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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Key Lime Pie Parfait

I love key lime pie anything...
and when it is frozen... OH! YUM!
it tastes even better.
I found this recipe over at  Baking Bites and it is delicious.
This is a wonderful light dessert that is perfect after a great meal..
Mother's Day is coming up and would be a great dessert for any mother.

Key Lime Pie Parfait


Crust:
1 1/4 graham wafer crumbs 
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

Filling:
1-14 oz condensed milk
1/2 cup fresh key lime juice
1 tbsp lime zest

Topping:
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
Strawberries for garnish optional


For Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix together graham wafer crumbs, sugar and melted butter.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper and spread mixture over paper.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Let cool.
For Filling:  In medium bowl combine condensed milk, lime juice and zest.  Whisk until well combined. Mixture will thicken slightly.  Set aside
For topping:  In large bowl beat heavy whipping cream to soft peaks.  Set aside.  In medium bowl mix powdered sugar, yogurt and vanilla until combined.  Fold this mixture into beaten whipped cream.
To make parfait:  Alternate crust and filling into 4 glasses or small bowls.  I used about 2-3 tbsp of crust and 4-5 tbsp of filling per layer.  Add topping and sprinkle small amount of crust mixture on the top of topping.  Place in freezer for a least an hour. 
 Before  serving garnish with strawberries.

*** The layers of crust and filling will depend on how big your serving dishes are and how many servings you make.  I usually use 2 layers of both with the filling being more then crust.  I had some leftover crust and a very small amount of topping left over.  I usually garnish with strawberries and have also added a layer of sliced strawberries between crust and filling.

Served in wine glass without topping
This dessert is wonderful served with Lemon Lime Sugar Cookies or Meyer Lemon Shortbread Cookies.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

#FoodieFriendsFriday and a Cinco De Mayo Party


It is time for Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party and this week we are going to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.  Bring your best Mexican recipes....


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This week my host favorite is bread.  I am all about the bread.  I love bread and when I saw this recipe for bread made in your slow cooker.... I was so excited.  I have been wanting to try it and now I have a recipe. This recipe also has seeds on the top... I can't wait to make this.  I was so excited about this recipe that I forgot to tell you where to find this recipe.  This recipe comes from Joanne of  What's on the List and the recipe is called Oatmeal Amaranth Seeded Bread.  I am not sure what Amaranth Flour is but I am sure going to find out.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fajitas of sorts...

I am back on nights again and today when I woke up, I had no idea what I was going to make for dinner.  I did need to go and get a few groceries so I though that maybe walking down the aisle of our brand new local grocery store I would come up with something and it did...
As I walked into the store the first thing I saw was this wonderful cheese display.  I love cheese and as I was perusing it my eyes fell upon one of my favorite cheeses - Tillamook Cheese .  There also was a new flavour - Smoked Black Pepper White Cheddar Cheese.
My mind started to churning, cheese, I had some leftover Fiesta Porkchops  and I also had some Salsa Me Krazy salsa... I could make Fajitas.  And that is how my dinner was born.  I also thought that this would be great to keep on the Cinco De Mayo theme.


Pork Fajitas
Makes 1 fajita
1  pork chop ~ I used this recipe (sliced thin)
Mini peppers and onions sliced - I had approx 1 cup together
1 tsp oil
1/4 tsp cumin
crush red pepper to taste
1/4 to 1/2 avocado slice thin
grated cheese ~ I used  Tillamook Smoked Black Pepper White Cheddar Cheese
salsa ~ I used Salsa Me Krazy medium salsa
sour cream
Tortilla - I used Garden Spinach and vegetable  Tortilla

In pan saute peppers and onions in 1 tsp oil, added cumin and crush red pepper.  Add pork chop and continue to saute for a few more minutes until every thing is warm.
Warm tortilla, add mixture.  Top with cheese, salsa, avocados and sour cream.  Enjoy.

Enjoy!
I had received my Salsa Me Krazy from a contest that I entered.  This salsa tastes so wonderful, fresh and homemade.  The medium has just enough heat to give it some punch without over powering the taste.  On there website, it says that this salsa was made from a family recipe and made in small batches to preserve the homemade taste and is made without preservatives.  I have been hording my jar for a long time, eating only a small bite at a time.  But alas the jar is now empty and I will have to get some more.  The company is based out of Greenwood Indiana and this just might be the excuse I need to go and vist my brother and his family in Indianapolis to buy some more.

ღϠ₡ღ✻   Marlys

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The review on Salsa Me Krazy is done on my own as I really enjoy this product and want others to know about it.  I have not been given any compensation or product to promote this.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Fiesta Porkchops

Cinco De Mayo is celebrated this weekend on May 5th.  It is a celebration of the Mexican army over France at the battle of  Puebla in 1862.  Now this holiday is a celebration of both Mexican culture and heritage.
I love the Mexican food and all the wonderful flavours that it holds.  I am not sure that I have ever made anything Mexican, and have only eating Mexican food in restaurants, except having taco and salsa or guacamole.  
This year I thought that I would try to make my own variation of Mexican type food, seeing that we were going to have a Cinco De Mayo party on Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party this weekend.

Fiesta Porkchops


I was planning on making fajitas but decided that I would just make some porkchops and stir fried vegetables.  I did have some left overs so I might just make some fajitas with that.  I went to allrecipes.com and adapted my recipe from Fajita Marinade III and Fajita Marinade I and this is what I came up with....

