Monday, September 26, 2016



GRILLED ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE
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Serves: 4-6
INGREDIENTS
  • 2 lbs. boneless, skinless, chicken thighs
  • 1 cup orange juice, pulp free
  • ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. paprika
  • couple dashes of hot pepper sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. For the marinade: In a medium bowl, whisk orange juice, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, paprika, and hot pepper sauce. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and marinate at least 4 hours up to overnight in the refrigerator.
  2. To cook the chicken: pre-heat the grill on medium-high heat. Add chicken and grill until cooked through, about 12-15 minutes. Discard the marinade.
  3. Let chicken rest 5-7 minutes before serving.
NOTES
add additional time for chicken to marinate

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Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake Cake


INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE LAYERS:

  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup brewed coffee, cooled
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs

FOR THE CHEESECAKE LAYER:

  • 2 pkg (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips

FOR THE FROSTING:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips

DIRECTIONS:

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FOR THE CAKES:

  1. In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In a measuring cup, mix together cooled coffee and milk. Set aside.
  3. Grease 2- 9inch round baking pans and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
  4. IN mixer, beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes, until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Slowly add in dry ingredients alternating with the coffee and milk mixture, about 3 additions of each.
  5. Pour cake batter evenly into the 2 prepared pans. I also use Wilton's Baking Strips on my pans to keep the cakes from getting rounded on the tops (I found them at Michaels).
  6. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack. When completely cooled, you can wrap each layer in plastic wrap and put in the freezer for later assembly!

FOR THE CHEESECAKE LAYER:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using a large roasting pan on the lower 2/3 of the oven, preheat the pan too!
  2. Prepare springform pan by wrapping bottom of pan (outside) with double layer of foil. Spray pan with nonstick baking spray and line bottom (inside) with a circle of parchment paper.
  3. Meanwhile, boil a kettle of water to use later.
  4. Beat cream cheese with granulated sugar for 2-3 minutes until creamy. Add in salt and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream, heavy cream and peppermint extract. Fold in baking chips. Pour into prepared 9inch springform pan. Place pan in center of preheated roasting pan in the oven. Pour boiling water slowly into the roasting pan, until there is about an inch of water coming up the sides of the springform pan.
  5. Bake cheesecake for 45 minutes. Turn oven off and let cheesecake sit in oven for an additional 30 minutes. Remove and cool completely on counter.
  6. When cooled, transfer entire springform pan into the freezer for several hours or overnight. I put it in freezer for about 2 hours. Remove cheesecake and wrap in plastic wrap and return to freezer, or assemble cake.

FOR THE FROSTING,

  1. beat butter for 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar and heavy cream and beat an additional 3-5 minutes until fluffy. Add baking chips.
  2. To assemble the cake, lay one frozen layer of chocolate cake on cake plate. Top with frozen cheesecake and second layer of chocolate cake. Frost sides and top with a thin layer of frosting to apply a crumb coat. Refrigerate 30 minutes to an hour. Remove from refrigerator and frost remaining cake. I keep the cake covered in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
  3. Remove and allow to sit about 15 minutes before slicing. ENJOY!

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Peach Chicken Wrap



So I decided to tray a new recipe for dinner tonight. It's a Peach Chicken Wrap.  Thinly slice chicken and use pepper, salt, and ginger to taste cooking until done. Use peach yogurt as the sauce. Thinly slice peaches, Add lettuce. And enjoy. Peaches are yummy, and this is the best time of year for fresh peaches.