Caribbean Rotisserie Chicken
Caribbean Rotisserie Chicken serves 4-5 5lb organic roaster chicken 1 lemon, cut in half 3 Scallions 3 sprigs Thyme 2 tsp. brown sugar 1/2 tsp. Lime zest 2 tsp salt 1tsp pepper Instructions: In a small bowl mix lime zest and spices together. Pat chicken dry. Sprinkle 1 tsp. if salt inside cavity of chicken then insert scallions, lemon and thyme. truss chicken with kitchen twine tying legs & around wings keeping them from hanging loose so they do not burn. Rub 1tsp all over outside of chicken. Rub spice mix all over chicken. Place in a dish. … Continue reading Caribbean Rotisserie Chicken
Truffle Burgers
These are no ordinary burgers! Drizzled with a sweet port wine reduction and topped with melted white truffle cheese and truffle aioli. These burgers will be a hit for your next dinner, game night or whenever you want to take ordinary burgers to the next level. Continue reading “Truffle Burgers”
Chocolate Babka
All I can say is OH MAH GAHH!!!! This is fantabulous! A few steps involved but easy to make. A total crowd pleaser! A buttery brioche dough with chocolate and ground nuts… Who wouldn’t love this? Except someone with a nut allergy…😳 in that case you can leave out the nuts and still have buttery, chocolatey goodness! Continue reading “Chocolate Babka”
Crab Cakes
This recipe is from Ina Garten and it’s loaded with flavor! My husband who has a very picky palate loved it! I will definitely make this again.
Egyptian Cucumber Salad
This is a very easy and light side salad to serve with any dish. It also goes well with Lamb Shawarma!
Lamb Shawarma With Garlic Sauce
During 2015 PA Bacon Fest, I found this amazing Egyptian eatry called Taza inside the Easton Market. I tried their beef shawarma. I was hooked! The garlic! the spices! It was delicious. You can also make this with chicken or lamb, which is what used. There are so many different variations of spice blends; Turkish Arabic, Egyptian and Lebanese just to name a few. Some have cinnamon, some cardamom and some with allspice. They are all very good. I also used my Turkish Garlic I bought from the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival over the summer. It has a great flavor and is a bit spicy so I thought it would be perfect for this dish. I would also suggest buying whole spices and grinding them yourself. It makes a difference in flavor. If you have a spice grinder or coffee grinder ( I have a separate one just for grinding my spices). Sometimes ground spices can sit on a store shelf and lose their flavor.
Macaroni and Brown Gravy
This is a recipe my Grandma Spina taught my mom to make. My Long Island cousins call it “beef juice” my mom called it “macaroni and brown gravy”. Whatever the name, this is total comfort food on a cold night.
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Yogurt Parfait
This was inspired by Ina Garten’s recipe (I love Ina!) I woke up early to make homemade granola only to find out that I didn’t have any oats or fresh fruit, so I improvised with what I had on hand.
If you have the time to strain your yogurt in a cheesecloth in a sieve overnight it’s worth the wait.
This was so creamy and delicious!
Pizza Sauce
I love the flavor and sweetness the carmelized onions give to this sauce.
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Michelle Cooks with Love 