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Friday, May 28, 2010

Chicken Burgers with a Curry twist

1 lb ground white meat chicken
1 red pepper
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic
2 TBS hot curry powder
salt and pepper to taste

place red pepper, celery stalk, carrot, onion and garlic in food processor and using the pulse chop until finely minced but not mooshed.  Put ground chicken in a large bowl - add 1/2 cup of the minced veggies (save the rest for later) add curry powder and mix well with a wooden spoon until all is incorporated evenly.

With the spoon divide into 3 portions - wet hand throughly and form into patties -

Heat a grill pan until it is stinking hot add chicken to pan and cook for 6 minutes and flip and cook for another 5 minutes

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Lamb Gyros



Under the heading of "another no brainer"

2 lbs whole boneless leg of lamb
1 jar Kens "greek Salad dressing" (see this is the no brainer park)
iceberg lettuce
cucumber (sliced)
red and green peppers (sliced
tomatoes diced
pepperocini sliced
premade tzaki sauce
pita bread

marinate lamb in salad dressing overnight
cook on grill to desired doneness
arrange veggies on platter
thinly slice lamb and put on a platter
served with pita bread and tzaki sauce

Asparagus with Honey Mustard dressing




This comes under the heading of "no brainer" I have no problems using shortcuts if they work

1 lb asparagus
1 bottle "Kens" Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

 Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook asparagus for about 3minutes - remove from pan and "shock" in ice water

Drain and make sure the asparagus is completely dry

Place in a nice serving dish

Pour about 1 and 1/2 cup dressing over the asparagus cover  and chill