egg wash by whisking together:

(modified slightly from original recipe)

2 eggs
4 tbsp water

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then dip the meat in the flour and spice mixture. Dip the breast into the egg wash and then a final time into the flour and spice mix, pressing the mix into the meat to get good contact. (Note - I used panko breadcrumbs for my final dipping to make sure the chicken had a good crunch. I tried both ways and preferred it with the panko.)

Heat a skillet on the stove with about a half inch of canola (or coconut) oil covering the bottom. You will want to carefully regulate the temperature here so that the chicken does not brown too quickly. The thinness of the breast meat practically guarantees that it will be fully cooked by the time the outside is browned. I find just below medium heat works well. I use a burner setting of about 4 1/2 out of 10 on the dial and fry them gently for about 4 or 5 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy.

Drain on a wire rack for a couple of minutes before dipping the cooked breasts into the Honey Garlic Sauce. Serve with noodles or rice.

 

Honey Garlic Sauce In a medium saucepan add

2 tbsp olive oil
3 – 4 cloves minced garlic

Cook over medium heat to soften the garlic but do not let it brown. Add:

1 cup honey
¼ cup soya sauce (low sodium soya sauce is best)
1 tsp ground black pepper

Simmer together for 5-10 minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Watch this carefully as it simmers because it can foam up over the pot very easily.

 

I served this over rice with asparagus that I drizzled with olive oil, Johnny's seasoning, fresh minced garlic and pepper.

 

Until next time - Enjoy!

 

-AK