1/4 lime juice
2 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic -crushed
2 tsp maggi liquid seasoning
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp hot peppers or cayenne pepper (or more if you like it spicy)
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp fresh rosemary
1/4 tsp fresh thyme 
1.5 lbs porkchops

Grind/crush garlic, rosemary and thyme.  In bowl mix, lime juice, olive oil, crushed garlic, rosemary, thyme, maggi liquid seasoning, salt, hot pepper/cayenne pepper, cumin.  Place porkchops in ziplock bag and add marinate.  Marinade in fridge for at least 30 minutes to a couple of hours.
Cook porkchops with a small amount of marinade on hot grill for 7 minutes, flip and cook for another 7 minutes or until internal temperature reaches between 140 degrees to 165 degrees F.  I used my George Foreman Grill on 4. 
Cooking on George Foreman Grill

For the vegetables I used the remain marinade and heated it on the stove, stir frying peppers, onions and mushrooms until they start to turn brown and liquid was completely gone.

Enjoy!

We ate the pork chops and vegetables with Spanish Rice.  I will be writing up my recipe for the Spanish rice in a day or so.  So watch for it. 
This recipe was a fiesta in your month!


ღϠ₡ღ✻   Marlys

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Herb Garden

Do you grow your own herbs or buy them?
Last year I decided to grow my own and see what happens.  My plan was to hopefully grow them all year round but by the end of September they were starting to die.  I am not sure if it was because I had too small of pots or because I kept forgetting to water them.  My husband said that it was because of the latter.  He probably is right, but I won't tell him that.
I do plan to plant more this year.  I might even branch out to a few different types.  We will see what happens.  I really should get doing them.  I do have the pots ready. 
I took small clay pots and spray painted them a blue and green colour as that is the colours of my kitchen and pantry.  I had some scrapbooking letters that I used to label the pots, so that I would know what was growing and not mix them up.



As you see I planted Anise, Oregano, Parsley, Basil and Thyme.  These are the spices that I use a lot of.  This year I am not sure about the Anise as I didn't know when I should be harvesting them and I waited to long..


I had to replant the Thyme as it didn't grow..


I loved having fresh herbs to use in my baking and cooking and can't wait have them again.  This year I am going to try and dry them and crush them.  Hopefully that will work.

ღϠ₡ღ✻   Marlys

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Rosemary and Thyme Lime Chicken

As you know I have been trying very hard to stay on the Whole 30 Program.  I wrote how things were going on this program over at the Daily Dish Magazine, so I won't go through that again.  But I did want to share the chicken recipe with all of you.  I found this recipe over at Mom's Recipe Collection .
Mom's Recipe Collection is a facebook group and was started by Susan Harder.  It is a group of bloggers and home cooks from every walk of life and experience.  There are many recipes posted, along with tips and techniques.  It is a great place to ask questions if you have them as you get responses quickly.  You do have to ask to join the group and  has over 7,000 members and growing every day.  If you want to join, head over to Mom's Recipe Collection  and ask to join.



Rosemary and Thyme Lime Chicken

2-3 chicken breasts
1/4 cup lime juice
1 tbsp lime peel
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp fresh rosemary
1 tbsp thyme 
Salsa either homemade or store bought - approximately 1 tbsp per breast - I used Salsa Me Krazy medium

In mixing bowl, add lime juice, lime peel, balsamic vinegar, pepper, rosemary and thyme.  Place chicken in ziplock bag and pour mixture over them.  Place them in the fridge to marinate for approximately 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Place either aluminum foil or parchment paper in baking dish, place chicken in baking dish and pour marinate over each piece of chicken.  Bake for 30 -40 minutes until chicken is completely cooked.  Serve with Salsa.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

#FoodieFriendsFriday and A Crock-Pot Party.

 
I love my crock pot...
 It is easy to use, all I do is throw my ingredients in, put on the lid and forget.
What better way to make a meal.
Do you use your crock pot?  I hope you do and you have a recipe or two or three
that you want to link up to our

Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party ~ It's a Crock-Pot Party

We also have a fun Pin It to  Win It over at the Daily Dish Magazine.
You could win 
Sponsored by Crock-Pot.
All you have to do is head over to the Daily Dish Magazine and find out what needs to be done to win.
Good Luck!

Welcome to Foodie Friends Friday!

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Last Week's Winners

All Host Favorites.
Each Week, each host picks their favorite recipe.  These recipes then will be featured over at the Daily Dish Magazine on the Monday after the party.  To have your recipe picked as a host favorite you must have a link back to Foodie Friends Friday and/or the host blog that you link up with.

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Top 3 Voted

White Bean Roasted Garlic Hummus ~ The Big Giant Food Basket
Vindaloo Prawn Curry ~ Amelia's Dessert
Creamy Garlic Salad Dressing  ~  Young Adventures Kitchen

Most Clicks

Garlic Parmesan Knots ~ The Cookin' Chicks
White Bean and Garlic Dip  ~ Yesterfood
Garlic Chicken Pizza ~ The Cookin'  Chicks
Host Favorite
Foodie Friends Friday
This week my host favorite recipe is Sole with Caramelized Garlic by Cooking with Curls. When I saw this recipe linked up last week it really intrigued me.  We eat a lot of fish and also a lot of garlic.  I not sure I have ever thought of putting the two together but it was delicious.  I used White Fish instead of Sole and cooked my fish slightly different and I also put in some onion when I caramelized the onions.  I love this recipe and it will definitely be part of our menu again.  Thanks Lisa for linking up this recipe.
My picture of this wonderful fish

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